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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1915
Page
7
In a sunny seaside scene Uncle Wiggily Longears learns he has an invitation to a codfish ball. He plans to attend with Nurse Jane and join the Boardwalk Slide dance on the hotel lawn. The mud turtle messenger reports the event with playful chatter.
Uncle Wiggily's blue coat plan for a codfish ball is scuttled when a fox steals his stuffed white trousers. Nurse Jane saves the day by washing and sweetening them, then he crafts a whiteed pair from whitening paste to attend the seaside party.
A Boston Tran script notes a Tate Springs women’s golf tournament with ten entries. H Carson of Chattanooga presents a loving cup to the winner as Mrs. Hilton of Pensacola leads the presentation. Also covered are Lenox colony fashions, a New York suffrage strike plan, and local social notices in Pensacola era pages.
A Philadelphia woman aged 52 describes six years of painful Change of Life symptoms. After trying doctors with little relief she found relief with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and endorses it as a woman's friend. The ad invites letters for confidential advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Med Co office.
Official notice warns that Assessments Nos 378 and 3380 are due on or before August 31 or suspension will occur. A Life Insurance pitch irrelevant to membership is offered, claiming superiority and low cost. The notice references an association certificate and a dollar bill, with a contact at Office 16 1 2 St Harrison No Mutual Burial.
A brief note describes a city lunch option offering the Business Men's Lunch for 25 cents with quick cooking and busy trade. The item emphasizes affordability and fast service in a local dining scene.
Peaches ripe for canning with guidance on picking and processing. Instructions cover peach butter, whole peaches, pickled peaches, figged peaches, and peach marmalade with steps for peeling, sugar amounts, cooking times, and sealing. Includes flavor tweaks with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and notes on storage and avoiding scorching.
U D C Electra chapter meets in Cawthon assembly room at 4 PM for a business session. Story telling hour follows at Lyons Park at 5 PM with Miss Hope Kim Ball, Miss Norma Boulet, and Miss Anna Mary Vincent telling stories.
A document promotes Vitalitas mining near a Texas coast, describing rare substance extraction in Houston laboratories. It claims global health benefits, cures many diseases, and offers a daily tea dose to aid the sick, touting Vitalitas as nature’s gift and a beacon for suffering everywhere.
A vintage advice column outlines Miss Eros taking inquiries on love and dating etiquette. Readers ask about confidence with strangers, introductions, thank yous, and how to handle relationships with steady partners.
The Knights of Peter Claver wrapped up their annual Mobile convention after Mass at Most Pure Heart of Mary Church. Gilbert Faustina spoke on the order’s progress as delegates from four states gathered, with a downtown parade by the Excelsior band and a Dixie Park whale held. The group has grown since its six year founding in Mobile by three priests and four colored Catholics.
A reflective note describes a period when marriages occurred first and then personal plans followed. It hints at how leisure time may be scarce or redirected by social expectations, suggesting a shift in priorities without explicit outcomes.
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