Festive Socials Highlight Alabama Letters And Engagements
A Bee reader column details social events including a dancing club event at German Relief Hall on August 30 hosted by forty young men. Engagement news shares Miss Fior xley’s betrothal to Lieutenant Iles S. Root U S N with a Columbus October 1 wedding plan. A bridal shower for Miss Harris features word games and blue decor, while Amey Jones and Norma Sutton enjoy a Dog River visit.
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Ummer Dancing Club
Rellev
Ingham
Fiorxley
Iles S. Root
Columbus
Missey
Clut
Birming
Lotta Hafinis
Osiery
B. A. Rowley
Miss Harris
Yi Harris
W. P. Harris
Bird in a cage walks Newport society fad
A Newport fashion spreads as ladies stroll with live birds in small cages. The trend replaces dogs and other pets, with a pretty girl guiding a caged bird along the avenue while onlookers note the latest social craze. The movement, dubbed walking with a live bird, is claimed to be sweeping the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rea Ee
Milady
Mary
Newport
These Mobile Children Celebrate Their Birthday
The 1TIOM congratulates them on their birthday and invites each to entertain five friends at a birthday picture party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon. August-born children are asked to send full names, addresses, and birthdates to Children’s Auditor MOLILE FEM at least two days before their birthday.
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Marjorie L. Mattox
Dauphin St
Ida Rosen
Walnut St
John T. Dulaney
S. Hamilton St
Annie M. Gordy
Isabelle Brown
N. Jackson St
Steamer and Dr Quinn Missing. Hope for Safety Abroad
The article notes anxious worry for the steamer and Dr Quinn, with friends in Mobile and New Orleans hoping for good news soon. Government search efforts are underway along with United Fruit Company agents and Br Quinn’s parents and relatives assisting in the inquiry.
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Dr. Quinn
Mobile
New Orleans
United Fruit Company
Br. Quinn
Relaves
Atmore Railroad Crossing Case Faces Two Sided Effort
Albert P. Bush travels from Mobile to Montgomery to present two petitions to the Alabama Railroad Commission regarding the Gulf Florida and Alabama crossing with the Louisville and Nashville at Atmore. Mobile merchants sign for a year's delay to complete the crossing as part of the effort.
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Albert P. Bush
Mobile
Montgomery
Alabama Railroad Commission
Gulf, Florida and Alabama
Louisville and Nashville
Atmore
Ala
Mr. Bush
It Is Easier For Baby In Summer
The text discusses summer care for infants and mentions keeping babies regular. It references simple laxatives sold in drug stores and notes mothers can manage infant health with basic home remedies.
Merchants petition for immediate crossing action
A new petition with 176 Mobile merchants voices demands immediate construction of the crossing, opposing delays. Traffic committee members warn, “It will be a battle of petitions,” underscoring mounting public pressure.
Eberlein Home and Contents Destroyed by Fire
The fine residence of George Eberlein at 1072 Spring Hill Avenue outside city limits burned last night, with the family away at the bay. The structure and contents valued at 18,000 dollars, including family oil paintings, were largely lost. neighbors could do little as the city fire department did not respond. Insurance partially covers the loss. The blaze attracted many Mobilians who watched from cars across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Eberlein
Spring Hill Avenue
Eberlein
Simple device lets home owners make player piano records
An Ohio inventor unveils a home punching machine shown in Popular Mechanics that allows players to create custom piano rolls. The device slides along a scale, aligning punches to the desired key and roll length, reducing cost and enabling exact selections.
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Ohio
Readilly
Seasonal Hay Fever Troubles Mobile Readers
A long list of Mobile and surrounding area residents are noted as visitors at homes and on trips to Biloxi Selma Pensacola and other locales. The item includes social calls from Mrs. Bailey Miss Davis Miss Clapp and others as well as travel on the City of Mobile and the Alma boat along the Tombigbee river. A humorous aside on hay fever ends the column urging readers to try a new home remedy.
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Dare
Monte
H. “Bodson
Tuscaloosa
Fayette
E. N. Bailey
Lora
Leonard Bailey
E Davis
Annie Davis
Whatley
Nettie Blalack
Annie Rochmill
Sel
Biloxi
Yy Clapp
Edwin T. Clapp
E. P. Webb
New Orleans
F. F. Dumas
Charsette Thornton
Mobile
Selma
Lillie Booth
Birmingham News
Lawrence Sackes
Birmingham
Ella
Marie Holloman
Catherine
Ala
Frank Wilson
Jersey City
George Tuttle
Cecile Morriasette
Simpson McClure
Wagar
Hunter McDuffee
River Ridge
Gavin Hunter
Battles
C. A. Ryder
Maude Ryder
Vernie
Lillie Mae Bogart
Pensacola
Santa Rosa Island
Augusta Clark
Margaret Jemison
Fortress Monroe
Louis V. Clark
Birmingham Ledger
Gabriella Barret
Kate Alley
Eee
Acartney
Atrose
Helen Irby
Lower Peach Tree
8S. R. Gregg
Samson
Mole
D. R. Ha Man
Lock 17
Bankhead Lake
Ethel Roberts
Béaumont
Tex
Sextus Smith
Daphne
Mies Ue Wildman
Moss Point
C. W. Jackson
Erna Moore
Cora Lee
New Oreans
Frank Touart
Puntereville
Lolenel McKinstry
Matthew Brewster
Stanley Herndon
Point Clear
J. H. Patterson
Minor
Marion
J. B. Waterman
Grove Park Inn
Asheville
Alan Chesters
Alan Chester, Jr
Pearla
Effie Soost
Grace
Hilda Drahan
Myrtle Murray
Bay
Miss Murray
Edna Finch
Lee Barclay
Dorothy and Wynne Bennett
Memphis
Gladys Tompkins
Marion Mountain
Henry Beechers
Alma
Tombigbee
J. B. Gerald
Tombigbee River
W. T. Burleigh
Belle, Marshall
Springfield
Theresa Geary
Leah Midgette
Fairhope
Careeret Fearn
Medicus Docketed for Operating Tiger Stand
Charles S. Medicus, owner of a west Joachim street soft drink stand, was docketed at the county jail by Deputy Sheriff A. Z. Oberhaus for violating prohibition law after authorities found whiskey on the premises. Medicus posted a $500 bond.
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Charles S. Medicus
Joachim Street
St. Michael
A. Z. Oberhaus
Oberhaus
Medicus
Hay fever relief tips from Dr Barker
Dr Charles Edwin Barker promotes two exercises for hay fever sufferers under the United States Hay Fever Association. The plan: hold breath and rub forehead and ears, then inhale deeply and exhale slowly while rubbing nostrils. Stay indoors, avoid stimulants, and sleep in carpetless rooms, using medicines only on a physician’s advice.
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Charles Edwin Barker
United States
Hay Fever Association
Steffansson Believed Lost in Arctic Quest
The U S coast guard cutter Bear returned to Nome with no word on explorer Vilhjalmur Steffansson and his two companions Ole Anderson and Storker Storkerson, leading to belief they perished. They left Martin Point April 7 of last year to seek new land and possibly reach Banksland. Wreckage from the New Jersey, previously reported as missing, washed ashore at Cape Thompson, Alaska.
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Nome
Alaska
United States Coast Guard
Bear
Point Barrow
Vilhjalmur Steffansson
Steffansson
Ole Anderson
Storker Storkerson
Martin Point
Banksland
New Jersey
Orin Bank
Bartlett
Cape Thompson
Crude Oil Prices Rise Five Cents Across Key Grades
In Pittsburgh on August 24, the South Penn Oil Company raised principal crude oil grades by five cents. Pennsylvania crude moves to 1.60, Mercer Black, Newcastle and Cabell to 1.20, Corning to 1.06, Ragland to 0.65, with Somerset unchanged. The note ends with a cheeky line about tax reductions next year.
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Pittsburgh
South Penn Oil Company
Pennsylvania
Mercer Black
Newcastle
Cabell
Corning
Somerset
Fair Weather Predicted for the Week Across Regions
The weekly forecast notes generally fair weather for most regions with local showers in parts. Cooler midweek then mild temperatures continue, while the South Atlantic East Gulf and West Gulf areas expect occasional thunder showers and seasonable warmth. Tennessee is fair and cool at first then warms with possible late-week showers. A lighthearted remark about opening a season on practical jokers closes the piece.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic States
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
West Gulf States
Tennessee
No One Need Remain Thin The Sargol Fat Producer
Thousands suffer thinness weak nerves and feeble stomachs after failed diet fads and tonics Yet a discovery called Sargol promises fat gain and nerve strengthening Endorsed by physicians and used by prominent people the preparation claims to improve digestion provide concentrated fats and boost nourishment Van Antwerp Drug Co supplies Sargol with high demand and warns nervous users may gain ten pounds.
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van Antwerp Drug Co
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Norma Sutton
Dog River
Miss Sutton
Williams
Wagret
Lee Sutton
Benedick
Hursday
D‘orothy “Wynne Bennett
Slade
Toinette
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Dorothy
Wynne
Lorgine McCoy
Julia Gibson
Ethel Lindey
Rosie
Josie Daniels
L. D. Daniels
A. F. Puy
Hazel Lavellette
Lou Jones
Julia
Forsythe
Ipathy
Solonel
A. G. Quina
Condel
Claude A. Quina
Teon
Marweijre
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Tulane
Comut
Rela
United Fruit
Marowijne
A. P. Bush
W. M. Clemens
White Sulphur Springs
Tom Heflin
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C. S. Medicus
Tiger
Revenue Cutter Bear
Gilbert
Paris
Ftac Ee
Tery
EO Oie
E.carre Co
Mobile, Ala
van Antwerp
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Rinehart
Athalie
Robert W. Chambers
Winston Churchill
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