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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1913
Page
5
Among the Mobilians at the Colonial Inn Fairhope are Mrs A L Battson and her son Le Grange and Mrs W W Keen and two children while Dr F R Harsh mee was a guest at the Inn last week.
At Pass Christian Mr and Mrs Stewart le Blanc visited parents Mr and Mrs Alfred le Blanc. Mrs J F Ross mother of Mrs Stewart le Blanc returned to Mobile from a stay at the le Blanc summer home. Lynne Castle hosted Miss Mabel Goode of Mobile among summer visitors. Mr and Mrs Richard Jones of Vicksburg were noted guests. An automobile party from Monroe Louisiana including Mr and Mrs Bernstein and children arrived to stay until October. Mrs Vincent of Vicksburg and Mrs Gordon of Natchez joined Mobilians on a Biloxi coast seashore trip. Mrs Devereaux Lake and her children with aunt Mrs John Cullen visited Alexander Finley on Jackson Avenue New Orleans for weeks.
American music lovers gathered at Munich for the Wagner festival in August. Mrs E S Lauretta, a pianist and soprano, drew praise for her performances. Also present were Mrs Louise Borst and Mrs I O Thomas of New Orleans among others enjoying Tristan and Isolde. Mr and Mrs T G Bush of New Orleans attended.
An old California insurance executive, about seventy eight, found relief with Fulton s Diabetic Compound until a 1906 fire and quake weakened him. A Sacramento case prolonged into the seventies after hospital care, then improvement at home. A 1899 patient recovered enough to resume work, dying in 1913 thirteen years after a critical period.
The Mobile Item announces a grand distribution of imperial Pattern Outfit starting today. It offers 160 embroidery patterns with transferability, an all metal hoop, a self adjusting spring, and a instruction booklet for 68 cents, or 75 cents mailed, plus three coupons from The Item.
The column lists weekly social activity at Battles Wharf Alabama. Names include Mrs B L Woocock and child with Mrs Fincher, Mr Fincher and family at Chaudron cottages, Mrs Lowenstein and daughter returning from Precios Hotel, Dr Rivers Rush and family in Lattles during the heated term, George Widney Sr and relatives visiting Chicago, and many guests at Beach Hotel including Miss Alice Daly and Mr Daly of Birmingham.
Mr and Mrs Bush depart for Chicago and an extended tour through the North West and California visiting Banff Vancouver and Mrs Bushs sister Mrs Arthur Gage of Mobile in Los Angeles They plan stops in Salt Lake City and Colorado returning home in late September Their daughter Mildred Bobb and son Hanley Bobb will stay with their grandmother Mrs Amanda Gage in Canton Mississippi Marjorie Bobb remains with friends in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia and will visit Knoxville Tennessee later Randolph Virginia hosts John Randolph Bolling as he plans to return to Mobile for the University of Alabama law studies in Tuscaloosa starting September 10
A critical audience admires the two hour photo drama Quo Vadis at the Lyric theatre. Italian cast led by C cattaneo delivers dramatic Nero amid a grand Rome setting and a spectacular arena scene with lions. The production emphasizes art over pyrotechnics and features notable performances by Signorina Giunchi and Mrs A Cataneo.
On a steamer to Paris, Warren and Helen kill time in Cherbourg then ride through heat toward Paris. They encounter dirty streets and poor sanitation, view loaves and cheese, discuss hotel options, and endure a crowded dining car lunch before debating American hotels for comfort.
The page lists numerous visitors and hosts around town. Mrs Kern's ill mother prompts calls to Mobile while Misses Gup De Ornellis and others stay with the Ivalich Stolls Woods Sweet Gum Cottage and Case household. Honeymooning Walter Pete and bride visit Gulf port and Battles Beach Hotel with social attentions.
Walter A. Peemetranm of 4 Willoughby Ave reports two to three pimples on the chin spreading to the whole face within a week. After using Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment nightly for about a month his skin cleared and pimples did not return. Resinol products are sold by druggists with trial samples available from the Resinol Pharmacy.
The speaker notes that many sworn statements lack value while emphasizing the need to avoid worry while working. They argue that focusing on steady work yields better pay and avoid dwelling on unproductive claims.
An advertisement touts Faust Macaroni as a cheap way to cut meat bills by eating healthier pasta made from Durum Wheat. It claims 10 cent packages equal the nutrition of 4 pounds of beef and invites readers to request a free recipe book. Packages priced at 56 and 30 cents.
The Mobile visit of Dr. Sophie Laws to Spring Hill with Miss Margaret Austin is marked by a pleasant Southern summer of social events. Luncheons, porch talks, theater parties, coast trips to Coden and Little River fill the days, and tonight includes a trip to the Lyric to see a film with supper afterward.
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