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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1915
Page
7
A poem extols a mother's unparalleled wealth in her child and dismisses society's praise of riches. The piece contrasts maternal love with material status while noting that worldly judgment undervalues a mother's fulfillment.
Six thousand women from across the country will gather in Washington on December 13 to push for a constitutional amendment granting women the vote. Mrs Hampton of New York will oversee the financial end of the demonstration.
A young man asks how to approach a girl's father for consent to marriage Christmas Day. Curly Head urges an earnest, direct appeal showing readiness to be a good husband. Another writer asks how to meet a stranger without flirting and is advised to seek a mutual introduction.
Wednesday sessions include Chautauqua Circle with Mrs H H Duffee at 4 p m Semmes Parliamentary Law Club at 6 p m Music Study Club with Mrs Henry Wright at 10 30 a m St Clair Sewing Club at Girls School at 4 p m Mobile Graduate Nurses Association meets at 3 p m Mobile Medical Safety Hall WW Co T U Business Meeting at 3 p m First Baptist Church Christ Child Society at 11 a m McGill Institute Spinsters Parlor C at Battle House 4 p m. Thursday events include Craigs Head Club 10 80 parlor C Battle House Mothers Club at Settlement Home 3 p m Virginia Cavalier Auxiliary at Chapter House 3 30 p m Mobile Graded Union at Burgett Memorial 3 15 p m Club 7 30 p m Battle House. Friday features Craighead Club Main Division 4 p m Business Woman's Division 7 p m Y W C A Monthly Meeting Mobile Branch 8 A C W at 3 30 p m Parlor C Battle House. Saturday Shakespeare Club at 11 a m Mrs C J Torrey Yerby Building 10 30 a m A B IL 8S Yerby Building.
The article outlines methods for brown stews using browning, broth, and flavorings with kidney beef and vegetarian variants. It also describes farmers stew with cured meat and dumplings, plus a savory beef stew with dumplings and detailed cooking steps. It ends with a note from Mrs Hill about Iroquois women as early suffragists in tribal council.
William Hendry a man of Nas sau New Providence Bahama Islands was brought to Mobile by Inspector Hunter M Course of Gulfport Mississippi under orders for deportation and turned over to a commissioner for proceedings.
Special notice reports Perry and R. T. starting near Ocean Springs with two dairies to be established as plans grow. Silos to be erected and butter fat pricing discussed. Milk, cream, and hog fattening uses debated. Large plantings underway on the road to B with many plants set by L D Fairbanks George M D Price W H Hults and others.
Traffic Manager Cobb of the Chamber of Commerce has copies of Cottrill revised tariffs on eastern and southern railroads. Mobile Pensacola and New Orleans share the same rate starting at first class $1.23, based on southern classifications, potentially lowering many commodity rates for Mobile. The rate sheet is available at the Chamber of Commerce.
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