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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1916
Page
6
A reader article urges careful eye care and hygiene to maintain vision with tips on washing, compresses, and plantain water. It also includes Q A on hair, skin, and lashes, plus club notices of meetings and an upcoming Maple Camp W O W dance.
The writing blends reflections on friendship and charity with social event reports. It mentions Miss Hickey’s wedding event and a formal party hosted by Miss Ivon Pickett Simonton in Tampa, listing attendees, decor, and a Satsuma Ball at the Bat ae House. The Meridian Star notes a Mothers' Club meeting on December 21 and Christmas plans at mobile hosts.
An old home recipe for Sage and Sulphur Compound to restore natural hair color and luster. The ad notes availability at drug stores for a small cost and claims gradual, natural darkening with regular applications. It mentions no legal action beyond mentioning litigation or prevention.
The Raphael Semmes Improvement Association held a lively monthly session in the kindergarten room with new members added and officers appointed. A minstrel show is planned for December 14 at 7 p m with refreshments and a small admission.
Miss Vesta Laury of East Lambert spent Thanksgiving in Mobile with friends and has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Lindsey returned to Citronelle after a pleasant visit here. Miss Nell Carlysle and Miss Benson of Mobile were over Sunday visitors at Miss Audrey White's home. Mrs. R. L. Fitzner and Mrs. D. C. Arent spent Monday in Mobile. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Johnson of Silver Hill have returned from a short visit to relatives in Mobile. Miss Ruby Nelson visits Miss Mary Emma Nettles in Citronelle after arriving from Georgiana. Minnie and Earle Cunningham visited Mobile this week. Miss Louise Cowan, recently a Mobile visitor, left for New Orleans to hear concerts by John McCormack and Josef Hoffmann. Miss Katherine Harris of State Line is guest of her sister Mrs. Herbert Turner. Miss Zillah Harris returns from three months with sister Mrs. Thames in Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Sale will leave December 15 for Fort Wayne to make their home. Mr. Sale becomes plant manager there.
Western Romania action continues as Austro German troops advance and take more than 10 000 prisoners. The report notes negotiations or promises of aid to Greece if it sides in the war, with ongoing pursuit by enemy forces.
Paris December 8 official reports say German forces were driven out of trenches they had captured on the eastern side of Hill 304 along the Verdun front last night.
Paris reports heavy fighting on the Macedonian front with three successive counterattacks by German and Bulgarian troops against Serbian positions in the Stravina region. The war office states these attacks were repulsed.
Two Italian seaplanes raided Triest on Thursday, dropping five bombs on naval sheds and returning unharmed after a heavy anti aircraft barrage, according to an admiralty statement from Rome.
Berlin reports on the Macedonian front that Serbian troops near Trnova in the Cerna river region were repulsed by German and Bulgarian forces. It adds renewed British attacks in the Struma sector also failed.
Berlin Dec 8 official statement says Russian forces attacked the Dvina front in the northern Russo-Galician line but failed to gain ground. Other Russian assaults in the Sudova region of the Carpathians and in the Trotus valley on the northern Romanian front were repulsed with heavy losses.
W. K. Campbell, once a bankruptcy referee in Selma, pleaded guilty to three indictments with 34 counts of embezzlement. He received concurrent sentences of one and a half years in the Atlanta penitentiary. Embezzled amounts ranged from 3.50 to 640 dollars, totaling about 4,000 dollars. Campbell’s wife died months earlier by suicide.
Advertisement notes a one day cold cure with Laxative Brom Quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. Claims E W Grove’s signature on each box and a 25 cent price.
In Little Rock Arkansas Judge Robert J. Lea criticized a jury verdict finding a negro chauffeur guilty of involuntary manslaughter for running over an eight year old child. The judge called the verdict an outrage and said second degree murder would have been justified.
Testimony shows officer accused of taking four dollars as hush money while denying soliciting money from Noletto. Hattie Wright testifies an officer chased her husband. officers claim pursuit of brass thief. Drunkenness evidence weak. graft allegations cited as likely by Mayor Pillans.
A tornado swept across Atlanta Louisiana early today destroying the business district and several churches, including Catholic Methodist and Baptist, and the Louisiana Railway depot. Two men were slightly injured and a child was reported killed, with losses around forty thousand dollars.
Police reported thieves entered the grocery at the northeast corner of Joachim and Adams streets Thursday night and stole a large quantity of groceries.
Simple instructions describe using mercorized wax to peel away the outer skin and reveal a new complexion. It notes one ounce of wax suffices to remove rough skin and promises a softer, whiter result with gradual, painless action. A wash lotion recipe is included for immediate tightening effects.
Mr Woolf explains a vast flood of savings plans where households deposit small weekly amounts for fifty weeks to accumulate a Christmas fund. The scheme, starting at many banks, allows choosing from five starting amounts and aims to boost year end gifts with regular income. Inviting institutions include Bank of Mobile, First National, and Merchants Bank with strong member growth expected.
In Deridder Louisiana on December 8, Chaplain M E C Clemans of the Seco Minnesota regiment defended General Funston's revival services near troops at the Mexican border. He spoke at the Gulf Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church held there, covering districts from Lower Texas and Louisiana. General Funston and Major Clemans faced questions about church relations during military operations.
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