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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1915
Page
6
A lyrical year end reflection blends with social notes from a community page. The poem notes memories and the passage of time as life moves forward. Local social items describe a luncheon in honor of Miss Helen O Ferrell, a linen shower for Susie Baumhauer, and a musical club meeting with new members.
A Charleston society page reports Miss Rose Laney's bridal luncheon with fiancé Mr B H Jennings and a series of Christmas events at Broad Street venues. Notable parties include a Kimball LeBeau wedding at St Marys Church and a large five hundred gathering hosted by Miss Aimee McCormick.
A long running challenge titled the 16 to 1 Puzzle captivates Cincinnati readers and Mobile Item staff. The piece follows a line drawing puzzle that must be traced without repeating a line. The town’s presses and pages remain baffled while social events fill the week with dances cards and parties.
Personal mentions list numerous visitors in Mobile during the holidays including Miss Ophelia Tew with Mr. Charles Jones from Tuscaloosa and Mrs. Frances R. Riley of Fairhope staying with Mr. and Mrs. E Q Norton. Many local residents host relatives and attend events at Fairhope Biloxi New Orleans and Montgomery with weddings and balls noted. Alleged gamblers arrested in a separate brief nearby.
An old medical ad explains the link between kidney disease and heart or brain failure, urging readers to request Dr. Pierce's Anuric tablets for uric acid dissolution. It promises free expert guidance from Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Home in Buffalo and touts Anuric as a superior lithia alternative. It also notes worry and despondency as kidney disease symptoms and offers further samples and descriptions.
An old-time remedy claims Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound restores natural hair color. Advertised as simple to use, a 50 cent bottle darkens gray hair evenly and improves dandruff and itchy scalp with daily applications.
Five Hundred Card Club hosts Mrs. M. Werneth on Davis avenue. Wednesday Afternoon Bridge Club meets Miss Nellie Hess at 3 30 p m with Miss Hattie Arnold at 3 p m. H F C with Miss Marie Murphy at 3 30 p m. Discards with Mrs. John Cochrane. Jennings Laney wedding at home of the bride at 9 30 p m. Dance for Leopold Forcheimer at Battle House 8 p m. Bridge Tea hosted by Mrs. W J Norville to Mrs. Herman Owen Battle House 2 30.
The piece discusses how railroads spur wealth in new territories, raise property values, and offer inducements to locate industries along lines. It contrasts infant versus established rates, notes government supervision of freight and passenger rates, and emphasizes cooperation between railways and manufacturers to sustain efficiency and growth.
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