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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1915
Page
7
A poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox contrasts lifters and leaners and questions the reader’s role. The passage proceeds to report Miss Colleen Moore of Mobile singing in Atlanta with praise for her soprano voice and recital program at the Auditorium Armory.
Advertises Pinex cough remedy mixed with sugar syrup to conquer coughs and bronchial irritation. Claims quick relief for common cold, whooping cough, and bronchitis with a pint family supply for about 54 cents. Endorses pine extract and guaiacol as active ingredients and assures money back if not satisfied.
Alabama ore and Northern Railroad announces schedule changes effective December 19. Northbound passenger train departs Terminal Station at 6 15 arriving York at 1 53 PM with connections to Meridian Tuscaloosa and Birmingham. Return train from York leaves at 3 20 PM after arrivals of evening trains to Mobile. Passengers to Calvert must use Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railway to reach A N Stations beyond Calvert.
Mr and Mrs J C Haas hosted an informal at home for relatives including Mr Lionel Haas of St Louis and Mr Reuben Haas of Mobile with a musical program by Mrs Bessie L Eilenberg and others. Eggnog cake and refreshments were served.
The wife of Mexico's newly appointed ambassador to the United States has become a key figure in Washington social circles. She and Mrs. Robert Lansing have exchanged courtesy calls, and Ambassador and Senora Arredondo have many friends from his prior unofficial role. Senora Arredondo is expected to play a prominent part in the current social season.
Instructions describe keeping coffee hot without losing aroma by pouring from grounds into a fresh pot set in boiling water. Then a recipe for Apple Snow filling blending grated apple and sugar with beaten egg white. Marmalade method uses lemon and orange peels with pulp, sugar, and slow simmering to thick, cut into strips and sealed.
Club calendar entry notes a meeting at the Yerby building on Friday the 18th at 10 30 a m, with brief timing details for members.
Personal letters about love inquiries are addressed to Miss Eros. Names will not be printed. Inquiries must be concise and mailed on one side of paper to Miss Eros Mobile Item. Private correspondence will not be answered.
In Harrison county Mississippi Mills Farms Company reports about 20000 bushels of sweet potatoes stored in a large kiln at Fruitland Park for spring marketing. The oyster commission notes 1914 receipts of 42637.72 and 169872.5 barrels of oysters collected, with 166083 barrels of oysters and 92505 shells planted in 1915.
The Ministers Union schedules a universal week of prayer in Mobile starting Sunday January 2 with daily 7 30 p m services at First Baptist Church and Government Street Presbyterian Church. Noon prayer meetings led by three teams feature Rev J E Barnes Rev D W Bosdell Rev G R Hudibutt and others. Teen-age prayers and Girls events are also planned.
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