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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1916

Page

8

Women At Work And School News And 1915 Gains

Sunday School Convention in Mobile with John L. Alexander addressing teen youths at 3:25 pm. Miss Freda Bose and Miss Nannie Baker headline sessions on Sunday School topics. New shoe novelties feature high boots and bracelet straps. 1915 marks notable gains for women with pensions, suffrage steps, labor laws, and equal property rights across several states. YWCA committee meeting Friday at 4 pm chaired by Miss Augusta Hooks.

Mobile County Sunday School Association Mobile John L. Alexander Chicago Freda Bose Nannie Baker Alexander United States Massachusetts New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Iowa South Dakota West Virginia Kansas Oregon California America Y. W. C. A. Committee

Calumet endorsed by Mrs. Florence Austin Chase for saving cost

Mrs. Florence Austin Chase promotes Calumet baking powder as wholesome and reliable. She cites scientific cooking methods, university training, and endorsements to claim it yields uniform leavening, light healthy results, and better value. She urges readers to buy on a money back guarantee and join millions using Calumet.

Chase University of Chicago Remsen

Kansas Senator Curtis’s Daughter-in-Law Spends Winter in Washington

The wife of Lieutenant C. P. George Jr. United States Army is wintering in Washington with her parents Senator and Mrs. Charles Curtis of Kansas.

C. P. George, Jr Washington Charles Curtis Kansas

Y W C A Committee Meeting Notice

The membership committee will hold its regular meeting at 11 o'clock Thursday morning at Mrs. Charlies E. Vincents home.

Charlies E. Vincent

Calendar of club events in Mobile including lectures and meetings

A compiled list of Thursday and Saturday gatherings in Mobile venues. Activities include the Century Book Club, Public Speaking division, Christ Child Society, graduate nurses meeting, and lectures by Rev. John W. Phillips at the YWCA. Also noted are German Relief Hall events, music study groups, and W C T U sessions.

Century Book Club Cawthon Hotel Craighead Club Christ Child Society McGill Institute Gesang- Verein Frohsinn Mobile Medical Association John W. Phillips Amy Ec Aemait Berney Strauss Woman's Auxiliary of All Saints’ Church Jack Ross Government Street Mobile First Baptist Church Religious Work Committee James Moreland Stewart Missionary Society of Central Presbyterian Church Polymnia Music Circle Protestant Orphan Asylum

Missionary Benson speaks at Prichard revival. local society notes

Rev J H Benson missionary to Mexico recounts missions and Mexican life before a large Baptist Church revival crowd. Girls Auxiliary installs officers Miss Janie Hall president Miss Daisy Belle Talley vice president Miss Willie Gibson secretary Miss Dannie Gibson treasurer Miss Myrtle Bolton chairman. refreshments served. Various visits and gatherings noted including families returning to Ohio and Texas, and a health reminder advertising Brom Quinine cough remedy.

Prichard Ala J. H. Benson Mexico The Baptist Church Daisy Bell Talley Janie Hall Daisy Belle Talley Willie Gibson Dannie Gibson Myrtle Bolton Ethel Myles Daisy Belle Louise Talley May Brannon J. R. Brough Ohio George Snyder D. H. Jones O. O. Manning Fairhope

Inquiries on Love Affairs Adressed to Eros

A letter column prints personal inquiries on love from Mobile readers. Advice discusses a married man interfering with a suitor, and a trio of youths vying for a seventeen year old girl. The tone mirrors a dime novel style with humorous, cautionary guidance.

Eros A. L Mobile

Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Proves Its Value in Iowa Letter

A testimonial from Anamosa Iowa praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving displacement and general weakness. The writer notes headaches and back pain improved after two bottles and credits a sister's success with prompting use.

Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham Lynn Mass Anamosa Iowa Lydia E.pinkham

Not a Bite of Breakfast Until You Drink Water

An old health ad endorses drinking a glass of hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to cleanse the bowels. It claims internal sanitation prevents illness by removing daily toxins, compares bowel waste to ash from coal, and urges readers to start this routine for better health.

Prisoners arraigned and sentenced by Judge Toulmin

In a single session Judge Toulmin arraigned and sentenced four prisoners for offenses including liquor dealing and embezzling funds. Etheridge received 100 dollars and 30 days in jail, Roberson one year and one day in federal prison, Barlow two months in county jail, and Davis 100 dollars and three months in jail.

United States District Court Toulmin A. B. Etheridge Albert D. Roberson Atlanta Joseph Barlow Albert G. Davis

Hay's Liver Health touted as safe alternative to calomel

An advertisement warns against dangerous calomel and promotes Hay's Liver Health from Van Antwerp Drug Corp. It claims the product cleanses sluggish livers, purges bile, and does not salivate. The copy guarantees satisfaction with a money back offer and mentions parcel post for out of town customers.

Hay van Antwerp Drug Corp Parcel Post

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bell House Augusta Hooks Massy AL Goldstein Florence Austin Chase Florence Faustine Chase Mrs. L OF George Ji Y. W Leinkauf School Improvement Association Battle House Shakespeare Club C. J. Torrey Moose Auditorium Yerby Building Mobile League For Mamie Phelps Committee On Welfare of Women and Children C.S. Shawhan Tillman Post Tex J. C. Sims Mississippi Sam Ingram Mr. Ingram Montgomery E. W. Grove Miss Eros J. J. Lowe Gadale Baptist Church S. D. Monroe Gulf Coast Audit Bureau of Circulation
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