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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1916
Page
7
Collection of historic apple based recipes including Apple Punch Raised Apple Biscuits Apples and Rice Apples in Rice Cups Apple Relish and Apple Schmarren with method steps, ingredients and serving notes. Recipes use apples raisins bay leaves cinnamon sugar and light dairy plus rice and syrup variations.
An advertisement claims 18 pounds of blood is average in a healthy adult but emphasizes blood quality for disease resistance. It promotes Scott's Emulsion as a rich blood food to increase both quantity and warmth, urging readers to avoid substitutes and mentioning Scott & Bowne of Bloomfield New Jersey.
Dame Fashion forecasts airy spring styles with separate little coats paired with one piece dresses. Mme Jayne of the Fashion Art League predicts black velvet coats debuting at the league show, with warmer shades likely later. The model features straight lines, fullness at the waist, wide plaits, and jet buttons.
Monday events include Ladies of Charity in Girls School Conti street at 4 p m and Woman's Missionary Society at Bush auditorium 11 a m. Various clubs meet at locations such as Cawthon hotel Newman Circle 354 South Conception and Y M C A rooms. A Wednesday through Thursday schedule features speaking clubs music study and church activities with multiple host venues.
Detectives on Sunday arrested Johnnie Palmer of 666 South Franklin Street on charges of violating the prohibition law. Authorities found five cases of beer at a Palmer operation at Commerce and Lipscomb streets and seized the beverages as evidence.
A. B. Stewart of 315 North Joachim street reported to police that thieves visited his hen roost after midnight Saturday and carried away three Buff Rock hens one white hen one black hen and eight Rhode Island Reds.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery for children and adults. It claims Pine Tar with balsams soothes irritation and loosens coughs while expelling poisons and killing cold germs. It warns against delaying treatment and promotes antiseptic benefits.
An early 20th century column offers audience questions to Miss Eros on love apologies and compatibility. Reader Elsie asks about apologizing after a quarrel while another young woman seeks guidance on a 17 year old relationship. Also included are notes on a new flower fad and grip prevention tips with hygiene and ventilation guidance.
On Hearts Ease Park beach boulevard a convicts and laborers crew under Superintendent Charles Alleman has begun a new phase of the $200000 beach highway project from Henderson Point to Point Cadet. The Biloxi force moved from Porter avenue to Heartsease Park, with Harrison county set for about thirty miles of roadway upon completion. Cliff Williams of the Mississippi Progressive League will speak in Biloxi around February 15 about league plans and a Biloxi branch is likely. Tourist E R Thompson and Miss Ethel Le Noir wed at the Methodist parsonage in Biloxi and will honeymoon in New Orleans before settling in Princeton New Jersey.
A group of actors arrived in Biloxi this morning by automobile from New York City. The trip was undertaken with a spirit of adventure.
Seward Alaska February 7 Lieut Frederick Mears announced 1000 workers will soon be at work on the government railroad branch from Anchorage to the Matanuska coal fields. Iditarod mail carriers report 71 degrees below zero as they ventured Takoma, forcing a return and a second dog sled start.
Mrs J S Barlow of 1624 South 4th Street, Columbus describes six years of illness from female troubles and nervousness. After ten days on Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she could eat again and regained strength, rising from 118 to 127 pounds, with her husband noting the treatment saved her life.
Dialogue excerpt shows Laura urging hope while Algie dismisses it, declaring him hopeless. The exchange contrasts resilience with cynicism in a small moment of conversation. No further context or names provided beyond Laura and Algie.
A mobile letter from Holly Springs Arkansas describes a Methodist minister reporting exhaustion sleeplessness and weak health. He credits Vincl from Van Antwerp Drug Corp Mobile Alabama via Bearden Arkansas for restoring appetite sleep and energy. The ad promises refunds if not satisfied and urges mobile readers to seek Vincl.
An advertisement claims Snake Oil or Miller's Anti septic Oil relieves sore throat croup la grippe and pneumonia prevention. It cites Mrs A B Carroll of Memphis praising its effect on a child with croup and sore throat and notes widespread use in the South with bottles priced 25 and 60 cents at Albright & Og.
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