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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1916
Page
9
Two squares of chocolate with sugar milk butter and vanilla form fudge boiled to a ball then finished with cream walnuts or raisins optional marshmallow layers suggested. A method to test linen and cotton uses washing and fiber stretch to distinguish blends and gauge fabric quality and durability.
A health ad extols daily hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims this morning inside bath prevents constipation bilious attacks nervous days and sleepless nights and grants a rosy complexion.
Betty Brown notes the magpie ribbon silk contrasts boldly with scarlet or emerald tones. The dress relies on precise lines from a pleated back panniers and rigid bodice for a severely simple look, showcased by the Fashion Art League of America with a high Elizabethan collar revealing the throat.
Instructions describe a gold braided collar paired with dark frocks. The collar is white silk with a half inch dull gilt braid edge. Tassels hang from the collar points, a common feature on modern collars.
An advertisement promises fast relief from head colds and nasal congestion. A fragrant antiseptic cream is applied inside the nostrils to soothe inflamed mucous membranes and open air passages for instant breathing ease. Aimed at nasal blockages and headaches, it asserts lasting comfort.
Simple bake by recipe uses butter sugar egg milk oats whole wheat flour baking powder salt and vanilla. Cream butter and sugar then add egg milk oats sift dry ingredients mix in vanilla and bake slowly for about thirty minutes.
Main Division of Craighead Club at 3 p.m. Business Woman's Division at YWCA 7 p.m. Woman's Missionary Society 11 a.m. Government Street Methodist Church. Old Shell Road School Improvement Association 7:30 p.m. Toulminville School Improvement Association 8 p.m. Saturday gym class YWCA Moose auditorium 10:30 a.m. Chopin Club 3–5 p.m. Shakespeare Club 11 a.m. Address by Mrs Blanche Loveredge Montgomery dean at Mobile clubwomen event hosted by City Federation at 160 St Anthony Street.
Inquiries on love affairs addressed to Miss Eros will be printed if not too lengthy. Names, however, will not be printed. Address your inquiries to Miss Eros Mobile Item. Personal letters not answered, or private correspondence handled. Use ink, write only on one side of paper.
In a Miss Eros letter section a young woman seeks guidance after discovering a man she dated is married and his wife objects. The adviser urges ending the affair and warns the girl to consider societal norms and self-respect. A second query from two boys asks how one can attract a girl. the response advises politeness, attentiveness, and letting relationships develop naturally through dancing and respectful behavior.
The Alabama Supreme Court affirmed a Jefferson county circuit court ruling that the state board of equalization cannot set aside county assessments after the current year. The decision involved the Doster Northington Drug Company of Birmingham and will overturn a recent Court of Appeals ruling in Blacksher Lumber. The Alabama Live Stock Association opened its 20th annual meeting in Montgomery with remarks from Ray Rushton representing Governor Henderson and Dr. C. A. Cary of Auburn.
Wesley Bible Class of St Francis Street Methodist Church hosted a Thursday evening program in the class room. Rev O C McGehee opened with devotions, Frank W Evans gave the welcome, performances included violin solo recitals and songs, dialect and other readings, showcasing the class as the citys largest Bible group of young men.
A garbled report references a New York masted schooner near Navesink, a pilot boat, and an east guard. It mentions the probate court, an attorney, affidavits, and liquor shipment charges tied to Gov orders, with unclear names and details.
Fragmentary OCR passage references Jan Kubel and Kubelik with quoted remarks about a performance. The readable bits suggest a musical context in Budapest with an orchestra. No clear events, dates, or identifiable outcomes are provided.
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