Valentine Frolic and Society Notes From Today
Social calendar lists a 3:30 p.m. Valentine Frolic for Barney Sheridan, a 1:00 p.m. Valentine Luncheon at the Vineyard in honor of Mrs. Egerton Harris, and a Shakespeare Club meeting at 11:00 a.m. with Mrs. Torrey. Children’s Story Hour occurs at 4:00 p.m. plus war reminiscences from Mr. De Leon and a birthday party for Reba Cowan with 35 guests and numerous gifts.
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Valentine
Barney Sheridan
Ernest Ladd
Egerton Harris
Mr. de Leon
Father Ryan
Corine McNamee
Yerby
A Dyspepsia Cure Pape’s Diapep sin Claims Fast Relief
An ad proclaims Pape’s Diapepsin digests foods that upset the stomach promising relief in five minutes. It asserts no souring or gas, and a return to eating favorite foods without fear, selling a fifty cent case.
Fortune Seer Warns Against Quarrels and Change Ahead
Brief horoscope warns of a domestic mishap but signals a journey of change bringing good fortune. Caution urged against quarrels that would work against you. Those born today are described as pleasant yet prone to selfishness and self focus.
Consul and Mrs Doltz Return From New Orleans
Consul and Mrs IL Doltz have returned to the city after a Festive visit to New Orleans. They were entertained by civic and foreign representatives with banquets dinners luncheons and opera. Also visiting are Mrs Edward Moore and her children of Birmingham staying with Mr and Mrs Gregory Smith on Government street. Dr James Searcy of Tuscaloosa to lecture at the University of Alabama medical department. Mrs A C Davidson of Uniontown recovering from illness in a Birmingham infirmary news of improvement follows. Dancing as healthful exercise replaces older views and is now taught as a form of fitness with rhythmic movement.
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Doltz
New Orleans
IL. Doltz
Crescent City
Edward Moore
Birmingham
Gregory Smith
Government Street
James Searcy
Tuscaloosa
Medical Department
University of Alabama
Hamilton Named Federal Judge of Porto Rico
Peter Joseph Hamilton a Mobile native and author will accept a U S district judge appointment in Porto Rico. The Taft administration sent the appointment to the Senate with Wilson's assent. Hamilton is a Princeton graduate and former Mobile city attorney with a long record in law and historical writing.
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Peter Joseph Hamilton
Mo Dillan
Mobile
United States District Court
Porto Rico
Senate
Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Hamoilton
Princeton
Hamilton
Peter Hamilton
Towle's Institute
Leipsic
Germany
University of Alabama
Hamilton & Gaillard
Hamilton and Thornton
Hannis Taylor
North America
South
J. R. Burgett
Government-street Presbyterian
Tennessee House passes compulsory education bill vote
The Tennessee house of representatives approved a compulsory educational bill by an overwhelming vote. The bill advances as a special order to be considered by the senate on Monday.
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Associated Press
Nashville, Tenn
Tennessee House of Representatives
Senate
Women as Friends and Agents of Opportunity
Miss Laura Sedgwick Collins urges women to organize for opportunity and living wages. She advocates clubs for education, vocational training, sanitary living, and environment reform to empower women and improve domestic and public life.
Masquerade Muse Favored Shrine to the Muse
A line from a poem hints at masquerades as a cherished shrine to the muse, suggesting art and creativity are drawn to performance and disguise as sources of inspiration.
Quiet Romance Marries in Mobile Surprise Ceremony
Last Wednesday Mr. Monroe Simmons of Citronette and Miss Emily Craft of De Soto Mo were wed at the First Christian church in Mobile with Rev Sanford officiating. The couple then rode the train to Citronelle for a private reception and wedding supper at Mrs Fisher's home. Mrs J D Harwell of Meridian Miss visits relatives on Government street and hopes Mobile photo play plots by her friend will be filmed.
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Monroe Simmons
Citronette
Emily Craft
DeSoto
Mobile
Sanford
First Christian Church
Citronelle
Fisher
J. D. Harwell
Meridian
H. M. Friend
Friend
Government Street
Tennessee House Passes Compulsory Education Bill
An overwhelming vote in the Tennessee House supports a compulsory education measure while Alabama may follow. The U D C Federation of Women's Clubs and the D A R push for youth enlightenment and a Mobile Chapter aims to establish a Barton graduate university. The D A R seeks broad Mobile support for this first major project.
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Tennessee House of Representatives
Alabama
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Mobile
Barton
Organize for Opportunity Says Woman Leader
A female cultural critic urges women to adopt modesty and restraint. She argues women must know the power of words and avoid empty speech, noting men discuss matters more impersonally. Her motto: organize for opportunity.
Weather Echoes People in Threat and Uncertainty
The text compares weather to people, noting threats that feel real and uncertainty that resembles social dynamics. It uses metaphor to reflect perceived menace and ambiguity in natural and human behavior.
Pure Food Experts to Meet in Mobile This Spring
The American Association of Pure Food and Drug Clerks plans a Mobile meeting the week of April 20. Billingsley of Montgomery helped secure the convention. Idaho reports a $50 000 annual state pure food department appropriation and expects broad national attendance.
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American Association of Pure Food and Drug Clerks
Mobile
Ifomer Billingsley
State Pure Food and Drug Clerk
Montgomery
Alapee
Billingsley
James H. Waller
Pure Food and Drug Clerk
Idaho
Waller
Mayor Gaynor Plays Real Detective in Brooklyn
New York February 15. Mayor Gaynor, en route to city hall from Brooklyn, arrested Abraham Dunbrow for sweeping his sidewalk after 8 a.m. The mayor, coughing from dust, cited an old ordinance and Dunbrow was fined one dollar.
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Associated Press
New York
City Hall
Brooklyn
Gaynor
Abraham Dunbrow
Dunbrow
Dumbrow
Health claim for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Slogan touts the medicine as a universal cure for women’s suffering. It cites world fame for cures and testimonials published nationwide, claiming belief will end suffering quickly with genuine letters supporting effectiveness.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
United States
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised by Women
Bluffton Ohio and Pentwater Michigan letters praise Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relieving monthly agony backache and organic inflammation. Testimonials note renewed strength and health after using the remedy for female ills. The Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co invites advice from readers.
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Bluffton
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
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