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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1915
Page
2
A compact desk-side feature highlights a new smart waist showing the latest phone features and styles. It notes a blend of military style design with modern connectivity and fashion details.
By May Manton patterns and fabric details appear alongside a society round‑up. The piece notes pattern No. 8532 with sizes 34 to 42 and lists an event sequence including the parade, a buffet, and a C. O. M. ball at the Battle House. It names numerous hosts and guests at luncheons and gatherings, emphasizing the city’s social scene and festive carnival atmosphere.
A fragment discusses a woman with costly clothing and a man named Bledmian. It contrasts wealth and wardrobes, pondering whether a wealthy man would marry a woman who owns nothing to wear and if such a marriage would affect his resources. The tone suggests social curiosity about status and attire.
A Tuscaloosa newspaper account describes a Kappa Delta dinner in the Jap or tea rooms at the university with guests in elegant attire. The piece notes green and white decorations, five course dinner, and lists prominent guests including Wilhelmina, Camille Searcy, Claire Abercrombie, Daphne Cunningham, Adele Harrison, Louise Adams, Katherine Farrah, Lucile Warley, and Mrs. Tom Ward among others. It also reports Clara Belle Lack’s engagement to Carl Mitchell and details the quiet wedding planned for the family with ceremony by Dr. Phillips and subsequent honeymoon to Florida and Tallahassee.
A terse item notes Red Top Rye 4320 faced an inspection or regulatory issue amid a series of compliance questions. The brief hints at violations and potential enforcement steps without detailed specifics.
A Mobile ceremony united two renowned Southern families in a quiet but highly notable marriage. The bride, described as one of Mobile's loveliest girls, wore a hat and carried bride's roses with valley lilies, marking a union that signals the end of a beloved local figure’s proximity.
The carnival era ends with a grand Ball by the Order of Myths at Battle House Auditorium. Guests wore evening dress as dance music filled the hall while parade themes of war evolution inspired a tropical coastal defense scene. Committee members and organizers guided the elaborate affair into night with bands Pearson's and Drago's providing music.
A Sunday wedding at the bride’s parents’ home united Miss Stella Sturtevant and Mr. Arthur Shaffer with Rev. T. H. Johnson officiating. Attendants were Miss Laura Bell and Mr. Ed Lauzon. The bride wore pearl taffeta with swans down and orange blossoms. Miss Bell carried pink carnations. An informal reception followed and the couple planned to reside with the bride’s parents for now.
The Cen Book Club meets with Mem Brown Dereon at slam and Mrs Browne Dawson at 11 a.m. A carnival dinner dance in the salon dan sant of the Battle Mouse occurs at 8 20 p.m.
Mrs Minnie Wolfe Rutherford of Pensacola stays with Mrs I A Akin and plans to remain a while. Carnival visitor Mrs L Diebel of Pensacola, formerly Mobile, visits brother B J McGrath at 667 Selma Street. Mrs 8 J of Foley returns home accused by niece Lydia Dick n. Miss Mae Wicker and Miss Anna Sherman of Montgomery return home after a pleasant stay with Miss Lyda Dickerson.
Mrs Skinner departs with Mr Skinner and their son Ala for a future home in Lami after a ceremony marked by friends’ congratulations and some sorrow. She has been a prominent Y W C A member and valued for her work and leadership.
The Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railway presents a major livestock exhibit at the Home Products show in Mobile. Cobb and Derby display Angus and Shorthorn cattle plus a Geiner Coach stallion and a Percheron stallion, with calves proving $50 yearlings. The event showcases cost efficient winter feeding, local rail support, and Mobile merchants backing the rail line.
Thomas Kane, 63, native of Mobile and former doorkeeper at the Crown theatre, died after a month long illness in a local infirmary. Survived by Captain Peter F. Alba and other relatives. Minnie Lee Johnson, 18, died in Mobile and was shipped to Roy, Alabama for interment with husband M L Johnson accompanying. W. B. Se of Carrollton, a prominent Caton area planter, died at home. he was brother to Dr. B. L. McCafferty, head of the Mt. Vernon state asylum for the colored insane, with other relatives surviving.
A brief report notes actions deemed not solicited or filled in violation of the Ainhamee Law, highlighting regulatory compliance concerns and potential enforcement considerations.
Fashion notes discuss gabardine and twenselark outfits with putty or sand colors. It outlines fabric yardages for a costume and blouse patterns with sizes and materials, offered by the paper's Fashion Department for purchase.
A large crowd of about two thousand gathered in Mobile as river packets steamers and bay boats departed Tuesday night. The Apollo and John Quill with passengers left, followed by the City of Mobile and others, signaling the carnival’s wind down. Residents from Fairhope and Daphne stayed for the final dance before heading home.
A severe landslide near Varcosabina due to heavy rains covers a house where eight people were inside. Rescue efforts are underway but no one has been rescued yet.
Fragmentary questions about health habits and daily routines including eating, sleep, and lifestyle. The text appears as garbled OCR with phrases suggesting concerns about digestion and overall well being.
Washington Feb 17 The administration compromise ship purchase bill passed the house 215 to 121 and was sent to the senate to replace the original measure. Republicans vow to fight it as they did before with a March 4 deadline possible if Democrats fail to end debate and force a vote. A special committee also began inquiry into lobbying for and against the measure.
A-K Tablets claim to ease indigestion and dyspepsia in women. The ad promises fast relief from nausea after meals and discomfort when traveling. It asserts a remedy that supposedly provides belief and remedy for women’s aches and pains.
Local residents attend carnival events and visits in Prichard. Guests include Mrs J B Lewis, Mr John Fillingim from Springs, Mr M B Homes, Miss Annie Taylor from Mississippi, Mrs C H, and Miss Gertrude Midgett from Kenton. The Baptist church hosts services and a lecture is set for Monday evening February 2 at 7 30.
The measure, approved unanimously by the state senate, would fine neglectful husbands up to 600 dollars or imprison them for sixty days. Wages earned while jailed would go to support their wives and children in need.
A simple combination of laxative herbs with pepsin known as Dr Caldwell s Syrup Pepsin is marketed as a mild pleasant remedy for digestion and constipation. It is advertised as free from opiates and narcotics and has long been a household remedy in many homes.
Wholesale listing shows Gandy Sehler Heary Br Hawes Candy Co at 659 Dauphin Street with home 1229 and Evans Furniture Co at 411 41 Dauphin Street with home 1438 in a classified furniture and wholesale directory entry.
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