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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1916
Page
9
Arthur McKenzie, 20, was arrested in Cleveland on a charge of killing his father John McKenzie after a family dispute at their residence. The mother and son contend the father returned intoxicated and struck the wife. the son then struck the father on the jaw.
The executive session opened with Mrs. T. D. Samford presiding and Miss Laura Davis leading devotion. Delegates discussed week of prayer, mission study, and auxiliaries while Dr. W. J. Young urged missions. Reports noted growth in auxiliaries and study classes, with emphasis on service to the poor. The issue of smoking and public health featured in a later piece urging women to push smoke abatement and cleaner heating practices.
An advertisement extolls Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as the cure for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It urges readers to obtain a sample bottle by mailing ten cents and to request the accompanying information book from Dr Kilmer Co at Binghamton New York, noting the offer appears in The Mobile Item.
Cupid's Corner conducted by Miss Eros invites readers to write about love affairs. Inquiries will be answered privately by Miss Eros through confidential correspondence. Write on one side of the paper and send by mail to the Mobile Item. Names will not be printed and addresses should be included for response.
A reader asks how to respond to a wife’s concern about a woman trying to separate her from her husband and whether to confront the girl. Another note from a 16 year old asks if she should accept a birthday present from a boy. guidance advises against expensive gifts and suggests modest thanks.
Friday Bridge Club hosted by Miss Alba Gower at 3 p.m. Elwell Bridge Club with Mrs. John provement .500 Party hosted by Mrs. Andrew Strauss for Miss Hazel Lynch of Chicago. Friday Bridge Club with Mrs. Alba and Trinity Social Club at parish house 7 30 p.m. Saturday Linen Shower for Miss Myrtle Hudson at 4 p.m.
The new Mississippi City school building, priced at $15,000, will be formally dedicated Monday night. The electrically lighted, steam heated facility seats 156 and serves 114 present students, praised by school officials as one of the South’s most up to date structures.
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