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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1916
Page
7
A vintage jumble blends moral verse with fashion and recipes. The piece fronts on thoughts guiding life, then shifts to high satin boots, Paris influenced fabrics, and Poiret twill. It closes with culinary recipes for Orange Walnut Salad Tapioca Custard Scrambled Eggs With Asparagus Tops and Apple Float.
A reader asks Miss Eros about a Sunday outing with the superintendent and husband. The column advises that the wife did nothing wrong and urges patience with gossip, noting many women spread unkind remarks rather than courtesy.
Advertisements claim home formulas for rheumatism coughs and foot relief. Toris compound with syrup of la, whiskey dosing before meals and at night, plus Globe Pine Compound with glycerine in whiskey for coughs. Calocide foot soak promises quick relief from sweaty feet and bunions. Published by Medical Formula Laboratories, Dayton, NY.
Clubwomen of America plan sweeping dress reforms at their biennial New York convention in May. Mrs. Eugene Reilly of Charlotte North Carolina leads a movement to educate women to cover shoulders and ankles more modestly.
A 21 year old woman asks about breaking an engagement after frequent quarrels. BE replies both parties have bad tempers and should learn to be more compromising or end the relationship before marriage to avoid worse consequences later.
A list of Thursday to Saturday activities including Bible classes at the YWCA and B nai B rith Hall, lectures by Roderick McKenzie, Mothers' Club address, carnival preparations, Health Day public school events, and various club meetings at McGill Institute, Settlement Home, Home Economics Club, Moose Auditorium, and other venues.
Friday evening a party gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs John Burge Crichton for their daughter Miss Julia Burge with games and music and late refreshments Aline Botter and Florence Newell hosted gatherings and visitors from Mobile Theodore and Orchard were noted plus pneumonia illness of M C Allman and visits by Miss Newell to Theodore and Miss Roberts to Orchard
Two deaths on the American liner New York from rough passage as it arrived from Liverpool in icy seas. Mrs. S A Wallace of Everett Massachusetts died of heart failure linked to violent ship rolling. John Haughey a coal passer was crushed by coal avalanche and buried at sea.
Five persons died and over fifty were injured when the Connecticut River special from Springfield to New York collided with a New Haven & Hartford passenger train near Milford Connecticut. The wreck disrupted service on yesterday’s route and occurred as the river line carried additional travelers.
Uncle Wiggily journeys to the Wagtail goat family to fetch supplies and loses his rheumatism crutch on an icy path. Stranded, he calls for help until a rocking horse rider named Jack arrives, offering aid and company in a small woodland encounter.
Uncle Wiggily falls on a slippery snowball breaks his crutch and needs help to carry papers to Mrs Wagtail the goat lady. The jolly old lady offers a ride on a Jack horse to deliver the papers then returns home. The tale ends with plans for the next story about the clock miscue.
Most soaps and shampoos contain alkali that drying the scalp makes hair brittle. Use pure coconut oil, inexpensive and greaseless, moisten hair with water then rub in a teaspoonful. It lathers richly, cleanses, rinses easily, leaving hair soft, bright, fluffy and dust free.
Alfred Thom general consul of the Southern railway told the House Interstate Commerce Committee that railroads need encouragement for national prosperity not stricter regulation. He argued transport adequacy underpins national defense and urged gradual railroad improvement for mobilization if government takes control.
Chancery Court before Judge Smith hears administrator Metcalf vs Pankey and others with report of sale read and laid over to March 8. Waters vs Waters set for alimony and solicitors' fees February 24. Pressly vs Preas granted motion to amend bill with pleadings and proof. Stret petition decree on method of proof. Lloyd Richard et al. vs Richard submitted on sale report and report confirmed. Bennett cases testimony ordered published. Spurlock and Grimes matters reset or submitted on report or reference.
Davis and Davis report patents granted to Alabama citizens. Names include John H. Nicholson of Birmingham for an automatic air coupling. Marshall L. Shepherd of Montgomery for railway switch mechanism. John C. Smith and S. A. Darnell of Mobile for sausage machine. William T. Wallace of Boyles for car coupling. David M. Weakley of East Lake for a padded key for wind instrument. Mutual Coffee Co. of Montgomery for a coffee trade mark.
Fifteen Southern and Western attorneys general have filed with the U S Supreme Court an argument backing West Virginia and its liquor law prohibiting receipt and possession of intoxicating liquors for personal use and challenging federal Webb Kenyon liquor shipping into states to evade state laws.
A minor scuffle broke out last Sunday at Sim Valley Sunday school involving two young men. No serious injuries reported and authorities responded to calm the scene.
The Van Antwerp Drug Corp. notes a decline in calomel sales and promotes Hay's Liver Health as a safe, plant based remedy. A large bottle costs 50 cents with a money back guarantee if it fails to replace calomel. It is described as pleasant and harmless to all ages with morning relief.
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