Why of the Hat Dominates Mobile Theatre Letters
Mobile readers weigh in on hat etiquette at the Empire Theatre with two letters, one praising the policy to remove hats for better viewing and another supporting the plan. Julia Booth endorses the policy while Mrs M E Henry Ruffin and others discuss the social impact and courtesy of hatless audiences.
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Mobile
Ala
Bianchi
Empire Theatre
M. E. Henry-Ruffin
Joseph Bianchi
Julia M. Booth
Empire Theatre Notice From Manager Bianchi
A formal notice from Jos. Bianchi the Empire Theatre manager asserts the hats off problem serves patrons’ benefit and the Empire should run in pleasing fashion for the public.
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Empire
The
Jos. Bianchi
Free Concert at 7 30 P M on Columbia Grafanola
Smith Piano Co announces a Wednesday evening concert at 7:30 in the Masonic Temple. The Columbia Grafanola will be featured with a selection of operatic, classical and popular records. Attendees may inspect the instrument before or after the performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Smith Piano Coo
Masonic Temple
Arraignment for Socks Theft Led to Three Months Jail
Abe Bettner, a Black man, was arraigned before Recorder Edington on charges of stealing a pair of socks from Reiss' store. Detective Levin Bauer testified. Bettner was sentenced to three months in jail.
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Abe Bettner
Levin Bauer
Reiss
Edington
Cleopatra The Sorceress Infant Mystics Float Pageant
A detailed review of the Infant Mystics pageant floats led by Cleopatra the Sorceress. Floats depict Alexandria landmarks, Cleopatra’s court, Caesar and Antony scenes, Temple of Osiris, Cleopatra’s barge, and Antony before Actium with a climactic Death of Antony and Death of Cleopatra.
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Cleopatra
Alexandria
Antony and
Cleopatra’s Court
Ptolemy
Julius Caesar
Rome
Nile
Osiris
Caesar
Marc Antony
Dandruff Cure Promised by Cuticura Remedies
A 1913 testimonial claims Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment cured severe dandruff with weekly use and repeating applications after bathing. It urges mothers to treat itching eczema with warm baths and Cuticura products, noting improvements and a free 32-page Skin Book.
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Smithfield, N
Cuticura
Dept. T. Boston
L Dahlheimer Dies After Twenty Years as Local Jeweler
I Dahlheimer the well known Dau phin street jeweler died at 1 30 am Tuesday at his home on Georgia avenue from effects of an operation several weeks ago. Born in London he lived in Mobile twenty years belonging to Elks Beth Zur Lodge I C O B and Hebrew Congregation. He stood high in the trade and was noted for charitable acts. His widow survives.
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I. Dahlheimer
Dauphin Street
Georgia Avenue
London
England
Mobile
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Beth Zur Lodge I. Co. O. B
Hebrew’ Congregation
Norwegian Sailor Fined for Assault in Recorder's Court
L N Hannessen a Norwegian sailor aboard the steamer Signe was fined 26 dollars or fifty days in the recorder's court after Erikson testified Hannessen followed him aboard and beat him before help could be summoned.
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L. N. Hannessen
Signe
Recorder’s Court
Erikson
Hannessen
Sargol Tablets Promise Quick Weight Gain For Thin Folks
A traditional weight gain method claims fat elements from meals remain in the body for absorption after taking Sargol tablets with every meal. The remedy is described as a safe blend of six flesh building elements, promising three to five pounds of weight per week, with a money back guarantee from Van Antwerp Drug Corp and other druggists.
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van Antwerp Drug Corp
Gossip Missed by De Leon Owing to Illness at Mobile Carnival
The longtime editor T C DeLeon explains he could not publish Gossip this year due to illness. He recalls founding the piece with Willie Meyers and Dr G W Bagby in Richmond and Baltimore after the war, describing its history from Mobile to its status as an old veteran publication.
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Cleopatra
Cleopara
Cleopatra’s Palace Garden
T. C. DeLeon
Jacksonville
Willie Meyers
Breckenridge
G. W. Bagby
Richmond
New York City
Meyers
Baltimore
Postoffice
Great Southern Relief
Mobile
Patriots Urge Grand Opera in English Voice
Read as a compact critique noting difficulty in understanding many singers while some patriots push for grand opera performed in English. The piece contrasts clarity of the audience with the perceived barriers of foreign or archaic diction in classic operatic works.
A Staple Medicine for Every Family
A promotion extols Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a universal home remedy for minor ills and serious illnesses alike. It touts safe use for all ages, claims stomach liver and bowel benefits, and offers free samples by mail from Monticello Illinois. The ad urges readers to discard other laxatives and to purchase bottles at local drug stores.
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C. A. Wright
Pasadena Ave
Long Beach
Cal
Lawrence
Regulr
Calawalla Strip
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Ila
Marines Exhibit Drill Before Public at Hicks Home
Marine companies from the U S naval transport Prairie staged an 11 o'clock demonstration in front of the Hicks Home at Government and Joachim streets. Captains Hughes and Rambley led maneuvers while Lieut Colonel Maddox and Major Berkeley organized the event drawing wide public praise.
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U. S. Naval Transport
Prairie
Hiks
Government and
Joachim Streets
Hughes and
Rambley
Maddox
Berkeley
Fountain Pen Behavior in Waistcoat Pockets
The article explores why a high quality fountain pen tends to leak or flow ink when kept in a waistcoat pocket. Factors include capillary action, temperature changes, and pressure shifts that encourage ink to escape through the nib.
Deaths and Funerals in Mobile and Nearby
Hamlet Wilson a Union printer from Hattiesburg Miss died. his funeral is in Mobile at Dixon and McKay parlors with survivors including his mother two brothers Arthur C Wilson and Samuel Wilson. Mrs Josephine Reel funeral held at 401 Marine Street. interment Magnolia Cemetery. Mrs M P Hinckley of St Augustine Fla interred at Magnolia Cemetery after private funeral. Rev Matthew Brewster officiated. pallbearers listed.
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Hamlet Wilson
Hamlet
Wilson
Hattiesburg, Miss
Mobile
Dixon & McKay
Arthur C. Wilson
Samuel ©. Wilson
Josephine Reel
Marine Street
G. C. Tucker
Magnolia Cemetery
William Johansen
Johansen
A. R. Green
William Peterson
Hampton Griffin
Charles Meyers
M. P. Hinckley
St. Augustine
Fla
Tood
Magmalia Cemetery
Matthew Brewster
Prescription That Soon Knocks Rheumatism
A non doctor’s remedy claims to cure rheumatism by blood cleansing. The doctorless formula mixes Toris compound with s vaparilla in whiskey, taken daily. The ad asserts rapid results and urges buyers to insist on the genuine Toris OE ae_int nal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Place Laboratories
Chicago
Battle ship sighting prompts harbor buzz in Empire era
Citizens scan the harbor for a battleship and seek clarity from Empire today. The message hints at a broader claim of exclusive knowledge and public interest.
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Thomas Moore
Twerp
Albright’ & ‘Ood
Dauphin
N Streets
Siztt
Hippodrome
Orpheum
Harry Rogers
School OF Scandal
Cleopatra and
Actium
Antony
Greece
Egypt
L. Dahlheimer
DE Leon
Lawrence A. Wright
J L. C Fry
Merchants Bank
Water and
St. Francis Streets
Dorson
Warren Burch
Dorion
Burch
Marines
C. J. Gayfer
Mos
STREE
North Royal
F. L. Tapia
Britton’s
Hood
van Antwerp
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