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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1916

Page

6

Twilight wedding of Miss Susie Baumhauer and Mr William Rivers

The ceremony took place at St John’s Episcopal church at twilight on Wednesday with Rev Gardiner Tucker officiating. The bridal party entered to Lohengrin and were led by ushers Leslie Burger and Louis Baumhauer, with Mrs Louis Ravier as matron of honor and multiple Baumhauer siblings in the procession.

Susie Baumhauer Charles Baumhauer William Carl Rivers St. John’s Episcopal Church Gardiner C. Tucker Melville Tucker Love Fannie Richardson Cadman Louis Ravier John Charle Baumhauer Cloye Baumhauer St. Francis Street Methodist Church J. B. Northcutt C. C. McGehee Charles Dunster Will Orton Will Caffey Harry Hardy Smith F. W. Evans Louis Duffee Taswell Shepard Helen Rich A. C. Danner Emmet Frazer Mr. Dunster O' Eden Miss Rich Mrs. Frazer Government Street

Beautiful Mobile Wedding and Local Society Notes

A bride and groom wed at St. Francis Street Methodist Church with floral hearts overhead. Attendants in blue silk gowns and silver adornments, and guests including Agnes Gardiner and Earle Rivers. The couple honeymoon by train through Montgomery Selma and Atlanta, returning to 3 South Scott Street Mobile. Numerous society events and club meetings follow, with notices of invitations and personal mentions throughout Mobile society pages.

Mr. Rivers Paul van Antwerp Montgomery Selma Birmingham Atlanta Thomasvile Mobile South Scott Street Agnes Gardiner New Orleans G. W. Rivers Kimbrough David White John White H. Kimbrough J. J. Overstreet Thomasville Groom Earle Rivers Eeting Polymnia Music Circle

Pinex cough syrup remedy promises quick cough relief

An advertisement promotes mixing Pinex with sugar syrup to create a pint of cough syrup at about 54 cents. It claims fast relief for obstinate coughs, sore throats, and bronchial irritation, noting pleasant taste and suitability for children.

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Social calendar highlights from Thursday to Friday events

The notice lists gatherings including No Name Sewing Circle with Miss Willie Minor Hylton, U D C meeting with Mrs W S Pugh at 3 pm, Athelstan informal at 8 30 pm, a baby shower for Daisy Rhodes at 3 pm, Friday Bridge with Miss Virginia Woolf at 3 30 pm, 500 Club with Miss Margaret McNiff at 8 pm, Elwell Bridge with Mrs William Monk at 8 30 pm, and Sirens event at Battle Moor Auditorium in the morning.

No Name Sewing Circle Willie Minor Hylton W. S. Pugh Athelstan Athelstan Club Harry Turner Daisy Rhodes Virginia Woolf Margaret McNiff Elwell William Monk Battle More Auditorium A.m

Wednesday Bridge Club Hosts Evening of Games and News

The Wednesday Bridge Club at Mrs. Wallace Cumnock’s home enjoyed a gala day with two tables of younger players led by Miss Nancy Palmer. Prizes of silk toses and hand painted mayonnaise dishes were awarded to several. Guests included Mrs. Jack Ross Jr and others. Conversation noted local visitors, illness recoveries, and club-related travels.

Lee Barclay Flo Claire Jane Gordon Katherine Courtney Amanda Colville Helen Womack Effie Soost Flossie Kohlman Hortense Reiss Lucille Burke Aleta Stoll Jack Courtney Mildred Shaffer Wallace Cumnock Nancy Palmer Margaret Ella Packer Blacksher Claire Yancy Hilda Broadwood Kate Bodine Stone Imogene Little Silk ‘Tose Jack Ross, Jr Henry Hall E. C. Hughes T. C. Booth Harry Hardy Smith George Gaines Paul Wilson T. K. Jackson Willie S. Moore Perdue Hill Browne Dawson Mbore John McPhillips Terry L. Moore Marshall Turner

Quinine Tonic Laxative Ad Promotes Bromo Quinine

An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine claiming tonic and laxative effects with no nervousness or head ringing. It notes a single product, price 25 cents, and includes E. W. Grove’s signature on the box.

E. W. Grove

Gold imports and exports in 1915 show large deficit

Washington reports that in 1915, gold imports from January 1 to December 24 totaled 435.875 million dollars while exports reached only 26.825 million dollars, indicating a substantial net inflow of gold.

Washington United States

King Cole Dead In Bay City

Leonard J. King Cole pitcher for the New York Americans died at his Bay City home on January 6. He was a noted baseball figure with a storied major league career. Funeral arrangements were not yet announced.

Bay City Mich Leonard J. (King) Cole New York Americans

Venable Declared Victor In Mississippi Win

Meridian judge W. W. Venable won the special election to fill the late Samuel A. Witherspoon in Mississippi's Fifth Congressional District, with complete returns confirming the result. The text also notes an unrelated ad about Ross Aills performing in The Mixup at the Columbia starting Thursday matinee.

Ross Aills Charley Chaplin The Columbia Adv Venable Meridian Miss W. W. Venable Samuel A. Witherspoon Mississippi Chaplin Mr. Aills

A Sure Way to End Dandruff

A four ounce dose of plain liquid arvon will dissolve dandruff overnight. Rub the scalp nightly, moisten with the solution, then by morning most or all dandruff vanishes. Three or four applications destroy every sign and trace, stopping itching and leaving hair fluffy and glossy.

No Trouble to Keep Skin Free From Hairs

Advertisement notes a hair removal paste using delatone powder mixed with water. Apply 2 to 3 minutes then rub off and wash. Claims it removes hair without blemish if delatone is used.

Keeps Kidneys Active with a Glass of Salts

A noted authority explains meat digestion causes uric acid that clogs kidney pores. Sluggish kidneys lead to rheumatism headaches and bladder issues. Four ounces of Rad Salts dissolved in water each day flushes kidneys and neutralizes acids in urine. Jad Salts, inexpensive and safe, offers an effervescent lithia drink to keep kidneys clean.

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