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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1917
Page
6
The text quotes Will Allen Dromgoole about gifts of life and courage, contrasting fate and free will. Repeated lines mention The Item's social Department Bell 96 Home 53 Spter 1 P.M. Bell 3135, with archaic phrasing and references to fame, desire, and trustful hearts.
The quotation reflects a moral meditation by Dr Charles Erdman on how a sin scarred soul cannot reach its full heights in time or eternity.
The wedding took place at 3 30 pm at the bride's home with Rev D A Planck officiating. The bride wore a satin and straw traveling suit and a new tiara. her only attendant was sister Miss Winifred in gray taffeta and georgette with pink roses. Mr William Worden served as presiding attendant.
Readers discuss hair curling methods and the dangers of hot irons while Miss Forbes answers beauty and health questions. The page also covers wedding news, society gatherings, charity events, and upcoming showers in Mobile with mentions of social hosts and venues.
Whistler as Vesuvius Lodge No. 221 IAM will install officers at the regular meeting to be held at Odd Fellows hall Wednesday night at 7 20. Mrs Tatum and daughter of Wayne MS visit relatives in the area.
The column lists multiple individuals visiting and traveling: Mr. Carl Gueiss of the A. and M. College at Starkville Miss returns from a holiday visit to his brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs Henry Gueiss. Mr. and Mrs Hans Curjel returned from Mobile and stay with Mrs A Danziger in Prytania. Mr. and Mrs C A Lindey returned from an automobile tour of Louisiana and are now domiciled at Oakside. Mrs A Alvarez and daughter return to York Ala after visiting Mr and Mrs Sea bury. Mr and Mrs H H Patterson hosting guests for a few days in Mobile. Mr and Mrs Henry Gueiss of Kan-sag City spend winter with Mr and Mrs Frederick Pickhard. The friends of Mr and Mrs J C Hurdle regret the serious illness of their son Quitman Carwell, unimproved today. Miss Kathleen Searcy returns from Mobile where she was guest of her sister Mrs John T Cochran for two weeks. Mr and Mrs J B Knox and Miss Carrie Knox plan to depart Wednesday for Florida. Mrs J W Ettel of Lake City Fla visits Mobile as a guest.
A bulleted home remedy claims liquid argon dissolves dandruff with nightly applications. Four ounces moisturize the scalp, rubbing in to destroy signs and itching. Remaining steps promise fluffy hair and lasting relief, with liquid arvon available at drug stores.
Puss Junior defends Buff the dog from an abusive man who cuffed him. A sword flashes as Puss cuts the man’s sleeve, then agrees to take Buff with Tom Thumb and companions leaving the scene with Buff joyous and relieved.
Manager Griffith of the Washington Americans is arranging exhibition dates after spring training in Augusta. The regulars will tour Chattanooga or Birmingham then Nashville and Louisville, while the second team may play Charlotte or Winston-Salem before Norfolk and Richmond games.
Fred Fulton of Rochester Minnesota knocked out Tom Cowler of England in the first round of a ten round match in Brooklyn yesterday. Fulton weighed 218 pounds to Cowler's 208 1 1 4.
Princess Louise of Belgium has been placed under guardianship at the instigation of Archduke Ernst Gunther. Ernst is an aide to Belgium’s governor general and brother-in-law to the German emperor. Louise, daughter of the late Leopold I, has long been known for debts and sensational private life. A Tampa note reports Tampa births in 1916 outnumbered deaths.
A ready to use preparation Wyeth Sage and Sulphur Compound promises to darken gray hair naturally and evenly. Priced at 50 cents at drug stores the product is a cosmetic, not a medicine, and should be applied with a sponge or brush to strands for gradual darkening.
In the U S District Court Southern District of Alabama bankruptcy no 1843 Wallace W Finklea of Mobile is adjudged bankrupt. The first meeting of creditors will be at the Mobile office January 24 1917 at 2 pm to prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt. Referee in Bankruptcy R T Ervin presiding. January 9 1917. Sloan's Liniment advertisement follows.
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