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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1917
Page
6
Poem text from Southern Woman's Magazine traces dream born hope and faith through hardship. Speaker recalls trust and encouragement shaping resilience. Expresses yearning for belief to restore strength amid doubt and decay.
A dated, compact quotation presents Shakespearean maxims on wisdom and self trust. The fragment echoes advice about staying true to oneself to avoid folly, framed as a succinct moral sentiment for readers.
A column urges women to practice standing straight to improve health and appearance. It advises keeping a confident posture, raising the chest, and using the thought of standing straight to form a habit, noting health and beauty are linked and slouching spoils the figure. It offers brief tips on posture and mentions vanilla beans in a casual Q&A style.
The speaker notes freckle lotions are mostly harmless but bleaching agents are strong and unsuitable for everyone. Individual skin reacts differently, so guidance requires details about the person seeking to try them.
The Mobile D A R chapter hosted a tea and program marking George Washingtons wedding anniversary. Hostesses included Mrs Rhett Goode Mrs Perrin Bestor Jr Mrs Ashbel Hubbard Mrs Greenwood Ligon and Mrs W S Pugh with regents from Mobile chapters in attendance. Music readings and a decorated tea table supplemented the event as guests mingled after the program.
Mrs Carl or her parents LH Horn to return to Hixon Ala from a Wednesday arrival. Adelene Patterson daughter of H H Patterson Atmore removed tonsils at Mobile Infirmary. Mrs Edgar Discher and Mrs W H Jackson to Carleton Ill by death of Jacksons mother. Myrtle and Roberta Ollinger Mobile visiting aunt Mrs J B El Ms Melton Gazette. Mrs B N Hanson Mobile visiting friends. Margaret Little to Mobile to visit Miss Stella Searcy and the Cochene home for two weeks. Ethel Marquis returns to Mobile after Pensacola visit.
Hollingsworth a drug clerk says a Black man attempted a hold up at the rear of the Southern Express office on St Michael street. He claims he drew his knife and stabbed the robber in the back after the assailant struck him under the eye. The Black man fled west on St Michael street.
Robert T. Barton, former Virginia Bar Association president and head of the Farmers on Merchants National Bank, died in Winchester, Virginia, on January 18 from pneumonia at age 75.
The Navy aims to display a large naval presence for Mobile Mardi Gras with the Maine and several other vessels to join the parade. Secretary Daniels indicated the Maine could stay in Mobile during the celebration, with additional ships entering the port as feasible.
In a January 15 1917 missive Secretary Josephus Daniels thanks Mr Hervey for Mobile support for the U S S Maite visit. He notes Navy calls boost patriotism, regrets three year navy demand limits on such calls, and expresses cordial regards.
Whistler No. 29 and officials attended a meeting with district commanders as committees reported ball preparations on Friday. Flag Day observances planned for next Saturday with Miss Lailia Peterson named chair for duties and territory assignments. A baby girl was born at the Hill residence weighing ten pounds. G L Lambeth returned from Birmingham, Alabama, with Mrs. Lambeth visiting her ill mother.
An old article warns alkali in Moët soaps harms hair by drying scalp and making hair brittle. It recommends plain cocoanut oil as a pure, greaseless alternative found at drugstores. A teaspoon moistened with water produces rich lather that cleans thoroughly and leaves hair soft and fresh.
An ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for shoes and baths to ease pinched feet corns and bunions with instant relief. It claims over 100000 packages used by German and Allied troops and states price 25 cents with a warning against substitutes.
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