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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1915
Page
14
Cleveland architects F B Meade and J Hamilton design a non burnable, fully tile-lined fire safe dwelling. A national movement promotes safe construction with a cold proof, sanitary system and novel internal layout linking kitchen, hall, and living spaces across two floors.
A long list of church activities and times across multiple denominations. Prayer meetings at 5am and 6am, Sunday schools around 9:30am, preaching at 11am and 7:30pm, with pastors named for each congregation. Public invitation notes and revival mentions appear in several entries.
Public men will address Alabama farmers at the Plateau Institute conference in Plateau Ala Feb 2 to 3. The program lists enrollment, farm literature, talks by Isaih J. Whitley A F Owens and others on diversified farming, fertilization, soil, pests, rural churches and women’s work with sessions led by Mike Houston J A Kitchen G Lake Ines and Clenton J Calloway.
MarriAge Licenses. Don F. Lamar and Lillie Esther B. Frazier, Jesse Hill and Ada May Doolittle, Jeff Miles and Lavenia Jackson. Births. Boy Will and Mary Williams. Girls Cleveland and Cornelia Cade, Mary Pearl, and Frosencee and Mary E. Collins Clara O. Horace, Jah and Grace Dorch, Edward Al Male Robert ter, George Reed.
A didactic admonition warns against excessive drinking and foolish actions that lead to police court trouble. It counsels minimal talking, proactive effort, sobriety, and thrift as the path to steady success now and in the future.
The Dorcas Charity Association submits its Christmas work report to Mobile citizens. It urges donations of food, clothing, shoes, hats, and fuel to aid widows and children, listing donors and contributions from local churches, businesses, and individuals.
Notices describe multiple church events including revival services at Shiloh Baptist Citronelle First Baptist Warren Street M E and Mt Pisgah Hapiiat Grand Bay with preaching at 11 am and 7 pm. Williams Jubilee Singers visit Warren Street Church Thursday Feb 4 1915 and Emancipation address by Dr. G W Lewis at colored stores.
Despite bad weather the first quarterly conference for the year was a success. The business meeting on January 15 reported greatly reduced church obligations and a bright outlook for a strong year. The pastor and presiding elder received high marks and plans for growth were praised.
Citronelle services at James Chapel of ME Church Citronelle with pastor J Odom show growth as new members join and Sunday gatherings increase. The article notes upcoming services on Sunday night January 24 inviting all to attend.
Fresh opened plant oysters sold by the dozen or half dozen at Charles Schimpt Restaurant 3 5 7 North Royal. Pricing lists 16 percent toast at 6c extra raw at stand 20c per dozen half dozen 10c advance.
Norville Bros advertise a Broad Street five room cottage with bath and electric lights, and a Monteey Street lot near Government Street at 1000 dollars. Also forty acres one and a half miles from the station, twenty miles from town, near the county place, with a predicted local prosperity rush.
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