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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1915
Page
8
The verse laments the Betsy Ross flag and its journey through history while recalling a pleasant note about a home wedding of Miss in the season. It blends reflections on the flag’s fate with a nod to a peaceful ceremony in a quaint Quaker town.
A note from Grand Bay describes a daughter visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Phelps. Some men return home without warning their wives before leaving for war or other duties.
Mrs Philip Snowden, a leading English non-militant suffragette, speaks at the International Women's Peace Conference in San Francisco. She argues universal suffrage as the quickest path to lasting peace, criticizes wartime secrecy, and notes infant mortality rises in war time. Jane Addams of Hull House also attends.
The note reads two weddings and social events in Mobile area society circles. Miss Louise Mee Wiseman wed Mr Peter A. Venturini with Rev Gardner Tucker officiating, followed by a supper and toasts. The couple will live at the Wiseman home on Huertes avenue.
The item recalls a December shortest day then a memory of a day together that filled a heart with laughter. It notes Captain and Mrs Mark Bristol visiting Monterey Pennsylvania and gatherings at various social events including Elwell Bridge Club at Mrs Smiths and a Pensacola guest Miss Marie Jones honored at a Spring Hill dance with the Hayes Shugart orchestra.
Calendar notes list the Craighead Parliamentary Law Club gathering at the Cawthon Hotel Friday at 5 p.m. with officer installation. Socials include Mrs W A Ulricht hosting a dancing class Friday afternoon and Mrs Trousdale hosting the Afternoon Social Club at 4 p.m. plus Elwell Bridge Club by Mrs Gregory Smith. Also events: Broad Street Tennis Club party on Eastern Shore and Mobile Business Women’s Club at Magnolia Beach. Militia division signups: naval militia organizers call 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Cawthon Hotel parlor. Col. F B Merrill reports 35 enlisted and invites friends.
A Baltimore doctor recommends a cheap home regimen for eczema ringworm rashes and itching. Use Resinol ointment and Resinol soap from a druggist for about seventy five cents. Bathe with warm water until crusts soften then dry and apply a thin layer of ointment under light bandage if needed. Repeat twice daily and expect relief and clearer skin.
Advertisers claim Skat removes dirt grime and grease leaving hands smooth and white. It supposedly rolls dirt from pores and rinses away easily with broad uses at home office and shop. Sold at 10c at dealer's.
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