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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1916
Page
6
A long column discusses beauty baths and pore care, sea salt baths, and skin cleansing with glycerine soap, olive oil, and castile. It notes dangers of deodorants with lead, suggests perfumed talcum for odor control, and mentions a seaside camp and various social events with named individuals and places.
A reflective poem by Henry Van Dyke closes with lines about walking a mile with a trusted friend. Separately mobile society notes report Miss Hilda Meyer of Mobile visiting Beaumont Texas with Miss Helen Adams of Galveston and Miss Reba Jacobs of Houston, hosted by Mrs. Wolf Hecht at the Hecht home. An informal luncheon at the Ogden scene featured Misses Marie and Marguerite Phillips entertaining the out of town guests with prizes awarded to Meyer and Levison.
The article notes several harmless hair removers available in the market that can remove underarm hair but advises against using them on the face. It also suggests shaving underarms as an alternative.
Advice on hair care warns against alkaline soaps and shampoos that dry the scalp and brittle hair. Recommend plain refined coconut oil, grease free and inexpensive, to moisturize, cleanse, rinse easily, and leave hair soft, bright, fluffy, and easier to manage while removing dust dirt and dandruff.
A Paola Alabama reader quotes a girl describing her mother’s illness and recovery using Granger Liver Regulator. The letter touts the product as a thorough pleasant vegetable purifier and urges readers to consult a local distributor or “Your Srangiet.”
London July 21. Evidence shows alcohol use remains high despite liquor control and harms national efficiency in war work. Business leaders form the Strength of Britain movement to urge Parliament to suspend liquor traffic during the war for national duty to allies and future needs. Signatories include Order of Merit members, Privy Council, Parliament members, army and navy officials, universities, shipbuilders, and major firms.
In Honolulu on July 21 the navy tug Navajo and the lighthouse tender Columbine ended the search for five Fort Shafter enlisted men who sailed last Saturday for a pleasure cruise in a 15 foot whaleboat. The missing are Corporal William O'Reilly Mount Vernon Ind Private Raymond W Rinker San Diego Cal Private Thomas W Murphy Marietta Ill Private Michael Clark San Francisco and Private Silas P Birdsall California.
The Jesse Sherman held to city court on Thursday by Judge Edington was not Jesse W. Sherman of Corbett and McMahon, clarifying an identity mix up in the case and bond records.
Advertisement notes that a Clear Skin is part of beauty and promotes Hagan's Magnolia Balm. It claims quick freshness and beauty, sunburn healing, and tan reduction. Price 75 cents, Lyon Manufacturing Co., 42 South Fifth Street, Brooklyn, N Y. Sample offered free by mail.
Ania ow R Gibbons of Cincinnati plans a return home Wednesday with stops in Birmingham and Chat, accompanied by Helen O Berké who will stay the rest of the week. Hon Thomas Ewing of British Honduras ill in Mobile improves and visits Pass Christian. Emma Tam goes to New Orleans to visit Marcelle Melon. G Davidson in Ravenswood and Biloxi visits on the way home to Mobile. Miss J Hunt from Mobile hosted by Mrs T J Ray. Louise Cowan attends a Biloxi house party. William Webster and wife travel east via New York. Marie and Annie Boyette return to Mobile from Andalusia. Meta Thompson of Mobile is mentioned.
Posses from Eunice Lafayette and Opelousas guard a Savoy thicket after Helaire Carriere is believed to hide there following Sheriff Swords death in St Landry Parish. It is the fifth day of the hunt with a tip of Carriere entering the Savoy area under investigation.
An advertisement touts a physician written remedy to remove freckles. It promises a clear complexion and offers a money back guarantee if it fails. The ad urges asking for double strength ethine by druggists and notes visible improvement after early applications.
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