Bellingrath Hostess Welcomes Notable Guests At Dallas Reception
Enjoyable event at Mrs. Katherine Bellingrath s home in Dallas with serenades by Professor Dunster and Mrs Campbell. Guests listed include Mr. and Mrs. Sackhoff and many others from Dallas, Atlanta, and Clarksburg, West Virginia, with pink roses and elaborate refreshments described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seren
Dallas
Katherine Bellingrath
Atlanta
Yuse
Killarney
Henriette Tacon
Brookie Poetz
Lucy Crichton
Leonarse
Carolyn Acree
Alice Sackhoff
Charles Dunster
Douglas Campbell
Ed Horton
Marie Shaffer
Bellingrath
C. S. Sackhoff
Co. BE. Edgar
W. Morse
Emmie Morse
W. C. Do
Whitening skin through wax and tinctures advertised as safe
An advertisement claims tan red or freckled skin can be shed using warmed wax and powdery preparations. It also offers a home remedy mixing powdered saxte with witch hazel to tighten and smooth the skin, promising a younger appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sly, Coulson
July Birthdays Celebrate Children at Empire Theatre Event
The ITEM congratulates S Delaney Woods Harold D Adair Antoinette Hanlon Elna McDavid Marie Combel Sarah Kamil Helen Phillips Inez Parker Mary Woodruff and others born July 1903 1912 and invites them to a birthday party this afternoon at the Empire Theatre. Tickets mailed. July-born children asked to send full details to the Children's Editor MOBILE ITEM two days before their birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Delaney Woods
Jefferson
Harold D. Adair
S& Reed
Antoinette E. Hanlon
Charleston
Elna M. McDavid
St. Stephens Rd
Marie L. Combel
Old Shell Rd
Sarah Kamil
N. Franklin St
Helen L. Phillips
S. Ann St
Inez Parker
Madison St
Mary L. Woodruff
Crichton
the Item
Empire Theatre
Social notes from Mobile region families and visitors
Personal mentions list Mrs. George T. Rosson and daughter Eugenie Rosson at Glen Rest Bayou la Batre with Eugenie returning Monday and Mrs. Rosson staying in Mobile. Numerous relatives and friends visit Mobile, Coden, Fairhope, and nearby towns from Glen Rest, Killiecrankie, Battles, Magnolia Beach, Marion, Birmingham, and Pensacola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Rosson
Miss Eugenie Rosson
Glen Rest
Bayou la Batre
Eugenie
Mrs. Rosson
Mobile
Anna Bridgman
Social notes from the week of travel and visits
The item lists numerous social visits and travels. People like Miss Augustine Ellis, Mrs. R. C. Moore, Mr. Walter Overton, Miss Edwina Druban, Miss Teenie Davidoff, Eva Davidoff, Mr. Tom Raines, Miss Julia LeBlanc, Charles Well, and Mrs. A. D. Davis are mentioned visiting family or friends in Oak Grove, Fairhope, Gulfport, Pensacola, Millview, Port Arthur, and Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. ‘A. Kenopke
Augustine Ellis
R. C. Moore
Oak Grove
Ellis
Walter Overton
Fairhope
John Hackanson
Edwina Druban
Madeline Schimpf
Miseés Teenie
Eva Davidoff
Gulfport
Salloun
Tom Raines
R. L. McLeod
Fort Morgan
Julia LeBlanc
Pensacola
Millview
Fla
Charles Well
Montgomery
Walter Mitchell, Jr
University of Alabama
A. D. Davis
C. J. Kountz
Port Arthur
Texas
British announce total casualties in war
A British statement reported total casualties at 330,995 for army and navy through mid July, with naval deaths and wounded detailed. Premier Asquith noted 258,069 army casualties by May 31, and 18,547 navy killed or missing by May 31, amid broader wartime losses and mixed casualty tallies across belligerents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Asquith
Iis
Ees
Miesing
House of Commons
H. J. Tennant
Great Britain
Germany
Cattlemen Meeting in Mobile Noted Along With Local News
Whistler and Mobile county notes report John Ormerd attending a cattlemen meeting at Mobile court house. Several residents including Miss Katie Jackson return from Meridian with relatives. Others travel to St Louis and Kansas City, while John Nicholas recovers after surgery in Mobile. A Crabtree home gathering features songs and ice dessert. Mayor Pillans receives a letter from Cretta Childs seeking information on her father Jake Childs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whistler
Ala
John Ormerd
Mobile County
Court House
Mobile
Katie Jackson
William Calloway
Roy Pullen
St. Louis
Kansas City
John Nicholas
Southern Infirmary
Paul R. Jones
Coden
T. L. Crabtree
Wassen Street
Pillans
Cretta Childs
Mossy Head
Fla
Jake Childs
Traffic Manager of Mobile C of C is Given Honor
R G Cobb of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce was elected to the executive committee of the Southeastern Traffic Association formed to secure fair freight rates. The group includes Morgan Richards J T Slater W M Flynn and W S Lounsberry and will meet in Montgomery on August 2 to finalize its organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Cobb
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Southeastern Traffic Association
Montgomery
Mr. Cobb
Morgan Richards
Selma Chamber of Commerce
J.T. Slater
Make It Easier For Baby In Summer
Health guidance advises keeping a baby’s bowels regular to prevent summer illnesses. A mild regular laxative with pepsin, sold as Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, is recommended for children. The product is pleasant tasting, gentle, non narcotic, and about fifty cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
Seathwell Isa
Confessions of a Wife Conflicted Over Motherhood
A 1915 letter from Kitty Mal ram expressed dread at pregnancy and fear of losing youth and romance. She confesses longing for flirtation and attention, prefers personal pleasures over duty, and contemplates revealing her pregnancy to Margie before her husband Herbert notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Sonny
Kitty
Malram
Kitty Malram
Margie
Herbert
Russia cleans out the incompetent war office
London reports a clean sweep at the Russian war office as officials blamed for ammunition shortages are dismissed. The Petrograd correspondent notes renewed public confidence, a potential large counter offensive, and fresh energy toward boosting munitions after General Soukhomlinoff’s resignation on June 26 and General Polivanoff named as minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Petrograd
Daily Mall
Soukhomlinoff
Nicholas
Polivanoff
Atlanta Secures Mule Purchase Contract with British
Atlanta sources report the British government has a contract with local livestock dealers to buy one hundred mules at 160 dollars each for an indefinite period. Deliveries start Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Social night at Miss Florence Newell's on Tacon Street
Crichton Crichton and July Terarrene with Miss Florence Newell hosted the Baraca and Phthalia classes at her Tacon Street home. Nearly all members attended and a future box social was planned. A watermelon cutting followed late on the lawn. Mrs. Rhodes and three children leave for Birmingham to visit her mother. A Sister of Mercy from Selma visited her family. Mrs. Harry Payne and son Luther left for Pensacola to visit her mother. Friends of Mrs. W. A. Albright regret her illness at Spring Hill home. Mr. and Mrs. L. Lloyd of Lloyd's Station visited Sunday. Mr. Lavergy spent Sunday at Dog River plantation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crichton
July Terarrene
Florence Newell
Tacon Street
Harry Payne
Luther
Pensacola
Fla
W. A. Albright
Spring Hill Avenue
L. Lloyd
Lloyd’s Station
Lavergy
Dog River
Fatimas Defeat Driftwoods In Close 4-3 Game
Miss Dora Hill left after visiting Mrs. Burton. R. L. Ellis has recovered and is out again. Fatimas beat Driftwoods 4 to 3 with strong pitching and batting by Cooper and Crabtree. Batteries were M Cooper and Sam Jacoby for Fatimas. Chaddick Peterson and Quivalarie for Driftwoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakdale
Ala
Dora Hill
Chatom
Burton
R. L. Ellis
George Walker
S. T. Williamson
Milky
Jim Williamson
Birmingham
George Southard
Cuba
Fatimas
Driftwoods
Cooper
Crabtree
M.cooper
Sam Jacoby
Chaddick
Peterson
Quivalarie
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W. A. Christian
Leslie Marechal
W. A. Newell
A. P. Tacon
Caroline Tacon
Rosa Tacob
Kate Moslander
Vera Williams
Lucy Edgar
Stella Keeney
G. H. Upchurch
E. H. Britton
Phoebe Lawrence
Nannie Planck
Martin Ho
Mattie Hickey
Agnes Fowlkes
Dorothy Hackinson
Minnie Baker
Mary Roach
Hazel Dorgan
Anna Crichton
Amelia Berlin
Eleanor Starnes
Mary Kolb
Annie Pearson
Sue Crichton
Norma Sutton
Messrs
Mitchell Cunningham
Frank Ladd, Jr
Donald Coles
R. E B. Williams
Emmet Holbrook
Starr Butterley
George Lawrence
John Beggs
Ernest Edgar
H. C. Sackhoff
Joses
Lenoir’s
Eczema
Ehibert
R. Ehibert
Keenville, Ala
Cawthon-Coleman Company
Selma, Ala
Gerardy Miko
Battles Wharf
Battles Hotel
Davis Avenue
Theodore Patikas
Mobile & Ohio
R. R
Miss
Chunchula
Alabama
Reean
Ball
Reo
Shelby Welch
Mobile Infirmary
Gus Chaudron, Jr
Battles
Herman Long
Demopolis
Hardy Demeranville
Magnolia Beach
Windham Lyon
James H. Patterson
Marion
John White
5. N. Eubanks
Pen- Fia
Eubanks
Spain Fort
Nellie
Katie Hurley
Point Clear
Addie Moses
Business Women’s Club
Harry Britton Groom
Coral Burns
Selma
EB. G. Snow
Miriam Delchamps
Muriel Bromberg
Miriam Schamps
Frank Stollenwerck
Dupre Hays
Tom McDonald
Harold Wright
Otis Clements
Davis Yonge
Nettles
Sea Cliff
William Patten
George Stevens
Ivy Gilpin
Peers Woman's Club
Magnolia
Mis ‘Garet Jones
Fletcher Slaton
Dorothy Mitchell
Ruth Johnston
Houston
Tex
Katherine Tonsmeire
Mitchell’s
Henry Bertolotti
Providencenfirmary
Robert Ricks
Spring Hill
New Orleans
Adolph Ricks
Lois Stiles
Bob Stewart
Jackson
Lilly Walsh
Goden
Zoe Walsh
Corbett Ryan
Claude Ryan
Olean Ryan
Asheville
Minnie Black
Palestine
Santil
Ethel Jackson
Pineapple
Mary Belle
Grace van’ Heuvel
Joseph Lo- Tanz
Pee
Letherine
Ottaws On
Lake
Tuscaloosa
R. A. Johnston
Munsey’s
Dange
Beardslee
J. Rezin Beggs
Lillian Doyle
Louis Ridlemeyer
John Sargeant
Mamie Tompkins
W. G. Chandler
Gladys Tompkins
Douque
Avalon P. Tacon
James Irving Westbrook
Huldah Chamberlain
J. L. Marty
Dauphin Island
Rolston
Loris Pincus
Ike Forcheimer
Helen Rosenbaum
Marion Forcheimer
Alvin Rosenbaum
Berney Strauss
Ferdinand Beer
Rolston’s
Beau Regard Mumford
Elizabeth Mumford
Edwards
Mumford
Washington
Los Angeles
A. T. Beauregard
Miss Mumford
M. H Clark
Virginia
Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
Beuregard
Regular Army
San Antonio
Montgomery Journal
Miss Courtney
Columbus
Katherine Courtney
Florence Harris
Mr. Moseley
Union Springs
Margaret Gordon
Eugene Ransom
Mrs. Crenshaw
Warm Springs
Columbus Ledger
Miss Gordon
Mr. Ransom
C. OF C
Southeastern Traf
Ass'n
Noth
Jim
Mary Maloney
Pat Maloney
Reed
Russia
Eaceen
E. Carre Co., Mfrs
Gulf Coast
Bay St. Louis
S. Royal ST
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