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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1916
Page
8
A jumble of social events and notices from Mobile area society columns. Mentioned are gatherings hosted by Mrs. W. P. Harris, Miss Gladyce Rayford’s visit from Mobile, and Neva Langdon Huey’s party. other items include neighborhood circle meetings, entertainments in Grand Bay, and remarks on suffrage activism with Alabama participants.
The column ties nursery wisdom to modern grooming and fitness, praising fencing and women’s gym presence. It also includes brief reader questions on nail and skin care, plus a note on suffrage march coverage and local notices. Mentions of Ammonia baths, brittle nails, and Magnolia Balm appear amid broader society items.
A Five Cent Sale is advertised by NKRUPT SALES Co. Beginning Saturday the sale promises TV items valued at five cents or more and all new stock. A money back guarantee is offered if not satisfactory.
Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Roe plan a Mobile visit arriving Monday. Dr. McDonald visited his brother Norman in Detroit. Mrs. H. P. Hirshfield visits with her mother in the city and returns to Uniontown Ala. Miss Madelaine Hirshfield remains in Vicksburg enjoying her time. Rev. and Mrs. Covington D’Olive arrived in Louisville after visiting Nashville. Miss Jennie Montgomery of Gadsden visits Mobile with plans to bring Lillian Toulmin and Norma Boulet. Miss Carrie Fleming of Jacksonville visits her parents between Magnolia Club and Mobile. Mrs. Seymour Perkins and Mrs. John Carmichael return from Mobile where they visited Perkins’ daughter. Miss Loraine Cunningham returns from visits to Montgomery Troy and Elba. Mrs. T. J. Anderson arrives from Galveston to join Capt. Anderson at the Battle House for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Peck and family return to Mobile from Point Clear. Miss Robin Sweatt to visit Miss Mary Newsome in Fort Morgan. Miss Mildred and Miriam Russell of Montgomery visit Hayneville. Miss Caro Mickle visits Business Women’s Club Magnolia. Mrs. Alice Burton visits Henry Brewer in Fairford. Dr. Lee Roe to Philadelphia for clinics. Mr. A. F. Kersting spends a day at the Riviera Biloxi. Mrs. Theodore King leaves today.
An offer promotes a no cost trial if freckles persist. Buy ethine double strength from a druggist and apply a few times to remove freckles and improve complexion. money back if results fail.
Robert Cameron Whistler returned from visits to St Lotdis Kansas City and Colorado Springs. George Liversage Swift packing house traveling agent left for Jackson Ala. Veanher Suitestates Miss Wooten returned to Mobile after visiting Peterson. Whistler Lodge No 127 Knights of Pythias met to install officers including Bert Bridge Ona Ormerd Thomas Seabury James Faucett Thomas Allman Jerome Tomlinson Nicholas Tew Earnest Norwood John Ormerd Roy Aldrich.
Fourteen labor leaders were convicted for extortion against a property owner tied to a strike. Sentences ranged from one to three years in penitentiary, with fines between 500 and 2000 dollars.
After visiting Gulf City for her Chattanooga home Miss Purkaplie heads to Citronelle with summer plans in St. Petersburg. Frank Brock returns to East Lambert from Mobile. Hattie Carpenter returns from Fruitdale. Chas Duntze returns from Mobile to Escatawpa. Mise Belle Norris stays with Bern Wood in Filo Claire. Margaret Blacksher visits Helen Terrill for a few days. Raymond Beara guests with relatives in Citronelle.
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