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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
6
Poem fragment quoting Thomas Lowell Beddoes asks how many times the speaker loves the beloved. The verses compare love to beads in a silver chain and to gleaming hours of a fallen year with imagery of rain and a yellow star.
Miss Josephine Chamberlain, daughter of Judge and Mrs Henry Chamberlain, married Frank Loughran Jr of Birmingham at her parents home. Rev E De La Moriniere officiated the Catholic rite with no attendants, in a decorously intimate ceremony attended by relatives and close friends.
An advertisement touts Sargol as a safe inexpensive master-stroke to convert food into fat laden blood. It promises 10 to 20 pounds of solid flesh by improving digestion and nutrient absorption. Sold by Van Antwerp Drug Co and others with a money back guarantee.
Miss Chamberlain weds Mr Frank Loughran in a green and white ceremony. Guests gather under white standards and candelabra as vows are exchanged. reception features valley lilies, bride’s roses, and a traveling suit for the bride after the celebration. The couple plans to housekeep in Birmingham with strong Alabama ties.
A health note warns that acidic stomachs irritate the stomach lining and cause most stomach troubles. It recommends neutralizing acid with a teaspoon of bisulated magnesia in water after meals, and keeping magnesia handy to allow normal foods without distress.
An advertisement touts Mo-Cola as the safe way to avoid imitation drinks by using Coca Cola’s original formula. The copy emphasizes authenticity and fidelity to the classic beverage.
Celebrants from the University and many friends in the South unite in showering congratulations and best wishes for the person’s future happiness.
Mrs Beverly Wilson hosted the weekly Wednesday Bridge Club meeting with four substitutes joining members. Prizes for high scores went to Mrs Rhenn, Mrs Paul Wilson, and Mrs Flynn, followed by a salad course.
Mrs L Le Baron Lyong hosted the Discards weekly gathering with substitutes and guests. Winners at each table received pretty handkerchiefs. Guests included Mrs B F Adams Mrs Charles L Taylor Mrs G M Luce Mrs A D Pitts of Selma Mrs J W Hunter Mrs T C Booth Mrs M F Kirkbride Mrs J W Mc Alpine and Mrs J W Woolf.
Miss Ella Jones married Mr. John R. Morrell of Mobile in a small at home ceremony hosted by Mrs. Co. F. James. Rev. J. A. Peterson officiated at Gadsden Street Methodist Church. reception followed and the couple depart for Mobile to begin married life.
A Wednesday afternoon No Trumps gathering at Miss Julia Creary featured two tables of play. Miss Agnes Belle Goldsby won high score and received white silk hose as the trophy after an ice course.
Invitations issued for the June 22 wedding of Miss Helen Webster Stanton to Mr Carl E B Swanson at Trinity Episcopal Church high noon. Miss Stanton is the only daughter of Mr and Mrs H A Stanton.
A Government Street Methodist Church class hosted a garden shower for brides to be Miss Sadie Brown and Miss Louie May March with refreshments and games. Miss Margaret Campbell of Florala won a corsage, and gifts included silver meat forks from the class.
A compact notice offers a business lunch option described with unclear phrases and mixed terms likely from an OCR of a local ad. The readable bits suggest a luncheon event or catering offer but lack concrete details such as date time venue or organizer.
The Phi Gamma Delta fraternity hosted a dinner party on University Avenue with Miss Virginia Stigging and Mr. W. A. Holt among the couples seated at long tables adorned with pastel sweet peas. Guests included Miss Lucile Warley and Mr. Basil Clarke and Mrs. Frank Blair among others.
Miss Mary Bea Nettles invites Misses Loraine Cunningham Mary Knight Rush Annie Moore Provost and Nellie Scott to serve as her maids for the Auburn and Spring Hill baseball games this Friday and Saturday while she cheers the visiting team.
A series of society notes lists Katherine Wintersmith visiting her grandmother on Montaux Ave and others traveling to Sea Cliff, New Orleans, Daphne, and Mobile. Guests include Mrs. Mickle with General Mickle, families to Sea Shore Camp Grounds, and Miss Beth Newman summering North.
Mrs Levander Dunlap of New York paid 28148 to the U S government and receives part of 97496 worth of jewels seized as duty. She will obtain the remaining gems if she pays 10000 on January 1 next. The Dunlaps claimed England as home and failed to declare valuables upon entering in 1913 and 1914.
All state and county courts observed Jefferson Davis birthday with a cessation of business and holiday for employees. The city criminal docket resumes Friday at 10 with one case, Jesse Scarborough charged with first degree arson. Special jurors for Scarborough drawn from local lists.
The Mobile Item notes children born on June 3 celebrate birthdays. Ernest L Southall Vivien Eanes Louise Smith Ruth Smith and Jimmie Smith are listed with birth years. The paper invites them to host a birthday picture party with five friends at the Empire Theatre this afternoon. tickets mailed. Boys and girls born in June urged to send full names to the paper.
A warrant charging the operators of the excursion steamer Charles E. Cessna with violating prohibition by selling liquor on board last Sunday was served Wednesday afternoon. Deputy Sheriff Dennis Lynch alleges a passenger bought two bottles while aboard from Charles Stewart who ran the bar. One bottle was taken ashore as evidence for the June 10 trial in the inferior criminal court.
The council of ministers sanctioned construction of an $8,500,000 railroad from Kandalaska in Archangel province across the Kola peninsula to Kola on the Arctic Ocean. The line will link the Arctic with Russia’s rail network, giving northern seaport access. Archangel lies over 300 miles south of Kola.
Readers seek help for dandruff and itchy scalp with plain remedies and hair clipping to promote growth. A weight loss tip promotes Arbolene tablets as harmless. A 21 year old asks how to regain strength and ambition. suggests sleep, regular habits, and cadamene tablets to restore vitality.
Golfers from Birmingham Atlanta Mobile New Orleans and other southern cities gather in Montgomery for the annual invitation tournament of the Montgomery Country Club to be played Thursday Friday and Saturday. Perry Adair of Atlanta an early arrival is seventeen and a standout contender after winning last year’s Montgomery championship cup.
Two American League games between Washington and Philadelphia at Philadelphia were postponed due to cold weather and wet grounds.
Frank P. Samford, stenographer in the Alabama state banking department, is named private secretary to Thomas E. Lovejoy, president of the Manhattan Life Insurance Co. of New York. He is the son of Colonel Wm. H. Samford, legal adviser to Governor Henderson. Jack Davies of Montgomery will replace him in the banking department.
A Gulf Poultry Association meeting discussed a chicken disease resembling chicken pox and reviewed rules for the chicken department of the Gulf Coast Fair to be held next fall. W Earl Wright of Creola, vice president, presented the brief on the forehead disease.
An elderly man explains naming a mule Corporation as a response to abuse from locals. He notes the animal endures mistreatment yet continues on its way, reading the papers and carrying its load through the township.
A fragment notes cola drinks cause discomfort and prompts calls for a genuine article named Mo-Cola. The brief hints at consumer regret and desire for authenticity in a crowded beverage market.
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