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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1916
Page
8
A fragmentary item from The Item's Social Department features poetic lines about fairies and magic. It references Jane McLean and a playful plea to believe, with earlier garbled schedule notes about BELL and HOME entries.
One of Mobile’s handsomest weddings united Miss Stella Wheeler Burgett and Mr. Rollin Camp in a lavish ceremony. The back parlor setting featured palms tall hydrangeas magnolias and shasta bells with a pink organdy bridesmaid and a lavish floral aisle. The Lohengrin wedding march was performed by Mrs. Emma La Prade Tam and Mr. T. H. Halliwell with a supporting orchestra.
An article warns that common soaps and shampoos contain excess alkali that dries the scalp and makes hair brittle. It recommends plain well refined coconut oil as a greaseless, cheap alternative that lathers well, cleanses thoroughly, rinses easily, and leaves hair soft and manageable.
A column extols grooming as a path to appeal stressing neat clothes, coiffed hair, and proper fit. It suggests tools like a cheval glass and hand mirror, answers reader questions on whitening dark skin with peroxide and lemon juice, and offers shoe comfort tips with foot swelling and talcum powder.
The Boys' Detention Home opens its detentions parlor for a board meeting at 11 a.m. at the Battle House, inviting attendance by staff and interested community members.
Mrs J M Davidson of Montgomery visits her daughter Mrs W B Taylor. Mr and Mrs T M McMillan arrive from Stockton and stay at the Battle House. Mr and Mrs J W Patterson return from Washington DC and Jackson Mississippi. Miss Susie and Miss Selina Perry of Birmingham visit cousin Mrs E W Faith. Mrs Willard Brown returns to Lauderale Miss after Camp Burgett wedding. The Misses Knott travel to Fairhope for summer. Eugene West and partner honeymoon in Pensacola with Mr and Mrs A E Gingrich. D W Partridge family moves to Bellefontaine summer home.
E I Howard and wife convey to Tom J Citronelle for 75 dollars starting 283 feet south of the northwest corner of lot 4 block 18 Mobile county. Charles Benjamin and wife to W P Webb for 175 dollars in section 2 township 5 south range 3 west. Laura L McCabe to S W Graham for 1 dollar and other valuable considerations lot 4 Homer Place Mobile county.
A bride wore a handsome Belgian blue suit with matching accessories for the ceremony. After the wedding the couple departed for New Orleans for a short honeymoon. On return they will reside in Bayou La Batre Alabama where the groom practices medicine.
The Tourist Welcome Club in Mobile places an invitation in hotels inviting guests to use their room at North Royal and register name address and business. The club offers free information services funded by citizens and cross references visitor data to attract conventions and meetings to Mobile.
The following licenses were issued Wednesday morning: White William Robert Clinton and Jennie Moss Cassie. Colored David Singleton and Georgia Black. Walter Wilson and Mary Craig. James F Woods and Mamie Lee Miller.
King Buzzard alias Gus Anderson received thirty days for petit larceny and an additional 140 days for unlawfully resisting arrest after allegedly stealing 3.50 from Dick Young. Deputy Moses Bernstein attempted arrest and Buzzard reportedly brandished a knife. Bernstein shot him, with two weeks in hospital for recovery. Other docket items include Alphonse Davis keeping open store, Mattie Moore vagrancy, Will Stringer gaming, and Sophia Nelson fined for refusing smallpox vaccination. Bunion George fined 101 dollars or four months hard labor for assaulting Lucinda Jones.
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