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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1916
Page
7
A humorous poem by William Kirk urges Uncle Sam to get a mail suit and sturdy gear to withstand any foe. It presents a lighthearted plea for preparedness and resilience as a national figure. It reads as a patriotic urging from civilians.
A beauty guidance column stresses eye health for performers and successful beauty careers. It advises against rubbing eyes, recommends morning eye washing with pure water, and suggests rest breaks. It outlines training steps for becoming a beauty professional and potential early pay.
The narrative describes Emmet O Rourke and family hosting an informal morning for Miss Katherine Farrar of Tuscaloosa at a Mobile residence. It details ornate flower arrangements in white and gold, Shasta daisies, roses and dahlias, crystal mints, and a daisy-adorned receiving line. Also noted is the wedding of Mrs Bertha Hempstead to William M Rowell at Rev S D Monroes home with a white lingerie gown and brides roses.
The Bible Study Class under Mrs D B Cébbe held its first meeting at the Burgett Memorial yesterday at 5 o'clock with about forty members enrolled. They chose Dr Gray's Synthetic Study and Cravation of the Bible in One Year to read next, starting with Genesis chapters 1 to 11. A prayer closed the gathering led by Miss Nannie Baker.
Article discusses female dyspepsia not cured by ordinary tonics. It claims a distinct dyspepsia tied to the female organism and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the suitable stomach tonic for women. It cites Mrs. Williams’s testimonial about taking the remedy.
Friday social calendar lists a Presbyterian Neighborhood Circle meeting with Mrs C A Mohr at 60 p m and Craighead Parliamentary Law Club at p m in the assembly room at Cawthon.
In Washington on June 30 forecasts indicate Alabama and Mississippi will have partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday.
Captain B G Anderson and family left Mobile for New Orleans on Tuesday, then sailed for the canal zone after a stay in Crescent City. Mrs Powers and Mrs Spense accompanied them to New Orleans. Miss Madeline Hirschfield leaves for Uniontown to spend summer with relatives. Mrs David A Stewart joins her husband with the Machine Gun Company. Mrs Joseph Little returns from Livingston, Alabama with children. Mrs C B Percy heads to Savannah for a six week Boston stay. Mrs Robert Gould arrives from Houston and Mrs Joseph Childs of Demopolis returns home. Miss Kerine Braun returns from visits to Maras and Pensacola.
Dr. B. A. Matthews cashier of the Clanton Bank found guilty by a jury of mismanagement in the bank failure last April and sentenced to three years. An appeal was filed. Trial began on a second of the thirteen cases against him as well. Matthews paid $23,000 to the State Superintendent to be distributed among depositors to insure payment.
Washington notice from the army medical department promises no repeat of Spanish war health conditions for troops called to the colors with the national guard. It states world standards in sanitation have been set and that, in supplies, this division is the best equipped of the army.
The sundry civil bill carrying $128 299 284 was approved today by both Senate and House after conference. An amendment allows the appropriation for a new government powder factory to be used for constructing a plant or enlarging an existing government facility. The Senate backed the conference report by 35 to 18.
Democratic leaders said the general revenue bill providing about 210 million dollars for government needs would be brought into the house likely next Monday and taken up Wednesday.
President Wilson will send nominations for the five members of the farm loan board created by the rural credits act to the senate in a few days. He is reviewing a long list of recommended men for the positions.
In city court Thomas Edwards, a Black man, was sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary after being found guilty of murder for fatally shooting Lester Green on February 27 following a prior assault. Witnesses testified to a confrontation and beating the night before the fatal exchange.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey for children with cold symptoms. It claims a pleasant taste helps soothe coughs, reduce fretfulness, improve sleep, and speed recovery, offered at 25 cents in pharmacist ads.
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