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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1916

Page

6

Meeting of Home Economics Club a Great Success

A bustling meeting of the Home Economics Club drew both women and men to the Hall last night. Mrs. James presided, with Miss Alice Frazer as secretary, and speakers including Miss Elizabeth Fonde, Mrs. Erwin Craighead, and Mrs. G. H. Math. The program featured humor and guidance on dairy, tick eradication, and rural economy, ending with the pledge to vote for tick eradication.

James N Alice Frazer Goldsmith Con Ing C. S. Shuford Sion Erwin Craighead James O. Smith Alabama Elizabeth Fonde Miss Fonde Tick Eradication Committee J. B. Harvey Columbia Gem of the Ocean

Sage Tea and Sulphur for Dark Hair Revival

An old time remedy claims Sage Tea with sulphur darkens gray or faded hair naturally. A 50 cent Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound is sold ready to use at drug stores for easy home application.

Wyeth

Birthday Parade At Empire Theatre For March Born Children

The Mobile Item lists eight children born in March with names ages and addresses and invites them to a birthday picture party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon. Tickets mailed. Readers born in March asked to send their full names addresses and birthdates to Birth day Editor two days before their birthday.

Lillian E. Fenn N. Claiborne Genevieve Martin Toulminville Francis C. Imaand S. Conception Joseph E. Jones N. Broad Alice F. Guin N. Conception Mamie C. Pugh Dauphin Albert Finch the Item Empire Theatre

Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Events

The schedule lists H. S. Club with Miss Edith Metzger at 3 30 p m, bridge parties for Miss Doris Moughan and Miss Bernice Eldridge, a Five Hundred party for Miss Bernice Eldridge, sewing circle, a Seaman's Bethel concert, Newman Circle at 252 South Ann street, Friday games with Miss Virginia Woolf and Miss Julia Creary, Miss Amalie Ladds bridal party, Euchre and 500 at St Patrick's hall, St Patrick's Party by Y W C A, and a Silver Tea fundraiser for the Clara Schumann Club at Cawthon hotel from 4 to 6 pm.

H. S. Club Edith Metzger J. W. McAlpine Doris Moughan Birmingham W. H. Hawkins Bernice Eldridge Knoxville Tenn W. M. West Seaman’s Bethel Newman Henry Miler South Ann Street Virginia Woolf Trump Club Julia Creary Amalie Ladds Cope-Orrell St. Patrick’s Hall St. Patrick’s Clara Schumann Club Cawthon Hotel Mobile Graded Union Una Coffin Helena Krudop Mattie Houston Eek *H. Cole

St Patrick Party Honors Miss Jodie Powell In Mobile

Social news from Mobile highlights St Patrick party hosted by Mrs M B Guice for Miss Jodie Powell with games hearts tables shamrock decor and a two course luncheon. Club events include Home Economics tick work report and YWCA board luncheon at the Cawthon hotel with Hyacinth decor.

Hilda Meyer Mobile Lewis Strelitz Miss Meyer San Carlos Strelitz I. Heilbron Paula Hirskovitz Jack Stone Messrs M. Frenkel Solomon Levy Lazar Cahn Pensacola News M. B. Guice Jodie Powell Evergreen Ala J. T. Wright Julius T. Wright Cawthon Hotel Y. W. C. A. Board of Directors Hyacinths T. D. Nettles G. G. Scott G. A. Leftwich Truman Elizabeth Jane Lamey John Lamey Jessie O’connell Jacob Reiss Olaf Olesen Grace Brady Dennison Elizabeth

Court actions and verdicts from Tuesday sessions

In the Circuit Court Judge Browne presided with several cases: Spencer Newell vs Mobile Light and Railway Company ended with a non-suit and bill of exceptions. Ellison vs Sly saw verdict for plaintiff of 25 dollars, Hudgins vs Sly 36 dollars. Law and Equity with Judge Berney included Mobile Overland vs Richards dismissed by plaintiff, Taylor vs Caribbean and Southern Steamship Company court verdict for 2693.34 dollars with defendant excepting, Sutton vs Mobile Jackson and Kansas City Railroad Company to trial, and a Wednesday call for Kansas City Railroad Mary Roberts vs Mobile Light and Railway Company and National City Bank vs Motor Machine Company. Some men admire simplified spelling.

IW Yhe Samuel B. Browne Spencer Newell Mobile Light and Railway Company R. J. Ellison E. R. Sly Charles Hudgins Law and Equity Court Safford Berney Mobile Overland Company N. A. Richards James S. Taylor Caribbean and Southern Steamship Company Sarah Sutton Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad Company Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad Mary Roberts National City Bank Motor Machine Company

Kidney Remedy Testimonial for Swamp Root Proven Reliable

A 1915 testimonial from B J Fenstermaker of Lakewood Ohio credits Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root with curing kidney and bladder trouble after other remedies failed. The statement was sworn before Notary Public Wm J Klotzbach on October 18 1915.

B. J. Fenstermaker Roycroft Ave Lakewood Ohio WM. J. Klotzbach

Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey Medicine For Children

Advertisement urges parents to give Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey for coughs and colds in children. It describes a pleasant syrup that soothes coughing reduces fretfulness and helps children eat and become well.

Dr. Bell

Mrs Mathis Leads County Farm Tour With Notables

Mrs G H Mathis head of Alabama Bankers Association and a party including Nettie Beall Marguerita Rosson Dr Henry W Taylor and local chamber members toured Mobile County dairies orchards and farms. They visited Sheriff Holcombe Mallette dairy Rowell farm and viewed a large cabbage patch as Dr Taylor photographed scenes for upcoming articles on Mobile County products.

G. H. Mathias Alabama Bankers’ Association Nettie Beall Weekly Age Herald of Birmingham Marguerita Rosson Henry W. Taylor Mobile Rotary Club George A. Maloney EB. M. Bailey M. J. McDermott L. C. Irvine W. M. Clemens Mobile Chamber of Commerce W. H. Holcombe Taylor Mallette Rowell Farm

Chicago doctor suspended over ethics ruling

Chicago March 16 Dr H J Haiselden suspended from the Chicago Medical Society for conduct unbecoming the ethics of the profession in connection with the Baby Bollinger case. He may appeal to the Illinois Medical Society.

Chicago H. J. Haiselden Chicago Medical Society Baby Bollinger Dr. Haiselden Illinois Medical Society

Heina Delivers Large Havana Cargo From Pier 8

The Norwegian steamship Heina from the Munson Line arrived Saturday evening and loaded a substantial Havana bound cargo at pier 8. The shipment included 18 042 bushels of corn 28 255 bushels of oats 8 450 barrels of flour 409 superficial feet of pitchpine lumber and 222 tons of mill feed plus other items. She departed Tuesday evening.

HEINA Havana Munson Line Pier 8 Cuba

Burials for Willis A Cook and Mary P Nicholas

Funeral services for Willis A. Cook of Irvington Alabama were held at St Pauls Episcopal Church with burial planned in Athens Georgia. Mrs Mary P Nicholas wife of J A Nicholas died Tuesday and was buried at Pine Crest Cemetery after a large family funeral. Sam Smolkin was arrested for violation of the prohibition law after a raid on 262 Lipscomb Street yielding thirty half pints of gin.

Daisy Peck S. H. Peck Mary Helen Seelbach E. Ky Helen Blodglett Washington, D. C Peck Battle House Killarney St. John’s Church W. E. Pruitt Dexter Avenue Miss Hoover A. Burkholder Philippines W. A. Cook Willis A. Cook Irvington Ala St. Paul’s Episcopal Church John Chapman Pascagoula Miss Athens R. B. Thurston F. D. Partridge E. L. Curtis J. Gregg M. P. Nicholas Mary P. Nicholas J. A. Nicholas D. J. Crowley Ann California Pine Crest Cemetery Sam Smolkin Burch, McInnis Macon Smolkin Lipscomb Street Recorder’s Court

Weyler Gravely Ill in Madrid March 15

Captain General Valeriano Weyler commander in chief of the Spanish army is gravely ill in Madrid as reported from Paris.

Weyler III Madrid Paris Valeriano Weyler

Cummins Likely 8 to 1 Victory in Republican Preference

ST PAUL Minn March 15 Indications today were that Albert D Cummins United States senator from Iowa would win the Republican endorsement over Henry D Este brook of New York by about eight to one in yesterday s preference primary.

ST. Paul Minn Albert D. Cummins United States Iowa Henry D. Estabrook New York

Sharp watch kept over Nogales villa refugees

In Nogales Arizona March 15 American troops sharpen patrols around five hundred Villa refugees and escalate scrutiny of strangers.

Nogales Villa Nogales Ariz

The Dream of the Beauty World

An article touts beauty by using Beautiola products for complexion care. It promotes Beautiola Face Bleach Beautiola Beauty Cream and Beautiola Complexion Powder as essential items available at druggists and at Van Antwerp's Drug Corporation in a fashionable outlet.

van Antwerp Moolle

Vinol Cures Colds Says Local Drug Ad

Goats milk prescribed by Hippocrates for coughs is echoed in a Vinol advertisement. Vinol, from Van Antwerp's Drug Corp, blends cod liver extractives without oil plus iron peptonate and beef peptone to treat coughs and colds at home. The copy urges readers to visit a Vinci drug store in their town.

Hippocrates van Antwerp Drug Corporation P. S Vinci Drug Store Adv

DANGERS OF DRAFT Sloans Liniment Relief Claim Ad

An advertisement promotes Sloan's Liniment to treat neuralgia stiff neck sore muscles and rheumatic attacks from drafts. It claims quick relief via improved circulation with a tingling warmth and restful sleep and notes price 25 cents at the druggist.

Adv

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