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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1915
Page
6
An anonymous verse reflects on playing at life to mask sorrow and longing. It imagines joyful scenes and hidden sorrows, urging a playful, hopeful view of the world despite childhood pain and hardship. The piece ends with a call to find light and love through imagination.
The Asia Street Public School in Baton Rouge offers hot lunches for three cents, arranged by the Parents Teachers Club and supported by Mrs R W Sterrett and Principal L J Amiss. The meals aim to relieve parental worry, provide nutritious meals, and be cost efficient for traveling pupils.
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for indigestion, claiming it improves digestion and blood quality. It promises benefits like steadier nerves, clearer skin, and relief from skin eruptions, with no alcohol or narcotics and available in liquid or tablet form. It also offers a free book, The Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser, on request with small mailing costs.
The newly inaugurated department invites reports from women’s and church organizations, philanthropic and fraternal groups, and musical and literary clubs. It aims to publish notices on meetings and topics of interest to women including suffrage, clubs, and culture. Send items by 1 o’clock Saturdays or noon other days.
Instructions from The Mothers' Magazine describe combining white and whole wheat flour in varying cup amounts, forming a soft dough. After mixing, knead ten minutes, let rise to double, shape into small loaves, let rise an hour, and bake in greased pans.
The Home Economics Club held its regular monthly meeting in the chamber of commerce rooms with strong attendance. They approved an open air social picnic replacing the April election, paired with Reciprocity Day, inviting other clubs, and featuring a lively program. Committees and health and school efforts were outlined, plus plans for a tuberculosis sanitorium site donated by the city.
A list of clubs and gatherings from Wednesday to Saturday including Polyhymnia Circle, Century Book Club, D A H Mobile Chapter meeting, Craighead Parliamentary Law Study Club, U D C chapters, Mobile Business Women's Club, No Trump Card Club, Bridge Club, Social Club, Shakespeare Club, and an A B L 8S expression contest. It also reports a plan by Mobile city and county tuberculosis sanatorium to establish patient care facilities with funds used for the institution after staff salaries, chaired by Mrs. James K. Glennon and president Dr. D. T. McCall.
The Craighead Parliamentary Law Club schedules meetings at the Battle House auditorium. The morning division meets Thursday at 10 30 AM, the afternoon division Friday at 4 PM, and the evening division Friday at 7 30 PM in Parlor C of the Battle House.
An entertainment program will be held at 252 St. Anthony street the residence of Mrs. C. A. Mohr to raise funds for the Government Street Presbyterian Sunday school improvement fund. The event is set for Thursday March 18 at 8 o clock.
The Southern Writers League meets in Chattanooga from April 27 to 30 alongside the Southern Educational conference. President Mrs Marie Bankhead Owen of Montgomery leads a gathering expected to include prominent Southern women. Social events include a reception by Mrs E G Richmond, a Golf and Country Club tea, and a Scribblers luncheon with local organizers aiding Miss Armstrong.
A female minstrel performance under Mrs. Alex B Milner and Mrs. N H Boykin will be held at Boykin's residence soon after Easter for charitable purposes.
Tourists and visitors fill multiple Birmingham hotels including Battle House, Cawthon, Bienville, St. Andrew, Klosky's and Windsor with names from Chicago New York Toledo and Alabama towns. Roster lists include Werner Lawn Reeden Northrop Daf Labuzan Pearce Carmody Righton Montgomery Smithgate Meek and many others. The note invites readers to submit names for the personals column.
An unfinished paper by Judge James Fleetwood Foster, posthumously compiled by Minnie C. Foster, compares the Confederate Constitution of 1861 with the 1787 Federal Constitution. It argues on states’ rights, party evolution, amendments, and the role of divine guidance, with reference to slavery, voting rights, and progressive politics.
A Baldwin County suffrage society formed at Bliss hall on November 7, 1914 with Miss Mary Stallworth of Selma speaking. Mrs. M. L. Fisher elected president and Mrs. E. R. Denel secretary, about thirty members enrolled, active monthly meetings and lectures.
Paris dispatch reports efforts to transplant Lodz industries to Odessa. Odessa city council offers facilities to emigrant manufacturers. Odessa mayor cites chance to become a second Hamburg in this historic period.
Montgomery Advertiser argues the Confederate clause bans importation of African slaves and contrasts with 1787 US Constitution. It notes Northern support to end the trade after 1808 was weak, cites Davis and Benton on motives,Suggests remaking the old constitution to fit a progressive age.
Daphne March 15 regular P T A meeting discussed music and readings with talks by Miss Edith Adams Prof W B Speer and Dr Kiehnhoff. Adams spoke on food values and healthy meals for mothers and teachers. Kiehnhoff urged disease prevention from house flies and mosquitoes. Mentions local real estate activity by Dr George W Kiehnhoff and Prof B B Baker planting satsumas and pecans on new bay front lots.
The American consul at Aberdeen reports the Dark Brynhilda will be released. The ship arrived with a prize crew and had sailed from New York with a cotton cargo before the blockade was declared.
An eminent American scientist foresees a monument to guinea pigs in New York’s Central Park for their service to mankind. The piece extols the animal’s role in medicine, cites anti toxin discovery, and promotes Vitalitas a home tonic sold by Sutton’s drug store and by druggists.
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