Transcribed Fragments Highlight War Time Warnings and School Campaigns
The passage blends reflections on ancient practices and infant care with a mobile dog tale and a Mobile Alabama school campaign. It notes Miss Case’s dogs Sherwood and Boris in New York and the Fairhope Organic School campaign led by Mrs. L J Newcomb Comings to keep the school in Fairhope Mobile. It also includes a program on Wagner readings and performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Case
Boris
Sherwood
Case
New York
Scotti
Miss . Case
L. J. Comings
Fairhope
Marietta L. Johnson
Mobile
Fairhope League
Greenwich
Conn
Johnson
League
Comings
Alabama
South
Board of
Fairhope Single Tax Corporation
Metta Thompson
E. L. Russell School
Erwin Craighead
James R. Hagan
Arthur Tonsmeire
W. K. Linscott
Devotional Reflections On Growth And Virtue
A reflective passage contrasts changing days and differing views with lines about patience and progress toward truth, courage, virtue, and God. It cites Anon and Phillips Brooks as sources, noting growth away from money and praise toward moral necessity.
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Phillips Brooks
Huguenots and Sherwood Charm Miss Case in Opera World
Opera star Miss Case plans to sing Olympia in Tales of Hoffmann and perform in Huguenots with Boris the Russian wolfhound as an ornamental companion. The piece follows her love of dogs and nature, and her life in New York with Sherwood the French poodle.
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Miss Case
Olympia
Hoffman
Boris
Signor Scotti
Anna Case
Atlanta
Sherwood
New York
Nature
Century Book Club Meets for Study on Interior Decorations
Regular meeting held Wednesday morning at Mrs. Meyers home with Mrs. Wetzel presiding. Discussion covered District Federation and reciprocity day by Shapespear Club. Wetzel presented on Louis XIV XV XVI era interior decorations with a focus on a Louis XV mantel at Mrs. Mayer's home, once Jonathan Emmanuel’s residence.
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Century Book Club
John A. Wetzel
M. A. Meyers
Edith Heckert
District Federation
James Hagan
Shapespear Club
Wetzel
France
Polyhymnia Circle Meets At Mrs Wade Cox Home
The regular bi monthly Polyhymnia Circle meeting was held Wednesday morning at Mrs James Wade Cox residence. Hostesses were Mrs E O Zadek and Mrs D N Browne. The group studied Wagner's genius from various standpoints noting his intense personality and incisive music.
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Polyhmnia Circle
Polyhymnia Circle
James Wade Cox
E. 0. Zadek
D. N. Browne
Wagner
Meeting Woman's Auxiliary Reports on Social and Mission Work
The Woman's Auxiliary met at Mrs. William E. Prewitt’s home on Dexter avenue for a business session and a social gathering. Members discussed missionary stations and reading assignments, Miss Jetter spoke on the ape Home, Miss Burkholder, TB nurse, lectured on tuberculosis, and Mrs. Gardner Tucker read A Shepherd of the Hills from the Ozark Mountain region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Auxiliary
William E. Prewitt
Dexter Avenue
Jetter
Sunshine and vintage cake and bread hints list
Household hints outline Sunshine Cake with egg whites and lemon color yolks, orange extract, flour, cream of tartar, sugar. Nut Bread with sour milk, flour, sugar, rolled oats, soda. Fruit Cake rich with sugar butter eggs spices brandy dried fruit nuts and requires stewing steam and age before icing.
Community Clubs Schedule for Thursday to Saturday
Local groups announce meetings in coming days including Parliamentary Law Study Club at Parlor C and Cawthon Hotel, U D C chapters led by Mrs. Torrey, Mobile Business Women's Club, and social events at Smith Piano Company, with Friday bridge and social gatherings and Saturday Shakespeare Club and A R L S contest at Harte Auditorium.
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Parliamentary Law
Cawthon Hotel
C. J. Torrey
Electra Semmes Colston
C.J. Torrey
Mobile Business Women's Club
Smith Piano Company
Henry Aldridge
Ella Packer Blacksher
Briggance
Harte Auditorium
Women’s World and Work department seeks notices
The Item launches a new department titled Women’s World and Work to publish news on women and home topics. It invites notices from women’s, church, philanthropic, fraternal, musical, and literary organizations, including choir work, with submissions due by 1 p.m. Saturdays or noon on other days.
Personalities in Mobile Hotel Guests and Visitors
The Item lists numerous travelers staying at the Cawthon, St. Andrew, Battle House and other Mobile hotels. Names include J. G. Doran River Forest IL N U Howland Indianapolis W B Knapp Detroit G R Vaughan Philadelphia M H Mechlin Mt Vernon AL and many Alabama residents on business or leisure visits.
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Cawthon Hotel
J. G. Doran
River Forrest
N. U. Howland
Indianapolis
Ind
W. 3B. Knapp
G. R. Vaughan
Detroit
Mich
W. B. Arnold
J. S. Underwood
Philadelphia
R. C. Leib
New Decatur
Ala
A. M. Allen
L. E. la Mont
Montgomery
Cawthon
M. H. Mechlin
Mt. Vernon
Lewis E. Crook
Frank B. Boykin
Calvert
St. Andrew Hotel
Henry Schurrmann
Germantown
Hill
South
City
Battle House
H. J. Hughes
J. Twohey
Ottawa
Ill
Bienville Hotel
B. F. Erwin
Lucedale
Miss
S. C. Ramey
Macon
L. B. Carcock
J. A. Caviezel
Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railway
York
T. E. Brooks
Louisville & Nashville Road
Birmingham
Mobile
George F. Decker
Curiosity and the Cat In a Child’s Quiet Test
A mother warns her son Davy Sloan that curiosity can be dangerous. He vows silence for three minutes and then asks what the cat wanted to know. The tale closes with the boy probing the mystery behind the old saying.
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Davy Sloan
Davy
Grove's General Tonic Claims and Quinine Note
An old claims note touts Grove's Tasteless Child Tonique as a general tonic with quinine benefits. It asserts tonic value for health and references Syatom ba as part of the text.
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Grove
Continental Needham Bryan D A R Donates for Silver Shower Day
Under Five Chapter to one The Under Five Flags Chapter D A R will respond to Silver Shower Day by a donation toward the debt on Continental Needham Bryan Chapter D A R. Notwithstanding the youth of the Needham Bryan Chapter they pledge and send a donation. Virginia Cavalier Chapter D A R pledged toward Continental Hall and sent it to the custodian of the fund.
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Iin
Needham Bryan
Virginia Cavalier Chapter
Continental Hall
Und
Henderson Signs School Tax Law and Related Measures
Governor Henderson signed a constitutional amendment enabling local district and county taxation for public schools at thirty cents per ten dollars. He also approved fifteen other bills including abolition of county tax commissioner offices and a Green measure expanding the livestock sanitary board with two governor appointments. The board now includes the agriculture commissioner chair, Auburn animal industry professor, veterinary college dean, and two breeders.
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Montgomery
Henderson
Lee
Senate
Etowah County
Senator Hall
Livestock Sanitary Board
Commissioner of Agriculture
Auburn
College of Veterinary Science
Able Debaters Chosen for the University
Four students from Alabama colleges were selected for the University of Alabama intercollegiate debating teams to face Vanderbilt and the University of Kentucky. J. Fred Johnson of Florence and Coleman D. Shepherd of Cordova will debate Vanderbilt on April 30 on the immigration bill veto. Morrow and Lewis will contest Kentucky on Kentucky soil. Alternates P. H. Carmichael of Goodwater and O. M. Coston of Birmingham will debate in a future University Forum session.
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University
Ala
Intercollegate
Vanderbilt
University of Kentucky
J. Fred Johnson
Florence
Coleman D. Sheperd
Cordova
W. Howell Harrow
Lanett
C. A.lewis
Eutaw
Johnson
Wilson
Morrow
Lewis
Kentucky
P. H. Carmichael
Goodwater
O. M. Coston
Birmingham
University Forum
J. Comley Merchant
Asheville
Wyatt Rushton
Montgomery
Bay Hotel Damaged by Fire in Castleberry Ala
Castleberry Alabama March 18 The Bay Hotel a two story building the towns largest was seriously damaged by fire at 1 o clock Wednesday Sparks caught the roof and high wind and dry roof threatened total loss. Volunteer fire department extinguished the blaze after burning a large part of the roof and water damage to contents estimated at about two hundred dollars plus building and contents losses.
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Castleberry Hotel
Castleberry
Ala
Bay Hotel
Repton residents bid farewell as Good moves west
Repton Alabama March 18. The town regrets losing W S Good and his family to western Texas where they will establish their future home. He arrived from Tennessee years ago, entered and later sold the mercantile business, and was considered an honest upright citizen highly esteemed by neighbors.
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Repton
Ala
W. S. Good
Texas
Tennessee
D A R Urged to Observe Memorial Silver Shower Day
The Daughters of the American Revolution call on all chapters to observe Memorial Continental Hall Silver Shower Day on March 18 1915. Chapters are urged to send funds by March 30 1915 to the state regent, with a one dollar contribution hoped to clear debt.
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Ince
Continental Congress
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Memorial Continental Hall
Charles B. Nelson
Huntsville
Ala
Meetings of Craighead Parliamentary Law Club
The Craighead Parliamentary Law Club holds three divisions this week. Morning session Thursday at 10 30 in Battle House Auditorium. Afternoon Friday at 4 in Battle House Auditorium. Evening Friday at 7 30 in Parlor C Battle House. Unique Sunday School entertainment planned at Mrs C A Mohr 252 St Anthony Street March 18 at 8 pm to aid Government Street Presbyterian Sunday school.
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Craighead
Parliamentary Law Study Club
Parlor C
Battle House
Lillian
Corinne Thoss
C. A. Mohr
St. Anthony Street
Government Street Presbyterian Sunday School
Examinations for Eighth Grade Pupils Set in Newton County
New Augusta Miss March 18. Tomorrow and next day examinations for all public school eighth grade pupils in the county will be held at the courthouse with about forty students expected. Lieutenant Governor Theo G Bilbo is slated to speak next Saturday afternoon. Public schools close in two weeks for a seven month term. Annual field day exercises are planned at Richton on Friday March 26.
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New Augusta
Miss
Theo. G. Bilbo
Richton
Cardui Ends Woman’s Head and Back Pain Spell
Mrs Will T Lawhon of Cartersville reports severe headache and back pain kept her in bed for days before using Cardui. After three bottles she feels like a new woman and praises Cardui as a life saver and health restorer, urging other women to try the tonic. Your druggist sells Cardui.
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Cartersville
Will T. Lawhon
Cardui
Mobile Chapter D A R Holds April Fundraiser Meeting
The Mobile Chapter DAR met Wednesday at 4 p m in the Colonial Room Cawthon Hotel with regent Mrs E D Bondu rant presiding. Honorary life regent Mrs R H Clarke attended as National Society designated Silver Show er Day proceeds fund Continental Hall and Barton scholarship gifts of 25 and 100 dollars were allocated. An April 13 card party at the Cawthon was planned with Mrs Joseph St G Tucker as chair and Mrs J T Cochre as vice chair. Key Peston of Herron Bay was named an honorary daughter. Mrs R F Gould identified Mrs Dorion as a true daughter of the American Revolution.
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Mobile
Cawthon Hotel
E. D. Bondurant
R. H. Clarke
National Society
Continental Hall Fund
Barton
Joseph St. G. Tucker
J. T. Cochre
Key Peston
Herron Bay
P. B. Dorlon
R. F. Gould
Dorion
Alabama
Pinex cough Syrup Offers Quick Relief and Savings
A home made cough syrup using 2½ ounces Pinex and plain sugar syrup is promoted as a fast, inexpensive remedy for coughs chest and throat colds bronchitis spasmodic croup and winter coughs. The ad claims quick action and suggests buying 2½ ounces Pinex from druggists for 50 cents and bottling it at home to make a pint for about 54 cents. It touts Pine extract guaiacol as therapeutic and assures a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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The
Pinex Co
Fe Wayne, Ind
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