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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1916

Page

7

Australia elects first woman attorney Agnes McWhinney

Agnes McWhinney of Townsville becomes Australia’s first woman admitted to the bar. The article notes progress by women in South Australia and mentions notable female doctors and a nurse in wartime service, alongside domestic guidance on recipes, corsage care and clothing details.

Australia Agnes McWhinney Townsville South Australia Helen Sexton Melbourne War Department Elsie Dalziel Sydney

New Orleans Jitney Ordinance Upheld by Court

New Orleans March 21 The state supreme court on rehearing held the jitney ordinance valid reversing last November’s ruling. The measure requires a 5000 indemnity bond signed by a surety for each jitney machine operated.

New Orleans State Supreme Court

Chamberlain Cough Remedy Praised for Children

Mrs James Kern of Manchester New York endorses Chamberlain cough remedy as the quickest relief for children and effective for colds and croup. She keeps it in the house and believes it invaluable and widely obtainable.

Chamberlain James Kern Manchester N. Y

Weight loss without starving via Korean oil capsules

A weight loss tip urges readers to use Oil of Korean capsules from Van An twerp or a druggist. Take one after each meal and one at night, weigh weekly, and claim the method removes fat safely with little cost.

van Antwerp

Uncle Wiggily Gets A Spring Barber Visit

Uncle Wiggily Longears plans a shave and hair cut for spring at a barber shop. Mother Goose explains, Tommie Tucker delivers snuff, and the barber’s dull scissors delay the work amid a playful sneeze-filled interlude.

Uncle Wiggily Mother Goose Tommie Tucker Uncle

Cupid's Corner Conducted by Miss Eros

Inquiries on love affairs addressed to Miss Eros will be printed if concise. Personal letters are not answered. Young women seek guidance on marriage age and secrecy in romantic letters, with advice offered on suitability and parental approval.

Dry Goods Miss Eros Lucille Florence

Club Calendar Highlights Local Meetings This Week

The Tuesday through Saturday schedule lists diverse gatherings including As You Like It Club, Home Economics Club, St Claire Sewing Circle, Mobile Equal Suffrage Association, D A R under Five Flags Chapter, Art Needle Work Club, Grace Bestor Inge Bible Class, Semmes Parliamentary Law Club, Christ Church Woman's Auxiliary, Craig head Club public speaking groups, Y W C A events, and the Mobile League for Hard of Hearing from 7% Dauphin Street.

L. J. Davis St. Claire Conti Street Mobile Equal Suffrage Association Battle House Under Five Flags Stanley Herndon A. L. Neville Grace Bestor Inge Rhett Goode Semmes Parliamentary Law Club Semmes School Christ Church Woman's Auxiliary Chapter House

Immediate Peace in Sight Cablegram From London

A cablegram received from London by a Galveston shipping firm reports that immediate peace is in sight and cancels charter arrangements for a large tonnage. Also promoting Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic with Quinine and Iron, 50 cents.

Cablegram London Galveston GROVE

Uncle Wiggily Sneezing in the Barber Shop Tale

A whimsical scene unfolds as Tommie Tucker and Uncle Wiggily trigger a chorus of sneezes after snuff bursts loose in the barber shop. The barber and others join in as snuff floats about the room, ending with the barber finishing a shave and toy-like antics continuing into the next tale.

Uncle Wiggily Tommie Tucker Tommie Tucker

Sugar and potatoes sale at hardware avenue store

A fragment notes granulated sugar 4S pounds priced at $1.00 with other groceries totaling $1.00 and Irish potatoes per peck at a hardware avenue location.

Hershey Rumford Baking Tatlina

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