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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1915
Page
6
Wordsworth’s lines describe a cloud drifting over hills and a field of golden daffodils beside a lake. A vivid crowd of flowering hosts dances in the breeze, inspiring a inward memory that fills the poet’s heart with joy.
The April Woman's Home Companion will start a series on American vacations with cost details. It argues two travelers share expenses more cheaply than one, noting hotel rates, sleeping car fares, porter tips, dining car portions, and other items where costs halve or drop when two ride together. It also warns against dangerous dental habits like using paper between teeth.
An April editorial argues gum care risks from paper and emphasizes mothers as the sheet anchor for young people. Regular letters to mothers provide guidance, love, and trust, keeping youths on track and offering a safe harbor during danger or despair.
Chicago dated report quoting the national headquarters call for a woman’s international peace conference at The Hague. The appeal asserts that planned wholesale slaughter destroys society and that women, as mothers, demand consultation in matters affecting nations and humanity.
Mrs Ellen Peter Bryce of Tuscaloosa is named a member of the national committee of the Woman's National Made in U S A League organized in Washington. The league promotes buying Made in U S A goods and includes prominent officers and social leaders. Mrs Bryce will provide membership blanks to interested women willing to join this patriotic civic effort.
The King’s Daughters opened a free day nursery at 55 South Warren Street. Mothers who must work can leave children there from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Meals are provided at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. with care assured by the nursery staff.
Joe Brown grows thoughtful after leaving Nellie’s supper invitation. He pities Fanny Hedden, the former Cairo worker, and vows to earn her respect. Fanny, meanwhile, receives flowers from him and hides their source to avoid pity or exposure while pondering her uncertain future.
Miss Prue dence Neff has been awarded the Alabama representation in a Southern musicians contest to be held in Memphis early in May. Federated Musi Clubs divide the United States into four districts with each state sending a violinist vocalist and pianist to a final point. The winner will perform at the Music Clubs convention in Los Angeles in June.
The speakers praise two charitable homes in Mobile noting the women’s keen preparation and nourishment for daily care. They highlight the Settlement Home and another women’s project as key engines of community aid and future progress.
Miss Katherine Whitfield of Montgomery has been appointed a page by Mrs. Story, president general of the D A R, for the national congress to be held in Washington D C in April. She attends Washington College and is a popular member of Montgomery's set. Her mother Mrs L B Whitfield also serves as a delegate from the Peter Forney Chapter to the congress.
Lutrell McClung of Chicago, visiting Mobile to promote crop diversification, praises Government Street as unmatched in charm and beauty, claiming none of New York Fifth Avenue or other cities’ famed avenues measure up. He contrasts two miles of gleaming white homes with lake-front drives.
The Mobile Equal Suffrage Association schedules a Monday evening session to discuss constitutional amendments. A 20 minute address by E Q Norton on Women and Taxation will lead the program, followed by five minute talks and Q&A. A screening of the film Your Girl and My Girl will be announced.
Magazine fans should feature Mobile and its Government street with postcard views and photographer tours. Older Girls' Council District 3 met at Plateau for a four o'clock devotional led by Miss Marguerite Turner.
A weekend cold snap dropped to 4 degrees in Pascagoula with much of the shore and bay iced over. Officials fear only peaches may have suffered damage while other fruit appears to have escaped.
The Memorial Association elected officers at the Y M C A session led by President Mrs James K Glennon and officers including Mrs Louis Sewall and Mrs T P Norville. Plans for the April 26 Memorial Day event were discussed and members urged to join. Miss Hannah Moore 91 died in Gettysburg Pa from a stairway fall. her father George Moore served as a Continental army teamster.
L. J. McLeod a former Moss Point resident and superintendent of logging and railroad operations for L. N. Dantzler Lumber Co. at Vancleone died in a New Orleans hospital after an operation. His remains were brought to Moss Point for a funeral to be held at his father-in-law Mr. Fisher's home.
The Oakdale funeral for Mr. Daniels who died Sunday morning was held at the family home on Baltimore street with Rev. Speigle of the First Christian church officiating. He leaves a wife and one son among other relatives. Richard Taylor and Emily Cooper celebrated their birthdays at 966 Florida street with friends and games followed by ice cream. Mrs. W B Stone visited sister Mrs. T O Stone Jr. on Magnolia avenue Sunday.
Weather woes linger as forty hours of cold weather cause minimal damage to fruit crops while boosting shrimp canning and dairy ventures. L A Lundy and L M McClure open a sixty barrel per day plant adding $500 daily to town circulation. Nebraska buyers plan peach and orange groves and a modern dairy. Deer Island development and shrimp catches boost local prospects.
Rev J D Wilks preached two sermons in Union Ala. Visitors include Alexander Powells of Oakdale and families from Mobile, with Mrs Laura Smith hosting Ed McCarty and others. Ruby Stevens horse incident ends without injury as frosts worry farmers about early fruit. Delmasula Captain visits the Smiths.
A Brooklyn man reports severe night sweats and a cough improved after using Eckman's Alterative. He says his weight rose to 142 pounds and he was accepted by two insurers, asserting full recovery. The advertisement promotes the remedy as effective for bronchial and lung complaints without habit forming drugs.
A Nebraska style cold snap drove temperatures to zero in Laine Miss causing ice on barrels and tubs and damage to beans and potatoes. Wind remains strong from the north as fruit exposure appears limited though risk continues. Frank Blakesley of the Southern Paper Mill near Laine was badly burned when his clothes caught fire while sleeping beside a wood fire in the woods.
City court officials drew a list of jurors for the week of March 29 on Monday afternoon. Included are James D. Bush, Thomas D. Farnell, Frank J. Anderson, Robert C. Sossaman, William S. Richardson, Simon C. Klein, Allen V. Fearn, and many others.
Geo T Richardson MD endorses D D D for skin diseases providing immediate itch relief and calming nerves. Dr Anna Holmes compares D D D to quinine for malaria and cites use for psoriasis, salt rheum, tetter, and various itching eruptions. Dr Iran T Gabbert calls Caldwell Kansas skin specialist. advertisement touts money back and free samples.
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