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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1915
Page
4
A Texas editor skewers a tale of a buried note found in butter, written by a dead young woman seeking a husband. The note’s author long dead leaves behind an aged husband and grown children, ending the romance the finder hoped to uncover.
The article argues belts worsen appendicitis and praises suspenders and vests as cooler alternatives for summer attire. It mocks straw hats, belts, and tight garments while extolling the belt as a society staple and the silk top hat as proper dress for men, with humorous social commentary on fashion norms.
The Birmingham News proposes naming the Lake formed by the Lock No 17 dam on the Warrior River as Lake Bankhead. The suggestion honors Senator John Hollis Bankhead for the engineering feat linking Birmingham with Alabama's sole seaport. The Item supports the plan and notes a ceremony with the secretary of war and other dignitaries to mark completion.
The opening of the upper Warrior river to boats from Mobile shows activity with at least three crafts prepared for mineral district trade. A towboat charter by a local owner and a barge charter by the Alabama New Orleans Transportation Company indicate growing river commerce.
The Item warns the Armbrecht bill would transfer state tidewater land to private owners along Mobile waters. It critiques up front checks on bulkheads and fills, doubts governors’ judgments on suitability, and fears loss of public rights with no future inspection provisions.
Alumni from many states and foreign countries visit Alma Mater for the annual Spring Hill College association meeting. More than three hundred ex alumni are expected as the old boys flood the campus with shouts songs and laughter.
Mobile residents donated generously to the Mobile Infirmary fund drive conducted via the lead pencil route. Reports from Citronelle Spring Hill and Luce dale are pending and are expected to push the total beyond six hundred dollars.
Question box replies state no dreadnaught has visited Mobile. Birmingham and Chester at 3,750 tons were the largest ships here. It describes the president and admiral flags and gun salutes, then mock stamp language showing playful messages with positions and symbols.
A London report from April notes the British expeditionary army has grown substantially in manpower and equipment. It cites improved morale, successful sieges and sniping, and rising Allied strength despite German mining and gas aims. Front descriptions contrast Ypres to Dixmude with Belgian lines, flooded belts, and desert-like dunes.
Mt. Vernon Alabama saw a well attended Friday night program at Calvert presented by the Spanish class. The Methodist church exercises Sunday drew a crowd and were enjoyed by all. Miss Eugenia Thompson of Mobile visited her sister Mrs B L McCafferty at Mt. Vernon, and Dr W L Heard spent Sunday in Mobile.
Amusements listing highlights bold performances at Crown theatre today. Stars Teddy Sampson Frank Bennet Fay Tincher Vivien Rich Jack Richardson headline two reels and Thanhouser features plus a Keystone comedy set for the weekend.
The Empire showcases The Lady of the Lighthouse three reel Vitagraph with Rose Tapley Lionel Adams and Charles Wellesley. A Night Given Over to Rev Essanay comedy stars Harry Dunkinson. Frauds Essanay feature with Bryant Washburn Edna Mayo plays a detective couple foiling crooks and romance. The Phoney Cannibal Ham comedy with Lloyd Hamilton Bud Duncan headlines Saturday.
The Path Forbidden features Octavia Handworth in the lead at the Royal theatre with a strong supporting cast. The stirring film offers a pleasant plot and should interest all who witness it.
Tuscaloosa readers recognize Colonel Harding, governor of the Canal Zone, in the Selig-Hearst news pictorial at the Belvedere. Harding, a Tuscaloosa native and West Point graduate, rose through the corps of engineers and now governs the Canal Zone, shown with Grace Darling.
A flow of visitors checked into city hotels including Cawthon, St Andrew, Bienville, Windsor and Battle House. Guests from Atlanta Panama City Richton Jackson and other towns registered Friday and included officials, business men and wives.
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