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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1915
Page
8
A poem reflecting on vanity in fashion and money spent by women. It questions whether Eve’s origin of fashion has brought trouble, noting how coats hats and shoes spark gloating among women while urging gentleness and modesty. The piece contrasts self restraint with style obsessions.
Mrs Bessie O Brien Hundley chairs the Alabama Equal Suffrage Association legislative committee. She issues an eight page brief urging lawmakers to support pending bills and constitutional amendments granting women the vote, arguing male citizens would vote yes at the next general election. The appeal stresses orderly methods and reason over emotion to win broader support.
Mrs. Will T. Lawdon of Cartersville says Cardui ended her severe headaches and back pain after three bottles. She reports renewed health, regular cycles, and strong praise for Cardui as a life saving tonic and urges other women to try it. Advertising copy promotes the drug as a strengthening tonic.
Isabel confronts her husband John about his drunkenness after a night of near catastrophe. She wrestles with fear and longing, recognizing the breach between love and a possible descent into alcoholism, before deciding to stay by his side through the night.
The Mobile Item lists local children born in May including Philip Murray Estelle Pinto Horace Pratt Julia Terrill and Clarence Turner. It invites them to a birthday picture party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon with tickets mailed and asks May born children to send full names addresses and birthdates to the Children's Editor two days before their birthday.
A recipe fragment outlines chopping carrot and celery to a quarter cup, then adding equal amounts of green pepper and pare ey with two tablespoons each, continuing with a quarter of a cap measure. The incomplete text leaves the full method and ingredients unresolved.
MARIE E PATTERSON GRADUATE INSTRUCTOR Teaches Electrolysis Facial Massage Manicuring Hair Weaving Dyeing and Bleaching Scalp Treatment and Chiropody graduate of the nations principal schools of beauty culture For terms and class hours call LA RUE BEAUTY SCHOOL 330 City Bank Building Phones Bell 2827 Home 1054
Recipe notes describe baked split fish with olive oil and lemon, scalloped fish with cream and eggs, pickled salmon with spices, baked bass or pickerel stuffed with onion and breadcrumbs, jellied trout with vinegar and aspic, and creamed fish using leftovers.
An apparent home treatment appeal claims to cure tortures and offers guidance for self help. Read as a personal message urging readers to heal through home remedies. The piece emphasizes accessibility and repeated cures, with scattered stray words interrupting coherence.
Sunday menu lists breakfast items such as strawberries cereal with cream omelet potatoes waffles and coffee. Dinner features roast spring lamb with mint sauce soufflé new peas cheese mint sherbet cream cake and coffee. Supper includes cold chicken tongue or lamb with baking powder biscuits and strawberry shortcake.
The Woman's Home Companion endorses better motion pictures with a May list of 134 films and features a Louisville experiment by Mrs. Frederic Levy. She arranged Saturday morning showings for children, with only young women assisting. Children in Louisville respond with lively reactions, proving a demand for supervised, community-supported cinema for ages four to sixteen. The plan highlights costs, location, and potential for other cities to imitate a cooperative, cross-city exchange network guiding children's programming.
John H. Wallace Jr announces his official representatives to the Richmond reunion on June 13. Five north Alabama women are named: sponsor Miss Bessie Inez Almon Florence. maids of honor Miss Marthe Nathan Sheffield and Miss Mary Wallace Kirk Tuscumbia. matron of honor Mrs Edward O Neal Florence. chaperon Mrs Ebien Gilchrist Martin Florence.
Sudden wedding in New York at the Waldorf Astoria ties Eileen Canfield heiress to Charles Canfield’s vast estate to J H Himes of Canton Ohio. Canfield died leaving over two million dollars to each of his four daughters. The bride’s mother was killed nine years earlier by a discharged coachman.
Dr. Tho M Owen head of the Alabama archives reports the Masonic lodge of Carrollton plans to mark the unmarked grave of Governor Samuel B Moore in Carrollton. He notes two other Alabama governors Israel Pickens and John Murphy also lie in unmarked graves in Greensboro and Clarke County respectively.
Ocean Springs Mississippi residents express surprise as the State Board of Health ignores the town in the cleanest town contest. Despite early entrance fee and thorough local cleanup, no expert visit or information response has occurred, though locals believe the town could win with support.
Gulfport Mississippi May 15 Special A F Sumrall Woodmen of the World dignitary visited to invite Woodmen to hold their uniform rank encampment in Gulfport in September about 400 members will stay ten days at the Fair Grounds. Gulfport entertained the Woodmen six years ago.
Bel Forest Alabama reports welcome rainfall aiding all crops, enabling remaining planting. Local social notes show visits among residents, including Dan Buck in town and visitors to Mobile. Bel Forest public school closed Saturday after a program featuring The Rainbow Kimono, with proceeds boosting the school improvement fund.
The census bureau reports April cotton consumption at 513 610 bales excluding linters, up from 499 646 a year earlier. For nine months ending April total usage reached 4 091 285 bales, versus 4 264 856 last year, with exports and spindles showing varied changes.
Charles Gromest owner and taxi driver in Hoboken N J was shot dead near Weehawken by two men believed to be criminals from New York en route to commit a robbery They followed him after he stopped the car and opened fire as he fled to a house The killers boarded a passing freight train and fled Burglary tools nitro glycerine caps and wire were found in the taxicab suggesting a failed robbery plan tied to his refusal to participate.
Mrs Margaret Cordell of Canton New York reports her baby’s head eczema cleared in two weeks after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She describes initial pimples spreading across the scalp followed by rapid improvement with the product. The letter promotes free samples by mail and notes worldwide sales.
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