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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1915
Page
8
Minerva writes verse in iambics and scans Sanch on suffrage Eugenics and race plans. She finds a cube root knows living and dead languages yet dresses ingenuous with wide floppy hats and blue ribbons. Her baby stare and clothes mock the adage you never can tell from appearance.
The fifth annual Southern Women's Golf Association tournament at the Birmingham Country Club began with early eliminations and a hot clear day. Miss Alexa Stirling of Atlanta led qualifiers with 88, while Atlanta won the team cup in a playoff over Birmingham. Anne Watkins of Chattanooga was elected association president for the coming term and the afternoon saw a tight Birmingham versus Atlanta contest with a Morning score 286 to 286 and an eventual 281 6 Birmingham 314. Tomorrow resumes elimination rounds with Stirling as favorite though other stars from Memphis and Birmingham loom as contenders.
The United States Daughters of 1812 held a business meeting in the assembly room of the Cawthon hotel at 4 30 p m Monday. The major task was reading the chapter reports for the afternoon session.
Representatives Mrs Shawhan and Mrs Harry T Inge reported at the national organization's New York convention. The afternoon included other business items and a garden party is planned for June 1 with recording secretary Mrs W W Croom. A lawn party by the Ladies Helping Hand Society at Prichard Baptist Church runs tonight 6 30 to 10 30 to fund the Sunday school picnic at Monroe Park in early June.
Blue Ridge Club presents a play Not a Man in the House at Trinity parish house this evening at 8 for Y W C A delegates bound for Blue Ridge conference. Cast includes Mrs Marie Bings Miss Helen Beard Miss Lucy Ryder Miss Iva Gilpin Jessie Ray Aunt Belinda Kate and more with solos and violins by local musicians.
City commissioners refused a request from Miss Etta Lambert on behalf of the Southern Association of College Women and the Interdenominational Missionary Union to establish a city board of censors for moving pictures. They noted the National Board of Censors reviews all U.S. releases and the police chief may pre-screen films, making a local board unnecessary.
The Trinity Twelve Sunday school class will host a monthly social in the Sunday school rooms on Friday May 28 at 8 p m.
The Choral Club of Mobile Division No. 666 Knights of Columbus at K O C hall hosted a large gathering of invited friends for a program of music and song followed by dancing. The club is composed of members drawn from local orders and fraternal groups.
The article argues women should secure good health as a prerequisite to enjoying suffrage rights. It cites common pains such as backache headaches and irritability and recommends Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a restorative aid, claiming it has helped thousands of American women.
Knott High School for Girls diplomas awarded after Rev. Henry Wade DuBose address at German Relief Hall. Other ceremonies include University Military School, School of Medicine of the University of Alabama, Barton Academy, Baker’s Graded School, Convent of Mercy, and McGill’s Institute with various speakers and diploma recipients listed.
Under Dr A J Staub and Mrs Rosa D McCarron the choir performed to a decorated hall. The roster lists Bopranos altos tenors and basses with many named members and soloists plus a varied program including The Rosary and Ship From Toyland.
H. P. Loding chief inspector aged in the citrus canker fight in Mobile and Baldwin counties reports to President J. M. Walsh of the Chamber of Commerce that work is progressing favorably. Only one community has refused to cooperate by prohibiting destruction of trees.
More than 1,000 reservists enrolled at the Italian consulate in Philadelphia signaling their intent to join the colors. A mass meeting by 85 federated societies will raise funds for the Italian Red Cross and potentially buy an airplane for the Italian army.
An explosion in Mine No 1 of the Valley Smokeless Coal Company near Johnstown Pennsylvania on May 24 caused nine deaths. Eight miners were killed on the scene and Homier Phillips chief of the first aid department at Cambria Steel Company died in hospital after being overcome by gas while leading a rescue party.
An ad for The Old Standard tonic claims it strengthens and builds the body, treats weakness and loss of appetite, and fights malaria. Targets adults and children with a 50 cent price.
An odd newspaper snippet touts a soda water made from pure sugar and filtered weasel with ice from dregs and sediment. It urges consumers to demand the product and protect their stomachs, urging mobile delivery or availability.
Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy visit Crowland and meet Jimmie Caw Caw’s sister Mary. Mary helps rescue them from a bald eagle and the pair head into the woods with a new doll named Bessie Rosycheek Prettygirl.
Five years ago I was treated for bronchitis and congested lungs at St Francis Hospital. A doctor said I was tubercular, but Eckman’s Alterative helped me recover and I have stayed well for two years. MARY KORHAMER endorses Eckman’s for bronchial catarrh throat and systemic buildup. Sold in Mobile Braswell's drug store and by leading druggists.
L W Savage leads Fairhope Chamber committee planning a June excursion to Dauphin Island with details to be announced between June 10 and 15. Local changes include Mrs Barker and Mrs Watkins leaving Organic School, Miss Vaughan and Miss Martin heading to New York, and parish baptism by Judge Foster.
An advertisement touts mercorized wax as a superior method to remove freckles by daily topical application until cleared. It claims blotchy skin, pimples, and wrinkles improve using simple home preparations including saxolite powder in witch hazel as a quick wrinkle treatment.
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