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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1915

Page

15

Grand Bay Welcomes Horticultural Delegates Visit

Grand Bay prepares a cordial reception for Gulf Coast Horticultural Society delegates and visitors. The event features a morning session at Masonic hall, a luncheon, tours of the orange belt, and speeches by local and visiting leaders. Notables include John W. Egan, O F E Winberg, Ernest Walker, F A Wolfe, J R Hilton, and A B McKay.

Gulf Coast Horticultural Society ER. V. O'Connor The Grand Bay News Mobile Grand Bay Horticultural Society Masonic Hall John W. Egan Chamber of Commerce Grand Bay State Bank O. F. E. Winberg Society of W. H. Reynolds Ernest Walker F. A. Wolfe Auburn J. R. Hilton Knoxville Farmers’ Association of Long Beach Miss McElroy and Miler

Dance Details and Social Notes from Crabtree Home

A long morning of corn gathering at Mr. Crabtree's home followed by a noon meal and an afternoon dance in the parlor. The piece lists numerous attendees across families, with mentions of visits to Mobile and local gatherings at Red Creek and Downs school. Wiggins residents and Harmony club events are noted along with a typhoid case and a Ford rollover with no injuries.

Cedar Creek Personal News and Local Happenings

Miss Bessie Newborn recovers from appendicitis and is expected home Tuesday. Lettuce and cabbage crops suffer from grasshoppers. Ruth Miller and Annie Holder visit ill brother Richard Miller in Sunflower Washington County. he improves and they bring home a sweet potato weighing 4 pounds 12 ounces. Marie Meinhardt returns from Mobile after two weeks. Tomato club girls Lura and Frances Petcher raised the first prize tomatoes, not J. F. Petcher. Boss Lambert moves into vacated house of Emma Leagan in Hattersburg. J. B. Jordan plans to winter at Cedar Creek occupying G. W. Petcher’s house while Petcher teaches in Wilmer. Bible class at Brethren church follows Sunday school with meetings Sundays and Fridays. Frost scarce. velvet beans and turnips thriving. Large revival meeting by Rev and Mrs Davis draws about five hundred. Public school hosts a Saturday supper to fund the school piano. Rev Whitten delivers an illustrated lecture to a large audience. Summer-like weather continues aiding late crops.

Cedar Creek Ala Bessie Newborn Ruth Miller Annie Holder Richard Miller Sunflower Washington County Marie .Meinhardt Mobile Lura Frances Petcher Little Tomato Club J. F. Petcher Boss Lambert Emma Leagan Hattiesburg J. B. Jordan Fruitdale G. W. Petcher Wilmer The Brethren Church J. Z. Jordan Davis Whitten

Greenville social notes highlight visits and gatherings

Miss Florence Haygood and Miss Matella Martin visited Montgomery this week while Miss Sallie Atkins stayed with Miss Annie Traweek. Visitors included Dr. B Hopkins in Clanton and Miss Bettie Moore Hansed of Georgiana. Social events featured a domino party hosted by Mrs J A Smith and a Hot Dancing club dance with about fifteen attendees in Greenville.

Greenville Ala Florence Haygood Montgomery Myrtle Rice Pensacola E. I. Cook Genie _ Powell Clara Powell Margaret King Grand Theatre Matella Martin Sallie Atkins Annie Traweek Ed Barns Earnest Herlong Birmingham B. Hopkins Clanton Annie McGehese Mary Beeland Woman's College Winfred Hawkins Arthur Ewing Mobile Wier Rhodes Blakely Broughton Wilkinson New York Wylie Calhoun H. A. Thompson D. L. Thompson Andalusia R. G. Shanks C. C. Harper Rome J. A. Stewart A. B. Calhoun Annie Mae Calhoun Georgiana Bettie Moore Hanseed Jackson Conner E. D. Dorsey Leon Brooks Brewton J. A. Smith Dothan Park Smith J. L. Haygood Copner Rissemenam E. G. d’Orsay Genala

Vinegar Bend Personal Notes From Gulf Coast Fair

Attendees at the Gulf Coast Fair include A. R. Turner Will Marks H. B. Miller F W Pullen Mrs E H Turner and many Allday Turner Smith and Daniels families plus local residents. Miss Mable Edens joined Miss Ferrell for a Citronelle weekend visit Miss F P Lightner and Miss Lenor Arguello visited Mobile this week. Alla Turner hosted a Friday night gathering with music and dancing. Davie Daniels visiting sister Mrs W H Gorday.

Vinegar Bend Ala A. R. Turner Will Marks H. B. Miller F. W. Pullen E. H. Turner Daisy Allday Georgia Kelly Weedle Rockwell Alla Turner Sara Turner A. 0. Smith G. W. Allday G. C. Allday R. T. Platt T. L. Daniels W. H. Gorday

GetS-It Corn Remover Promises Safe Relief

An advertisement touts GETS-IT as the genuine corn remover, warning against lookalikes and claiming millions trust the product as the world's best corn cure and safest option. It emphasizes its unmatched selling appeal and asserts it easily removes corns.

Get Rid of Corns with GETS IT Drops

Advertisement notes that millions prefer GETS IT to remove corns without bandages or surgery. Apply two drops to the corn, which loosens and comes off, allowing wear of shoes without pain. Sold by druggists or directly from E Lawrence & Co Chicago for 25 cents.

E. Lawrence & Co Chicago

Local Notes From Vinegar Bend and Surroundings

Week of social visits and small town movements with residents in Chatom Vinegar Bend Silas Chicora and Es Cambia. Annie Allday hosts a party Leroy Simmons visits his father and Mrs Scarborough hosts a Halloween gathering. Several residents relocate visit relatives or attend fairs with minor travel and illness updates.

Suspicion Grows Over Unclear Allegations

A vague, unverified claim stirs concern as details remain unclear. The piece notes growing public unease while offering few concrete facts or named individuals to anchor the dispute.

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O’sullivan O'Sullivan Dauphin Street Bauer Wagner Pres J. M. van Heuvel J. L. Hamilton Secy-Treas V. B Ing Goods Bell Curtis Miller J. McNutt Howard Powell Seeph le Rudolph Stringfellow John Miller Doyle Brckenbee Marshal Lee Louis Crabtree Joe Lee Peariie Whistler Toxey ‘Lee Lillian Allman Clara Willie Culver Red Creek Rowena Bufont Nevada MacCrary Marguerite Quine Alite Curry Grace Snow Cora Lee Davis Clara Culver Leland Woolfe L. C. McCrary Otto Snow Doyle Erckenbee the Downs School Helen Minchener Troy Frankie Sanders Lena Butler Harmony Club Kathleen Cassidy Wiggins A. M. Shepherd Jackson Bond Speed Edmondson Bertie Price Messrs Lavertt Carver Bill Breland McWilliams Leggett Ernest Price Stillmorester Wortham Copands Gere AN Chas, Smallwood Chatom Edison Reynold Annie Allday Leroy Simmons Silas Henry Grimes Mr. DuVoit J. L. Rogers Chicora Scarborough Chas Pullen Escambia Slater Cause W. Gorday S. Royal Street Rattan Rockers Royal Street Orreay Zadek Jewelry CO Conception Street Zadek Mobile, Alabama
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