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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1915

Page

7

Nothing to do but work and wear and read

A long column blends poetry on life and loss with fashion notes from 1830 trends and wartime textile shortages. It also covers parenting advice on bringing up girls, and reports on the Mothers' Club at the Dumas Institutional Church with training classes and garden projects.

Dumas Institutional Church Mothers’ Club W. W. McGuire George Carpenter Sallie Dumas Smiley Barker Harry Stover Teers Hoover

Vinci touted as aid for aged in Mobile and nation

A Virginia grandma recovering from grippe gains strength after using Vinci. A New Jersey reader praises the medicine’s tonic iron and cod liver extract to improve appetite digestion and blood health, restoring energy for daily tasks.

Mobile Vinci Woodbridge N. J Grandma Myrtle H. Bunn

Club Calendar Shows Various Meetings This Week

Monday calls Equal Suffrage Association meeting at 4 p m on Mezzanine Battle House and Night School for Working Girls at Conti street school. Emma Jones Branch Christ Church 4 30 p m. Under Five Rags Chapter D A R 11 a m. Virginia Cavalier Chapter RD A R 4 p m. Wednesday Chautauqua 4 p m. Semmes Parliamentary Lay Club 2 30 p m. Parliamentary Drill 3 30 p m Ellis Hall. Annual Cathedral Sanctuary Society 11 a m. Century Book Club 11 a m Cawthon Hotel. Mobile Graded Union Burgett Memorial 3 45 p m. Parliamentary Drill Elks Auditorium 3 30 p m. Mothers Club Settlement Home 3 43 p m. Friday Saturday Shakespeare Club 11 a m. St Josephs Club meets Monday 8 p m to pick minstrel date and November 15 soiree. elocution noted.

Conti Street Christ Child Society Mobile Emma Jones Woman's Auxiliary Christ Church Under Five Rags A. R Gadsen Porcher A. mi He Virgina Cavalier Stanley Pin Chautauqua Mobile Graded Union Burgett Elks Mothers' Club—Settlement ST. Joseph’s Club St. Joseph's Club

Uncle Wiggily Pops Corn in Sleepy Kitchen

Uncle Wiggily the rabbit plans a secret corn poppin venture with Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. He buys a bushel at Mr Caw Caw’s store and, while dozing, the popcorn erupts all over the hollow stump bungalow. The scene ends with a cliffhanger about tomorrow’s surprise.

Uncle Wiggily Uncle Wiggily Longears Hollow Stump Woodland Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy Mr. Bigtail Fuzzy Wuzzy Uncle Mrs. Jane Nurse Jane Mr. Caw-Caw Jimmie Mary Caw-Caw Jane Wiggily

Lucedale Open House Booklet Showcases George County Lands

The K C Lumber Company of Lucedale Mississippi issues a second edition publicity booklet highlighting Lucedale area citrus and pecan orchards canneries and other industries. Photographs of the Luce farms show diversified truck farming and growth in George County Mississippi.

George County Mississippi Lucedale K-C Lumber Company Gulf Coast Luce Farms

The Charm of Motherhood and Its Care

An article on the challenges of motherhood noting many women are unprepared for pregnancy and recovery. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy to help women become normal, healthy, and strong with confidential advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.

Pgoto Lydia E. Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass

Cupid's Corner Advice Column From Miss Eros

Readers send inquiries on love affairs to Miss Eros seeking guidance on loyalty, introductions, flirting, and heartbreak. The column prints user questions with brief, cautious responses and urges discretion in personal letters and identities.

Eros

Hay's Liver Health Promoted as Calomel Alternative

An advertisement denounces calomel as a mercurial poison and promotes Hay's Liver Health as a safe vegetable remedy. It claims no bone or tooth damage, no gripping, and the ability to eat freely, offering a 50 cent bottle and money back guarantee. The ad targets general readers and mentions Van Antwerp's Drug Corp. Inc. as distributor.

Fray van Antwerp’s Drug Corp., Inc

The Flirt’s False Charm Replaced by Loyal Kindness

The text counsels honesty in all relations and warns that flirtation often hides disappointment. It urges faithful conduct in business and social life, promising real rewards from loyal friends and warning that deceptive dating aims end in hollow outcomes.

Attractive new shoe models blend colors and materials

The piece notes popular black paired with taupe or gray and a hint of white, with bronze kid leather widely worn. It mentions slippers for dancing and evening wear and hints at versatile high fashion use.

Exquisite shoes and slippers for fashionable wear

The text notes low street shoes and dancing slippers with bronze bead butterfly embroidery on the front. Satin or gold and silver tissue slippers match gowns, while button and laced boots rise to wear with short skirts.

Ready Repartee Under Drill Yard Quip

Private Malloy is rebuked for dirty boots during a Salisbury drill. The sergeant orders him to fall out and Malloy quips that a good soldier doesn’t show clean heels, a humorous line reflecting wartime chat.

Arnold Benmet Territorials Salisbury Malloy Shure

Anuric advertised as a cure for rheumatism and kidney issues

Anuric from Dr. Pierce’s Hospital in Buffalo is promoted as a superior uric acid eliminator. The ad claims rapid relief for acute rheumatism, gravel, and gout, notes safety for children, and suggests sending water samples for analysis. It urges adults to restore kidney health with one box or more.

Doctor Pierce Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute Buffalo N. Y Pierce

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Ben King Ation Louis Phillippe Toronto New York Mallory Line Tampa Key West Mallory Steamship CO B. F. du Bois Ala Equal Suffrage Association Battle House Century Book Club Cawthon Hotel Elks’ Auditorium Shakespeare Club C. J. Torrey the Bank OF Mobile Ty Peri Qafety M.J Masdermott OSTA Western Electric Co Schneder- Alidor—Electric Co Ty Howard R. Garis The McClure Newspaper Syndicate Miss Eros Jealou J Nnibe Webster Alu Anuric Y. Japia Dauphin “Sts Britton Wallingford Mobile Item Member Audit Bureau’ of Circulations
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