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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 1913

Page

7

Society Happenings at Mrs Bestars and Ladds Shower

Social notes describe Elwell Club gathering at Mrs D P Bestar Jr s home and a Bridge Tea at the Michigan Avenue Ladds in honor of Miss Leatherbury with guests including Mrs G S Leatherbury Mrs Ernest Ladd and many society figures. A shower for Miss Leatherbury and Mr Herndon is noted as well as a recital at the Arte auditorium later.

D. P._ Bestar, Jr Elwell Club A. EB. Maumenee Leatherbury Mr. Herndon Michigan Avenue Ladds John Ladd Earnest Ladd Bride Fleet D.-Wing Ernest Ladd W. J. Atkinson Claude A. Grayson Margaret Celia Webb Beverly R. Wilson R. Prince T. K. Jackson Mary Danner Rebecca Herndon Emily Gray D. F.bestor, Jr W. T. Kelly Elise J. T. Schley Virginia Daniel McNeill Jack Rose, Jr Margaret Horn Frank T. Baker Russell Hollinger Paul Danner Jean Miles T.K. Jackson Elise Hall

National Fellowship Club Proposes Reform for City Youths

Pittsburg dispatch reports the National Fellowship Club of Chicago seeking juvenile and truant officers to locate the citys toughest boy. The plan offers membership in the Last Chance Boys Club and a trip to Reno for reforming in a gated setup, reflecting a nationwide effort by Upton Sinclair and others to save a dozen hardest youths.

Associated Press Pittsburg Jack Kins National Fellowship, Club of Chicago Last Chance Boys’ Club Reno Nev Upton Sinclair Robert Hunter Jack Yondon Jack Robbins

State labor chief urges daylight shopping in Pennsylvania

Harrisburg November 21 John Price Jackson commissioner of the state department of labor and industry urged Pennsylvanians to do Christmas shopping in daylight and asked storekeepers to shorten daily sales hours during the season. He noted Philadelphia shops close at 6 o clock with no harm to business and suggested easier hours to aid shoppers.

Associated Press Harrisburg John Price Jackson State Department of Labor and Industry Pennsylvania Philadelphia

Social warfare deemed social rumor by cabinet wife

Washington reports deny any cabinet circle social war. A cabinet officer’s wife labels earlier claims of wives of representatives being dropped from social lists as sheer nonsense. She explains they met only essential duties while house hunting and awaited the new season to resume normal social obligations.

Washington Senate

Cantharides and Sulphur Restore Hair Color

Advertisement touts Q-Ban color restorer as a ready-made remedy for gray hair. Claims include stopping dandruff itching and hair loss while restoring natural color within days. Promotes buying a 50c bottle from Vanero Drug Co. for visible results.

Vanero Drug Co

Kolb Talks Roads and Convict Work for Governor

Captain Reuben F. Kolb, first governor candidate to address the convention, pledges to push good roads and to move convicts from mines and camps to road work. Other speakers include G. A. Nelson praising Mobile’s growth and the Alabama Good Roads Association, with discussions on road construction, maintenance, and federal aid.

Skipper State Highway Commission Kolb Reuben F. Kolb Captain Kolb Craft Althrop Althrop Thought That It Might Be, Heentian Good Roads G. A. Nelson Mobile Gulf Alabama Good Roads Association International Good Roads Association London Nelson Chamber of of Commerce Job Going Birmingham J. A. Wilkerson Autauga County Goaa Construction Maina Julia Tutwiler Alabama Cawthon Hotel Solon Jacobs Dana Green J. D. Bloch

Chicago tragedy ends in double suicide after family quarrel

Albert Zinkie aged 44 shot and killed his mother and then himself yesterday in Chicago. A note found with the bodies stated they were "hard up and better off dead," underscoring a fatal domestic dispute.

Associated Press Chicago Albert Zinkie Zinkie

Dr King's New Discovery touted for cough relief

A testimonial from Mrs. A. F. Mertz of Glen Ellyn Iowa praises Dr King's New Discovery as a cure for a stubborn cough after six weeks. The advert claims it stops coughing loosens the chest and helps sleep and promises money back if not effective.

Dr. King A. F. Mertz Glen Ellyn Iowa

Supreme Court Rules in South Alabama Cases

The Supreme Court today issued South Alabama decisions including Carrie McDuffie pro ami versus Jay Morrisette et al applying equity law. The item notes further case details and ruling context from Montgomery Alabama dated November 21.

Montgomery Ala Supreme Court South Alabama Carrie McDuffie Jay Morrisette Roe Law and Equity Cou

Affinity Idea Spotlights First Man Prophets

A clipped phrase hints at a girl developing an affinity for the first man regarded as a prophet. The fragment suggests a thematic link between gender and early religious leadership, but details are sparse.

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