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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1916

Page

6

Fairy Godmother Bainter offers year in New York to aid ambitious newcomer

Fay Bainter plans a Christmas gift of a year in New York to an unknown young woman pursuing art music or drama. A three‑way selection by the Music League of America Art Students League and Drama League will pick the protégé who will receive board room and a generous stipend to pursue opportunities while she works toward a break on Broadway.

Fay Bainter Arms New York Broadway Miss Bainter Music League of America Art Students’ League Drama League Three Arts West Wighty-fifth Street Los Angeles Forty-sixth Street Eighty-Sixth Street Sean Fifth Avenue Cinderella Hallie Linn Hill Birmingham Hailie Linn Hill Interdenominational Union First Christian Church Hill Birmingham News

Suffrage Opinion and Community Notes

A discussion on suffrage rights frames a critique of gender power and citizenship while a debate at McGill Institute pits Are Women the Equal of Men Intellectually against male peers. Community events include charity work for King's Daughters, a concert by Miss Viola Gaines, and plans for a reception honoring Miss Margaret Coleman in Mobile.

McGill Institute Mary St. Joseph's Debating Society McGill State Congress Chautauqua Circle Duffee Edith Duffee Natalie Siminson Independent Magazine Germany United States

Bridal Party Entertained and Chautauqua Notes

The article details a bridal party luncheon hosted by Miss Annie Rodgers with Doody Shattuck members present, plus a description of Wampum Belt lore and multiple club meetings in Mobile. It also notes Rev D'Olive and wife arriving in China after travels, and upcoming social events including a W.O.W. dance and a church gathering.

Annie Rodgers Canal Street Josie Rodgers G. Bennett Gussie Rodgers Abbie Shattuck Nettie Crowlich Josie Gussie Jim Doody Edmond Doody Fercy Barter Walter Emrich Emmett Sindik John Barter Clifton Mc Alice Randall

Social notes from Mobile visits and local guests

Mrs Henry C Crenshaw returns from Mobile visiting Miss Catherine Courtney and received many social attentions. Miss Mamie Grove from Mobile guests Miss Mary Crump. Mrs John McAlpine of Mobile arrives to guest Mr and Mrs W S Moughan for several days. Mrs W C Fritter leaves for New Orleans City to visit daughter Mrs A A Payne and will stay through holidays. Mrs G George returns from New Orleans. Mr and Mrs E E Wagar former Mobilians now in Washington DC visit at the Cawthon. Friends mourn Mrs George Lamars serious illness on Palmetto Street. Mrs A C Bogle of Fort Morgan and Mrs J L Ward of Washington DC visit the Cawthon awaiting sister Mrs J L Lyons arrival at Fort Morgan.

Honolulu Pali Shanghai Brooklyn Kyoto Japan Yokohama Shibo Park Soichiro Asano Steamship Company Kobe Nanking Phares Coleman Margaret Coleman Birmingham Mobile H.F. Inge Pride Jones Trinity Workers Robinson Memorial J. W. McAlpine R. B. Watts Doris Moughan Tutwilers Birmingham News J. H. Patterson James H. Patterson H. T. Inge Balanstion BE. C. Hughes Inge Elliot Johnstone Federation Patterson Eugene L. Huey Bessemer U. D. Co Dallas Texas Henry C. Crenshaw Catherine Courtney Mamie Grove Mary Crump Montgomery Advertiser John McAlpine W. S. Moughan W. C. Fritter Oe City A. A. Payne E. E. Wagar Mobilians Washington, D. C Cawthon George Lamar Palmetto Street A. C. Bogle Fort Morgan J. L. Ward Washington,d. C J. L. Lyons

Beauty and luxury in ancient milk bath beauty routines

The article reflects on Nero era luxury with Poppaea bathing in goat milk, praising milk baths for skin brightening and whitening. It contrasts ancient lavish methods with modern cosmetics, noting milk's price and offering practical uses like a pint of milk or buttermilk as face washes.

Milton Bagdad Charge Conference Conducted

Rev B F Marshall of Marianna presiding elder of the Marianna district led the fourth quarterly Milton and Bagdad charge conference in Milton Florida on November 22 The Alabama conference begins in Selma November 29 The reports show a healthy charge with continued progress and officers largely unchanged for the new year

Milton, Fla B. F. Marshall Marianna Alabama Methodist- Episcopal Church, South Milton Milton and Bagdad Selma Ala

Kaiser Backs Hollweg In Conduct Of The War

Emperor William publicly supports Chancellor von Bethman Hollweg against his opponents. Karlsruhe leaders who denounced the chancellor and sent the document to the emperor received a sympathetic reply from the emperor’s chief of civil cabinet. Switzerland endures record rains causing crop damage.

Kaiser Hollweg Associated Press Berlin London William von Bethman-Hollweg Karlsruhe

Sage Tea Dandy to Darken Hair

An old Sage Tea Recipe Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound promises dark lustrous hair in days. A popular drug store product says a local pharmacist, claiming gray hair vanishes after one or two applications and hair appears youthful again.

Wyeth

Mineral water promises relief for headaches claims

Shivar Mineral Water is advertised as permanently relieving headaches caused by stomach liver or kidney conditions with a money back guarantee. The copy touts good taste a low price and delivery via mobile distributors from Van Antwerp Drug Corp with a phone contact.

van Antwerp Drug Corp

Advising on nape hair growth and removal

A reader asks how to remove nape hair that grows two inches. advice notes that cutting short or peroxide won't stop growth or roots. Electrolysis works but is burdensome. alternative is to cut and apply hair tonic nightly to thicken and lengthen so it can be secured with a net or pins.

Dandruff Cure Promise: Liquid Argon Solution Claimed

An old remedy advises dissolving dandruff with four ounces of ordinary liquid argon applied nightly to the scalp. It claims itching will stop, hair will look better, and a few treatments will destroy all signs of dandruff. Drug stores supply the liquid arson.

Mrs. Florence Austin Chase Endorses Calumet Baking Powder

Mrs Florence Austin Chase, a noted domestic science lecturer, advocates Calumet Baking Powder for its wholesomeness and superior leavening. She asserts Calumet provides uniform results, supports reduced food costs, and carries a money back guarantee if it fails to beat rival brands.

Chase University of Chi Calumet

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M. Marshall Mothers’ Circle B'nai B'rith Hall Temple B'nai B’rith Hall A. Gluckstein St. Matthew's Tential Her C. B. Allen Charity Circle Government Street Phoebe Lawrence Vernon Broyles W. C. Dukes Dept. Ber Restol Batimeres Aon Tennessee and Northern Phares Coleman, Jr Julia Morgan Nashville W. S. Rodgers Miss Cunningham Loraine Cunningham C. P. Robin Kathleen Brown Agnes Fowlkes Mabel Moore Virginia Woolf Guyler Bergh Eula Walsh W. Db. Stratton 128Rd Regiment Maple Camp No Moose Auditorium Mobile Gaded Union Mobile Graded Union Government Street Methodist Church D’olive China Covington D’olive Orient San Francisco Horlick Edna Kent Forbes Rome Nero Poppaea Milton Bagdad Switzerland Questions and Florence Austin Chase America Mrs Florence Taustine Chase
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