Society News and Social Happenings in Port City
Society items note Toulminville games and a trip to Coden, Mrs O M Otts returns from Canada, Mrs Perrin Bestor and Grace head from Talladega, Gladys Brutkiewycz visiting Reed avenue, Young Working Women's Club to form a basketball team, Sewing School Saturday, Sunday school at 3, oyster supper for Dauphin Street Sunday School, Dance of the Informals at German Relief Hall, Judge and Mrs Henry Chamberlain leaving for Montgomery, Louise Cowan visiting Miss Horn and leaving for Moss Point.
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Dauphin Street
Dauphin and
Houston Streets
Dauphin Street Methodist
Louise Cowan
Margaret Horn
Moss Point
Be Your Own Fairy Couture with Simple At-Home Hats
A beauty column invites readers to repurpose old hats and ribbons into elegant headpieces. It offers step by step ideas for a Summer themed lean hat, a delicate cap, a snood style band, and a butterfly ornament, urging skillful fingers and patient craft to evoke French charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madella
Paris
Mademoiselle
M ‘ Allons
Mademoiiselle Cinderella
Dillon Differing With Churchill Over Ulster Stance
Associated Press reports Churchill’s Dundee speech sparks debate over Ulster’s demand for special treatment. John Dillon M P of East Mayo says slicing Ireland is grotesque and warns the government against yielding to Unionist pressure in Ulster.
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Associated Press
London
Dundee
Winston Spencer Churchill
Admiralty
Ulster
Churchill
House of Commons
John Dillon
M. P
East Mayo
Ireland
Chicago debutantes to join library archives
The Chicago Historical Society will establish a Chicago debutantes library. At season end an album of photographs in coming out gowns will be compiled. Librarian Caroline M. McIlvane notes many women will soon vote and enter public life.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago Historical Society
Caroline M. McIlvane
Exports Rise Noted in Mobile District September Trade
Official report by Collector H Gordon Ashley shows Mobile exports for September at 2 697 286 with district totals at 3 313 349, while imports to Mobile declined. England led destinations, followed by Cuba and Argentina, amid sisal shipment declines.
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Mobile
H. Gordon Ashley
Ashley
England
Cuba
Argentine
Billy Dean Dies Noted Stage Director in Belasco Circle
William J. Dean known as Billy Dean and longtime general stage director for David Belasco died at his Long Island home after a brief illness. He was celebrated for his inventive stage effects and his contributions to theater over the past decade.
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Associated Press
New York
William J. Dean
David Belasco
Long Island
Mr. Dean
Billy’’ Dean
Uncle Sam to Deal in Electrical Supplies
The interior department authorized sale of electrical and energy transmission materials to settlers on public lands seeking electricity from government water power plants. The order aims to aid development of settlers' claims on reclamation projects.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Sam
Interior Department
No Hope Held Out for Americana
San Francisco report says the wrecked Americana likely foundered with all hands after a voyage from Newcastle and Jarvis Island. Survivors of the Amaranth tell of a 14 day ordeal by boat from Jarvis Island to Pago Pago and Apia with Captain G W Neilson and wife aboard the Amaranth.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Tahiti
Jarvis Island
G. W. Neilson
Pago Pago
Apia
Samoa
Newcastle
Australia
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
The Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder issues and dissolves gravel. It purports to treat diabetes and rheumatism and regulate children's bladder trouble. If unavailable locally, samples can be mailed for $1.00. One bottle lasts about two months.
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Texas
Alabama
W. Halli
Olive Street
St. Louis
Farm Exhibit for Big Southern Commercial Congress
A Mobile county agricultural exhibit will be set up in the Battle House during the Southern Commercial Congress. George A. Maloney, farm demonstration agent, chairs the committee inviting county agriculturists to contribute crops for a complete display. The county fair was abandoned due to costs, but the Chamber of Commerce and Business League back the exhibit to show local producing capacity.
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Mobile
Battle House
Government
George A. Maloney
Maloney
Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Storm Rips Solomon Town From Map in Nome Disaster
Nome Alaska October 10 The storm devastated Nome wiping Solomon off the map. Not a single building remained in the settlement once home to 800 people. Report says all inhabitants escaped with their lives as the town was blown away.
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Associated Press
Nome
Alaska
Solomon
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Toulminville
Coden
Mrs. O. M. Otts
Canada
Gladys Brutkiewycz
M. B. Guice
Reed Avenue
German Relief Hall
Henry Chamberlain
Montgomery
Anna
Adorable Leghorn
Dillon
Billy
Dean
Willis
Percy
Amaranth
Congress
Orpheum Theatre
Huntley Stock CO
Bill Rogers Barker
Bill
Lyric Theatre
the de Koven
Robin Hoop
Enrica Dilli
Grand Opera
Grand
McAtee’s
Dauphin ST
E.E. Forbes Piano CO
H. L. Pruitt
Mgr
Jackson Sts
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