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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1915
Page
3
A collection of poems and proverbs opens with Florence Holbrook seeking inner strength to serve others, followed by James Whitcomb Riley’s weather song. The rest contemplates fair debate, avoiding conflict, and civic aims, then moves to kitchen advice and recipes for relishes, ginger cakes, and aluminum cookware benefits. It ends with readers’ letters on love and manners.
Inquiries on love affairs addressed to Miss Eros will be printed if not too lengthy Names, however, will not be printed. Address your inquiries to Miss Eros Mobile Item Personal letters not answered, or private correspondence handled. Use ink, write only on one side of paper.
The Times naval correspondent argues British submarine successes in the Baltic and Sea of Marmara could enable a blockade as effective as the Civil War embargo. A neutral-satisfaction proposal is urged, claiming international law would be met and the fleet undisturbed, as Germany signals policy shifts on sinking merchant ships. Some readers comment on human nature.
Famous actress Clara Morris is seriously ill at her Whitestone Long Island home. Her condition has been critical for three weeks.
A fragmentary 1900s style miscellany blends a poem about autumn and coming winter with brief society notes. Items include Silver Wedding for Jacob and Ruth Reiss at 107 South Dearborne, a Quiet Wedding for Minnie Lee Farnell and Farle Walkley, a possible Washington honeymoon for President Wilson, a deaf meeting at Ashland Place, and light human interest blurbs on fashion and gossip.
The Faith family of this city and Mr George W White are grieved by his serious accident from a fall down an elevator shaft at Foster Parks Stationery House in Nashville where he works. Mrs Jackson of Mobile visiting Birmingham. Irene Steel returns from Birmingham. Mrs Erwin Craighead visits Tutwiler Drama League. E W Faith travels to Nashville to visit his sister.
Church notices invite all denominations to submit items to Theater office by Friday 3 pm for Saturday publication. Rumors point to Methodist Episcopal South pastorates changes at the Mobile conference in Brewton on December 8. The piece lists district 8 Sunday School Association events October 17 and a long schedule of church services, masses, and activities across multiple parishes in Crichton, Crichton, Daphne, Fairhope, and Mobile areas with pastors and service times.
The parish list covers Dauphin Way to St. Vincent's with multiple churches. It records Sunday school times, morning and evening services, pastors, subject titles, and midweek meetings at First, North Side, Baptist Tabernacle, Calvary, Crichton, Teas Street, Wrnchard, Oakdale, Myers Memorial, and government district churches plus Catholic cathedrals and Saint Joseph St. Joseph and St. Vincent's parish details.
Sunday school sessions begin at 9:30 at South Franklin Street church with Christian Endeavor at 6:79 p.m. Broad Street church holds 11 a.m. service and 10 a.m. Sabbath school with Wednesday prayer at 7:30 p.m. Central Presbyterian lists 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. services with 9:20 a.m. Sabbath school and Wednesday prayer at 7:29 p.m. Government Street church has 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m. sermon on Spiritual Leadership, and 7:30 p.m. World War theme with 6:45 p.m. Christian Endeavor and Wednesday prayer at 7:30 p.m.
Trinity Church Saint Anthony and Jackson streets led by Rev A G Richards holds Holy Communion at 7 23 a m and morning service 11, Sunday school 9 30. St Mark's Toulminville with Rev A G Richards, priest in charge, 4 30 evening prayer. All Saints Government and Ann streets under Rev Thomas H Johnston offers Holy Communion 7 30, Sunday school 9 30, morning service 11, evening 7 30. St John's Corner Monroe and Dearborn streets with Rev Gardiner Tucker features 9 30 Sunday school, 11 morning prayer, 3 junior auxiliary gathering, no early service due to rector's absence.
Washington Oct 16 favorable responses flowed from all governments at the Pan American conference which decided to recognize General Carranza. Secretary Lansing called a meeting of conferees next Monday to arrange the recognition form. New York reports EKL Du Pont de Neurs Powder Co of Wilmington acquired an option on the Arlington Company plant in Arlington New Jersey valued at 6 million dollars.
A Sunday school reflection links ancient Damascus with current events as Naaman the leper is healed through a humble Hebrew maiden. The tale shows a great general humbled, a prophet directing, and a faith practiced in a simple act of obedience at the Jordan, revealing God’s power beyond rank.
William T. Ellis discusses Christian Endeavor as a church tied youth ministry. He stresses local church loyalty, union support, and interdenominational reach, then outlines how unions and societies can strengthen missions and service while linking to broader church structures.
The Steamer Pleasure Bay will make two Sunday trips to Fairhope Magnolia Beach Battles and North Wharf. First trip departs at 8:00 a.m. and the second at 2:30 p.m. Returning departures from Battles at 5:00 p.m. for the listed landings. E. D. Peppers is the manager.
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