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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1915

Page

20

Wilson wedding date rumored for December

Erie report says President Wilson and Mrs. Norman Galt will marry in Washington on December 20 with a honeymoon to Panama and the canal zone aboard the Mayflower. The couple would return for the New Year’s reception, as family discussions indicated.

Erie Wilson Norman Galt Washington Panama Canal Zone John W. Wilson Franklin Tie Margaret Wilson Miss Wilson Cleveland Mrs. Wilson New York

Local Notes From Prichard Area Stirring Community Updates

Henry Cates returns from Whistler. Mrs. Fannie Steadham dies after short illness in Whistler. Mrs. Earl Valley returns from New Orleans. Mrs. Buehl and children return from Miami. Miss Corine Miller visits Citronelle sister. Barker Cotton mill shaft breaks, plant shut down. Ball at Turn Hall October 19. Dancing class meets Mondays and Thursdays. Sunday services at Baptist and Church of Christ. Sunday School 9 30 at Methodist Baptist and Church of Christ. Epworth League at 6 30. All invited.

Pritchard Ala Henry Cates Whistler Fannie Steadham Percy Steadham George Steadham George Earl Valley New Orleans R. Buehl Baptist Church Church of Christ Methodist Baptist Epworth League

Deaths of Edgar McLean and Fannie Dandridge

telegram announces Edgar McLean of Fayetteville Tennessee death. native of Mobile with many friends. Fannie Dandridge of Mississippi longtime Prichard resident dies after illness. survived by three children. remains sent to Shubuta Mississippi for burial. funeral arrangements by Berojoun Sands.

Edgar McLean Ben W. Padgett Fayetteville, Tenn McLean Mobile Fannie Dandridge Mississippi Prichard Mobile County Dandridge Laurel Miss Berojoun & Sands Shubuta

Difference Sparks Heated Exchange Over Methods

An angry official accuses requested methods as highway robbery while a sugar importer defends himself by claiming the term ribbery. The exchange highlights a dispute over alleged unfair practices.

Saturday Markets Report Bale Totals by Company

Steamer J eerless from Montgomery lists 124 bales with Clarke Davis and others. Southern Railway Clarke Davis 46 bales and Dumas Grocery 1 bale. es Rail Road lines show 50 bales in transit and 10 bales for M and O Rail Road with Clarke Davis and Baker Lyons among others.

J’eerless Montgomery Ala Baker, Lyons & Co Clarke-Davis & Co Planters Cotton Company F. M. Ladd & Co Winston Jones & Co Lott Produce Company Touart & Quinn Southern Railway Clarke, Davis & Co Fk. M. Ladd & Co Dumas Grocery Company Total Baker, Lyons Planters Pea Company Ri “‘Pouart Ladd & Co Clarke, Davis& Co

Cotton prices swing as New Orleans market opens mixed

New Orleans cotton opens with lower Liverpool prices and improved South weather boosting offerings. early losses recover with a 4 to 5 point net advance amid Oklahoma rains. New York later follows with declines then limited gains as weather and demand factors curb movement. spot remains steady. Other markets report seed oil and bank reserves, plus Chicago livestock activity.

New Orleans Liverpool South Oklahoma New York India Egypt Texas

Uric Acid No Cause for Rheumatism Says Free Book Offer

A promotional notice claims uric acid does not cause rheumatism and offers a free book "Rheumatism Its Cause and Cure" by Tree A. Case, Dept. 892, Brockton, to readers with no stamp required. The flyer touts the book as the most wonderful ever written and urges immediate response.

Tree A. Case Dept Brockton, Ass

Arrowrock Dam Dedicates World’s Highest Structure in Idaho

Dedication of the Arrowrock dam near Boise, Idaho, marks the Boise project’s water supply for 244000 acres. At 348.5 feet high and 18 miles long, the structure cost about 5 million dollars and took four years to complete under the US Reclamation Service. Over 20000 workers built it, with a reservoir holding 260 feet depth and a timber reserve valued at 36000000.

Boise Idaho Arrowrock United States Reclamation Service Boise Project Boise River San Francisco New York Cleveland Boston

Parson Urges Economy in Sunday Sermon

In a Sunday exchange the parson asks the vestryman to take up the collection before the sermon, stating an intention to preach economy, a note reflecting fiscal caution in church affairs.

Grimes Ladies’ Home Journal

Witty courtroom jibe over a cook wife

A humorous exchange features a plaintiff demanding sympathy from the judge for a wife who can cook but refuses, and the jurist replying that it’s worse to have a wife who will cook but cannot. The quip highlights domestic tensions in a legal setting with a sharp punchline.

Stock market opens with cautious climb on war shares

Moderate trading starts with some gains in war shares and steady to cautious tone. Baldwin Locomotive Crucible Steel American Steel Foundries General Electric Westinghouse rise fractions to 2 points while Pennsylvania Atchison and Ontario & Western gain slightly. Rock Island adds a point after yesterday’s slide. New York Central slips marginally. United States Steel A Kentuckian always makes arrangements to say he is.

Allis-Chalmers American Beet Sugar American Can American Car & Foundry American Locomotive American Cotton Oil American Smelting American Sugar American Tel. &. Tel Atchison Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Steel Brooklyn Rapid Canadian Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago MIL & St. Paul Consolidated Gas Crucible Steel Erie General Electric General Motors Great Northern Pfd Illinois Central Interborough Consol. Corp Kansas City Southern Louisville & Nashville Liggett & Myers Mexican Petroleum National Lead New York Central Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Virginia-Caro, Chem Western Union Westinghouse Electric New York Baldwin American Steel Foundries Westinghouse Ontario & Western Rock Island United States Steel

Turpentine and Rosin Stock Totals at Savannah Market

Turpentine firm reports receipts of 98 casks and shipments of 253 casks with stock at 10 737 casks while Rosin firm shows receipts of 654 barrels and shipments of 681 barrels with stock at 59 848 barrels. Prices quoted for various grades range from 3.75 to 6.40 per unit. Answer to lady correspondent advises lemon juice and water or sleeves as tan remedy and mentions family washing.

Naval Stores Savannah

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