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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1915

Page

7

Chunchula District Sunday School Convention Set

District No. 3 of Mobile County Sunday School Association schedules a full day convention in Chunchula Alabama on Sunday October 24. President G Miller and Secretary Mae Hinson lead sessions with talks by Jerry S Davison B H Johnson and Ruth Nelson among others. An all day session will include a noon dinner and multiple discussions on teaching methods and missions.

Mobile County Sunday School Association Chunchula Ala Kushia Union Gulfcrest Methodist Lambert Methodist Turnerville Baptist G. Miller Lambert Miss Mae Hinson Gulfcrest Miller J. H. Weinand Jerry S. Davison B. H. Johnson Mae Hinson Marjorie Clemens R. L. Howell Mamie Funk J W. Barnett Ruth Nelson

Better Babies Show At Gulf Coast Fair Attracts Interest

The Gulf Coast Fair will feature a large Better Baby contest led by Mrs J G Crossland. Local physicians will conduct examinations with eight classes offering first prizes of five dollars and blue ribbons for top entries. Admission remains free for the baby show.

Gulf Coast Fair J. G. Crossland

Hyomei Germ Killing Vapor for Catarrh Cure

Hyomei is a germ killing vapor created from eucalyptus air to treat catarrh. Breathing through a bulb inhaler, it penetrates nasal and throat mucosa to kill germs, ease swelling, and clear passages. several druggists in Mobile back the claim with a money back guarantee.

van Antwerp Drug Corporation Mobile Ady

Community notices from Toulminville Ala reading list and moves

Local notices list church activities led by Pastor Rev. D Y Register and Mrs D Y Register with gatherings for the Ladies Missionary Society and Teenage Bible Class. Many residents are noted visiting relatives, moving homes, or recovering from illness, including John W Jackson who died suddenly at his daughter's home in Toulminville.

Toulminville Ala Methodist Church D. Y. Register Ladies’ Missionary Society Nordine Nightengale

Downers Say Mobile County Could Support $15000 Yearly Farm Output

Mrs. FE M Downer and her husband, Chicago transplants, claim 25 cleared acres on their 80 acre Dawes tract could yield $5000 yearly with a steady market. They praise Mobile county’s climate and push countywide advertising to develop markets and showcase local produce. The couple backs neighbors from the north seeking to stay and grow crops year round.

FE. M. Downer Chicago Dawes United States Downers Mobile County Mr. Downer Otlers

Obituary of 1833 82-year-old pilot at Mobile

A man aged 82 who came to the city as a young man and served as a pilot on the Alabama River before the Civil War has died. He is survived by his wife and daughter Mrs. Harry G Toulmin and other relatives. Funeral services were held at his daughter's home on St Stephen road Sunday at 5 pm conducted by Rev A G Richards of Trinity Church Mobile. Interment in Toulmin's family burying ground.

E. L. Jones Bay Minette Ala Fanny J. Rice Mobile McArthur Willison Miss Hoover Gladstone Bowen M. C. Lingle Pittsburg Ohio George A. Toulmin Methodist Church J. E. Jordan John L. Jonson Whistler Anna Krassen Mount Vernon Nightengale Wilmer W. J Alabam Harry G. Toulmin St. Stephen Road

Crichton Social Notes Reflect Fair Gatherings and Local Events

Crichton residents visit the fair grounds and plan exhibits. Miss Margarite McGucken returns to Los Angeles while Ada Fields improves at home. J and Mrs Ed Allen move to Toulminville. H Judd Roberts hosts a family dinner. A sock party is planned by the Baptist Ladies Aid for Oct 27. The Rev J D Wilkes officiates a wedding in Oakdale. Others visit relatives, while several locals face illness and recovery.

Margarite McGucken William Rasmus Los Angeles Cal Ada Fields Union Ed Allen Toulminville H. Judd Roberts Fair Grounds A. B. Gaston Dawes FE. R. Gaston Mildred Erold Osburn Richard Poe Marion Ala

Women of Mobile promise to greet settlers at Settlers Day

J D Andrews, chairman of the entertainment committee, appeals to Mobile women to entertain visiting settlers on New Settlers Day at the Ooi Cones Fair on October 20. Women are urged to pledge support and offer hospitality by helping at the fair and guiding guests from various states.

Ooi Cones Mobile J. D. Andrews Andrews

Mrs Beidel Endorses Lydia E Pinkham’s Remedy

Mrs James A Beidel of Shippensburg Pennsylvania testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her monthly pains after years of suffering. She says the remedy helped after her second child and she now praises it to help other women. The ad notes the product contains native roots and herbs and offers confidential advice from the company.

Shippensburg Lydia E. Pinkham James A. Beidel N. Penn Street Pinkham Lynn Mass

Calvert and York and Intermediate Stations Direct Connections

Direct connections announced for Meridian to Calvert York and intermediate stations, linking Meridian with Tuscaloosa Birmingham and East. The plan outlines enhanced rail segments improving regional travel and freight routes.

Calvert York Meridian Tuscaloosa Birmingham East

Grocers Pledge Support for Mobile Creamery Plan

The Retail Merchants and Grocers Association pledged support for Indiana Creamery to locate a plant in Mobile. Farmers across Mobile and Baldwin counties expect to upgrade dairy stock once a market exists, with Mobile seen as the ideal site for the creamery.

Mobile Indiana Creamery Company Joseph Wilkins Dawes Baldwin

Piney Woods cow crosses breed. infant prodigy showcased at Dawes fair

Joseph Wear presents a Piney Woods cow bred to a pedigreed sire, producing a six month old calf weighing 500 pounds and forecast to weigh about 1200 pounds full grown. The lesson urges eradicating ticks and crossbreeding to improve livestock quality in Mobile county. The Red Pair bull is described as dual purpose, dairy or beef.

Piney Woods Mobile County Mess Alliance Joseph Wear Pine Woods Wear Mr. Wear Kansas Texas Seattle

Derrill Pratt Returns to Gridiron Tactics at Brothers College

Derrill B. Pratt, former Alabama captain and St. Louis baseball second baseman, joined Christian Brothers College as a part time football coach. He advised Sylvester and helped with drills including punt returns and tackling Sharply noting Pratt’s open field skill after years away from football. The report closes with a reflective line about how personal turmoil can lead to public wreckage.

Derrill B. Pratt University of Alabama Montgomery St. Louis Pratt Christian Brothers Sylvester Derrill

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