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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1915

Page

6

Social whirl in Mobile as weddings and parties fill the season

The page highlights the Caffey Planck wedding rehearsal party at the Edington home with pink and green decorations, plus out of town nuptial plans for Miss Ruby Maas and Miss Nell Carlisle. It notes numerous receptions, dinners, dances and motor trips across Mobile society, with guests from Selma Montgomery Pensacola and Birmingham.

Mie D. H. Edington Sue Planck Arth Marty Caffey-Planck Eal Sessilier Edington Louise Goldsby Pauline Garrett Will Caffey Ernest Planck F. K. Sims Dalton, Ga Nan’ Planck Hugh Caffey James L. Coleman Mary Easley Goldsby Melr Frazer George Crossland Thorne Winter Robert Gordon W.B. McWhorter Haynesville Mary Ann McWhorter Caswell Caffey Mary F. Planck Max Lavelle Nellie Edington D. A. Planck David’ H. Edington Ann Misses Bennett Geronwey Owen Monroe Park Dorothy and Wynne Bennett Memphis May Owen Miss Maas Ruby Maas Selma Nathan Finkelstein Maas Carrie Metzger Beulah Jacobi Meridian Eugene Karne Delhi Goldsboro N. C Messrs Charlie Maas Max Rosenbaum Emile Seigel Nathan Bendusky Jack Leva Herman Schwarz Mobile Isadore Isaacson Selma Misses Gordon Pensacola Genevieve Carter Nell Carlisle Jennie V. Duane Gadsden Ala the Alamo T. E. Dowling Cottle’s Nell Godard Juliette Martin T. W. Bludworth Arundel Meridian Dispatch Ernest Tucker Seacliff Waltham Kirksville Osteopathic College Preston“ Cannady O. R. Moore Auburn F. A. Donnelly L. M. Sanders Biloxi A.L. Shearer Charles H. Allen South Court Street Montgomery J. W. Hunter A. C. Smith Fron San Francisco M. J. Smith Lawrence and Arnold Smith Tyler George Miller E. P. Cox W. W. Bell Frances Hoffman Dan O'Flinn Milwaukee Marguerite Luick R. D. Brodesser Edna Manning Allan Grayson G. Kelly Augusta Harwood Tuscaloosa

Lime Medication in Tuberculosis Promoted by Doctor Worth

In the New York Medical Record December 5 1914 Dr John Worth of Toledo argues lime starvation as a prominent cause of tuberculosis and urges lime medication. Sickmans Alterative is recommended for cases with calcium deficiency when paired with diet air and hygiene. Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia notes claim of safety and easy assimilation. Braswells Drug Store sells the product.

N. Y John Worth Toledo Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia Braswell Advy

Local society notes reveal a flurry of travel and visits

Mrs J B Stiggins left for a month in North Carolina and Alabama. Miss Marion McDuffie of River Ridge enters the University of Alabama this year and plans Randolph Macon after a year at the state university. Several locals depart for studies, expositions, or family visits, including Mr Claiborne Schley, Mr Andrew Douglas, and Mrs John Douglas party. Others return from Western trips or moves to Parkersburg and Louisville.

J. B. Stiggins North Carolina Alabama University of Alabama Marion McDuffie River Ridge Mobile McDuffie Randolph Macon State University Claiborne Schley Andrew Douglas Auburn John Douglas Margaret Minna Poetz Little Son Will Brown Tuscaloosa Kussla Shelley Lee Taylor

How Soldiers Live and Fight in the Trenches

London July 12 soldiers endure rain filled trenches and damp cold. Food three times daily boosts blood and courage while poor digestion weakens health. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is advertised to aid weakened stomachs and improve digestion, blood and liver function with tablet or liquid form offered by dealers or mail order from Buffalo New York.

London Dr. Pierce

Advertising prices for health and beauty products

The listing shows Asperin Tablets at 20c per dozen and Colgate's Tooth Paste at 25c per tube 20c, Sanitol Tooth Powder per tin 20c, Sanitol Tooth Paste per tube 20c, Sanitol Face Cream per jar 20c, and Sanitol Cold Cream per jar 20c.

Colgate’s

Hardware Prices and Miscellaneous Goods Listed

A fragmented inventory lists prices for hardware items and household goods. Entries note galvanized hardware at 5c and 8c, furnaces at 45c and 50c, tubs at 45c, jars or cans at 16c, and miscellaneous items with unclear descriptions.

Grocery list ad highlights varied bulk pantry items

A dated grocery ad lists granulated sugar, flour, coffee, oil, canned goods, spices, soap and cleaning products with unit prices. Items include sugar at 17 lbs for 1.00, French Market Coffee 25c, Octagon Soap 13 bars for 50c, tomatoes and Kraut in 3 or 2 can lots, Olive Oil 60c, Matches 25c per pack, and multiple 12 to 24 lb flour sacks with varying prices.

Siewaimeisieiss Fair Skinner Wesson Soeemael Swift’s Pride Arm & Hammer Soda Rumford Joe’s Pioneer Cack Ees

Crockery and Glassware Bargain Prices Listed

A fragmented ad lists Mason fruit jars pint 55c quart 90c, sea fruit jars pint 25c quarts 60c, percolator tops 19c, glass butter dish 10c, churns 1 gallon 28c 2 gallon 30c, glassware items including plain thin glasses 56c, lantern globes 6c, yellow mixing bowl 5c, with various values and incomplete entries.

Cewcrewe Sestas Eae

Phone Directory Fragments From Grocery Service Lines

A fragment notes quick service via landline numbers for Grocery Department and home lines. It mentions Bell 3229 and Home 306 as contact options for faster assistance when lines are busy.

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