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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1916
Page
6
Fragmented OCR text mentions a Confederate monument in Montgomery with imagery of a crumbling shaft and a folded flag. It includes a note about laughter and a brigadier general or officer speaking, but the passage is garbled and unreadable in parts.
The Selma Times notes entertainments at Dauphin Way Baptist church and a Women’s Day program from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Selma. It mentions Miss Mamie Smith’s arrival from Porto Rico, Miss Jane Kendall’s visit to Chicago, dancing parties in Birmingham, and upcoming weddings and society visits. Jane Kendall leaves for Chicago after her Selma stay. Miss Edna Thurman’s wedding is listed.
Unclear interview with George Broadhurst discusses female ideals, fat reduction, and fashion trends. He notes men follow fashion, women reduce to please partners, and comments on the fixation with being sylphlike. The piece ends with the line that five Fs plus God summarize a woman's interests.
A bride wore blue serge with gray trim and left for a Carolina trip after the ceremony. The couple will reside at 152 South Broad Street after October first. Mr and Mrs Vincent F Kilborn are the proud parents of a son named for his father. Mrs James Elis, a Selma club woman, will travel home via Mobile after visiting Battles Hotel with Judge A J Pitts and her niece Mrs W C Spotswood.
Miss Anna Boulet, a popular university student, left Monday night for Tuscaloosa to begin her senior year. Miss Olive Richards plans to attend the opening of school. Mr. T. D. Nettles Jr. left Battery C for a lieutenant appointment with the Mobile cavalry troop, arriving in Mobile tonight to visit his father. Mrs. Carl Seals travels from Montgomery to North Hero Vermont to join her mother and sister. Mrs. Mingene Butler of Mobile visits family settings awaiting further details.
A column argues that disease stems from a congested colon and poisoned waste. It urges internal cleansing through daily hot enemas for a month to improve skin and overall beauty, warning against constipation and endorsing colon hygiene as essential to clear blood.
A wedding solemnized at noon yesterday united Miss Carolyn B Fritz and Mr William M Meador at St John s Church. The ceremony was performed by Rev Gardiner Tucker with Miss Fritz attended by her three nieces Lillian Ethel and Vivian Fritz in white organdie outfits.
The reader requests guidance on clearing blackheads and pimples. The reply suggests face washing with soap and hot water, rubbing ice, and applying a paste of molasses and sulfur, then a home mixture of flour of sulfur with molasses to be taken orally in cycles for skin improvement.
Governor Richard I. Manning leads over former Governor Cole L. Blease in the Democratic runoff for South Carolina governor with about 68,926 votes to 64,274 as incomplete returns are tallied. Rep. Wyatt Aiken trails F. H. Dominick by roughly 2,500 votes after a second primary.
James Cansler edged Albert S Fant by about 20000 votes in the railroad commissioner contest, the only other statewide race in the second primary. Blease led Manning in the first primary but did not win a majority in the gubernatorial race. Cooper’s large first primary vote appears to have swung to Manning in yesterday’s results.
Berlin report that Brussels fine of 250000 dollars tied to Cardinal Mercier departure was denied and that the payment was completed August 30. The dispatch notes the correction from abroad and confirms no revocation of the fine.
A dozen or more prominent Democrats will tour central and western states to support Wilson and Marshall. The list includes Vice President Marshall and Senators Underwood Shafroth Robinson Lewis Stone Reed and W J Bryan, with Marshall set to visit almost every Western state after Indiana.
Oklahoma City September 13 Charles W Fairbanks Republican vice presidential candidate suffered indigestion while addressing a large audience. He quit speaking for fifteen minutes as people left, then recovered in an anteroom and finished his speech.
Christiania dispatched a new vessel resembling a large barge built entirely of concrete with steel ribs. It is the first stone ship ever floated and is claimed to resist damage better than steel or wood, promising greater safety.
Selma visiting Mr and Mrs Burton Butler. Miss Florence Harwell of Mobile visiting relatives. Lillie and Sophie Pfiester return from Biloxi with W H Smith and Herman Pfiester. Corporal James Alvarez of the Machine public safety item Co visiting Mobile. Mr and Mrs W L Denham relocate to Birmingham. Dr and Mrs Alex Graves from Atlanta wintering in Mobile with Mrs W C Snatewana. Mrs Thomas B Turner and Isabel Turner head to Tuscaloosa for University. Virginia Stiggins resumes Tuscaloosa studies at the university. Molly Spotswood leaves for University of Alabama. Elizabeth McDonald enjoys a trip to Asheville NC.
Miss Alice Paul of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage urged President Wilson to call a special session of Congress to pass the national woman suffrage amendment. She linked Maine's defeat of Democrats to the need for 91 electoral votes in twelve western states to win in November.
Selma Alabama resident E B M Atkins and Jacksonville Florida native J W Harris were injured last Wednesday night in a crash at Claiborne and Government streets. Both are expected to leave the sanatorium this week. Atkins talked by telephone from his room Wednesday. Also mentioned are A J Hendricks of Co den Alabama visiting Mobile on trucking and orchard business, with winter prospects improving. Other notable figures gathered in Mobile include Messia Henry Piaggio Jules Verlest D W Winn and officials John H Miller C W Ferguson W D Nesbitt Leo Clark and L M Thompson, all noted for various ventures, arriving or passing through Mobile on recent business and fishing trips.
The Bethany Baptist Church junior choir will practice Thursday afternoon. All juniors involved in the upcoming convention in Prichard should attend.
After a short illness Mrs Celina Levy died at her sister’s home 11 North Franklin Street in Mobile She was 81 born in Bordeaux France moved to the United States age ten later living in Memphis and Mobile Survived by sister Mrs Schlesinger and several nieces and nephews Funeral time to be announced. she was devoted to Congregation Shaarai Shomayim and noted for charity and kindness
Mrs Winnie A Rice, 80, died Sunday at Bayou la Barre Alabama after a long illness. She is survived by son David F Rice superintendent of the Mobile and Ohio Montgomery division, daughter Mrs H E Booth and other relatives. Body taken to Tuscaloosa Alabama for burial.
The obituary notes the burial of Mrs. M A Williams with Rev F M Atchison pastor of the church officiating. The service details follow in the readable portion of the notice.
Gulf Coast Poultry Association announced six loving cups will be awarded at the Gulf Coast Fair for poultry exhibits. Five trophies come from outside donors, one from the association for best exhibit by a local member. Meeting also planned fair placements and aimed to boost membership. Attendees included President R. Moore and members G. Johnson, W. Martin Jr., T. St. John, G. Discher, P. Schulz, W. Burton, E. Partridge, and P. Hedrick.
William Sidney was charged with burglary and grand larceny and committed to the county jail by Justice I C McRae of Calvert Alabama. The alleged crime involved breaking into and robbing a house near Calvert. Bond set at $1000.
The steamship Paris of the French Trans-Athlantic Steamship Company was launched at St Nazaire, the largest ship built in a French yard. She will serve Havre to New York with 37 000 tons displacement, 639 feet length, 84 feet beam, and 45 000 indicated horsepower, and accommodations for 3 000 passengers.
Investigation into alleged violations of Alabama prohibition laws resumed in Girard as the Russell county grand jury convened. Attorney-General Martin and Fritz Thompson oversee the probe with Hugo L. Black expected to participate. State officers say no sensational developments are anticipated.
Whistler Methodist Church conducted the funeral service for Mrs. Mary A. Williams on Tuesday at the Berenson and Sands undertaking parlors. The burial followed at Whistler cemetery with pallbearers J. J. Norwews E. A. Norwood T. F. Roberts J. P. Holland B. D. Young and F. B. Busby.
Plants a simple home remedy for hair care using pure cocoanut oil as a greaseless shampoo. It warns against alkali in soaps and shampoos, notes strong cleansing action, easy rinsing, and that a few teaspoons produce rich lather for cleansing scalp and hair.
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