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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1915

Page

6

WEDDING NOTES AND SOCIAL NEWS IN MOBILE SOCIETY

Mobile society scenes recount weddings and gatherings. Miss Margaret Barry wed J Richard Coffin at South Julia Street home with queen's crown decor and Marconi manager groom from Boston departs on Western tour after celebration. Other items include cradle roll opening by Junior Benevolent Association and various dances, outings, and visits by local families and club members.

Miss Barry MR. Coffin Margaret Barry J. Richard Coffin John Hanlein South Julia Street Reginald Pearce St. Paul's Episcopal Church Spring Hill Hanlein

Out of Town Visit Highlights National Talking Machine Jobbers

W H Reynalds of Mobile returns from Philadelphia after attending the National Association of Talking Machine Jobbers executive committee meeting. He reports strong interest in the Satsuma orange crop and notes rising business activity in visited centers. Numerous named contacts across Mobile Bay area and beyond accompany the report.

W. H. Reynalds Mobile Philadelphia National Association of Talking Machine Jobbers Reynalds Satsuma Reynolds Battle House H. Appleton John I. Wilson H. C. Withington Charles Page New York City William King C. C. McClain Atlanta A. E. Radloff H. S. Springer Toledo Ohio Cawthon J. W. Jenkins, Jr Montgomery Ala F. McAllister E. P. Roch John P. Stokes Pensacola Fla William Walker W. A. Gamble Gulfport Miss Joseph F. Villier Ed Keiser George C. Ae George V. Murray C. K. Summins Youngstown G. S. Strong Fort Morgan S. C. Jenkins Bay Minette W. H. A. Harding Magnolia Springs C. K Lawson Birmingham Windsor J. T. Turner J. R. Neven Lucedale Goodson Chicago Til

Sargo weight gain remedy claim in 1910s ad

An advertisement touts Sargo as an assimilative agent to help thin people gain weight by improving nutrient absorption. It claims tablets plus Frea l Nas mix create 10 to 30 pounds of solid flesh, with a money back guarantee from Van Antwerp's Drug Co. and other druggists.

van Antwerp Mowale Ale Adv

Craighead Club Updates on Friday Meeting Time

Special notice to the Craighead Parliamentary Law club announces a change in meeting hour. The regular weekly gathering moves to Friday at 4 PM in the Assembly Room of the Cawthon hotel. The sixth lesson on privilege motions will be given followed by a drill on using this motion group.

Delta Planfon Coly Treadway John Rose Denby Garrison James John Shackelford Arnold Cilarold Leftwich Robert d Graf Tom Grace Harold Leftwich Orion Grace Robert Shackelford Eth Reed LeGrange Batson G. Francis Garrison Geo. Harris John Neal Rose Arthur Kimball Winslow Partridge Renna Treadway Parker Draughon Igvening Jno Meador Alfred Staples Kate Roberts Monroe Park Misses Bennett Memphis Penn Tof Trinity ‘Church Nroe Park Bennett Leila Annetta McMillan Marion Mountain May Owen Goronwy’ Owen Raphael Semmes Club Raphael Semmes Parliamentary Law Club Semmes School Elliott Johnstone Old Shell Road Johnstone Mobile Needham Bryan Craighead Club Craighead Parliamentary Law Club Cawthon Hotel

Dandruff Vanished by Liquid Arvon Solution

An advertisement claims a simple four ounce bottle of plain liquid arvon will dissolve dandruff after nightly application. By morning most or all dandruff is gone and repeated use destroys all signs. It promises instant relief from itching and leaves hair fluffy and glossy.

Social set records varied travels and arrivals

Personal notices recount Miss Lottie May Rose returning from Montgomery as guest of Miss Ella Holt. Others depart Mobile for Fort Worth Texas City and Nashville Ward Belmont College, with summer visits and winter plans tying a network of society friends across Alabama and Tennessee.

St. Paul Chicago Emmett Pollard Laverne Ala Medical College Gadsden “Porcher Crescent City Stanley Herndon Point Clear Lucy Ward-Belmont College Nashville Tenn Lottie May Rose Montgomery Ella Holt W. D. Stratton Fort Worth Texas George Gage Stratton Texas City Mobile Harry Smith, Jr Ohio F. K. Sims First Presbyterian Church Dalton George E. Stone Georgia Avenue Browne E. Dawson E. B. Mercer Litchfield

High Gun at Gulf City Club Shoot

Harry Matlock of Irvington Alabama topped the weekly Gulf City Gun Club event at the Carlin avenue traps with 73 of 75. Wythe Whiting won the Shakespeare reel after a shootoff involving Haas Eason Whiting Dunlap and Frank Matlock. Whiting hit 10 of 10. Lyons and Eason tied for the Register trophy and will shoot again next Wednesday.

Harry Matlock Irvington Ala Gulf City Carlin Avenue Shakespeare Marine Supply Company Wythe Whiting Haas Eason Whiting Dunlap Frank Matlock Hunter Lyons Register

Boyd Will Involves Two Million Estate

James N. Boyd bank president and tobacco magnate filed a will in Richmond Virginia. The estate totals two million dollars set in trust until twenty one years after his children's deaths. Income is to be divided between his widow and seven children during the trust period.

Richmond James N. Boyd

Remedy Wanted Cow Bellows Calf Complaint Ad

Local notice requests a remedy for a cow bellowing for her calf. The notice is signed by Elizabeth Van Horne and seeks police assistance to resolve the disturbance in Huron South Dakota.

Elizabeth van Horne

Uncle Wiggily and the Elephant Boy

A playful tale featuring Uncle Wiggily and a character called the Elephant Boy. The two share gentle adventures, preserving a comforting bedtime mood.

Uncle Wiggily and the Candy Cane Rescue

The bad fox dressed as Jackie Bow Wow steals Uncle Wiggily s crutch and hides it in a well. A hungry chase ends when an elephant boy lends a candy cane to aid the rabbit and the crutch is recovered, leaving Uncle Wiggily safe.

Mr. Longears Wiggily Jackie Peetie Bow Wow Jackie Bow Wow Fox Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy the Fox Uncle Wiggily Uncle Old Fox Mr. Longeurs Rabbit Elephant Boy Katy

Cardui credited with curing illness in Henryetta woman

Mrs Anna Hileman of Henryetta Oklahoma claims eight years of headaches backache and other complaints from womanly troubles were cured by Cardus. She says she was told she had cancer and bedridden for three months before moving here and learning about Cardui from a local druggist. After using it a year she weighs 146 pounds and can do all housework, with several friends also aided by the remedy.

Henryetta Okla Anna Hileman Colorado Dakota Missouri Kansas Cardus

Gulf Coast Fair to Exhibit Record Rail Livestock Carloads

Gulf Coast Fair Association reports assurance from President Cochran of the Alabama Tennessee and Northern railroad that one or more carloads of livestock will be sent for the fair. The exhibit aims to surpass all previous coastal displays with top Gulf Coast stock. Scaffolding at the Woman's building is being removed as preparations continue for tented, sanitary livestock displays.

Gulf Coast Fair Association Cochran Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad Gulf Coast

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