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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1915

Page

6

Charitable Organization Highlighted for Good Work

A fragment praises a small charitable group and its valued efforts, urging support and encouragement. The note underscores the organization's positive impact and deserving attention from readers.

Deaths Funerals George H Couch and Frank Moore

George H Couch died after a long illness at 59 in Mobile native Apalachicola funeral held Saturday Magnolia Cemetery with survivors including mother Mrs Belle Mahler and siblings. Frank Moore died Friday Mobile his body sent to Bay City Michigan for burial. he leaves two sons Roy C Moore Mobile and Horace D Moore Evergreen and other relatives.

George H. Couch Apalachicola Fla J. C. Anderson North Pine Street Belle Mahler Walter Mahler Lizzie O'Brien J. C.anderson Magnolia Cemetery Franklin Moore Bay City Mich Bugal Mr. Moore New York Oak Grove Ala Mobile Roy C. Moore Horace D. Moore Evergreen

Hotel man fined for getting beer on forged orders

Peter H. Hamel of the Kaiserhof hotel was fined 50 dollars or 30 days and given an additional three months for violating prohibition law in a second Recorder Edington conviction. Two forged orders on Louisville & Nashville were presented as evidence and Willis Oliver testified he delivered three barrels of beer to the Kaiserhof. Freight clerk E R Glasscock confirmed daily handling about 100 such orders. Claude M. Stevens denied signing one order. Hamel appealed with a 500 dollar bond.

Peter H. Hamel Kaiserhof Hotel Edington Louisville & Nashville Railway Hamel Willis Oliver E.R. Glasscock Claude M. Stevens

Yawl King Edward Adrift Ties Gulf Coast Weather Threat

A small yawl named King Edward, likely from the Russian ship King Edward, left Sabine Pass Texas on August 6 near a tropical storm. Fishermen found the craft six miles east of Fort Morgan on Thursday afternoon. Efforts to locate the owners failed as of Saturday morning due to damage. The King Edward is noted as a large vessel in Gulf West Indies service.

King Edward Sabine Pass Texas Gulf Coast Fort Morgan Gulf West Indies Service

Couple Arrested in Prichard Fight Incident

Les and Cora Dixon were arrested Friday night in Prichard by Deputy McMillan on fighting charges. The couple had beaten each other severely when the officer arrived and stopped further fighting.

Les Cora Dixon Prichard McMillan

America’s 1915 Beauty Illus Trates Bending Exercise

The article promotes a waist trimming benditis exercise as a cure for obesity and a way to health and beauty. It explains standing with feet together, arms by the sides, taking a breath, bending forward from the hips with straight knees, swinging arms back, then exhaling while returning upright to engage abdominal muscles and burn calories.

Birthday list of mobile children celebrates Sept births

The Mobile Item notes children born on September 18 at various addresses with ages from 3 to 16 and invites them to a birthday picture party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon. It asks September births to send full names addresses and birthdates to the Children’s Editor two days before their birthday.

Cyril Sconyers Florida St Marian H. Allen Dauphin Way Julia Bones St. Francis St Edwin Frederickson S. Hamilton Alice C. Odell New Jersey St Grace E. Schenker Lexington Irene E. Snider S. Franklin St Genevieve Tragos Augusta St the Item Empire Theatre

Explosions Reported Aboard Sant Anna Liner

Lloyds agent in the Azores says Sant Anna captain blames enemy propaganda for a fire on September 13. He notes many explosions and later finds unexploded fuses, and says the ship would have blown apart if munitions had been aboard.

London Lloyd's St. Michaels Azores Fabre Line Sant’ Anna

Runaway Girls Found, Puzzling Police Lessen Mystery

Esther Ray and Maggie Huggins who ran away from Bay Minette Alabama Thursday night were found Saturday in Biloxi Mississippi after relatives reported they may be in Mobile. Police traced the girls buying tickets to Gulfport then moving to Biloxi as the search spanned Mobile and surrounding areas.

Esther Ray Maggie Huggins Bay Minette Ala Huggins Gulfport Miss Mobile Biloxi Miss. G Ray

Dear Miss Eros Advised Inquiries On Love Affairs

A vintage column presents readers Faithful Agnes Ugly Boy ELW and L. M asking Miss Eros for dating guidance. Answers caution on early relationships age appropriate limits and need for chaperones and parental input.

How to Make Delicious Egg Plant Dishes

A compact guide on eggplant prep and recipes highlighting simple fried and broiled preparations, plus julienne and baked methods. It includes paring and salting steps, vinegar finish, and parsley garnish, and also features a brief note on a pipe-cleaning shop and child care advice from the US government officials.

Fall sewing patterns show practical onepiece dresses

May Manton designs describe washable fabrics for autumn wear including serge broadcloth and wool. Patterns cover coats, belts, and skirts in sizes from 12 to 16 years with yardage guidance, various trims like fur and velvet, and options for gabardine and serge.

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