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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1916

Page

6

Dress code for the downtown business girl in New York

Marguerite M. Marshalld invites Evening World readers to weigh in on whether young women in offices and shops should alter their attire. She recalls past fashion extremes, presses for a neat business suit and modest style, and seeks reader testimony from both sides.

Evening World Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company of Newark Edward B&b. Rhoades New York Waldorf Teuny

The True Measure of Victory Is How You Play

A poem from The American Boy warns that real worth lies in fair play and honor, not in prizes or victories. It urges athletes to quit before cheating and to value integrity over wealth or glory.

Pretty wedding and social notes in Mobile area society

A brief of weddings and social events in Mobile includes the marriage of Miss Lydia White to Mr. Alex B Brown at the bride's home with Rev D W Bosdell officiating and a reception style celebration. Other items note visits, dinners, club events, charity meetings, and upcoming entertainments in Mobile society life.

Lydia White Alex. B. Brown D. W. Bosdell North Side Minnie, Roseberry Mobile Ethel Duke Gadsden DuPre-Duke First Baptist Church Attalla E. &. Anderson

Beauty Chats by Edna Kent Forbes

A reader asks about removing birthmarks and blemishes with remedies. The columnist notes methods used by doctors, including electricity, caustic solutions, lancing with peroxide compresses, and skin grafting for scars. They advise caution with sensitive skin and suggest choosing a safe cucumber cream from reliable firms.

Skin spots after sores get lighter with care

Brown spots that followed facial sores may fade with proper skin care. Lemon juice can help brighten, and a bleaching cream may speed the process.

Whistler News Notes and Social Highlights

Whistler foremen Emile Tacon and Porter McAdams return from a two week trip to Hot Springs Arkansas. Miss Helen Waldrop returns home to Vinegar Bend Ava after visiting her aunt Mrs Joseph J Barrett. Mrs Florence Geary and brother Eddie Pritchett come home from relatives in Meridian and Macon. Whistler Social Club dance in Odd Fellows Hall draws about forty five couples with guests from Mobile Toulminville Crichton and Prichard. Refreshments served. Mrs L L Mathews and Effie visit Meridian. Mrs G W Little and daughters Annie May Pearl and son William visit Quitman Meridian and McLean. Mrs Kittie Spicer and daughter Bessie Lee return from a month at Iuka Springs.

Emile Tacon Whistler Porter McAdams Hot Springs Ark Helen Waldrop Vinegar Bend Ava Joseph J. Barrett Florence Geary Eddie Pritchett Meridian Macon Miss Odd Fellows’ Hall Mobile Toulminville Crichton Prichard L. L. Mathews Effie G. W. Little Annie May Pearl William Quitman McLean Kittie Spicer Bessie Lee Iuka Springs

Social notes from Meridian and nearby towns

A collage of personal visits and travels across Mobile, Andalusia, Gadsden, and surrounding communities. Names include Miss Mary Allen, Mesdames Katy G Allen and Leo Lutz, Mrs. Schaefer and family, and many others visiting relatives or attending events. The items mention weddings, graduations, and military recruitment activity, with several residents returning home from visits or trips.

Mary Allen Katy G. Allen Leo Lutz Mobile Frederick Schaefer Battles Meridian Dispatch

Charge Woman Hex of Old People's Home With Poisoning Fly

Hartford dispatch reports evidence before the grand jury implicating Amy E Archer Gilligan proprietor of Windsor old people’s home in deaths of inmates including Franklin R Andrews who died in 1914. Autopsy findings allegedly reveal poison in several bodies.

Hartford Conn Amy E. Archer-Gilligan Propriet Windsor Gilligan Franklin R. Andrews

Catholic university rector re elected head of charity conference

Washington September 21 Bishop Thomas J Shahan rector of Catholic University was re elected president of the National Conference of Catholic Charities at the close of the biennial meeting Cardinal Gibbons was chosen honorary president.

Associated Press Washington Bish Thomas J. Shahan Catho University National Conference of Cath Charities Cardinal Gibbons

Pope Benedict’s health reported normal after wartime strain

Vatican officials deny circulating word of illness and say the pope’s health is normal after heavy wartime duties. He received seven private guests and a larger collective audience today, with no sign of weakness.

Associa’ Press Rome Paris Benedict Vatican Prate

Great Misery From Eczema On Face

A mother recalls severe eczema on her two month old baby daughter's face and neck causing nightly itching. After two months a friend suggests Cuticura Soap and Ointment. within a month the rash heals completely. Advertisement offers a free sample and skin book by mail from Cuticura.

Hagan Lyon Manufacting Co South Fifth Street Brooklyn N. Y P. D. Kizer Harleyville, S.C Cuticura Dept. T. Boston

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