Fragmented Social Columns Show Friends and Local Scenes
A Mobile society page blends verse about friendship with brief quotes on daily work and virtue. It notes fashion photos in the Age-Herald, featuring Miss Julia Nuzum of Tuscaloosa and Miss Anna Moore Provost, plus Mrs. Albert Hopkins. It mentions Jefferson Davis’s inauguration chair at the Mississippi state fair Old Curiosity Shop exhibit.
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Age-Herald
Gham Age-Herald
Julia Nuzum
Tuscaloosa
Anna Moore Provost
Birmingham
Albert Hopkins
E Beall
Eugenie Rosson
Woman's
Jefferson Davis
Montgomery
Mud Baths and Health Fads Stir Reader Interest
Readers explore beauty chats on mud baths for rheumatism and skin care. Sanitariums like Warren Springs in Indiana pioneer mud cures from a laborer’s discovery, with reports of pets and humans benefiting through clay and sulfur, tar, and salt baths.
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Warren Springs
Ind
Reader recommends safer beauty care and bust reduction
A reader rebukes the columnist for length and suggests sending a stamped return envelope for a tonic for lashes and brows and to stop using pencils. The note warns that any brassiere compressing the breasts is unsafe and could injure the glands.
Milkweed Juice and Digestion Cited in Letter
A letter notes juice from milkweed may be used for a purpose and attributes red hands to poor digestion. The writer offers fuller directions on requests if a stamped addressed envelope is provided.
Whitfield chair headlines at Mobile horse show
A historical chair once part of a Confederate president's furniture survives a house fire in Whitfield Alabama. Mobilians plan to attend the horse show and view the cherished relic. Message highlights Miss Mamie Taylor riding The Grenadier at the Tri State Fair in Memphis and other social notices.
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Major Whitfield
Whitfield
Ala
Mamie Taylor
Memphis
Miss Taylor
Grenadier
Mobile
Tennessee
Peabody Hotel
Meridian Dispatch
Atlanta social notes mention Mobile visits and illness
Mrs. M. S. Glover and daughter Mrs. Gustavus B. Thames return from Andrews North Carolina with Miss Kath erin Glover. Mrs. Glover to stay in Ansley Park. Mrs. Thames to visit Imperial Hotel briefly before home. Others, including Dr. C. F. E. Winberg and Mrs. G Engstrom, visited Mobile weekend. Miss Florence Dolive and Miss Joe Turner were there Saturday. Mrs. Pillans ill with fever. Mr. G. N. Smith of Mobile visited his sister Mrs. H. Green.
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John Hanson
Jessie
Mobile
J. C. Howell
Theodore
Jack Barron
Mae
Howell
Dan O'Neil
O'Connor
Laura Emerson
Bayou la Barre
Teachers’ Institute
Grand Bay News
Louise Glass
Peter Barto Marzonii
Frank
Glass
Quinlan Avenue
Age- Herald
Henry M. Edmonds
The
Independent Church
N. W. Marzoni
Rufus Barnett
Atlanta
M. S. Glover
Gustavus B. Thames
Ala
Susie Glover
Andrews
N. C
Katherin Glover
Glover
Nagle
Ansley Park
Thames
Imperial Hotel
Atlanta Journal
C. F. E. Winberg
G. Engstrom
Hanson
Arselia Olsen
Florence Dolive
Joe Turner
Moile
Pillans
Fairhope Courier
G. N. Smith
H. Green
Mr. Smith
Local notes from Whistler and surrounding towns
Rev Francis M Atchison travels to Hobson Alabama to conduct a revival this week. Mr and Mrs William E May depart for Arkansas to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Andrew Shoemate welcome a baby girl. Mrs Ross McPherson, visiting from Montgomery Alabama, rushes home after Mr McPherson injury. Nellie and Vivian Nichols return from Meridian and Macon Mississippi. George Bond travels to Hot Springs Arkansas for health. Mrs Fred Nichols returns to Laurel Mississippi after visiting in law and Nichols family. Mrs Ernest George and children go to Georgetown Alabama to visit relatives. Mrs C Burdett leaves for Toledo Cincinnati Ohio and Monroe Michigan.
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Francis M. Atchison
Hobson
Ala
William E. May
Points
Arkansas
Andrew Shoemate
Ross McPherson
Montgomery
McPherson
Nellie
Vivian Nichols
Meridian
Macon
Miss
George Bond
Hot Springs
Ark
Fred Nichols
Laurel
Lucy Burge
Edward D. Nichols
Ernest George
Georgetown
C. Burdett
Toledo
Cincinnati
Ohio
Monroe
Mich
Hughes Heads to Open GOP Campaign in Ohio
Charles E Hughes left Indianapolis early to begin his Ohio campaign with morning talks before Republican clubs at the soldiers home and the auditorium and a visit to the fair grounds. His running mate Charles Warren Fairbanks started a separate speaking tour toward the Pacific coast.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Charles E. Hughes
Ohio
Dayton
League of Republican
Soldiers’ Home
Fair Grounds
Hughes
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Pacific Coast
Triton Steamer Sinks After Snag Near Duwamish Landings
The Lake Washington steamer Triton owned by Anderson Steamboat Company struck a snag while approaching Dyerslandings on Lake Washington Sunday and sank as she drove onto the beach. All passengers and crew were landed safely. The 48 ton wooden craft was valued at $20000.
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Seattle
Wash
Lake Washington
Triton
Anderson Steamboat Company
Dyers Landings
New Low Plague Record in 24 Hours
New York reports a new low in the waning infantile paralysis epidemic with only 14 new cases and five deaths in the 24 hours ending 10 am today. Sunday's figures, released today, show 15 new cases and six deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Health Department
Day of Atonement Yom Kippur October 6 to 7
The Day of Atonement or Yom Kippur begins at sunset Friday, October 6 and ends at sunset Saturday, October 7. It centers on purification from sin and reconciliation with God and fellow men after the ten days of penitence that began with New Year.
Day of Atonement: fasting prayer and Kol Nidre services
The Day of Atonement is the most solemn day in the Jewish calendar spent in fasting and prayer. It features four services including Mussaf and Neilah with the seal in the book of life. Pardon is granted for sins against God, while offenses against others require reconciliation beforehand.
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Jerusalem
Governor selects fifty Alabama citizens for irrigation congress
Governor Henderson names fifty Alabama residents to represent the state at the National Irrigation Congress in El Faso Texas from October 14 to 18. The list includes R L Watson Tuskegee O C Poulson Selma J W Wright Auburn C A Grayson Mobile M A Fontaine Arlington and many others across the state.
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Bigbee
P. P. Martin
Greensboro
J. M. Parker
Euquality
A. B. Archibald
Geiger
J. E. McNair
Columbia
Henry Barclay
Falkville
W. H. Chamblee
Hodges
R. E. Coburn
Courtland
G. W. White
Dutton
W. B. Woolridge
Eufaula
S. T. Rutland
Fitzpatrick
Ben Griffin
Jasper
J. J. Hodges
Hartford
J. T. Daniel
Honoraville
Frank P. Bradfield
Glass
F. G. Westmoreland
Athens
J. W. Baites
Toney
J. W. Harris
Choccolocco
J. T. Reeder
Smithsonia
S. J. Robertson
Evergreen
A. T. Whitaker
Grant
Andrew Johnson
Newville
J. C. Lewis
Wetumpka
Witness in West Virginia election fraud case dies
Private Joseph Slater of the second West Virginia infantry was found dead on a railroad trestle at Kenova near Huntington. Slater, a Williamson resident, had been summoned as a witness in the Mingo county election fraud cases now on trial in federal court. Friends say he was first attacked and his body later placed on the track.
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Associated Press
Huntington
W. Va
Wayne County
Joseph Slater
Second
West Virginia Infantry
Kenova
Slater
Williamson
Mingo County
Atlantic Fleet Steams Out of Newport Again
All ships of the Atlantic fleet that spent the weekend in Hampton Roads moved to sea early today. After several days of maneuvers, the fleet will disband with units returning to home stations for repairs and overhaul. A December return to Hampton Roads will include a demonstration and parade honoring the Southern Central Congress meeting in Norfolk.
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J. B. Parke
East
Atlantic City
Grace Partridge
Baltimore
Associated Press
Newport News
Hampton Roads
Norol
Veteran Illinois editor McFarren Davis dies after car accident
McFarren Davis long time Bea con editor and a renowned Illinois journalist died in Paris after sustaining injuries from an automobile crash four weeks earlier. He was injured in a wreck that also involved John D. Shoop, Chicago schools superintendent, and his death was attributed to those injuries.
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Paris
Ill
McFarren ‘Davis
The
Beacon
Illinois
John D. Shoop
Chicago Public Schools
Mobile Millinery Co Displays Attractive Hats
The Mobile Millinery Co run by Sam and Richard Bodzinger in Meridian presents a wide selection of hats. Their models include Tam-o Shanter styles and a black Lyons velvet piece with an aigrette, pearl, and a crush crown. Peacock feathers, plush displays, and imported accents are highlighted for theater and daily wear.
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The
Mobile Millinery Co
Messrs
Sam
Richard Bodzinger
Meridian
Lyons
Mobile Milinery Co
Braves and Pirates to Play Morning Game in Boston
Boston on September 25 reports the first morning major league game. The Pirates meet the Braves in a Wednesday fixture, with prior Saturday tie and doubleheaders complicating the schedule. Manager Stallings pressed for the morning start to keep pennant hopes alive.
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Braves
Pirates
Associated Press
Boston
Pittsburgh
Hapgood
Mgr. Stallings
Attempted assassination rocks Nicaraguan campaign
From Masaya Nicaragua reports say clashes between Liberals and Conservatives left several dead or wounded amid the presidential contest. Dr Julian Irias Liberal candidate reportedly submitted his resignation to the party executive council.
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San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Nicaragua
Julian Irias
Masaya
Irias
American Railroad Securities Abroad Shrink by 807 Million
A Loree study shows American railroad stocks bonds and related securities held abroad fell from 2.704 billion in 1915 to 1.416 billion by July 31 1916. From January 1915 to July 1916 the abroad held total declined by 1.289 billion.
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Associated Press
New York
L. F. Loree
Delaware and Hudson Company
Mr. Loree
Foreign liquidation data show railroad securities abroad
Mr. Loree cites an accurate measure of foreign liquidation that signals the financial strain on institutions, corporations, and individuals in entente allied countries. In August 1915 American railroad securities abroad valued at 1.751 billion dollars versus 1.110 billion at July 31 this year. A final 1917 report will add data on securities payable in pounds or francs.
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Loree
Mr. Loree
Germans Throw Bombs at Luneville Injuring Woman
Paris dispatch reports enemy planes dropped about ten bombs on the Luneville region after 8:30 p.m. One woman was slightly wounded. material damage was minor. Earlier, an enemy plane attacked by a French aircraft was shot down and fell to the ground.
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Paris
London
Luneville
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Edna Kent Forbes
R. D
Springfield
Seys the
Brewton Standard
Bessie Gatti
Pascagoula
Mrea
Katherine Hopkins Chapman
Little Katherine
Menge
Gulf City
James Hagan
Ethel
Inez Smith
Leighton Wagner
New Jersey
Hilda Drahan
Loretty Byrne
Lake Forest
Salome Garnett
Woman's College
Hattiesburg
Mayer Aldridge
Highlands Methodist Church
J. H. Stanfiel
Hanover Court
Birmingham Age-Herald
Mort L. Bixler
Tenn
Margaret Godwin
Eunice Harwell
Chinchula
Ira Brannan
Wilmer
Woman's College In
A. G. Pfleger
M. E. Schell
Grand Bay
William Keyland
Calvert
Nell Godard
Tom
Resinol
Questions
Com
Josef Stransky
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Music Lovers’ Association
Stransky
Arthur Nicks
Marine Street
Ladies of St. Vincent
Knights of Columbus Hall
Graduate ‘Nurses’ Association
Medical Society Hall
Christ Child Society
McGill Institute
King’s Daughters
King's Daughters
Government-street Presbyterian Church
Lyon Manuf’g Co
South Fifth Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Bidgood Stationery Company
ST. Francis Street
Bell Phone
Nadine
National Toilet Company
Whistler
Mobile Attorney Waterway Envoy
C. A. Grayson
National Irrigation Congress
West Virginia
Newport
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