Common blessings noted at Clark School meeting
Clark School Improvement Association held a regular meeting at the school with President Mrs. Charles Shawhan. The group approved new readers for grades two and three, an electric plate for teachers, and a china cabinet with gifts from Mr. R. N. Hudson. Plans included a candy sale and penny fair next Friday with programs, auctions, and a party for the grade with the most mothers present.
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Clark School
Clark School Improvement Association
Charles Shawhan
R. N. Hudson
A. M. Bright
Federation
Elliott Johnstone
Wiggs
Geeiecs
State Federation
Mobile
Johnstone
Mobile County
Emily Roberts
The
Montevallo Institute
C. A. Brunson
Social Sphere Notes From Mobile Circa One
A brief social column from Mobile notes the community’s gatherings and events. The item closes with a poem fragment praising farewell as a universal word, quoted as from Ah Foo Lin, a Chinese student.
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Ah Foo
Lin
Love Alone as Marriage Basis Blamed For Much Marital Trouble
New York columnist Nixola Greeley Smith reports Professor James T. Cutler of Western Reserve University criticizing love as the sole basis for marriage. The piece argues love eases passion and highlights vanity as another coping mechanism, with anecdotes on marital dynamics and social reflections. It touches on debates about love, money, and social expectations in early 20th century America.
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Nixola Greeley-Smith
New York
James T. Cutler
Western Reserve University
East End
America
Cutler
Dora the Bookkeeper Seeks Better Office Style
A reader email titled Dora the Bookkeeper describes buying a blue gabardine suit, four new blouses, shoes, gloves, and planning a gray taffeta dress and pale green satin evening dress to feel more attractive at work. She asks if spending on clothes is foolish and notes the boost in confidence from looking stylish.
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Dora
Answers to Subscribers and Hair Removal Notes
A reader explains delays in mail and confirms sending a letter to the department. Another note discusses a surface mark and mentions a method to remove hair via an electric needle by a specialist if a mark persists.
Love, Marriage, and the Star Dust of Eugenics
In a reflective piece from the Columbus Ga Inquirer Sun a writer questions the necessity of marriage for great passions. They argue lasting love may outlive marriage and warn that future marriages could hinge on a genetic ledger rather than affection. The column muses on eugenics, mortality, and the idea that love remains the supreme force.
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Cutler
Davenport
Cold Spring Harbor
Indigestion remedy touted by Shivar Mineral Water
An old advertising item promotes chronic indigestion cure with Shivar Mineral Water. It pledges a money back guarantee and tastes fine, noting delivery by Mobile Distributors from Van Antwerp Drug Corp with a phone contact.
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van Antwerp Drug Corp
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