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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1912
Page
5
A birthday forecast warns that those born today may over theorize and neglect practical detail. They should act with caution, manage others affairs carefully, and use best judgment to avoid unwise actions. With training in practical matters their scientific minds can rise to high achievement.
A wedding rehearsal and buffet supper were hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Waldron Stanton at their home after a Trinity church rehearsal for the wedding of their daughter Miss Annie Eloise Stanton to Mr. Frederick Ashton Burch. Attending were Miss Alma Myer, Dr. G A Winthrop, and numerous relatives and friends including Mr. and Mrs. Stanton and Mr. and Mrs Shannon Hunter.
Mrs. J. O. Dickens hosted an eight course luncheon at 2 o clock for Miss Annie Eloise Stanton who will wed Mr. Frederick Ashton Burch next Wednesday. The table featured bridal white decor roses lace and a large bridal cake with ring dime and thimble. Place cards showed hand painted brides and were set for Stanton and bridesmaids including Alma Myer Jamie Hearin and Ethel.
Marie E Patterson Marinello Shop offers scalp treatments hair dyeing bleaching facial massage electrolysis manicuring chiropody and switches made from combing at 67 St Joseph St Bell 2937 listed in local directory style.
A list of attendees from New York Citronelle and elsewhere arrives to attend the wedding of Fritz Havard and Eva Johnson. The ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday morning at 6 o'clock at Christ Church with Rev Matthew Stewster officiating.
Mr and Mrs J W Weldon of Wetumpka and daughter Miss Nellie Lou Weldon arrived in Mobile to attend the wedding of Dr Joseph Marion Weldon and Miss Mary Genevieve Carlin set for Wednesday evening at 8 30 at the bride’s home 352 State Street.
The Mobile Chapter D A R held its regular December meeting at 2:30 PM at the Scottish Rite Cathedral with Regent Mrs Charles S Shawhan presiding. Reports included coverage of the state conference in Birmingham where the chapter was honored with state vice regent recognition for its leader.
Mrs J H Patterson returns from Aniston after a several day visit with Mobile D A R delegates. Misses Marie Unruh Zoe Walsh arrive from Trinity College for holidays in Mobile. Catherine Crampton and Guy Crampton plan Christmas with Mobile parents. Newman Reading Circle meets 7 30 Tuesday at 206 St Emanuel. Mr and Mrs H L McClelland to visit Huntington Ind and Chicago. Mrs Charles B Hervey to Texas for holidays. Finesse Club meeting postponed due to illness and absences. date to be announced.
Milton W. Wood, a prominent Selma youth, was shot in the left cheek and lightly wounded in the arm and shoulder after a quarrel with W. B. Blackwell near the Hotel Albert. Blackwell returned fire, then surrendered and was jailed pending outcome of Wood’s injuries.
A discussion on the waning enthusiasm for women’s clubs and suffrage activism. Josephine Daskam Bacon’s story of a busy society wife who collapses from leisure leads to a cave life at home, prompting a shift back to family duties and away from constant committee work. Mary Jansen and Ruth Helen Davis weigh the social value of clubs and the pull of home, arguing both progress and fatigue exist, with a focus on childrearing and balanced education.
Warren takes his mother and Helen to a vaudeville bill in Carterstown. The show features Buckley & Williamson, Bayne & Burns, Howard Blynn, the Carrollie Sisters, and Lillian Dell. Mrs. Allen, unused to theater, finds the acts tedious and the youths insufferable, while Helen resents the outing but stays.
An old advertisement extols Foley Kidney Pills as the best medicine for bladder troubles. It claims the pills restore health, vitality, and earning capacity, featuring testimonials like John McMasters of Streat who says he feels better and stronger. The ad mentions VannN Corporation and promotes the product with sensational benefits.
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