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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1912
Page
5
Horoscope notes satisfaction ahead for the year with material rewards from patient effort. It counsels that those born today will progress toward material success and that avoiding cruelty and passion will prevent pain and regret.
In St Joseph Church this afternoon at St Joseph Church Benjamin A Schwartz and Mary Josephine Russell will wed in a ceremony conducted by Rev Father Murphy attended by relatives and a few invited friends. The bride is given away by her uncle John D Graham with Genevieve Graham Russell and Joseph G Espalla as attendants. Frances Parker plays and The Voice That Breathed Oer Eden is sung during the service. After the ceremony the couple depart for a honeymoon voyage to New York Boston Chicago St Louis and other cities before settling in Texas. The bride is daughter of Mrs Mary E Russell of 60 North Broad street and the groom is a traveling representative for American Powder Mills of Boston. The home is decorated with smilax and Kinikinik vine with red berries for the occasion.
An old ad from Maull Bros of St. Louis urges readers to vary meals by serving Faust Spaghetti as a tender nourishing meat substitute. The piece claims it digests easily and offers a free Book of Recipes upon request. Grocer price listed as 10c per package.
Psychologist Miss Page argues lies can be justifiable in limited cases such as researching working girls or protecting a friend. She emphasizes tact in guiding imaginative children toward truth while noting excessive secrecy and exaggeration harm character and home life.
Miss Laura Hindman of Oklahoma married Lawrence Pate Jr. of Mobile at Bentist Tabernacle parsonage Sunday night. The bride wore a gray goat suit with matching accessories. attendants included the groom’s sisters Addie and Ruby Pate. They will reside with the groom’s parents at 273 South Lawrence Street.
Invitations issued by Mr and Mrs A J Patterson for the wedding reception of their daughter Bere Nice Patterson and Mr Walter R Ogburn on Wednesday November 20 from 9 20 till TV at 1098 Government street The marriage ceremony will occur at 9 oclock prior to the reception
The Loyal Order of Moose Mobile Lodge 321 schedules its annual Thanksgiving Ball at German Relief Hall on Thanksgiving evening at 8:30. The reception committee includes P. Is. Laurendine as general chairman M. D. Lavelle R. G. Bell Harry Arent and A. W. Metcalf with the floor committee chaired by K. R. Albright and including J. A. Langan and C.
The item lists guests and visitors including Miss Gertrude Smith in Birmingham with sister Mrs Edward Moore and Miss Ruth Kyle visiting Waynesboro with Mrs James I Ward. Mrs J T Burney hosted a rock event with two taples of rock and a salad course afterward. Attendees included Mr and Mrs J T Ward, Miss Kyle, Miss Beas Clements, W B McMorris, Roy Calmes, Luther Risen and Mrs Burney.
The first meeting of the Colonial Dames will be held with president Mrs. Hortense Barre on Saturday November 1 at 12750 clock. "The Enveiling of the Memorial Shaft" at Fort Toulouse will be the feature per the Alabama Historian circular. A large attendance is desired. Shire-Gallard ark arrived Saturday as guest of Mrs. J. P. Billups. Mrs. Clark visited her brother Mr. Robert Smith in Montgomery. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Thomas announce the marriage of their daughter Fidelia to Mr. Richard J. Bell of Birmingham, to be held in December.
The marriage of Miss Minnie Pettus and Mr. Landon Hopkins will be quietly solemnized November 25 at the bride’s mother Mrs. J. A. Pettus home. Mrs. John Cochrane hosts guests Mrs. George R. Raw and children and Miss Stella Searcy. Dr. W. C. Jones, back from seven months in Europe including Vienna, to resume residence. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Semmes of Pensacola visit Judge O. J. Semmes and Mrs. E. B. Colston. Mrs. C. F. Alley of Pensacola is mentioned.
The community records visits among residents and families with trips to Bayou la Batre Montgomery New Orleans and Selma. Notable mentions include Mrs L A Cowan Mrs Leo J Drum Mrs 8 S Seligman Mr and Mrs Curtis Gentry and others visiting relatives and attending church and study group meetings.
Nashville reports that Leo Temple, condemned for rape, faces execution next Friday at the state penitentiary despite a court order for a sunrise to 2 p.m. hanging window. Officials say the usual sunrise time may be observed if clemency is denied.
Helen accompanies Warren on a shopping trip for moleskin furs, urging caution as Warren boasts of quick profits from Union Copper. She admires the elegant set, but frets about the price and Warren’s reckless speculation, fearing financial risk though delighted by the gift.
Mrs Wm Archer of Long Branch testifies that Vinci calms a persistent cough, restores sleep, increases appetite, and promotes weight gain in her delicate fourteen year old daughter. Vinol is sold by Van Antwerp's Drug Corporation in Mobile Alabama with a money back guarantee if no benefit. Saxo Salve is advertised for eczema with guaranteed outcomes.
An old advertisement explains headaches stem from a sick liver and foul bowels. It promotes Cascarets as a quick remedy that stimulates bile flow, cleanses the bowels, and relieves stomach sickness overnight. It claims a 10 cent box will make the head clear and the stomach and bowels regular for months.
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