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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1912

Page

3

Society notes celebrate music teachers and society guests

Miss Mattie Belle Kirkbride returns from a north vacation to study with Professor Hutcheson and bring new methods to her class. Miss Marina Harvey plans a winter with her father in Punta Gorda. Sunday reception honors Mr and Mrs John Francis LeBlanc after a New Orleans honeymoon. Numerous Mobile social figures and guests are mentioned with travels and receptions as winter plans begin.

Mattie Belle Kirkbride Miss Kirkbride New York Long Island Chautauqua Marina Harvey E. B. Kirkbride Punta Gorda John Francis LeBlanc New Orleans Charles LeBlanc Rosalee Adele Green Marie Leonard Julie LeBlanc Nathalie K .Pinski Moise B. Kahn Gangisville Pinski KK. Kosminski

Change of Life Health Claims in Asheville and Circleville Ads

Readers report relief during the Change of Life using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letters from Mrs. Julia A. Moore of Asheville North Carolina and Alice Kirlin of Circleville Ohio praise improved health and encourage others to try the remedy amid the 45 to 50 age period.

Asheville N.C Lydia E. Pinke Julia A. Moore East St Asheville, N.C Circleville Ohio Lydia L Pinkham

Exit Old Fashioned Woman Enter Selfish

Self described as the fault of the present-day woman the authoress argues the selfish new woman replaces the old-fashioned figure. The piece notes Montrose vacation memories and returns from the eastern shore. It mentions Mrs J W Hunter's city return from Atlanta and Mable Houstis gaining audience praise in Hattiesburg while visiting sister Mrs C W Rich.

Disgusting Conditions at an Infirmary Reported in Sandusky

In Sandusky Ohio inmates at the county infirmary faced drunkenness for days and, amid accusations against Superintendent Anthony Ott, a “Skirt dance” was described. Testimony from Mrs Caroline Schroeder and others portrayed debauchery and unprofessional conduct, while Ott and his family denied immorality. An engineer testified to multiple drunken inmates including women needing assistance.

Sandusny Ohio Caroline Schroeder Anthony Ott Ott Line County Infirmary Otis Lattre Eatron Nicholas Reddinger Schroeder Frank Bolen

The Most Common Woman Type Says Selfish

Ada Patterson reports on Aida Johnson Young analysis of women as selfish, critiquing the average affluent woman’s lifestyle and lack of intellectual independence. The interview discusses remedies like reading philosophy, settlement work, and embracing self-reliance, while noting childlessness and evolving social roles.

Aida Johnson Young

Marriages to Be Noted Amid Diverse Faiths Among Aged Set

The piece notes an unusually high number of upcoming marriages among society’s younger set. It recalls a Presbyterian guest joking about a future in‑law’s faith and details a November wedding. An October wedding pairs a Catholic family groom with an Episcopalian bride and cites her Catholic-leaning mother.

Miss Aline Wurtel and Katherine Hurtel Return Home

Miss Aline Wurtel, after a heated term at Sewanee and visits to Selma and Tuscaloosa, returned Saturday. Miss Katherine Hurtel also came back to Mobile last week after Sewanee, with trips to Mrs. Norvill in Nashville and to Mrs. Cecil in Birmingham.

Aline Wurtel Breezy Sewanee Selma Tuscaloosa Katherine Hurtel Mobile Norvill Nashville Cecil Birmingham

Maccabee Social at Mrs Summers Postponed Indefinitely

The Maccabee social planned for Mrs Summers Tuesday night is postponed indefinitely due to illness.

Social notes on guests and travelers in Mobile

The passage lists visitors and residents in Mobile area society. Mrs. Duke Goodman and Miss M mie Smith travel from Rome Ga, with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Huston hosting on Church Street. Mobile musicians Bettie D Rosson and Angine Rosson depart for Battimore to study at Peabody. E B Holloman spends October in Washington on McNeill. The Bollings return from Virginia and stay with Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Mickle on Springhill before moving to 54 South Franklin. Clifton family rents Government Street residence after summer stay. Sands family return from Fairhope with Pugh family also coming home. Mrs. Lawrence McNeill and a male child return Friday from Plainfield, New Jersey.

Duke Goodman Mamie Smith Rome Walter Huston Church Street Bettie D. Rosson Angenie Rosson Battimorse Peabody Institute Gulf Holmes Mickle Springhill South Franklin Street Clifton Daugter Marie Clifton Jackson Bolling Government Street Mastin

Marriage of Earl McCartney and Mise Elia

A wedding notice lists Mr Earl McCartney and Mise Elia alongside bridesmaids BR Stevens and Mias Alice SiGe. Details on date and venue are not provided in the fragment.

Mrs. Earl McCartney Mise Elia BR. Stevens Mias Alice SiGe

Couple Wed Then Move To Bonham Texas Home

The couple formed the ceremony and left for their new home in Bonham Texas. The bridegroom works as a conductor on the Texas Pacific Railroad and the bride is the daughter of the late Charles K K McConnell, longtime foreman of the Marine Railway Docks.

Bonham Texas Texas Pacific Railroad Charles KK. McConnell Marine Railway

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