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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1913
Page
7
Helen and Warren juggle a busy morning after returning to a musty apartment with no maid. Helen plans breakfast, groceries, and cleaning while Mrs O Grady helps and a missing house girl looms. Tensions rise over a broken plate and the need for domestic order.
The article lists Mobile society events and guests including Misses Miriam Delchamps Mildred Guill Eugenia Van Aller and Miss Jackson at a rainbow colored party with Donna Hamburger as inspiration. It mentions Mrs B H McLean in the West and Miss Ella Lewis Ward arriving from Birmingham for a dance hosted by Miss Margaret Horn.
Mrs. Atkins a national W C T U lecturer spoke on social conditions and economies across the country. Her magnetic manner and charming delivery attracted a large audience delighted by the talk.
The Episcopal church in the Alabama diocese reports clerical and lay deputies for the New York General Convention opening October 8. Four clerical and four lay deputies from each diocese attend, with 305 clerical and 305 lay deputies overall. Also noted are society updates from Mobile and Birmingham, including social events, illness, and travels of local residents and visitors.
Right Rev. Bishop Edward P. Alten of the Mobile diocese leaves for Birmingham to dedicate the Convent of the Blessed Sacrament and Parochial School. Numerous clergy join for the ceremony with Rev. Allen in charge and the Birmingham schoolchildren to entertain.
Lactic acid from retained food particles drives enamel decay instead of repairing it. The active agent of destruction begins with poor cleaning habits and leads to progressive dental erosion.
Sozodont tooth powder polishes without scratching. Sozodont toothpaste is free of grit and acid and, like the liquid and powder, is supreme as a dentifrice.
Ida May Keller convicted of first degree murder in Harrisonville Missouri for killing her husband and 1-year-old daughter Margaret. The jury returned a life sentence on a single ballot after deliberation overnight.
In Pottstown two social notes report Mrs. Ferguson nee Willie Maupin a Mobile girl and Ed Flinn and Henry Wright plans. A garden party at the Maternity Home Wednesday aims to raise funds for baby necessities with forty babies invited to attend.
Special to The Item Montgomery Oct 7 Dead corporations in Alabama should file articles of dissolution to avoid ongoing state taxes. Officials note many have quit business but未 filed notices, leaving them liable as undissolved. State examiners report extinct firms owe taxes, Washington County finding about $1000 due.
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