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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1913
Page
5
A fragment from Mobile society notes details of an October wedding with plans for a ceremony at an altar rail and reception at a private home. It also includes a literary poem on October and mentions invitations for Helen Toulmin Warley and Tom Boone Jr. with travel to Mobile and Houston.
Mrs A E B Reynolds announces the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter Corinne to Mr Fred Bernard Pollman. The ceremony is set for Wednesday October twenty second at five o clock in St Josephs Church.
Mrs. Margaret Ross marked her eighty first birthday with a surprise party last Thursday. Surrounded by her children and grandchildren, she enjoyed music by John Ross, Vera Ross, and pianist Miss Carlisle, plus ice cream and cake as friends offered best wishes.
The Civic Parade Committee in Mobile met to outline units for a planned parade claimed to be the largest yet. Officials estimate the march will take about two hours to pass a point with multiple organizations entering and Hartwell eyed as grand marshal.
The Mobile Home Economics Club invites club women to help entertain distinguished guests during the Southern Commercial Congress. Guests include Mrs Woodrow Wilson honorary president general of the Woman's Auxiliary, Mrs The M Owen president general, Mrs Emmett O'Neal, Miss Louise Lendsley of Nashville, and Miss Alice M Davis of Washington who will speak on Good Roads and Women's Interests.
Mrs. Reynolds announces the wedding of her daughter Miss Corinne Reynolds to Mr. Frederick Bernard Pollman to take place Wednesday evening October 22 at 5 o'clock in St. Joseph's church. Also notes moving plans and recent travels of local residents including visits to Denver Long Beach Mobile and New Orleans.
The passage discusses how microbial colonies arise with organic decay and the pollution from dirty teeth. It questions the stomach’s tolerance to tainted food and links current diseases to poor oral hygiene.
Miss Ward explains a satin charmeuse or chiffon velvet gown with an extended shoulder kimono blouse and long draped sleeves to create added height. The article covers the gown details, styling tips, color effects, and affordable substitutions for a slender silhouette.
The Treasury Department outlines plans for a new post office building in Birmingham Alabama. The project proposes spending one million dollars for the building and additional land at the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Eighteenth Street.
Washington reports Senator Tillman interrupted the Senate with a protective pastoral piece titled girl one stocking. He claimed credit for the contribution saying it originated in a 1889 tariff debate by Senator Zeb Vance. The verse satirized tariff issues and wool prices with a refrain about free wool and Mary’s wool.
A fashion column advises how necklines and hat shapes affect facial features. It suggests trying square decolletage, V cuts, and square waists, then notes hats with Chantilly lace and aigrettes suit certain faces. The piece urges personalization over trends and warns clothes should complement, not overwhelm, the wearer.
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