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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1912

Page

9

Why All White Should Be Banished From the Nursery

An article argues against white surroundings for babies and nurses, citing eye strain and discomfort. It advocates colored nurseries with soft greens and other hues, and urges nurses to wear slate gray or blue instead of white. It notes physicians' warnings of eye harm from white enclosures and bright objects.

Baby Nurse London

Missing New York man linked to suicide and creditors

Creditors worry over Penjamin Glaessel missing after the Long Island Sound leap from the steamboat Richard Peck. His father seeks administration of the estate while creditors debate reviving the business amid substantial liabilities and partial recoveries. The father reported unknown whereabouts.

New—York Lawrence Edward Glaessel Penjamin Glaessel Long Island Sound Richard Peck Fifth Avenue Irving L. Ernst No. 170 Broadway Gloessel Mr. Ernst Ernst Lafferts Place Brooklyn

Becker Had Wife Before Present One

New York October 26. It is a fact that Lieutenant Becker was married before he took his present wife. The first Mrs. Becker is living in the west and has married again.

New York Becker West

Campaign Against Face Cosmetics For Young Girls

Mise Helen Varick Boswell, president of the Women’s Forum lab, launches a national drive against cosmetic use by young girls. She argues that girls’ beauty is harmed by paint and that mothers enable this trend, while men desire wives not painted dolls.

New York Mise Helen Varick Boswell Women's Forum Lab United States Boswell

City welcomes visiting residents and locals

Mrs. A. F. Willardy and her daughter Miss Consuelo Willardy have arrived in the city and are staying at the Cawthon Hotel. Mrs. Paul L Israel, a prominent resident of New Orleans, is in the city today. Dr. K B Ritburne and his wife from Detroit, Michigan, are in town for a visit.

A. F. Willardy Consuelo Willardy City Cawthon Hotel Paul L_Israel New Orleans Dr. K. BK. Ritburne Detroit, Mich

Ordinations Planned At Presbyterian Church

At Government Street Wesorterian church four new deacons were elected: Walter Go Harn Aubrey Boyles N A Padgett and B O Hanson all accepted. Ordination is set for Sunday at 7 30 pm in the Sunday night service with the congregation invited.

Government Street Wesorterian Church Walter Go Harn Aubrey Boyles N. A. Padgett B-O. Hanson Descens

Astrological Readings and Remedy Ad Read in Brief

The passage describes planetary readings for life events and urges consulting Madam Herschel If. A Moorsey in Jacksonville Texas for horoscopes and palmistry hours 9 am to 9 pm. It includes a patient testimony praising Foley Kidney Pills from Van Antwerp Drug Corporation.

IF. A. Moorsey Jacksonville Texas Foley van Antwerp Drug Corporation

At This Price: Shoes Worth $2.50 Promise Quality

Advertises $2.50 shoes claimed to surpass ordinary $2.50 footwear in style fit and wear. The store emphasizes special order construction and guaranteed value, inviting customers to compare quality and price.

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THE Presbyterian Church Madam Herschel Spring Hill Ave N. W Mobile Sr., Crichton KH. H. Britton Mobile’s Livest Shoe Store Dauphin Barry J. J. Barry, Jr Spring Hill Avenue Bell
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