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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1916
Page
6
An overview of graceful introductions and poise as beauty, with rules for introducing two people, the elder and host dynamics, plus guidance on personal care. It lists committee roles and notes Dr J W Phillips speaking on Uncle Sam in the Pacific Islands, followed by a Halloween party hosted by Miss Frances Davis and Miss Mary P Wilson.
A fragmented social department item echoes themes of renewal and progress. It speaks of new things daily that brighten life and inspire nobler living, urging readers to seek wiser, grander experiences and a happier mindset through ongoing discovery.
Sacer Sun presents a daily thought pairing with a Lyric Theater concert featuring Louis Graveure. The program includes Prologue from Pagliacci by Leoncavallo, Hungarian Folksongs in English, Roses in the Garden, and pieces by Saint-Saens and Chausson. The event promises one of the season’s largest social gatherings.
A mother asks for simple treatments to make her one year old baby beautiful as she grows. The reply suggests daily scalp massage to improve circulation and thick hair, plus frequent hair washing, and encourages teaching the child to be bright.
Local society items include entertainments at the Y for the hard of hearing, a joint meeting of auxiliary groups, engagement announcements for Rebecca Brooks and Louis Kahn, and a Mathematics Circle event with Newton talks and a team contest. Renowned residents and visitors such as Mrs. Albert P. Bush and several Mobile families are listed with gatherings, weddings, and travels through the week.
The Supreme Court reversed verdicts in South Carolina that awarded Mrs. H.G. Driggs and her son $700 for misrepresented tariffs after a station agent at Denmark, South Carolina told them they could use books for local traffic.
DC public school children collected about 27 tons of old newspapers and magazines in a campaign started with the Evening Star. The proceeds totaling 317 dollars will fund playground equipment and social activities, with funds distributed to contributing schools and a general fund built from the sale.
A scientist notes heat treatment as the most important steel operation in car manufacture. Dodge Brothers require expert heat treating, preproduction research, and precise furnace control using Brinell hardness tests to ensure durability and high standing for their cars.
Enrollment for the School of Methods rose as Mobile federation officials report growth at a Sunday meeting held at the YMCA. The program begins next Sunday with lectures by department specialists and aims to coordinate Bible study work across county and state Sunday school organizations.
Police report a Black man named Louis Singleton was fatally shot Saturday night in Calvert Mobile County. Deputies arrested three Black men and two Black women Sunday after noon in connection with the incident and placed them in county jail. The weapon fired through a window fatally wounding Singleton.
M A Bryant of Baltimore Maryland fell from a northbound Louisville and Nashville freight train near Lipscombe and Commerce streets. He suffered a twisted right ankle and other bruises but no bones were broken and was taken to City Hospital by city ambulance.
The "Go to church Sunday" campaign raised Protestant church attendance in New York by about 25 percent. In Manhattan an estimated 618,200 people, roughly 90 percent of members, attended, with Brooklyn showing a similar share. Men made up just over one third of attendees. The campaign committee said it was satisfied with the results.
In Derby, October 30, Field Marshal Viscount French, commander-in-chief of UK armies, told volunteers that an invasion of the British Isles is not merely a possibility but a real one they must be prepared to meet.
Washington reports urgent need to help American consular staff abroad as cost of living soars since the war. The $150,000 war fund is allotted but cannot cover clerks and other employees. Officials say post costs exceed relief now and congress must provide more funds.
Department records show about 600 European consular service employees earn $1000 a year or less, mainly natives in clerical roles. About 150 Americans in the same grade seek financial assistance, with proposals to Congress in December. War zone living costs have risen, in some places up to sixfold.
Advertises Dr King's New Life Pills as a cure for constipation dullness and sluggish liver. Claims a mild bowel movement will clear skin and improve mood and urges purchase at the druggist for 25 cents. A dose tonight will lift spirits at break of day.
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