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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1913

Page

5

Wedding of Miss Florence Clark and George Stanard

The September 8 1913 wedding in Chicago united Miss Florence Clark of the Northern lake city and Mr George T Stanard of Mobile. The ceremony featured gold and green decor and a pink and white reception with a string orchestra and a heart shaped cake. The couple plans an extended journey and will settle in Mobile by mid November at 210 South Claiborne street.

Stanard Clark Chicago Florence Clark Lake City George Tuthill Stan Mobile Bay Union Clark Mildred Clark Ralph Clark Mabel Stanard Mobile Punch Stanard South Claiborne Street Ashbel Hubbard Hubbard-Zemurray Company

Home Economics Club Meeting Appeals Men’s Clubs Leaders

Notice to Women’s Clubs says the Home Economics Club will meet at 4 p m today at the Battle House and requests all presidents of men’s clubs attend or send representatives.

Battle House

Welcome Sunshine Births Brighten Mobile Families

The 1913 year opens with joy as newborns arrive among Mobile families. Among the first is Master Arnold, born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Robert Watson Arn. The cheerful event adds happiness to prominent local households.

Mobile Master Arnold Robert Watson Arn

American dancer may be barred in India

London Sept 9 Maud Allan the American dancer is nettled by reports from India that Calcutta police have decided to prohibit her appearance there. Officials fear her dances would endanger the prestige of English women among the natives.

London Maud Allan India Calcutta Miss Allan

Birth of Arnold St. John in Mobile

The article notes the birth of Arnold St. John to Aline St. John and family ties to Mobile and Virginia. Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Thomas St. John will host visits by the infant, with plans for future seaside visits as the child grows in a society-connected family.

Mobile Virginia Thomas St. John Arnold Aline St. John Gulfry

Point Clear Autumn Visits From Local Notables

Mrs. James Moreland Mrs. John Bestor Robertson and John Bestor Jr. traveled to Point Clear with Mrs. E O Fowlkes at Broadwood cottage for an autumn stay. Several other local residents plan visits or travel including Mrs J S Barret Mrs C S Shawhan Mrs Adam Glass Lilly Glass and Ben Walker Currey as fall journeys continue.

Point Clear James Moreland John Bestor Robertson John Bestor, Jr Beautiful Point Clear E. O. Fowlkes Broadwood Cottage J. S. Barret J. L. Broadwood

Newcomer Colleen Hughes Little Welcomed in Mobile Family

A sweet newborn joins Mobile society as Colleen Hughes Little arrives with parents Con and Mrs. Little. Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Ross and grand aunt Mrs. Strachan Barret are noted as proud sponsors. Nearby, Mr. George D. Hillman heads to a southern circuit for business and pleasure, while Miss Leo Jackson departs for Birmingham with plans to visit Chicago and other cities. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison and daughters visit Talladega with travel to the mountains of North Carolina and back domestic news includes various relocations and homecomings in the Mobile community.

Colleen Hughes Little Con Little Mobile Wm. Ross Strachan Barret Leo Jackson Birmingham Henry Chisholm Chisholm Chicago Kesha Detroit South Bend New York City Waring Harrison Mrs. Harrison

Man's odd plan to find companionship downtown

A man prepared a disguise and borrowed a vehicle to go downtown for a night seeking someone to play with him. The attempt shows a quirky effort to find company, with limited details on the outcome or participant identities.

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Married Life in Paris The Magic City Visit

Warren and Helen ride a bus to Paris’s Magic City after dinner to view side shows and rides. They observe a five legged cow illusion, a snakes and monkey display, a scenic railway ride, a flamboyant carousel, and an hypnotist act with a living Venus before leaving impressed by the spectacle.

Warren Barnum Times Helen Coarren Plano Venus

Dodson's Liver Tone Offered as Safe Calomel Alternative

Advertises Dodson's Liver Tone as a gentle vegetable remedy to start the liver without violence. Claims calomel is unsafe and dangerous and promises a full refund from the druggist if not satisfied. Promotes use for adults and children to prevent constipation biliousness liver and headaches with a 60 cent price.

Dodson

City and County Dispensary Announces New Hours

Beginning Monday September 1 the City and County Dispensary at the Medical College will be open from 2 to 4 PM each afternoon and closed in the forenoon. Entrance is on Lawrence at the corner of St Anthony Street.

Medical College Lawrence St. Anthony St

Suffrage by Air Aerial Campaign in New York

Miss Portia Willis joins the suffrage army led by Rosalie Jones and will pilot a biplane owned by Mrs. H N Sims at Hempstead Plains L I. She will drop suffrage pamphlets as the plane flies above Hempstead towns in an innovative publicity stunt for votes for women.

New York Portia Willis Rosalie Jones Miss Willis H. N. Sims Hempstead Plains L. I Bats Hempstead

Trick in the Hoop Echoes Oldest Showbiz Gag

A fragment recalls a performer suspended or held by supports as a hoop passes around a captive body. The dialogue suggests a classic stage illusion and reader speculation about how the feat is achieved.

Warren

Society Woman Jumps Into Lake

Chicago reports Mrs Walter Smith wife of a wealthy Lake Forest stock broker took her own life by tying a weight to her neck and leaping from a pier into Lake Michigan. She left groves of flowers in the sand and sang before the tragedy. her servants noted she had seemed unusually cheerful. She was a prominent Lake Forest social figure and daughter of Hiram R. McCabe with ties to Northern Trust interests through her husband’s family.

Associated Press Chicago Walter & Smith Lake Forest Lake Michigan

Texas Wonder Cure Claims Broad Kidney Ailments

An advertisement touts Texas Wonder as a remedy for kidney troubles curing diabetes weakness and lameness and irregularities of the system promising broad health benefits across a range of ailments.

Concluding Night at Coney Island Plans Depplicity

A late night crowd disperses as Warren and Helen debate an ambitious plan to convert a Paris amusement scene into a first class park near the Louvre. Helen remains confident in Warren's potential to succeed in any venture he imagines.

Helen Warren Coney Island Paris Helen Ae Louvre

Pape's Diapepsin Promises Fast Indigestion Relief

A vintage advert promotes Pape's Diapepsin as quick relief for sour, gassy stomachs and undigested food issues. It claims five minute relief and gentle digestion, with a fifty cent price and wide availability at drug stores.

Vady

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News of Feminine World Bell Hott Shoe Co., Makers Manchester, N. H Beacon Shoe Store Dauphin St Mobile, Ala Emile St. Emanuel Street Florence Kelly Athlone Warneck The Rowley Orchestra Cawthon C. J. Keaten Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia C.J. Moffett Medicine Co St. Louis C. S. Shawhan West Point Adam Glass Lilly Glass Michigan Points Ben Walker Currey Tuscaloosa University Mrs. W. C. Lertz Mrs. W. M. Ford Shreveport, la Mrs. Barret’s George D. Hillman Ann Tuttle Tuttle Avenue George Rodgers Martha Mrs. Thomas Virginia Thomas Charles Holt Galveston, Tex Dr. Peavy of Atmore Denver Annie Stevens Farber Colorado Lee Kimball Auburn Ala Lee Edgar H. A. Hebson Monteagie Nashville, Tenn Montgomery Pensacola Fla Mary North Conception Street Mabel Herbert Urner Eiffel Tower Magic City Boulevard Capucines Seine Chattanooga City Ticket Office Royal St H. E. Jones, JR the Peoples Bank Texas Pape Wills Percy Dauphin Street KODAK F. O. Zadek Jewelry Co Forsoote
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