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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1916

Page

6

Social Notices and Local Visits Highlight Mobile Page

The Mobile social page reports Helen Adelaide Roylands and Gregory M. Luce Leatherbury as the new arrival at Government Street, Miss Tapia hosts a sewing club gathering, and Mr and Mrs Pater Schambeau plus two daughters trio enjoy an auto trip from Pensacola to Mobile. The Pensacola Journal notes a two month Atlantic City and Washington trip for Mrs J H McCormick and daughter Annie. Mrs F H Seigle visits Miss Kate Marques for a red themed heart party with guests and contests.

Gregory Luce Leatherbury George Leatherbury Government Street Gregory M. Luce Tapia Wilhelmina Tapia Helen Young Vesta Laney Mary Lott Willie Mae Discher Miriam Dorgan Pater Schambeau Louise Ernestine Pensacola Mobile Pensacola Journal J. H. McCormick Annie Chautauqua N. Y Niagara Falls Atlantic City Washington Maryland F. H. Seigle Miami Fla Kate Marques

Keep Promise to Keep Not Obey in Marriage Vow

A proposed revision by a 21 member commission of the Protestant Episcopal church would replace the word obey with keep in the wedding vow. The new pledge would mean the bride vows to keep herself for her husband, reaffirming oneness in marriage and removing gender advantage. Reverend John A. Maynard discusses the change and its implications in a New York context.

Marguerite Marshall Mary Smith John Jones Protestant Episcopal Church St. Louis John A. Maynard Maynard General Theological Seminary New York

Wedding at Cathedral Rectory in Pensacola

Miss Juanita Walker of Pensacola wed E L Anderson of Pensacola this afternoon at 3:30 in the Cathedral rectory with Father Gerow presiding. The ceremony drew intimate friends. the bride wore a midnight blue chic coat and blue velvet hat. attendants were Mrs J H Goatley and Mr J H Goatley. Anderson, Pensacola manager of the Underwood Typewriter Co, and Miss Walker embark on a brief wedding trip. opinions on marriage and monogamy echo in the surrounding narrative.

Father Gerow Juanita Walker Pensacola J. H. Goodley E. L. Anderson J. H. Goatley Anderson Underwood Typewriter Company New

Relief for Baby's Skin with Cuticura Soap and Ointment

Mrs E M Love of Douglasville Georgia reports extensive infant skin eruptions in her child. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the rash faded within days and was gone in about two weeks.

Dony E. M. Love Douglasville, Ga

Old Sermon Questions Oath and Obedience in Marriage

A speaker discusses changing wedding vows and the pledge to obey as a dead letter in American marriages. He argues wives often prevail in practice and notes the word keep implies church stance against divorce amid Episcopal views on divorce.

Maynard Episcopal Church

Birthday party invitation for Robert Hall's tenth birthday

Orleans hosts Pensacola friends as Robert I Hall invites guests to a birthday celebration for his tenth birthday on Saturday September 16 from 4 to 6 pm at 428 Spring Hill avenue. An advertisement promotes Hagan's Magnolia Balm as a skin beauty aid available for 76 cents with a free sample.

Robert I’. Hall Charles R. Hall Spring Hill Avenue Hagan Lyon Manufact’ng Co South Fifth Street Brooklyn N. Y

Visitors and visits noted from Mississippi to Florida

Mrs. Ben Gibson and Milah from Winona Miss visit Mr. and Mrs. Dodds in Eight Mile. Mrs. A J May and children return to Birmingham Ala after visiting Mr. and Mrs. May and M A Graham. Linda Moog returns to Mobile after visiting Annie Woodward. Margaret Dodds returns from Winona. Mrs. James Williams Sr Annie Roy and Frank Williams go to High Springs Fla to visit Mr and Mrs Harry Crabtree. Mizpah Lodge No 222 meeting tonight at Odd Fellows hall 7 39.

A. J. May Birmingham Ala Alr William KE. May M. A. Graham Linda Moog Mobile Annie Woodward St. Stephen's Road Margaret Dodds Winona Miss James Williams Annie Roy Frank High Springs Fla Harry Crabtree Mizpah Lodge No Odd Fellows Hall

Conductor Receives Electric Shock On Wilkinson Car

Peter Oliver, conductor of Wilkinson street car No 5, was knocked unconscious by an electric shock Wednesday night while adjusting the trolley. He was thrown to the ground but returned to his post after the incident.

Peter Oliver Wilkinson Street Oliver

Prevent Old Age Coming Too Soon Says Dr Pierce

An old time health note claims urinary kidneys filter toxic poisons from blood and urges drinking pure water and taking Anuric from a druggist to prevent age-related ailments. It promises rapid relief from backache scanty urine rheumatic pains and fatigue by dissolving uric acid as sugar dissolves.

Dr Pierce Buffalo N. Y

One Wife Forever Says Dr Maynard On Marriage

Dr Maynard argues for Christian marriage as the ideal despite suffering. He condemns late bedtimes and unfaithful behavior, warns that divorce harms women, notes the strain of modern hotels and social scenes, and urges restraint before marriage.

New York Maynard

Social notes of Mobile and neighboring cities

Mrs Carl Holzborn of Mobile arrives Tuesday night to spend two weeks with her aunt Mrs John C Carmichael on Twelfth Street South. Numerous visits and returns from Biloxi Pensacola and Birmingham are recorded among local residents and returning visitors at Cawthon Riviera Hotel and other venues.

Carl Holzborn Mobile John C. Carmichael Twelfth Street South

Beauty and youth through balance of rest and activity

The article argues a famed doctor linked fast modern life to neurasthenia and war stress. It suggests youth lasts longer when today’s hygienic living and varied interests offset acceleration. Emphasizes relaxed body, plenty of sleep, and an active, not fattening, lifestyle for beauty.

Noted Lawyer Samuel Untermyer Operated on in Yonkers

Samuel Untermyer, renowned lawyer, underwent surgery for intestinal trouble at his country home Greystone in Yonkers. Attending physicians reported the patient was progressing well after the operation.

Yonkers N. Y Samuel Untermyer Greystone

Pope renews plea to spare art during war in Venice

The pope urged Austria-Hungary to spare churches monuments and art treasures amid recent air raids on Venice. Mgr Valfredi Ponzo, to become papal nuncio to Vienna, will back the plea and fill the vacancy from Mgr Scapinelli’s elevation to cardinal.

Associated Press Rome Venice Benedict Austria-Hungary Mgr Valfredi Ponzo Vienna Mgr. Ponzo Scapinelli

Nail care and perspiration tips from readers

Beatrice asks about how to properly ply finger nails with nightly Vaseline treatments and a home manicure setup. Frankenstein seeks advice to prevent hand perspiration, with a suggestion to dust boracic acid and adjust diet to reduce uric acid.

Beatrice

Look Younger With Chamberlains Tablets Ad

An old age advertisement urges regular bowels and healthy liver to feel and look younger. It promotes Chamberlains Tablets as a remedy for constipation and biliousness, claiming they are easy to take and widely available.

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