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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1925
Page
6
The item lists wedding plans and bridge tea invitations in Mobile communities. It notes Mrs J E Brown hosting multiple bridge tables, Minnis and Rogers families, and upcoming rehearsals. Also mentioned are church events, a musical program at All Saints, and a Chickasaw Parent-Teachers meeting with details on attendees and roles.
Maria Theresa a leading classical dancer, traces her career from two-year joining Duncan School to touring Europe and appearing at royal courts. In New York this season she performs and explains dance technique and its ties to music art and literature, with weekly exercises for grace.
The article extols inner beauty as the source of grace in dancing and outlines Duncan’s philosophy. It emphasizes practicing to cultivate mind and soul, not fixed postures, and links grace to literature, art, and feeling. It cites Isadora Duncan’s influence on European royalty and the idea that beauty starts inside.
Newton society welcomed Mrs Elbert Martin in a series of engaging tea and bridge events hosted by her mother Mrs W Sims. Notable attendees included Mrs G T Allison Mrs O Rent to Myr house ray Mrs Toney Yank Mrs Olenars Gore and Mrs John Stockton among others.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Triggs return to Mobile after a Louisville plantation visit and reside on South Broad Street with guest Mrs. M. H. Coker of Lam. Fila. Mr. and Mrs. Joe R. Gregory travel to attend the State Fair. Mr. F. A. Gentry of Chattanooga and Mr. R. R. Gray of Greenville, S. visit on account of Joseph M. Gray's death. Mumrme, Sr. visits Pasdeushter, a newborn born October 6. Mrs. H. M. Butler returns from Washington after a month with her sister. Miss Lily Daile Butters at King Smith's Studio studies music and art. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gunthorpe return from a trip to Cincinnati Mammoth Cave and Washville and host at 76 South Broad. Miss Laura Vaughan, attendee of the U S V reunion in Fuccaicoss, is mentioned.
Paris October 26 The internal split in the Painleve cabinet widened as ministers adjourned without action and a president chaired session was postponed. Finance Minister Sellieus refused Painleve’s demand to resign asserting he must present financial restoration plans and not serve as scapegoat. Briand suffered a nosebleed. Painleve temporarily took his place at the council table amid ongoing crisis.
Miss Irene Meyer of 85 Selma visits her sisters Mrs C Woodall and Louise Wolf after entertaining Vaughan at a Saturday evening party. Ashinds Win plans a return home soon as they wrap up activities.
Chicago reports 1 200 entries show American painting and sculpture meet high standards outpacing European work. Prizes totaling ten medals and cash awards will be given Thursday as jurors note fewer selections than last year and highlight works by John Singer Sargent, William Metcalfe, Leo Friedlander, Mario Korbel, Chester Beach and James R Hopkins among others.
Mr and Mrs B A Rowley and son Harte of Mobile visited friends here yesterday. Mrs M C McMullen and son and others left for Vernon to visit Mrs Selmaier and plans to visit Sean. Mrs J D Brown left for Biggie with relatives at her aunt's home in Spiderwood Alabama. Mr and Mrs J L Harris of Mobile visited here yesterday afternoon.
Mrs earceres Webster of Edison street died Sunday afternoon. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 3:86 from the family residence and at 4 from St Xavier's Catholic church. Interment will be in the Catholic cemetery. Various relatives from Illinois and Ohio were visiting here.
Announcement designates the third Thursday of each month for the Whistler School Improvement Association meeting. Charles Burns and General Charles plan to move to Miami. Frank Wilson and son Williams return to Birmingham after visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Allman host Mrs. Christine Tur tentne of Birmingham before she continues home.
Paris reports recount Senator Reed Smoot placing his feet on a table after a conference. L Oeuvre suggests the gesture may symbolize closure rather than bad manners, noting its bold, symbolic appeal in France where American trends spread.
Ten US Navy seaplanes tied to a Bay Shore Park race faced a brutal gale off Baltimore as anchors broke and planes wrecked along the seabed and shore. Commanders Ellyson and Smith reported seven ships to be repaired, with crews unable to avert the loss despite efforts.
Mrs. Helen B. Bartlett of Chicago Berkeley Mass and Fort Lauderdale Fla died yesterday at St Luke's Hospital New York. Her body with husband left for Chicago for burial Tuesday. She was the wife of artist Frederick Clay Bartlett and daughter of Hugh T Birch a Chicago attorney and cousin of Mrs Marshall Field and Mrs Albert J Beveridge wife of the former Indiana senator.
Paris Kentucky October 26 A P Wallace Mitchell C Lark a foreign tobacco salesman died unexpectedly in Shanghai in September and his body arrived here yesterday a coroner s jury found he was killed by a violent murderer the jury said the manner of death was a murder and that the time and place surrounding it suggested a belligerent region near Shanghai led to the death
A fragment discusses American behavior contrasting with German payments. It mentions settling terms and placing feet on a table as a metaphor for assertiveness, reflecting a wartime or political tone without a clear event or names.
Advertisement explains dip or boil methods for tinting or dyeing fabrics using Diamond Dyes. Directions claim simple steps for women to dye delicate items like silks, ribbons, waists, coats, and trims. It advises druggists to identify material type whether wool silk linen cotton or mixed goods.
Ad touts Joint-Ease as a fast absorbing remedy for stiff inflamed joints caused by rheumatism or other pains. Claims rubbing allows absorption to reach ligaments and tendons, reducing swelling and inflammation. Priced at 60 cents a tube with druggists endorsing it daily.
A.P. report states six people died and twenty eight injured in five accidents across four southern states. Victims include a six month old baby swept away in a river, Mrs. Van G. Flournoy and child in Arkansas crash, and a bus crash injuring twenty. A Mississippi sheriff reportedly killed Lew Houston after a chase-related incident.
A testimonial promotes McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a remedy for invalid and underweight children. An Appleton Wisconsin mother recounts her infant daughter’s nine year recovery after using the product, claiming weight gain and daily school attendance. The ad urges readers to demand McCoy's, warning against imitations and offering a money back guarantee after thirty days.
An ad claims a free trial method to control asthma at the sponsor’s expense. It promises relief for long standing or recent cases regardless of climate age or occupation and targets hopeless cases after failure of inhalers douches opium preparations fumes and patent medicines. Readers are urged to mail a coupon today with no money and no postage.
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