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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1964
Page
7
Heloise shares a 1964 home made furniture polish recipe using one third cup each boiled linseed oil turpentine and vinegar plus guidance to buy linseed oil ready made. The column also offers tips on dating life events for records keeping birth and baptism certificates and clever household hacks for laundry, painting, and storage.
Glimpses all around the valley note visits and returns. Evelyn Sivley and Mason Matthews of Florence, formerly of Decatur, are visiting Dallas. Harvey Bernard returns from a Cape Coral Florida trip. Wayne Holliman and family returned from Fort Walton Beach. Scouts Ronnie Holmes and Joe Brewer head to Camp Westmoreland near Florence. Danville visitors Florida and Michigan trips mentioned.
Vintage needlecraft catalog snippet advertising pattern 7420 for a pussy cat toy and clothes including overalls and shirt. Includes mail order details, prices and mailing instructions from Alice Brooks at The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept. New York 11.
Ralph FE West recalled arriving in Hillsboro in 1927 to find seven churches. Only one offered services in English, Evangelical, highlighting a linguistically diverse settlement. He noted Kansans from varied backgrounds required multiple languages to serve the town.
A Auburn University study from 1654 interviews shows half of women recall newspaper ads shaping recent purchases. Stores feature items for high appeal, sometimes at losses to draw buyers in, while profit comes from other in-store sales. Consumers should compare ads, plan meals, and freeze specials to save while meeting family needs.
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