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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1929
Page
3
Chatty, a 15 year old from Lipton Street, reflects on poverty and yearning for independence as she contemplates asking Mr Van Nuys for a job. Her friend Harriet Chatterton helps with sewing while Chatty plans to return for eighteen dollars needed to pay rent, heat, and utilities.
In a rainy evening scene Chatty asks Mrs. Van Nuys to plead with Mr. Van Nuys for any suitable job. She’s hopeful to start in the office answering phones or helping, hoping to land a position despite lacking formal training. A red haired young man arrives in a snub nosed roadster as the scene ends.
Trunk railways and a trunk highway serve Decatur offering distribution facilities second to none in the Tennessee Valley.
A Battle Creek physician endorses Rexall Ore derries tablet as a laxative. The ad claims the tablet draws water into the colon to soften and evacuate dry waste, providing gentle relief. Chew Rexall Orderlie at night for a brighter next day. 24 tablets for 25 cents at Rexall Drug Store and Thompson's Drug Store.
Notice cites quick remedy claims for bilious fever malaria and various ailments including colds grippe and flu. The text presents these remedies as the most speedy known solution and reflects historic medical marketing language.
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