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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1931
Page
3
The column recounts a long list of residents and visitors in Dothan Alabama during the holidays. Henry E Swenson and Perrin Oliver return to Mobile after visits, while Miss Mary Kirkland rejoins family in Troy after a sickness. Many friends travel between Dothan, Montgomery, Tallahassee and Jacksonville visiting relatives, with Christmas and New Year greetings, dances, church events, and community notices.
On a farm near Midland City the Johnsons marked fifty years of marriage on Christmas Day. Mr and Mrs Sidney Johnson built their home there soon after marriage and raised nine children and 36 grandchildren. They reside with their 9? year old son, and their wife aged 73, as part of a large family spread across Florida Alabama and nearby towns.
Miss Evelyn Pope of Birmingham visits her parents Mr and Mrs J H Pope. Lehman Howell of Washington DG stays with his mother Mrs L A Howell. Mr and Mrs J Durr and daughter Sara join Dr and Mrs R D Reynolds. In Ozark, Clyde Middlebrooks and daughter visit from Columbia South Carolina, with Tom Middlebrooks of Birmingham staying with their J A Biddlebrooks. Miss Lucille Parrish, Abbeville teacher, spends holidays with Dr and Mrs WA Parrish. Lamar Skipper of Birmingham visits his mother Mrs W Dick. Aubrey Palmer of Cincinnati and Dr Almer Palmer with children return home after visits to WS Palmer.
A vintage ad outlines Vicks VapoRub and Vicks Nose & Throat Drops as a combined Cold Prevention and Treatment plan. It details a two phase approach: before cold starts using Drops to halt onset, and after cold starts using VapoRub with throat and chest massage. It stresses avoiding internal dosing and keeping clothing loose for inhalation.
An ad style notice touts Vicks VapoRule and Nose Drops to “Control-of-Colds” with money guidance for druggists. It invites consumers to follow a plan, promising benefits and implying resale terms.
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