10 Jul 1915
Page 1
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1915
Page
1
A garbled social column lists numerous individuals by name, detailing visits, marriages, and travel across Georgia locales. Names include Miss Florence Ellin, Robt Milligan, Mrs S S Farrell, and Miss Agetta Comings, with references to Cordele, Tampa, and Kentucky while noting a marriage in Mobile.
The Chrysanthemum show in Valdosta is billed as a major event with many ladies preparing stories for display and eyeing the forthcoming exhibition. Retail notes mention Creene's store promoting seas goods and popular neighborhood names appear in social mentions from Dothan and Blakely.
Letters from young women in New Orleans and St Clair praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for recovery from sickness and female-related ailments. The notices imply wide use and endorsements, with addresses and personal health claims. The ad copy promises confidential advice from a company agent and highlights testimonials from teenage workers and customers.
A dubious ad touts a supposed home remedy for cold and flu using a single pint of water and granulated sugar to produce an alcoholic solution. It claims this mix can treat the whole family and replaces traditional remedies with a cheap DIY potion.
A fragmented historic menu lists breakfasts and lunches for Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. Items include orange breakfast staples, fried scrapule, baked potatoes, scalloped tomatoes, jam cookies, tea, bean soup, curried veal boiled rice, fried bananas, brown Betty, cereals, eggs rolls cheese rice muffins gratin and lamb mint soup.
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