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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1916
Page
6
The Item lists social department contact lines with Bell numbers 98 and 53, and after 1 PM Bell 3135 for follow up. The fragment references January dates or further identifiers are not provided.
Dr Claude L Wheeler of the New York Medical Journal argues midlife workers 45 to 65 are productive and valuable. Employers should promote experienced staff, not discard them for youth. The piece cites examples from industry and war leaders, and contrasts youthful labor with mature judgment.
A Christmas reflection from Sweden for animals and humans, urging kindness. Christmas Fair at Clark School raised funds with Santa, a penny auction, and performances by Miss Gusman and Mr. Adam Glass. Community groups hosted tea, gifts, dinners, and charity events at the Mobile area clubs, with plans for holiday boxes and orphanage supports.
Edna Kent Forbes promotes agar agar as a simple cheap beauty aid. A spoonful daily with breakfast purportedly cleanses the colon and bowels, clears skin, and reduces pimples by pushing waste through the system. It misleads about digestion and claims seaweed aids radiance without side effects.
Winter brings colds to children with fever sore throat tight chest and coughs. A dose of Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey loosens phlegm relieves congestion and stops the cough. It is advertised to soothe croup whooping cough and bronchial troubles and sold at all druggists named Zac.
An advertisement touts a digestive beverage claimed to invigorate elderly digestion, boost energy, and improve strength. It urges a glass with each meal as a traditional tonic.
An advertisement proclaims Shivar Pure Digestive Aromatics with Shivar Mineral Water and Ginger. It offers a money refund on the first dozen if unsatisfied and names Ogburn Griffin Co as Mobile distributors.
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