This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1916
Page
11
A city resident recalls a country appetite for fresh milk butter eggs poultry and other farm produce. Public market produce may substitute briefly but direct from grower to consumer is preferred. The Mobile area is noted as a premier truck and fruit growing center.
The article urges Gulf Coast growers to sign season contracts with Mobile hotels clubs and boarding houses to supply daily delicacies and to extend the effort to other cities. It highlights home made preserves jellies and canner fruits and vegetables as profitable offerings and notes the Mobile County Fair display of these products. The piece cites USDA bulletins on improving producer consumer contact including Farmers' Bulletin 594 Shipping Eggs By Parcel Post.
Readers are urged to connect farmers with buyers through parcel post and express service. Small ads in influential papers, truthful statements, and reliable delivery are key to building steady demand. Producers should offer surplus goods and diverse products to maximize sales. Continued on page 10.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.