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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1916
Page
6
A Mobile column urges housewives to run homes as a business, dress neatly, and avoid slovenly attire to earn respect and benefit families. It notes women in makeup and dyed hair as a distraction, then field reports on social events, D A R leaders, and conventions with notable figures and gifts.
A reflective piece blends verse with sentiments urging kindness and forgiveness. It includes quotes about starting anew and treating others with generosity, paired with a social department notice and a luncheon hosted by Mrs. Sterling Wood for Mrs. Charles Hender.
The reader asks about fillings for upper front teeth choosing between white enamel and porcelain. The reply states both types hold well when done by a skilled dentist, with porcelain considered more durable. Neither option should discolor teeth if placed correctly by a good dentist.
Montgomery society notes cover a wedding of Gulley B Williams to Samuella Prossdorfer at the Prossdorfer home on Clayton Street with limited attendants. Mobile and Montgomery clubwomen gather for Federation events and mothers club programs at the Settlement Home and local schools.
Advertises Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as an easy at home solution to darken gray or faded hair. Claims natural, even color with use, priced about 50 cents for a large bottle. Notes it is a cosmetic, not a disease treatment.
W M Riggs president of Clemson College addressed the National Association of State Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations in Washington condemning sham military instruction. He urged land grant colleges to lead patriotic duty by promoting two years of military training for physically fit male students as required by the new war department ruling.
Advice on aging gracefully, urging calm about age and safe, tested remedies. Recommends nightly mercurized wax applied like cold cream to rejuvenate skin and remove tired look, plus a face bath using saxolite powder dissolved in hazel to reduce wrinkles.
A method claims to dissolve dandruff using four ounces of plain liquid arvon applied at night to moisten and rub the scalp. By morning most dandruff should be gone and repeated applications further remove signs. It promises you will stop itching and have fluffy, lustrous hair.
A nostalgic piece extols how telephone service keeps families in intimate touch across generations. It depicts a mother speaking to her child and notes how sons and daughters grow but remain connected by the telephone, asking readers if they have a telephone at home.
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