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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1912
Page
6
Helen and Warren begin married life in a new apartment and a shared home project. Shopping for furnishings, adjusting to a maid's help, and planning a settled future fuel optimism as they navigate early discord and the hope of harmony once they are really settled.
A reader article describes cosmetic tips for hair removal and growth. It mentions applying Delatone with a paste to remove facial hairs, eyebrow penciling as unnecessary, and using pyroxin to stimulate lashes. It also advises a fat and witch hazel mixture for skin, and a dry shampoo method with roots invig ation for clean, fluffy hair.
A group of young people enjoys a warm sendoff as friends gather to wish them happiness and well being in the coming days. The gathering emphasizes friendship and community support.
The September meeting of the Home Economics Club convened at 11 in Parlor C of the Battle House with plans for Market Day in October and other civic topics. A sequence of short notes follows on residents visiting Tuscaloosa Birmingham Atlanta and New York, travels aboard the Mallory liner Alamo, and numerous locals returning from summers at Battle's Wharf Ocean shores or healing springs.
The ad touts Zemo as a clear vanishing liquid that stops scalp itch and treats eczema rash and skin irritations. A 26 cent trial bottle is offered at Van Antwerp's Drug Store, with regular $1 bottles sold by druggists. HB W Rose Medicine Co. of St. Louis prepares Zemo and promotes a trial bottle option to prove its effectiveness.
Edna K Wooley’s column explores homemade beauty remedies once common in households. A dialogue between the Average Girl and a Woman of Thirty discusses cucumber lotion, whitening with potato, and grandma’s pink powder made from beets and carrots.
A local column declares opposition to hospital linen programs, labeling them a menace to patrons and signaling growing community concern and debate over patient care logistics.
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