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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1915
Page
7
A poem by Dr. Charles J. Becker urges farmers to dip cattle to kill ticks, promising healthier cattle and more profit. The piece appears amid columns on social events and local topics, reflecting rural life and agricultural concerns in the South.
Fashion notes describe new fall gowns by Mme Alla Dipley with flare skirts and fur trims. A brown gaberdine model features a high fur collar and belted hip-length coat with saddle-stitch back detailing.
A store offers granulated sugar 18 pounds for one dollar with other groceries totaling one dollar. Shoppers can combine items to reach the advertised price. Limited details on location or date are provided.
A scanned list of household items with prices including Syrup of Figs 19c, Bromo Seltzer 42c, Gum and cosmetics such as Lydia E Pinkham 1.00, Colgate toothpaste 20c, La Valliere talcum 2.5l0, Palmolive soap 15c, Mentholatum 19c, and Listerine 42c. Also promotes syringes 50c, Nadinola cream 40c, and Dr Hobson roach wafers 40c.
A vintage ad lists mason fruit jars pint size at 65c and large glass lamps at 35 to 50c. It also offers flower pots eight and ten inch at 25c to 35c, yellow mixing bowls at 10c, Japanese cup and saucer at 4x, white chamber and white bowl set, and other kitchenware with low prices.
The page runs an advice column where Miss Eros answers reader letters about love and relationships. It includes questions from Lonnie about trust and marriage, a young man seeking guidance on dating a younger girl, and a 18 year old asking how to become more popular with boys.
Advert says Grove's Tasteless Quinine and Iron tonic cures malaria and builds up the system. Labels show Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. Price listed as 50 cents.
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