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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1904
Page
16
A mother asks how to address her 13 year old daughter’s rapidly developing figure and waist. The columnist cautions limited remedies and suggests dietary adjustments, a long term shift, and a homemade pomade recipe. It notes waists are available commercially and advises seeking a larger department store.
Practical health guidance urges daily exercise to combat middle age. Tips include limb stretches, chair and broomstick routines, rope and leapfrog drills, and simple home devices to keep muscles flexible. Emphasizes continuous motion over sedentary habits for a youthful physique.
A reader asks for a liquid cosmetic to replace facial powder. The whitening skin liquid uses zinc oxide, glycerin, rosewater, and rose essence to form a smooth handler for the face. apply with a soft sponge after wiping the skin. Also notes a depilatory mix of sodium sulfhydrate and chalk to remove hair, with cautions on irritation and timing.
A reader asks for the formula for lily white skin published October 3 and a mole removal formula for males. The writer notes the department appears to repeat formulas and admits no preparation for mole removal, advising respondents to have moles removed by electricity.
A column of cosmetic tips describes an infusion of black tea mixed with alcohol and water to darken blonde hair. It advises making a strong tea infusion, steeping, cooling, straining, and applying with a sponge to the hair. Also included are kitchen remedies using suet and carbolic acid for skin care and neck massage guidance.
A reader recalls a past column with a whitening cream using lanolin and hydrogen peroxide. The confirmed proportions are lanolin 100 grams and hydrogen peroxide 4 fluid drams.
A reader asks about a plaster stick and its use, and seeks sources to obtain it. They describe a brown spot with hairs on the cheek, then more spots appearing, and request care suggestions. The letter praises home physical culture exercises for girls and notes depilatory as a gummy balance.
Patient seeks aid for brown facial splotches after blackhead squeezing. Mentions eyebrow grower success and provides a lotion formula using cocoa butter castor oil oxide of zinc white precipitate rose essence. apply to patch night and morning.
A reader asks for safe ways to increase curl in boyish hair. Advise using gentle methods like soft rollers or braids, heat-free styling, and moisturizing products to avoid damage. Recommend trimming split ends and avoiding harsh chemicals or high heat to preserve hair health while achieving natural curl.
A reader describes a scaly red facial eruption and asks for a remedy. The columnist warns that without an examination he cannot advise specifics and suggests a thorough medical evaluation, noting eczema as a possibility and urging consultation with a physician to follow prescribed treatment.
A correspondent asks health and beauty advice for facial bleaching and oily skin. The columnist offers a lotion with zinc sulfate and lavender tincture, plus a lemon glycerin wash, and advises avoiding spicy foods. She also suggests a tea-based hair darkener using sage or black tea with a rum glycerin tonic.
A reader asks for a tonic that preserves curl while addressing grayness and heavy hair loss. Fannie advises scalp massage, self-treatment time, and a lotion formula: tincture of aux vomica, rosemary spirit, and alcohol applied to roots several times weekly.
Dorothy K asks about hand care as skin remains dry and pores look large. The redness after gloves suggests tight gloves irritate circulation. Compression from gloves can cause red hands and roughness persists despite skin food. consider looser gloves and gentler care.
A reader asks about dry skin, flaky scales, roundness of cheeks, skinny hands and brittle nails. Advice includes nightly washing with soap, hot water, applying orange flower skin cream, avoiding sun and wind, facial cheek massage with knuckles, and a homemade nail paste of pitch and myrrh or turpentine acid, with olive oil mornings.
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