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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1906
Page
4
A collection of period fashion and lifestyle tips discusses freak dinners once mocked in America, home sewing tricks for silk gowns and gloves, sensible wedding guidance, Irish handmade wares aboard ships, new color trends like patent apple green and Klondike crimson, plus home rules for mothers and observations on nagging wives.
Vikce-Consul Puller reports from Hanover that Germany ranks among the world’s leading perfumery nations with key centers in Leipsic Berlin Carlsruhe and Hamburg. He details plant variety essential oil production methods including fat and cold fat processes 30 day flower infusions and distillation controls plus packaging and dilution practices and notes the line about lawyers at the end.
New draperies feature crepe style on solid grounds of blue pink green or creamy with large pink red or yellow roses and a border effect. Ideal for summer cottage bed spreads and draperies, priced at 21 cents a yard. A light jab about vanity follows.
A Colorado mother recounts how her fifteen month old son weakened by pneumonia and brain fever improved after being fed Grape-Nuts and milk in Kansas City. She later fed her daughter the same, noting strong growth. The Postum Co. promotes Grape-Nuts with cream as nourishing for nerves and brain, and cites a booklet The Road to Wellville.
Household guidance covers disinfection methods using sulfur fumes and steam alternatives, plus home care notes on safety and ventilation. Additional sections advise kitchen tasks, five minute naps for fatigue, canary bird greens by seed sprouts in pots, and several methods for serving coffee with regional preferences and a caution about Cuban coffee being very strong with heavy cream.
The article lists practical kitchen tips from the New York Mail. It covers keeping cake fresh with a fresh apple, pre-soaking canned fish in a colander, fixing over salty soup with raw potato slices, boiling cracked eggs with vinegar, absorbing moisture from lettuce in a linen bag, improving mashed potatoes with green pepper, beating boiled water with an egg beater, and preserving bread by feeding the bread box heavy Manila paper.
A kitchen guide lists recipes such as Cookies One Cup Chocolate Raising May Blossom Cake Bread Pudding Hot Chocolate Sauce and Lemon Pie. It details ingredients like butter sugar flour eggs milk almonds and baking powder with basic steps for mixing baking and icing.
Readers from Kentucky Ontario and a Canadian town recount recovery from long standing kidney and bladder trouble after using Peruna and related remedies. One Mt Sterling resident notes ten years of pain ended after three months treatment. A Simser Grant Ontario user credits Peruna and Manalin with restoring health and vitality.
The article extols knitted cotton dish cloths for strength and reusability. It advises washing with soap and soda after each use and drying properly. It notes that a dirty cloth disgraces the user and suggests hemmed squares of coarse crash as quick substitutes when knitters are scarce.
A new legal provision in France prohibits life insurance policies covering the lives of minors younger than 12 years. The measure targets child policies, changing how families can insure young children and affecting insurers operating in the French market.
Residents report a remarkable landslide on Higgins hill in Bainbridge Ohio where sections of the hill slid away after wet weather. An old sixteen foot deep stone well on the top slid twenty two feet preserving water clarity as windlass and water moved with the earth.
France’s vine growers market fresh outdoor grapes all winter using a curious method. Ripe grapes are cut with a vine stem five to six inches long attached, then placed in water-filled bottles in racks. The stem goes into the bottle mouth while the grapes hang outside, receiving water daily as the cellar’s cool, uniform temperature preserves the fruit.
Practical guide on daily breathing drill for weak lungs. Take long deep breaths, fill lungs, throw back shoulders, then gently release air. Encourages consistent practice as a basic respiratory aid.
A washing tip advises soaking a muslin or print wash-dress for ten minutes in tepid water with a teaspoonful of turpentine stirred in before washing.
A Pacific Fruit World report notes Mexican forest owners test a strange method to enhance walnut wood. Nuts from top varieties are inserted into living trees and sealed with wax, allegedly gaining closer grain and richer color. Southern Indian practice inspires Tabasco hacienda experiments spreading among other landowners.
The Philadelphia Record essay weighs stage life and chorus morals. It notes chorus girls often disregard contracts unless they want the engagement, while managers can resort to law to enforce signings. The piece contrasts public views on danger and virtue in stage life and highlights issues of reliability and paper promises.
A courtroom quip highlights a light moment as a judge teases about marriage habits. The exchange questions whether men were scarce or if pity drew the marriage, reflecting on domestic life and humor in the legal setting.
Maud Loggins of Sylvia Tennessee writes that after a year of facial and arm breakouts and failed treatments, Cuticura Soap cured her skin. She notes the soap leaves skin soft white and velvety and recommends it to friends. Authority: R. TF. D. No. 1, Aug. 1, 1905.
A jumble of fabric fashion notes and patent medicine claims appears. Foulards and loosely woven fabrics are touted as fashionable again while various tonics claim to cure stomach troubles teething issues and kidney irregularities. An American chemist cites Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure after months of ill health, with an ad for Foster Milburn Co. selling them.
A new spring coat in gray and white invisible check is described, trimmed with white. The item highlights fabric pattern and color contrasts, signaling a stylish seasonal option.
A Japanese scientist named Matsuro reports that hair thickness varies with health conditions. Diseases alter growth, with the medullary layer and hard sheath diminishing and even disappearing. Observing a hair could reveal disease duration and severity, especially in coarse-haired populations, if the hair had never been cut.
To clean and polish leather coverings mix equal parts vinegar and linseed oil. Apply sparingly with flannel and buff with a soft cloth. Suitable for French polished furniture but use only a light touch with the mixture while using elbow grease generously.
An assortment of era o o s and medical quackery items appear including a judge quote about a doctor’s pulse check, and multiple patent medicine ads. Claims range from nerve restorers and teething syrups to anti belch wafers, with exhortations of cures and widespread advertising language.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is described as a confidential aid for women with female illnesses. The letter from Mrs. Alice Berryhill of Chattanooga, Tennessee, praises the medicine after severe glandular and reproductive issues, claiming rapid relief and overall recovery. The advertisement emphasizes testimonials, confidentiality, and free advice from Mrs. Pinkham to sick women seeking help.
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