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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1908
Page
10
A column by Margaret Mixter advises ongoing home care to prevent and treat soft corns. Emphasizes reducing moisture, using astringents like tannin or alum, wrapping with absorbent cotton, or a white kid patch. Recommends thorough daily drying, between-toe cleaning, and occasional foot powder to reduce friction and sweating.
Practical guide for business girls to make simple elegant negligees using cotton voiles chalks blends and poplins. Advice covers jumpers princess lines belt emphasis sleeve styles for tall slender or plump figures plus color choices like Copenhagen blue and cost estimates around three dollars and fifty cents for materials and lining.
A sewing guide suggests one yard of net for a yoke and sleeves with trimming in gown color ribbon and lace scraps for cuffs. Alternative frock uses old rose cotton tep or pongee with Persian relief, avoiding low quality lace. The net guimpe can swap to lawn in warmer weather. Elizabeth Lee.
Fashion note by Elizabeth Lee describes cretonne fabrics for full coats and tailored suits, highlighting auto wraps, rich linings, hand painted buttons, and shadowed weaves in cream ivory and ecru. Practical sewing tips follow for seaside wear and coordinated accessories.
A refined satin evening wrap for spring and summer features pigeon gray satin with a shell pink lining, cretonne trim, and silver gray silk details. The design emphasizes elegant lines, soft texture, and a feminine, Paris-inspired aesthetic.
The notice describes waistcoats for spring in varied materials from calico to satin. It highlights styles including single breasted designs with a row of handsome buttons and notes their fashionable appeal for women’s wardrobes this season.
A fragment suggests lingerie style garments will dominate girls summer wardrobe this season. Parents note these sheer dresses are fashionable and serviceable, despite concerns over materials and construction.
A reader describes a pretty bed drapery set that can be made at home for about a quarter of store price. It features a lawn embroidered pillow sham centered on white organdy, a gathered organdy valance, a bolster formed from a scarf and fabric, and tie ends creating ruffies. Also notes bright colored linen gowns and suits as smart, affordable alternatives with minimal trimming and laundering effort.
A short fragment notes forthcoming congratulations from a friend for improved appearance after using Foley's Kidney Remedy. The incomplete text hints at health improvement and a product claim about toning the system.
A testimonial from Carrie Harden of Bowling Green Kentucky claims Foley's Kidney Remedy relieved kidney and bladder pain. She reports significant relief after the first bottle and complete recovery after the second, noting the remedy fixed irregularities many women mistake for sex related issues. Dreier & Bra.
In Home Chat guidance, a hostess should avoid political or religious talk to preserve harmony. Be accommodating with requests within house limits, prioritize guests' happiness, and ensure musical guests are welcomed and treated well. Do not mix amateurs with professionals unless amateurs are notably talented. Conversation should stay out of the music room and professionals must receive refreshments.
A fragmented notice cites Foley’s Honey and Tar as a cough remedy and Foley’s Urine Laxative as mild and child friendly. It mentions Dreier & Bro. Electric haulage replacing animal power in the Comstock lode and mules not seeing daylight for twenty years. The text also notes Arctic air aiding long distance sound transmission and ends with garbled phrasing about spring winds.
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