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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1907
Page
7
A column emphasizes refined dress for business girls resisting lace and ribbons in the office. It praises plain tailored outfits, long sleeves, and neat grooming as essential for respect, efficiency, and employer perception, warning against fussy fashion at work.
Elizabeth Lee surveys the outing hat trend for women detailing shapes from soft duck to panama and felts. The cowboy or geisha shape dominates, with scarves as key trim options priced from fifty cents to a dollar and more, noting cost savings when buying hat and scarf separately.
The article discusses choosing pale cream colors and hats for outdoor use, noting scarf and hatpin choices, materials like felt and straw, and styles such as mushroom brims, Breton sailors, and sailor hats. It describes matching trims, decorative pins, and veiling, with price details for a ready to wear ivory felt hat at five dollars. It also advertises Man Zan Pile Remedy in a collapsible tube sold by Meyer Bros. Co.
Batesville Indiana resident A J Nusbaum recounts a three month summer cold worsened by hay fever. He tried several medicines before Foley's Honey and Tar, which he says cured him quickly. His wife also benefited from the remedy, per Dreier and Bro.
Old linen sheets, worn but useful, can be repurposed into cot bed sheets, dusters, polishing cloths, and floor coverings. Cut into bags, pillow slips, mattress edges, or hospital wraps, they extend life, save material, and inspire sewing projects from upholstery to baby carriage covers.
A reader suggests adding a small amount of carbonate of soda to the bath brick on the knifeboard to aid polishing. The tip claims surfaces will shine more easily with this simple household adjustment.
The piece urges girls to balance daydreams with action, warning that lofty hopes must be backed by effort. It stresses practical work, discipline, and acquiring useful knowledge, while maintaining that goodness and truthfulness are the core goals for a successful life.
A 1910s tip explains rusted steel buckles can be restored by placing the ornament in a bag of emery powder and shaking and rubbing between the hands until the rust is removed. The advice reflects domestic crafts published in Woman's Life.
A guide for budget minded vacationers outlines how a young woman keeps clothes clean without costly resort services. She packs a small pail, washboard, flat iron, and alcohol lamp to launder lingerie and summer garments, replacing stiff starched pieces with pongee, china silk, and crepe de chine.
The piece notes summer fashion shifts toward tub suits kept tabooed by the summer girl, replaced by lawns, summer silks, and light striped or figured fabrics on dark grounds. Dot and figure on dark blue fabrics gain popular appeal for practical wear, lasting a season with occasional pressing and maintaining attractive appearance.
Wm A Fertwell of Lucama NC claims a remarkable recovery after using Electric Bitters. He says a few bottles cured his Bright's disease in the diabetic stage, stopping liver and bladder complications and believes a permanent cure is possible. Sold by Dreier & Bro for 50 cents.
A brief Home Notes item reflects on the saying that kindness can soften foes. The fictional maxim highlights the power of gentle treatment to convert hostility into friendship.
A man neglecting Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney trouble develops Bright's disease. The ad cites A. R. Bags of Morgantown Indiana, who suffered frequent nocturnal urination and back pain, being cured by Foley's Kidney Cure. A Camborne town council issue notes a recreation ground grass problem blamed on a donkey that died of lockjaw, hindering replacement.
Passed examination for life insurance after using Foley's Kidney Cure. Donahue credits two bottles for improvement and five bottles for a complete cure of kidney and bladder troubles. Dreier & Co. notes along with Canada naturalization returns showing over 90 percent naturalized after three years residence.
Mrs Eva Uncaphey of Grovertown Stark County Indiana says a severe cough left her bedridden but four one dollar bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery cured her and restored health. Dreier & Bro. druggists guarantee the cough and lung healer with prices 50 cents to 1 dollar and a free trial bottle offered.
A London coroner's jury ruled that Isabella Thurgood died after a hard day at the washtub, deeming she was worked to death. The 77-year-old widow reportedly said she felt the Lord calling her but was ready as she passed away. An advertisement for Pineules promotes kidney and bladder relief with a 30 days’ treatment priced at $1.00 and a money-back guarantee.
A remarkable claim reports an Australian composing 10 061 words on a postal card without a glass. Estimates say about 1 250 000 men work in coal mining worldwide. Pennsylvania mining rules now require printing in 32 languages to reach diverse workers.
In a brief product notice the advertisement touts Pinesalve Carbolized for bites and stings sunburn cuts and bruises offering immediate relief as a poultice that draws out inflammation. It lists prices at 25 cents and sales locations at 602 902 and 1424 Calhoun street.
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