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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1906
Page
6
Mrs Jane Ford offers simple cretonne and scrim crafts for Christmas gifts for adults and children. Projects include a collar bag using an embroidery ring, a scrim handkerchief bag, and a linen sewing or knitting apron with ribbon casings and hems. Detailed material estimates accompany each item.
The article promotes hand carved wooden animal toys from Dresden as durable gifts for children. It highlights a lamb with a barrel body and a dachshund shaped dog with leather ears, a red squirrel with a long tail, and pull along bases, all painted in natural colors. Also described are No. 4 to No. 7 small craft gift items including a ribbon bolt case, a speal case with linen circles and spools, a rucking box from cardboard, and a pin case with white eiderdown.
A whimsical poem from New York depicts a Teddy Bear and a Poodle Dog arguing over attention from a mother and Baby. The bear laments neglect, claiming the Baby’s favored, pampered life outweighs his own. The verse contrasts luxury with loneliness in a bustling urban nursery.
Fancy ribbon embroidery stockings are in fashion for evening wear. Designs feature floral patterns and wheat sheaves on black silk or light pastels, enhancing the instep and ankle. Chrysanthemums and carnations in bold colors remain popular. street wear favors plain colors with tonal contrasts.
An 1890s advert claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve prevents blood poisoning and treats cuts burns wounds and sores. Merchant Charles Oswald of Rensselaersville Wisconsin recalls curing Seth Burch with the salve describing it as the ugliest neck sore he saw.
A Sears style note praises a one piece pleated school dress with a collar and front fasten, suited for girls from six to twelve. It suggests dark woolens over white for winter and details yardage for an eight year old. Also advertises Bee's Laxative Cough Syrup with honey and tar, free of opiates, for children.
A. T. Ashmore notes footwear trends to match evening gowns, with satin slippers and fine stockings for satin or lace gowns, white gowns paired with white satin slippers, and variations like beaded satin, lace covered satin, gold or silver slippers when gowns feature metallic trims. Comfort and fit emphasized, with recommendations across street, morning, and housewear looks.
Dreier and Bro advertise Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup as a permanent remedy for habitual constipation. The product supposedly stimulates the liver and restores natural bowel action without irritation, nausea, or gripping, offering a mild pleasant taste and urging consumers to refuse substitutes.
A Ram's Horn quote notes Japan's paupers number 25,000 versus Britain’s 1,000,000. A Japanese statesman attributes the gap to cultural drink preferences, saying Japanese drink tea while the British drink alcohol, linking temperance to economic outcomes.
A period advertisement asserts Foley's Kidney Cure can cure kidney and bladder disease in all forms, strengthen the kidneys to prevent Bright's disease or diabetes, and improve their function when taken timely, attributed to Dreier & Bro.
Report notes American timber and furniture exports, with quoted figures suggesting nine months totals. Mentions value near 361 600 000 and 25 000 060 in cited periods, reflecting trade momentum and market activity.
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