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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1907
Page
14
Embroidered cloth afternoon gowns are stylish this season and favored by slender women. Made in London in gray, navy, cardinal, or wine, the embroidery flatters the garment. Design varies with the cut, street suits suited to simpler patterns, while afternoon or reception frocks wear more ornate embroidery.
The article argues man is neither carnivorous nor herbivorous and should favor a fruit based diet. It recommends apples bananas grapes nuts dates raisins figs chestnuts and warns against excess stone fruits and acid fruits. It notes chestnuts digest well and that white bread is purin free while brown bread has purin. unleavened bread is best.
One quarter of the states enacted or amended laws on trading stamps. Rules range from printing stamp value on faces and on demand redemption in New York to outright prohibitions in California and Washington, with penalties and licenses in Maryland Colorado and Nebraska, and New Jersey adopting New York law provisions. Connecticut allows redemption by the giver. New Hampshire bans stamp companies.
Farmers near Sheldon Iowa plan a Bird Friends society praising birds as allies in pest control. James O'Brien leads. Birds like swallows nightingales and woodpeckers guard atmosphere trunks and soil while crows and blackbirds help by eating grubs and larvae. Bee's Laxative Cough Syrup advertises a non opiate formula from Rhoads' drug store.
A curious overview notes that horses lack eyebrows and hares have no eyelids, forcing eye exposure during sleep. Owls fix eyes in sockets yet can rotate their heads nearly full circle. Frogs die if mouths stay open long due to breathing limits while fishes must keep mouths moving to ventilate gills.
The piece notes new winter footwear as dainty bedroom slippers emulating French empire styles seen in street shoes. They feature high French heels, satin or brocade, gold braid and buckles, with bridal white satin often using orange blossom sprays and ribbon embroidery for period décor.
A compact guide to child dressmaking highlights a simple one piece dress with tucks and feather stitching, easy to make for busy mothers. The pattern suits ages one three and five, needing about one and seven-eighths yards of forty four inch fabric for a three year old. References to early American newspapers and several patent remedies appear in the mixed fragment.
A veteran shoe dealer offers winter care tips to keep leather footwear in good condition. Advice covers warming patent leather, using shoe trees, choosing proper polishes for calfskin, and cleaning strategies for suede, cloth tops, evening slippers, bronze leathers, and tan boots. Emphasizes gradual warming, gentle cleansing, and avoiding mismatched products.
The article notes that Koreans are fond of flowers but many lack the means to indulge this taste, highlighting a contrast between cultural appreciation and economic ability.
Berlin December 27 Four Million dollars is the income of Countess Von Bohlen Halbach nee Bertha Krupp for the first year of her married life This represents ten per cent on the capital of the Krupp ordnance works The dividend in 1904 5 was seven and a half per cent and in 1903 4 six per cent The concern adds 1 125 000 to the reserve fund and plans to raise capital from 40 000 000 to 45 000 000 with the Krupp family taking all the new shares
Peel three large Spanish onions and fry until tender and light brown then simmer in two quarts of water for an hour. Stir in roll crumbs, cook another hour, beat two eggs with two tablespoons vinegar and mix in just before serving. Serve in a tureen with toast. Keeps four or five days.
A champagne cloth afternoon coat trimmed with a wide collar and deep cuffs of brown bearskin offers a striking contrast between light fabric and dark fur. The long wrap serves for afternoon wear and doubles for evening theater and carriage use, as featured in L Art et la Mode.
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