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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1907
Page
16
Practical remedies for warding off colds and maintaining appearance in cold weather. Advice covers exercise, proper clothing, lotions, and home remedies, plus diet and skin care to protect the complexion and hands. Includes decorative tips for masquerade headpieces and costumes.
The little French dress shown in the illustration is closed in the back and made with or without body lining. For a child three years old two and one-eighth yards of material thirty-six inches wide will be required.
The article urges wearing gloves to protect hands and a veil or scarf to guard the face in cold weather. It recommends keeping red hands warm to prevent further redness and applying cold cream then powder to smooth rough skin before going out, noting benefits for both winter cold and summer sun.
A health claim promotes Foley's Honey and Tar to prevent pneumonia and strengthen lungs. Dr. C J Bishop of Agnew Mich says he used it in three severe pneumonia cases with good results. Dreier and Bro endorse the product as a cough remedy with substitutions discouraged.
The piece notes new millinery for the season and bargain opportunities on trimmed hats. It advises storing winter hats for next autumn and explains cleaning tips for children's light colored felt hats. Feathers lost their curl can be refreshed by warming with salt sprinkled on a hot stove and, if needed, by smoothing filaments over a knife edge.
Port Byron is cited for an extraordinary cure, as Amos F. King states Bucklen's Arica Salve healed a leg sore after eighty years of suffering. The advertisement promises guaranteed cure and notes Dreier & Bro. druggists sell it for 25 cents.
The Home Chat column urges that happiness is a matter of spirit not possessions and that every household member should be considered. It praises a woman finding her place as a beautiful home maker as the loveliest ambition, stressing that a home’s success rests on happiness rather than mere cleanliness or style.
Rhoads sells a carbolized pine salve marketed as a highly antiseptic poultice for eczema chapped hands lips and minor burns. The product emphasizes extensive use for skin care and healing.
Elizabeth Lee surveys schoolgirl attire detailing pleated skirts box and kilt styles with sparing trimming and pressed pleats. She notes jumpsuit replacements for shirtwaist frocks, corduroy walking suits and velveteen options, plus smart coats for boys and girls with tailored details and warm hats.
Special notice states Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs cold and lung troubles contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is safe for children and adults under the National Pure Food and Drug Law. Dreier & Bro.
To protect good dresses make a soft white muslin slip the length of the dress and eighteen or twenty inches wide. At the top cut a hole through which the hook of the hanger may pass and bind it with tape. Bee's Laxative Cough Syrup with Honey and Tar is appropriate for children and contains no opiates or poisons. Ex pels coughs and colds by moving the bowels. Guaranteed. Sold by Rhoads' drug store.
A quote from Woman's Life asserts happiness cannot be found by direct search but arises indirectly through giving care and affection to others, emphasizing charitable action and community.
The ad promotes Pineules a resin based medicine claimed to treat bladder and kidney disease. It advertises a thirty day course for $1.00 with a guaranteed result from Rhoads Drug Store.
Dr George Mouston Bell urges daily eye cleansing to prevent inflammation from dust and wind. He advises avoid rubbing, use boric acid or salt water, and employ an eye glass for thorough washing, with smoked glasses in high winds to protect the eyes.
A revived old art shows glass decoration using black varnish and gold and silver papers on the back of glass. The article details materials, transfer methods, cutting glass, and careful techniques to avoid jagged outlines, noting its practicality for finger plates, trays, cabinet doors, frames, and borders. It ends with a brief obituary note: British soldier Samuel Evans died at Plymouth in 1809 after sixteen days from a gunshot wound to the heart.
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