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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
14
The piece describes new directoire inspired tailoring with long clingy skirts, hip to knee length coats, taupe rajah additions, and close sleeves with wide revers. It also discusses hair and skin care regimens, stressing gradual improvement through overall health and steady treatment rather than rapid results.
Advice on summer skin care warns against harsh bleaches and quick fixes for freckles. It promotes gentle lotions and sun and wind protection, likening complexion health to treating a illness and favoring gloves over aggressive whitening.
An article extols cosmetic whiteners claiming no skin is too refined for improvements. It frames soothing preparations as essential and universally beneficial for enhancing appearance.
A health column explains that almond milk provides a benefit only after weeks of steady use while glycerine and rose water require months to show whitening effects, reflecting old skincare beliefs without immediate results.
The article highlights hatpins with platinum ball heads that detach for watch chain attachment, long jewel pins to secure veils, a curved front veil pin, and a jeweled jabot brooch. Buckles grow larger than last season, with ribbon belts ranging from one and a half to three inches wide.
From Women’s Life advises washing flannel before cutting to avoid pattern sizes shrinking after one or two washes. Even with seam allowances, cut fabric may end up too small if not prewashed, causing wasted material and ill-fitting garments for babies or growing children.
Physicians use a delicate electric lamp called the pea lamp to illuminate body parts. The tiny bulb measures a quarter of an inch across and contains a carbon filament about one eighth of an inch long and two-thousandths of an inch in diameter. The description appears in Woman's Life.
A delicate linen frock for young girls is illustrated. The pattern offers three sizes with a back closure and decorative center seam details. The description emphasizes an especially pretty dress with a simple, practical design.
The article describes dressmaking details for jackets and blouses in linen, pique, voile, and related fabrics, with examples like a Copenhagen blue linen dress, lace trims, and embroidery. It emphasizes tasteful trimming, lightweight blouses, and coordinated materials. It ends with a moral note on luck and reverence from Woman's Life.
Readable fragment lists Nama Street and Number along with City State and size desires. No broader context or outcome is available.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a colophon or aphorism about luck, worth and effort. No clear person, place, or event is readable. The text appears damaged and lacks coherent facts to summarize as a news item.
Maxim Gorky has written a new drama titled The Lowest of the Low, a graft tragedy prepared for publication in a St. Petersburg magazine before a stage production. The piece is described as a serious contemporary work.
Mothers are urged to keep nursing bottles clean to prevent intestinal illness. Rinse empties in cool water, wash bottles with hot suds, and use boracic acid and horacic acid rinses. choose straight-sided bottles for easier cleaning and dry them thoroughly to avoid residue.
The nipples require careful cleaning with a soft brush. Wash in cold water then warm soapsuds, turn inside out for thorough scrubbing, rinse, and store in boracic acid solution. For sterilizing, cool rapidly after heating and rewarm before feeding. Mrs Mary E Hood.
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