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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1911
Page
11
The article surveys changes in baby clothing for Easter, noting flannel bands, knitted garments, ribbon bound shirts, and new empire style dresses. It highlights lace trimmed waists, princess fronts, bengaline coats, and delicate wrappers, bath aids, and dainty gift baskets, all reflecting the costly but cherished care of infants.
A guide to practicing kindness at work argues that daily politeness, consideration, and restraint curb jealousy and conflict. It asserts workers are hired fairly for their abilities and should keep personal interests out of office tasks to reduce weariness and boost productivity.
Practical cleaning hints include scrubbing screens with gasoline after dipping a soft brush, lemon slices boiled with clothes to whiten and remove grains from fabrics, and using safe coloring in the laundry water for non white trimmed frocks. A sailor collar and cuffs may feature a border in the wearer’s preferred shade.
Ammonia is described as versatile for home tasks. It freshens black fabrics, cleans collars and corsets, removes paint from cloth when mixed with turpentine, cleans tweed, softens wash water, and serves as a scalp cleaner. It brightens carpets and blends with wax and turpentine to form a floor polish. It also wards off bites from wasps and other insects.
The article discusses shampoo strength and methods for scalp care using soft soap or ammonia soap, including rinsing with soft or rain water and timing. It then shifts to egg based shampoos and fragrant additives, followed by a tangent on restoring seventeenth century instruments like the harpsichord in modern drawing rooms.
A fragment suggests a chestnut of decor returning to prominence in homes. It mentions a phrase about a spinet or harpsichord and the attic or storage room being moved to the parlor as a symbol of tradition.
A column notes a girl who embraces the most unusual amusements and charms with a delight in quirky tunes. The piece admires her playful spirit and distinctive musical taste.
A Marengo Wisconsin woman credited Dr King’s New Discovery with stopping a severe cough termed consumption by doctors and preventing a deadly outcome. She says the remedy also helped her child during a bronchial illness. The medicine, priced 60 cents to $1.00 with a free trial bottle, is guaranteed by druggists.
A sketch of inexpensive, intimate engagement party ideas from 1910 style culture. Hostesses use creative touches from edible ice cream brides to monogramged place cards and walnut notes that spell Edith and Howard. A guest group hears a Cupid tale via a custom recorded story.
Hints discuss wallpaper color history from Indian red to greens and terra cotta and current artful tones. Self striped papers, white friezes, and plain backdrops are advised to balance ceilings, light, and furnishings in parlors dining rooms and libraries.
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