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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1907
Page
6
A guide to simple yet stylish graduation dresses for girls and young teens. Ranging from cotton voiles to mull and silk muslin, the article covers fabrics, trims, and long lists of flattering silhouettes. It discusses Princess skirts, waistlines, belts, and lace accents, plus suitable styles for average, stout, tall, and slender figures and for grammar school graduates.
Tailor made outfits in voile and light weight cloth are described as popular this season. The illustration shows a typical ensemble with a long full skirt and a short tight fitting coat with a vest and a touch of looseness at the waist to avoid a severe plain look.
Describes two child’s dresses in cream voile and cream batiste. One features a Dutch neck, narrow embroidery, puff sleeves, and lace trimming. The other shows triple box pleats forming a one piece look with a silk appliqué edge and a collar.
A guide on making Javelle water from washing soda and lime for bleaching whites, plus oxalic acid mixes for rust removal. It covers mixing ratios, usage steps, safety cautions about toxicity, and the need to dry in the dark. Additional tips include kerosene blends, lime water for grease, milk as ink remover, and naphtha guidance.
An ad touts Ortno Laxative Fruit Syrup as mild in action and pleasant tasting, especially for women and children. It claims not to nauseate or gripe like pills and ordinary cathartics and notes it aids digestion and stimulates the liver and bowels without irritating them. Dreier & Bro advertise to remember the name ORING.
Elizabeth Lee notes Cravenette coats feature very full skirts, double breasted closings, and flexible length options from three quarter to long dresses. New plaids in gray tones, braided trims, Oriental embroidery, wide sleeves, and practical touring styles suit automobiling and summer wear.
Describes a eight-size undergarment pattern by Mrs. Jane Ford for The Independent Peerless Pattern Co. The suit combines corset cover drawers and a petticoat, designed for stout figures with a seamless circular drawer, full lower edge ruffle, and options for separate or combined wear. Fabrics suggested include longcloth lace embroidery and fine linens.
The text extols refined conversation as a virtue in Woman's Life and promotes Man Zan piles remedy with a money back guarantee. It notes Belgium's 1900 old age pension scheme and Victoria's 1900 act granting $2.50 weekly to qualifying elderly residents.
A brief notice promotes a thirty day treatment claim addressing kidney troubles, pistoler issues, and rheumatism. The wording suggests a health remedy program offering a limited cure period. No concrete medical endorsements or verified outcomes are provided.
Diet advice for working women emphasizes green salads and fresh vegetables in spring. Eat crisp greens with olive oil and vinegar, add watercress for blood health, and finish meals with salads rather than sweets. Include spinach beet tops beans peas and asparagus, with rhubarb and baked apples as healthy options. Meat limited to once daily. favor broiled baked or boiled fish over fried, with mayonnaise accompaniment for lunches.
The Shah inherits a kitchen described as palace like with a lacquered ceiling marble and onyx pillars solid silver cooking tools and gold tableware set with stones. A European traveler values the Shahs kitchen and dining room at no less than five million pounds.
In a wartime era appeal, Foley's Honey and Tar is touted as a safe, certain remedy for coughs and colds to prevent consumption. Dreier & Bro. advertise its reliability and warn against unknown preparations.
A reflective passage on faith as the soul's beauty. Lord Lytton describes faith as the guiding force of belief and knowledge of the Creator. It spans the heart and mind, shaping confidence, serenity, and hope for the future.
An old ad promotes MBee s Laxative Cough Syrup claiming to gently move the bowels while stopping coughs. It contains Honey and Tar, has no opiates, and is marketed for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. Mothers endorse it and Rhoads drug store sells it.
The article urges proper facial washing to prevent clogged pores and pimples. It warns against rough drying and excessive water immersion, advising a basin, soft towel, good soap, and measured rubbing. It prescribes cold rinses, boric acid wash for greasiness, occasional use of alcohol or gin for circulation, and a weekly green soap brush with cold cream afterward.
A luncheon service mirrors dinner service with a bare table, doilies, and a centerpiece. Pread and butter plates are used, effervescent waters often replace wine, especially when only women attend.
A recipe describes a lemon filling for a three layer cake. It uses butter and sugar melted slowly, then adds lemon juice and rind, two beaten eggs, and a pinch of salt. The mixture thickens on heat, cools, and is spread between cake layers for a semi transparent tart finish.
Dissolve gelatin in hot milk and grate orange rind. Rub black sugar on rind until yellowed, splash with orange juice, add sugar and egg yolk. Combine with dissolved gelatine, fold in whipped cream, and chill in individual molds topped with cherry.
David Parker of Fayette NY, a Gettysburg veteran who lost a foot, credits Electric Bitters with great health gains after years of stomach trouble and ineffective medicines. The ad proclaims the tonic as a grand aid for the aged and for female weaknesses, a body builder, and a cure for lame back and weak kidneys, guaranteed by Dreier & Bro. druggists for 50 cents.
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