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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1907
Page
6
Advice urges girls to bring their own towels and soap to school to prevent skin infections. Each girl should keep a personal towel and soap in a desk box, not sharing with others, and wash or replace weekly. Nails brushes and brushes or combs should also be kept separate, with mothers guiding daughters on hygiene.
New damask tablecloths feature circular centers about twenty seven inches in diameter, bordered with two equal borders and plain corners. Some plain areas resemble satin, others show dot patterns from pin to pea size. Designs include roses polyanthus lilies ferns and valley motifs.
Peter Fry of Woodruff Pennsylvania recounts two years of failing health despite top doctors in Waynesburg. With no cure in sight, he acted on a friend’s recommendation and used Foley's Kidney Cure. After three bottles his condition improved steadily until he was fully well. Dreier & Bro.
Potatoes offer a good coffee substitute for those who cannot endure strong coffee yet dislike weak varieties. Dry yellow potatoes are best. pare, dice, dry a day, parch like coffee, grind and store dry and dark. Mixed with one third real coffee the result is scarcely distinguishable from coffee. Parched potato alone makes a palatable drink though lacks coffee aroma.
Alexander Benton of rural route 1 Fort Edward New York says Dr King's New Discovery cured his asthma six years ago and aided his daughter's wife incipient consumption. He claims the cough vanished and other symptoms faded entirely with the remedy. It is fully guaranteed by Dreler and Bro with trial bottle free. The note mentions widespread use of moving picture theaters in Italy during dull months.
Ad claims Pinesalve Car is an antiseptic poultice drawing out inflammation and poison. It targets cuts burns eczema cracked hands and offers immediate relief. Sold by Meyer Bros. Co. across three stores at 602 902 and 1424 Calhoun Street.
Patterned travel set includes an apron and a box with pockets. Materials needed vary by size and width, including silk cretonne and rubber cloth, with binding from ribbon and cords. The design folds flat for packing and ties securely in a bureau or suitcase.
The piece surveys fall hat trends from large mushroom and flat brims to small mushrooms and turbans. It explains how hat size, crown height, and brim width suit different figures, noting that silk eclipses velvet for winter wear and felts will return later.
Elizabeth Lee details seaming wars in hat fashion with velvet trims and feather ornamentation. She notes hundreds of shapes and colors, from bow decorations to flowers and ostrich feathers, and warns hats have temperaments. Practical tips suggest aligning hat shape, color, and wearer’s complexion for best fit.
An old article advises careful ear cleaning in cold weather to prevent wax-related hearing issues. It promotes safe methods using a thin linen cloth on the finger tip, warns against deep insertion, and suggests warm glycerine for hard wax, plus seeking a physician if blockage persists. It notes avoid cold water and cautions against repeated nose-blowing methods that risk the eardrum.
G W Cloyd of Plunk Mon recalls a four year old injury when a jimson bar pierced his thumb. The doctor urged amputation, but he refused and used Bucklen's Amica Salve to heal the wound. 25c at Dreier & Bro. druggists. The world is better lost for love than love for the world.
A Home Notes item argues that a woman's role centers on social allure over statistical accuracy, framing attractiveness as essential to social standing and personal duties rather than measurable competence.
A vintage ad promotes King’s Dyspepsia Tablets for stomach trouble indigestion and bloating with a two days treatment free offer. It notes sale through three company stores and urges asking a pharmacist for a free trial.
The piece describes making corset covers from fine linen handkerchiefs as a holiday fad. It covers patterns, hemming, beading, eyelets, and satin stitch decorations, plus variations using Valenciennes lace, nainsook embroidery, and ruched yokes. It also outlines jumpers from men's linen pockets, assembly steps, and finishing touches.
An old classically styled card advertises Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and colds with a money back guarantee if not cured. It touts no opiates, a yellow package, and claims to prevent pneumonia. Pineules are offered as a nightly backache relief with a 30 day supply for $1.00 and a refund if unsatisfied.
The pattern for a nightgown with a yoke and sleeves in one piece covers seven sizes from thirty-two to forty-four inches. It requires five and a half yards of 36 inch wide material. Quality fabrics like nain sock long cloth and cambric should be bought at least fifteen cents per yard.
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