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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1907
Page
6
The article describes a white serge or flannel girl’s dress with an inverted front pleat and a modified surplice waist, worn over a sheer blouse. It includes delicate sleeve shaping, plus extensive guidance on boiling linen, starch preparation, and careful washing and drying methods for white, colored, and stock ing garments, ending with an ad for Dyspepsia Tablets and Mevios Co. stores.
Margaret Mixter outlines subtle methods for scenting clothing and house linens using scented powders and potpourri. She provides recipes with cedarwood, lavender, benzoin, cloves, cinnamon, and orris root, plus directions for making sachets and scented laundry wash for washday.
A guide to home laundry prep and washing methods. It details mending tears, removing stains, sorting clothes, soaking whites overnight, and using two tubs with warm and cold water. It prescribes soap, washing powder, ammonia or borax, and optional kerosene oil as a whitener.
An old advertisement touts Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as improving complexions by aiding digestion and liver and bowel action. It claims the product does not nauseate or gripe and is mild to take, urging readers to remember the Orino name and avoid substitutes.
A quote attributed to George Bl cites a wise man who urged bystanders to feel as indignant at a wrong as if they were the victim, arguing that personal outrage deters injustice and protects society.
The piece satirizes claims that certain discomforts and duties are "natural" for women while excusing men's similar pains. It contrasts perceptions of common headaches, sleep disruption, and household upheavals, noting double standards and idle masculine rationales.
A. A. Chisholm of Treadwell New York credits Electric Bitters with restoring health after serious illness and nervous debility. He reports resuming his business and daily gains. The makers, Dreier & Bro., guarantee the tonic at 50 cents.
A compilation of aphorisms on virtue and gender roles. It urges self reliance, modest hunger, careful judgment, and the idea that a good man aids his wife while a superior woman cannot raise a weaker husband. The notes reflect period moralizing and social expectations.
Mothers with young children can use Bees Laxative Cough syrup. It tastes good and claims to work by clearing the bowels. Sold by Meyer stores at 602 902 1424 Cal Unm Street.
The Whitser Ga Courier reports a local nominating event decided by a jumping match where Bill Jones cleared fifteen feet to win the coroner nomination.
A vintage advertisement touts Pine Forest medicine that allegedly prevents kidney disease for residents of the pine regions. It claims one nightly dose relieves backache and offers 80 days of treatment for $21 with money-back satisfaction. Meyers Bros Co advertises stores at 1424 Calhoun Street.
Weekly list of aphorisms from Woman's Life offering daily maxims. Monday urges freedom from debt, Tuesday notes seedtime of principles, Wednesday warns success misused harms, Thursday solitude pleases the innocent, Friday praises steady labor, Saturday urges self‑knowledge of aspirations, Sunday links courtesy and charity.
Notice to readers that Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and lung issues is not affected by the Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs. Dreier & Co. recommends it as a safe remedy for children and adults.
In Paris a barefoot brigade promotes a health theory led by a talented painter who believes going barefoot is essential. The chief wears no footwear in his studio and uses perforated shoes outdoors to air the feet.
Advertising card stating druggists will refund money if Foley’s Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs. Claims to stop coughing, heal lungs, prevent serious illness from colds, grippe, pneumonia, or consumption. No opiates. Warns genuine product is in a yellow package. Dreier & Bro.
A note from Forest and Stream explains that rattlesnakes carry their rattles along the ground and raise them to warn. It states that in any size snake killed the rattles wear through on the underside, evidencing this behavior.
Elia Slayton of Noland Arkansas praises Dr King’s New Life Pills as a malarious district cure. The pill box costs 25 cents and is said to cleanse the system and restore vigor. Drefer & Bro. druggists guarantee satisfaction.
In Cologne a court heard that a well dressed prisoner attracted warders attention as soon as he appeared in the prison. The warders acted as middlemen between the inmate and relatives, delivering letters money and food and receiving rewards from the prisoners' relatives.
A remedy advertised by Meyer Bros Co for piles promises relief from soreness inflammation itching and burning. Sold at three stores 602 902 1424 Cake hour street with a 50 cent price and guarantee.
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