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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1906
Page
6
Vintage soup guide shows Sorrel and Leek soups with eggs milk and butter, plus tomato onion and split pea variants. Recipes cover preparation steps, ingredients quantities, and finishing touches like fried bread and seasonings. Also discusses skirt fashion trends for fall with detailing on panels flounces and guimpe trims.
A fragment describes handmade lace and embroidery dollia sets used for luncheons. It notes decorative and practical value, suggests high cost, and implies women with limited household budgets cannot afford multiple sets for formal table settings.
A London physician’s brother imported mahogany logs as ballast in the late 1600s. The doctor used the wood for ceiling beams, then a carpentry effort yielded a polished box. Its beauty sparked experts to praise it, and the Duchess of Buckingham popularized mahogany in fashionable furniture.
An old age health notice warns that over sixty men face kidney and bladder disorders often due to enlarged prostate. It promotes Foley's Kidney Cure as a remedy and cites Rodney Burnett of Rockport Missouri who, at 91, reports relief after two bottles. Dreier & Co.
The July 1906 pauperism rate stood at 21.6 per 1000, down from 22.0 per 1000 at the end of July 1905, indicating a continuing decrease in poverty levels.
New Parisian silk empire coats paired with cloth gowns for fall will feature tight waists and long skirts with ornate trim. Coats show broad belt-like silk bands, pleat-like waist, decorative buttons, and buckles, with skirts extending far below the knees and edged in broad straps and lace motifs. Sleeves are full elbow-length puffs.
A soldier on night duty claimed innocence by recalling that Big Ben struck thirteen at midnight, not twelve. Judges doubted him and condemned him, but witnesses later confirmed the clock chimed thirteen, freeing the man.
A vintage drugstore notice for Dade's Little Liver Pills sold by Rhoads' drug store promises tone liver function and gentle bowel movement without gripe.
The description notes lace pieces pulled in around bands that sit close to the arm, creating a refined edge. The focus is on the fabric arrangement and the subtle shaping achieved by these lace inserts.
A piece argues against boxing children's ears noting it damages the ear's air membrane and can cause deafness. It explains the ear passage is a thin membrane vulnerable to sudden air compression from a blow, urging avoidance due to risk to hearing and long term injury.
W M Sherman of Cushing Maine recounts three months of kidney inflammation only cured after using Electric Bitters. The ad touts relief for liver complaint dyspepsia blood disorders malaria and nervous debility with a 50 cent price and Drefer Bro druggists guarantee.
Experiments in Germany show butter keeps best when mixed with 3 to 6 percent salt. Salt content above 6 percent yields less satisfactory results.
A fragment notes pine treatment as the best option for a certain kidney related condition. The text mentions well known medical fact but provides no concrete details, dates, or named entities.
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