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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1908
Page
17
A Home Notes excerpt describes gathering fragrant flower petals, layering them with cotton dipped in Florence oil and salt, sealing in a glass vessel, and exposing to sun heat for about two weeks to squeeze a fragrant oil resembling rose altar perfumes.
A small health notice urges immediate use of Foley's Kidney Remedy if kidney issues are suspected to prevent Bright's disease or diabetes. The ad warns against delay and credits Dreier & Bro as purveyors.
A guide urges daily baths using a basin and cloth, citing Florence Nightingale on sponge baths as cleaner than full tub soaks. It details simple washing steps, rinsing with aromatic or saline agents, and salt rubs, with dry patting and powder, plus fresh clothing to refresh tired business girls and improve complexion.
A sketch notes that in Japan workers perform tasks with reversed methods. It claims a workman pulls the plane toward him while a blacksmith uses his feet at the bellows and a cooper holds tubs with his feet. It also alleges horses stand with heads opposite, screws turn left, and locks bolt to the left.
James Donahue of New Britain Connecticut reports that after trying kidney remedies and medical care without success Foley's Kidney Remedy cured his backache and kidney troubles and helped him pass a life insurance exam. The ad also mentions Dreier & Bro and a Home Chat quotation on loneliness and outreach.
Foley's Honey and Tar offers immediate relief to asthma sufferers in severe stages and, if taken early, will effect a cure. Dreier & Bro.
The smallest, simplest post office in the world sits in the Straits of Magellan. A painted cask chained to rocks at the cape floats freely opposite Terra del Fuego. Each passing ship sends a boat to exchange letters, keeping the system active for years.
A spider in a Central American tree bound a canary with its sticky silk, lifting the bird head downward on a webbed trap until it was rescued. The scene demonstrates surprising arboreal spider strength and ingenuity in securing prey.
Foley's Orino Laxative is promoted as an improved remedy that does not gripe or nauseate. The advertisement claims it is pleasant to take and guaranteed, offered by Dreier & Bro.
A government decree by President Pardo makes the seventy-fifth meridian west of Greenwich the national standard time for all Peru. The line passes near Lima, aligning Peru with the world time standard and matching U S eastern time. Also notes Foley's Honey and Tar claims with no opiates and cautions against counterfeit versions.
A striking evening gown stands out this season crafted entirely from metal mounted Assyrian scarfs. The simple design shows the material with a long clingy skirt and a draped bodice adorned with silver passementeries on black velvet. A velvet hem and neck pennant in silver finish the look with brilliants securing hair ornaments.
The fall hat display features white and black combos favored by older women, repeating younger- style shapes but scaled down. Styles include medium crowns with black or white silk brims, contrasting under brims, and trims of breasts and swings. Turbans and toques appear, some with guinea feather wings.
A loose silk wrap style coat described for afternoon wear suits both young girls and matrons. It is designed to be stylish and comfortable over lingerie frocks and delicate silk dresses that would be crushed by a heavier ordinary coat.
The article describes the latest belt style a flat tubular rib bon waist girdle made from one and a quarter yards of mercerized ribbon tied on the left side with fringed ends. It notes color patterns solid stripes and combinations and mentions inexpensive decor nests of crepe paper for bedrooms priced from 50 cents to 1 dollar per set, with instructions to make them at home using prescription boxes and cardboard.
An advertisement asserts that Foley's Kidney Remedy cures kidney and bladder diseases in all forms. It claims to strengthen kidneys to prevent Bright's disease or diabetes if taken timely, attributed to Dreier and Bro.
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