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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 15, 1909
Page
7
A fashion advice column argues stout women can appear slimmer through strategic dress choices and color, detailing skirt cuts, sleeve shapes, and waist emphasis. It compares gowns in pink satin and black, notes how front skirt lines and waistlines affect perceived figure, and offers cosmetic recipes and tips for blemishes and skin care.
A reader seeks quick relief for facial pimples blaming sluggish blood circulation. The suggested home remedy includes Fosatti Cream for Pimples, violet extract, sweet almond oil, sulfur precipitate, lanolin and bergamot.
The article discusses how eye beauty stems from health and proper care. It links clear bright eyes to general well being, noting dull eyes from dyspepsia, liver neglect, poor ventilation, and fatigue from overwork. It urges attention to health to enhance eye appeal.
The text urges simple daily routines for health including regular exercise and good lighting for reading. It warns against reading in poor light on trains and suggests resting eyes by looking into the distance. It also notes eyebrows shape expression and promotes brow care with gentle stroking and olive oil for growth.
Readers submit questions on skin troubles and cosmetics. A guidance column explains delaying responses due to mail volume, urges stamped self addressed envelopes for urgent replies, and provides remedies for freckles, broken capillaries, lashes, and facial bleaching with safe alternatives to bichloride of mercury.
A Constant Reader submits a corn remedy claiming borate of sodium and cannabis extract applied twice daily can remove corns in a few days. The note asks Mrs Symes for a bust enlargement remedy address and where to obtain it.
Advice on hosting children's parties emphasizes making young guests feel at home, using early refreshments, age appropriate games, and letting them entertain themselves. It covers attire for boys and girls, keeping discipline gentle, and avoiding punitive reactions, with tips on preserving self confidence and enjoyment.
Advice warns against licking or biting lips as it dries and injures them. Night mixtures of water and glycerine may soften lips while touching fever blisters with powdered alum offers a cure. It cautions against constant sipping grimacing and lip biting to preserve a pretty red smile.
An old tip suggests placing a large soft feather pillow directly over the feet before sleep to keep them warm on cold nights. The practice is described as simple and effective for comfort during winter nights.
A reader asks if widower daughters can be bridesmaids for a second marriage and if a married man may be best man. The answer: it is a matter of feeling with no strong prohibition.
A wedding announcement note notes the union of the couple and references customary card sending to the bride's parents. The message emphasizes that such announcements are not required but may be shared with family circles.
A puzzled reader asks if a first contact who invites them to a reception requires a call. The guidance states anyone receiving an invitation from an acquaintance whom they have not yet visited should call immediately and then call again after the event to maintain courtesy.
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