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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
6
A health note advises women on delaying facial signs of aging through drying methods. It recommends rubbing the towel along the mouth to lift corners and using circular motions on the cheeks while drying the forehead with a straight across motion.
Practical skin care tips suggest soapsuds on the forehead for temporary wrinkles from reading in dim light and worry. Perfumed water, a soft sponge, and a damp headband may smooth facial lines. A nightly forehead massage and light rubbing are recommended for gradual improvement. A simple eye rinse with boric acid and boiling water is also advised.
A reader’s column includes DIY tonics and salves for hair skin and facial care, instructions for mouthwash and bunion plaster, tonics for blood and weight gain, and tips on exercise and diet. The piece blends medical claim with household preparation and cautions about delays in replying to letters.
A compilation of home formulas for skin whitening, hair staining, and cosmetic preparations. Recipes include a hands whitening lotion with glycerine lemon juice and carbolic acid, a henna hair stain, a acne and freckle treatment, dandruff shampoo, facial toners, a facial glow lotion, and a method to make scented toilet water and cosmetic gloves.
A 19th or early 20th century fashion note discusses foot shapes and high heel remedies. It explains that foot appearance hinges on arch structure, warns against padding the instep to fake an arch, and describes a cotton batting pad sewn into the shoe tongue as a risky, temporary fix.
Instructional note on how to hold a book to optimize lighting for a left handed reader. Emphasizes keeping light on the left shoulder to avoid shadow from the hand or pencil and ensuring light comes from the left side when reading with the left hand.
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