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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 08, 1909
Page
3
A column offering easy cures and methods for common ailments. It advises using a pumice stone for smooth feet not to overwork skin, and cautions to choose gentle, herb based depilatories such as celandine leaf steeped in water to gradually remove hair, with care to avoid harm.
The article warns that permanent cures rely on the electric needle and stresses choosing a capable operator. It notes a depilatory recipe may remove hair for a time but regrowth is coarser, suggests peroxide and water to bleach hair, and mentions freckles do not affect hair growth. It ends with cosmetic advice on lip position for a prettier expression.
A reader requests the soda and depilatory recipe for scalp disease and other era fashion tips. The column offers depilatory methods using washing soda paste with calcium sulphide, skin care with creams, electric needle as cure, homemade cosmetic gloves, crow’s feet fixes, and rain bath beauty lore citing Cleopatra era practices.
A reader asks for a depilatory recipe to remove facial hair and halt growth. The letter outlines a non permanent paste using peroxide mix and several chemicals, noting it must be reapplied every few months and should be used with caution.
A reader asks about thickening lashes and removing freckles. Advice suggests nightly vaseline on eyelashes, cleansing routines with creams, buttermilk for freckles, and general health steps including outdoor exercise, wholesome food, and eight hours of sleep.
An old column offers home wedding advice covering attire for white and traveling gowns, ushers and attendants roles, invitations, ceremony setup with a green bower, and the flow from arrival to breakfast. It addresses timing, dress codes for bridegroom and guests, confetti versus rice, and polite social gestures surrounding the event.
A printed advice column discusses responses to reader questions about foot care frightful perspiring feet facial freckles bust development and hair dye. It cites remedies such as foot baths with borax powder and changes of socks, Vaucaire tonic and breathing exercises, and skin care for freckles using buttermilk oxide of zinc and other compounds. It offers hair dye guidance with walnut stain and cautions on glycerine use.
The guidance notes that casual callers need no refreshments and that light refreshments are unnecessary. A 17 year old should not be kept late. ten o'clock is ample for a young man to stay, and she may state the curfew herself or have her mother enforce it.
A letter advises Mrs Adame to stop overthinking popularity and be friendly. Let others seek you, remain pleasant, and avoid over- eagerness. The note implies popularity will come naturally as friendships improve.
A letter asks if Washington custom requires sending flowers to the hostess when accepting a tea invitation or only when the guest cannot attend. It also asks whether invitations are acknowledged with regret or acceptance and notes that visitor cards to teas are not acknowledged. The writer explains that attending simply means a call at the hostess suggested time.
A reader asks if a girl under 11 may attend theaters without a chaperon and how to converse confidently. The reply says evenings in public places need chaperones, afternoons may be allowed, and conversations should focus on mutual friends books day news or passersby. Hashfulness fades with age.
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