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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 07, 1907
Page
6
The article argues women can achieve attractive nails with a half hour weekly and five minutes daily of care. It outlines shaping nails to the finger curve, avoiding excessive snipping, proper cuticle care, staining removal, pumice smoothing, polishing with buffers, and regular routine to keep natural shell tints brilliant.
Dr Emma E Walker presents vigorous exercise and hygiene methods to slim the waist and chin. She advises hot water intake, flannel wrapping, and careful practice, warning to avoid back strain and to have an attendant. The article describes torso stretches, breathing, neck routines, and broomstick workouts for toning flabby muscles.
Reader seeks advice for a red nose and facial pimples. EllA advises checking internal causes, using tepid water, and offers a home cream recipe with lanolin, oil, oxide of zinc, violet extract, and witch hazel to reduce redness and heal pimples. A skin specialist is suggested for scars.
A reader seeks an easy harmless method to restore natural hair color without harsh tinting. The reply condemns henna for gray hair and offers a Physician's Remedy recipe using sugar of lead, sulfur, bergamot oil, and other ingredients as a staining treatment.
A reader column presents hair dye, shampoo, and scalp care formulas including boracic acid mixes, an egg shampoo, and a dry shampoo method using cornmeal and artemesia root. It covers whitening skin powders, wart guidance, nail whitening, and advice on maintaining light hair without harsh bleaching.
A reader requests a repeat of a lotion for premature wrinkles using alum rosewater and almond milk, and asks for guidance on pumice stone hair removal and treatment for blackheads. The letter seeks practical, nonirritating home remedies and whether charges apply for sacue.
A reader requests a repeat hair drying recipe and auburn tint from a beauty column. Another writes seeking lice and nit treatment for a child, suggesting bichloride of mercury soap paste and warm water for scalp cleansing.
A reader cites a nostalgic home remedy from a vintage paper describing a shampoo mix to color hair golden and maintain scalp health. The instructions involve dissolving a portion of soap in boiling water, adding washing soda, stirring, and using the clarified solution as a hair rinse for four to five washes.
A reader seeks help on clearing acne like testers from the skin, reducing open pores, and improving complexion. Advice favors diet changes, blood purifiers, and sulphur milk mixture, plus cautions about overuse of skin foods. The letter also covers lash and brow staining and natural hair tones with walnut stain and hennas guidance.
The reader asks about depilatories for facial and arm hair and whether they leave marks. The answer notes depilatories do not permanently remove hair and requires repeat use, suggests a pumice treatment for arms, and recommends electrolysis by a reliable specialist for permanent removal.
A historical advice column promotes drastic weight loss measures including avoiding starches and sugars, drinking hot lime juice water, replacing milk with skimmed options, and vigorous daily exercise. It endorses mechanical massage and claims fat is burned by inhaling oxygen during intense activity.
A preparation described as a remedy for dandruff uses cantharides tincture ammonia glycerin thyme oil and water. Mix one ounce of cantharides tincture one dram liquid ammonia half a dram thyme oil with six ounces of Rome water and rub the scalp until dandruff evidence ceases.
Readers seek home treatment for brown spots on hands and freckles. Advice suggests lemon juice and glycerin lotion as a frequently printed remedy in this department.
Letter writer describes tangled blackheads turning into ulcers and asks for a published remedy. Suggestions include hygienic living with cod diet fruits and vegetables eight glasses water daily baths exercise avoiding greasy foods and using a lotion for blackheads with nightly soap and hot water rinses.
The note advises that persistent skin peeling may be caused by hard water and suggests trying rainwater if possible. If rainwater isn’t available, a pinch of borax may be added to the water to soften it. The guidance emphasizes avoiding dry, harsh water and seeking gentler cleansing.
A reader describes a facial cream recipe termed the Vaucaire treatment.Claims include permanent cleansing effects and removal of yellow discolorations and clogged pores, with orange flower cream used to massage and improve skin texture.
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