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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 16, 1906
Page
5
A legendary gray stallion led a three month pursuit across the San Remos Valley as hunters from both white settlers and Indians sought to capture him. After a vast chase across 120 mile plains and through a rugged pass, the horse was killed by a mountain lion. The animal refused capture, matching endurance against human numbers.
A fragmented ad text promotes Fossati Cream for pimples with references to lanetin dosages and extract of violet. It mentions additional ingredients and usage hints, though details are obscured by garbled wording. The overall tone resembles an early 20th century medicinal advertisement.
Nellie says she does not know of any harmless solution or method to turn hair gray. The request mentions a person named Tore hale Lark and asks for advice on a hair treatment to remove two inches of hair, with uncertainty about safe options.
Green soap is suggested to cleanse blackheads with a tincture of green soap mixed with distilled water. Use two ounces of soap dissolved, apply for a few moments, then wash off with water. If irritation occurs, reduce frequency to every other day and try a milder teen soap from a drug store.
A reader seeks advice for forehead lines and open pores. A department responds with two lotions: Premature Wrinkles lotion uses alum in rosewater poured into almond milk with constant stirring. Enlarged Pores lotion blends boric acid with distilled witch hazel applied with linen or cotton.
A reader asks about Dr Vaucaire's remedy claimed to enlarge the bust and reports stomach distress that stopped use. They seek to know health risks and whether the treatment could enlarge other organs or cause internal trouble while noting daily cold baths and nighttime massage with cocoa butter.
Four ounces of walnut skins beaten to pulp are mixed with pure alcohol and left for eight days before straining. Before dyeing, the hair should be freed of grease with a thorough shampoo.
A historic physician’s mixture is offered to darken hair and restore natural color. It lists sugar of lead lac sulphur bergamot essence alcohol cane tincture of cantharides and ammonia dissolved in soft water. Apply to clean scalp only and avoid irritated or abraded skin.
An interested reader asks if one hip can be enlarged without the other. The answer suggests performing hip development exercises with one leg only and consulting a gymnasium instructor for guidance on developing one side of the body.
A 1910s style recipe advises mixing 3 grains iodide of potassium with vaseline lanolin 50 grams and tincture of benzoin 20 drops to form a pomade. Apply to fat areas twice daily to reduce bust size.
A reader requests permanent removal of facial hair and oily skin. The answer notes depilatories do not permanently remove superfluous hair, while electric needle treatment has achieved satisfactory permanent results in some cases. A lotion recipe using boracic acid, hazel, and rosewater is provided and dietary cautions against spicy greasy foods and sweets are advised.
The text describes a strawberry cream and a lotion using almonds with other ingredients. It details measurements for soaps, almond oils, balsam, honey, and emulsifiers, plus a strawberry blush with fruit, water, alcohol, and colorants. It advises seeking a pure soap formula from a druggist and notes the writer has no separate soap formula to provide.
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