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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1895
Page
4
A simple floor stain uses permanganate of potash mixed with boiling water to color and disinfect floors. Apply with a large flat brush along the grain, wear rubber gloves, and rinse. Lemon juice can remove stains from skin. Also notes on Mrs. Humphry Ward’s appearance and stage fashion, plus a tip to deodorize pans after cooking fish or onions by boiling with soda.
A snippet discusses women bicyclists pinning skirts for modesty as they mount. It cites Aristotle on women in ancient cities and a satirical Athens play about the “new woman” role. A Cecil quote on education shaping men’s thinking follows, then a practical tip: placing coal in a paper bag on embers to quiet a sickroom, concluding with a brief political jab about Lord Salisbury’s cabinet milk sales and a note on several noble houses trading in goods.
Diana De Moray warns red noses are unattractive and urges remedies. She advises avoiding spices stimulants tea and coffee and emphasizes exercise loose clothing simple meals abundant fruit and vegetables. A Hillairet wash using rosewater camphor sulphur and Senegal gum is suggested along with a lemon juice remedy for castor oil taste and a spice plaster for dysentery. A veiled sheet protects sleepers heads in cold or fly season, with gauze to allow air and facial visibility for attendants.
A collection of fleeting magazine notices touches on social forms and a Turkish reform decree. It notes that a German vet has devised paper horseshoes waterproofed with turpentine, claiming non slip on greasy roads, and mentions a shift from the Gibson Girl to a Gibson fiancee facing a reform era in Turkey.
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