Brighten a Dining Room Into a Cheerful Waiting Space
A reader describes transforming a dining room into a harmonious physician office waiting area. Key elements include blue on crimson walls, crimson wool carpet, blue and white crepe window treatments, a denim covered couch with box cushions, a Delft blue china display, a blue and white vase and a brass candelabrum, plus a handmade dark wood cabinet and a single blue and white porcelain piece as a focal point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sardiniere
Chicago Inter Ocean
Hats for Children with Pretty Styles in Various Materials
The article highlights children's hats including the Glengarry bonnet in Scotch plaid, the white hussar turban with astrakhan trims, polo shapes for three to four year olds, Peter Pan designs in chinchilla, Napoleons for baby boys in bear skin or felt, and practical tams in Angola. Colors range white, black, navy, red, brown, and gold with multiple trims.
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Astrakhan
Hussar
Angola
Aprons for Little Girls in Princess Line Fashion
Aprons save dresses and materials, brighten worn garments, and offer many variations. The princess line apron features five tucks on each side, a two inch hem, a round neck with embroidery band, and tie ends forming a small back bow. Embroidery bretelles or leftovers from older garments complete the look.
Infant bib with satin stitch embroidery and scalloped edge
A bib for infants uses good quality nainsock fabric. It features white flosette satin stitch embroidery with ornamental lettering. The edge is scalloped and finished with a button.
Capes Offer Simple Comfort in Youthful Wraps
Capes are praised for youthful appeal and practicality. They adapt to all ages with easily adjustable designs, balancing comfort with a simple outline over bulky coats. The feature highlights ease of wear for children and adults alike.
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Jong
Case for keeping shirts wrinkle free on journeys
Advice from a period sketch shows a fitted shirt case to protect garments during travel. It suggests materials such as serge or silk with stiffening, and notes a closed size around 20 by 11 inches, advising to measure shirts before crafting.
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Holland
Odd Dinner Gown Covered with Lace Frills
A dinner gown described as heavily fringed with lace frills from hem to top, separated by a broad entre deux, their edges nearly meeting to vanish into nothingness. The bodice features cleverly arranged scarfs of tulle with lace motifs, high waisted in the Empire style and closely fitted to the figure.
Mantled colors and fabrics describe evening wraps
Mustards and grays are new for evening wraps while ecrus and burnt yellows appear in the palette. Grays vary from pale pearl to dark metallic shades and olive greens rise in popularity, with black maintaining leadership via oriental embroideries, jewel like buttons, and vivid linings for durable wear.
How to Make French Seams for Fine Underwear
The French seam is used on fine underwear. Sew a narrow seam on the right side and trim closely. Then turn and stitch on the wrong side so the first seam is entirely enclosed.
Sleeves Save the Gown and Other Sewing Tips
The article explains remodeling gowns by replacing sleeves with others of different materials such as lace and chiffon, while keeping color harmony with the trimming. It also covers jar and oil can safety, tank selection, and choosing paper screen shades in black lacquer frames with punched paper accents to fit room color schemes.
Lamps Made at Home Trend Sparks Decorative Craft
The piece notes a fad of women crafting lamps at home using jars or vases as the shade base. It suggests porcelain or metal options with brass shapes highlighted as most striking. A tank for oil and a burner are bought from lamp shops, with tile-like bases about six inches wide.
Girdle Belt Description in Soft Vib Bona
A pretty girdle belt is crafted from one and three fifths yards of soft figured vib bona, tied in three loops for decorative wear.
Two New Coiffures Display Hair Puffs and Roman Braid
The upper style features hair puffs with a coronet braid while the lower showcases a Roman braid with curls.
Pretty Sewing Basket Decoration Description
A red suede covered sewing basket with narrow half inch reeds threaded along its sides. An old basket can be beautified by staining reeds to harmonize any discolored appearance from long usage.
Fancy Work Apron From White Lawn With Pockets
An attractive and practical apron is made from a white lawn oblong. Hemmed ends with lace, one end formed into a pocket, three pockets created by dividing the width. Seams finished with cat or feather stitching. A ribbon through top hems ties at the waist.
Becoming Coiffures
The article stresses hair arrangement as key to facial angle. It warns that a broad face with heavy cheek bones can look odd if attempting a Psyche knot. recommends a graceful high hair dressing worn forward on the head.
No. 0000 Locomotive Ends On Treadmill Test Run
The final Pennsy engine No. 0000 is shown on Altoona's treadmill test setup. An engineer and two firemen ride aboard while a single handler in overalls applies backward pulls and dial readings. The test measures speed, pulling power, boiler pressure, water and coal use, and finds the engine’s optimal load for best efficiency.
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Pennsylvania
Altoona
New York Herald
Kipling
Jersey Meadows
Johnstown
Deepest Underground Station Located at Hampstead
The Charing Cross Euston and Hampstead Railway claims the world deepest underground station in Hampstead England at a depth of 185 feet.
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Charing Cross
Euston
Hampstead
England
Fragmented Local Notice From Nonsensical OCR
A garbled OCR fragment provides unreadable text with no clear entities or actionable information. No identifiable people organizations places dates or events are discernible.
Nobility’s Burden of Duties and Ghostly Promise
A noblewoman laments endless duties after her husband is knighted. She complains of needing company and visits, supporting artists, and plans to build a grand castle with portraits for a gallery. She fears dying from the strain and contemplates being a ghost in their future home.
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Parvena
Emil
Montreal Woman Cures Eczema with Cuticura Remedies
A Montreal woman describes twenty five years of failed medical treatment for a severe leg eczema. After using Cuticura Remedies, swelling subsided after two treatments, new skin formed in two months, and she has remained cured for over seven years.
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J. B. Renaud
Montana St
Montreal
Que
First Coffee House Opens in London in 1657
In 1657 coffee arrived in England with Pasqua Rosseta selling it in St. Michael's Alley Cornhill at the sign of his head. The public venue was the first advertised coffee sale in London.
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England
London
St. Michael's Alley
Cornhill
Pasqua Rosee
Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors
Report by Lothrop and Johnson patent lawyers lists issued patents for inventors across Minnesota North Dakota and Iowa. Named inventors include Alexander Blumbach Winona Crum Hansboro Dopkins Morris Hachmann St Paul Post Holloway Ritts McClure Walstrom and their various devices such as Inkwell rein-holder overshoe-holder wrench bag holder horse-detacher and bath cabinet.
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Northwestern
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Minn
Alexander J. Blumbach
Winona
Inkwell
Clarence M. Crum
Hansboro
N. C
Rein-Holder
George Dopkins
Morris
Overshoe-Holder
Frederick Hachmann
Wrench
Otto A. Post
Holloway
Michael R. Ritts
McClure
S. D
Alex M. Walstrom
Minneapolis
Bath Cabinet
First Mannish Woman in Eve Ancestry Claim
A witty remark asserts the most emancipated woman can trace Eve as ancestress, claiming she was the first to be mannish due to Adam's rib. The quip links gender traits to mythic origins, reflecting playful commentary on women’s independence.
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Eve
Adam
N W Hide & Fur Co Offers Guns Traps and Fur Tanning
Minneapolis business ad announces sale of guns and traps and fur trade services including buying furs and hides and tanning them for robes and rugs by N. W. Hide and Fur Co.
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N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Early shopping plea meets silent president over a subject
Citizens are urged to shop early while observers question progress as the president remains silent on a key issue. The exchange hints at public concern and political hesitancy without naming specifics.
Crescent Creamery Ad Offers Butter Fat Buy
Local notice from Crescent Creamery Co of St. Paul Minnesota offers 300 cents per pound for butter fat and asks shippers to send it promptly. The brief item emphasizes payment rate and delivery expectation.
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Crescent Creamery Co
St. Paul Minn
Dramatic Exchange Questions Life Inspired Plot
A dialogue wonders if a drama mirrors reality with the hero’s fate. The speaker confirms the plot hinges on a fatal motor car accident.
Texas Gulf Coast Country Ad for Free Booklet
An offer seeks readers to request a free booklet and map to Theo F Koch Land Co of the Globe Building Saint Paul. The note directs interested parties to obtain promotional materials.
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Texas Gulf Coast Country
Theo. F. Koch Land Co
Globe
St. Pau
Off the Bat. Seppers-Father Verse Clash
A playful quip compares Seppers to a father figure in a rhyme about thirst and beer, noting a humorous pairing of words and sounds.
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Seppers
Piles Cured Quick With Pazo Ointment Claim
Pazo ointment is claimed to cure piles in 4 to 14 days with no itching burning or bleeding. Money back guarantee offered if symptoms persist.
Remembering Evil and Good Pastoral Reflection
A reflective line notes that the evil remembered is surpassed by the good forgotten, suggesting a meditation on memory and moral balance. The saying contrasts remembered wrongs with overlooked virtues to provoke introspection.
Practical Christmas Gift Elwell Kitchen Cabinet
A step and time saving Elwell Kitchen Cabinet offered as a practical Christmas gift. Available via local dealers with a free booklet about installation and use. Elwell Kitchen Cabinet Co. Minneapolis promotes the durable kitchen solution for households.
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Elwell Kitchen Cabinet
Elwell Kitchen Cabinet Co
Min’aplis
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