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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
2
The Smuggler describes decorative blotters from bright wall paper and cretonne, with paper owls made from brown tissue paper, wadding fillings, and button eyes attached to a twig. It also details a Snap-Ehot Album, a leather or cardboard bound book, and leather covered twine boxes and charming match box decor for men’s tables.
Three girls Elizabeth Gabrielle and Euse travel to Canada for a summer aboard a steamer a shady stranger on board and a bag lost by one girl spark unease. In Canada they meet Mrs Graham her husband Mr Graham Lord Wilfrid and Lady Woirth as a cottage by the ocean is rented. A browbeating hair token and a cryptic note hint at hidden connections and possible danger as the women sense a dangerous summer ahead.
A citizen describes a simple Christmas tree ornament making method. Cut a five point star from cardboard five inches long, cover with gold or silver heat, attach straw rays painted gold or silver, and mount on a rolled paper stand at the back to place the star at the tree top.
A festive Christmas table idea describes a Jack Horney bell made from red tissue paper. The bell is pasted over with stout paper and scarlet ribbons stretch from the bell to the plate. When touched by the hostess, the ribbons are pulled releasing small gifts at each end.
The article celebrants dressing the Christmas tree with night time display, electric lights, and candle glow. It notes about 160000 trees entering the American market and suggests homemade decorations like popcorn strings and cranberries, cornucopias of candy, and white wrapped packages with red ribbons.
A Victorian style gift wrapping tip suggests using white tissue paper for wrappers and sealing folds with small seals. Avoid ribbons, instead fasten with seals carved with holly sprays. For Christmas boxes, line packages with white tissue or cotton and decorate with holly and mistletoe sprigs.
A suggestion to provide a large box for children to drop in pictures and fancy papers to craft Christmas cards, encouraging creativity and ingenuity.
A French provincial tale follows Lemercier, a notary's clerk whose repeated misfortunes defined a life of poverty. After years of wandering jobs and debt, he returns to Breval near Mantes and hides from lawmen only to die by suicide as emissaries arrive. A distant relative's $5,000 legacy is revealed after the tragedy.
A lyric tribute by Anna Brunaky to strangers who greeted the author on the road. She wishes those brief friends continued youth, strong fellowship, and always a welcome for a comrade, even though their paths may never cross again.
The November issue marks the 700th number of Woman's Home Companion with 88 illustrated pages, contrasting the early 1875 issue and noting advances in publishing. It includes home ownership articles, reviews of Turkey Balkans crises, and features on the independence of the Philippines, workingwomen, and executive power debates, plus literary pieces and other periodical notes.
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