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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1905
Page
2
A Ladies World excerpt explains how night and color influence mood and nerve health. It argues smooth color on walls beats busy wallpapers, praises light giving yellows for bright rooms and north exposures, and advises on harmonious greens, toned reds, grays, and brown dados to create healthy, restful interiors without harsh contrasts.
The porch has evolved from a connected entry to a detached outdoor sitting space offering seclusion. Porches for living rooms require fresh furnishings with durable, weather friendly pieces. New rag carpets woven from cotton strips create durable, artistic hammocks and pillows with varied weights. Willow furniture, varnished, is popular for color matching, with cushions and chintzes for seat coverings. Rug fabrics, prints, and linens suit porch decor, while light removable pieces help adapt to weather.
A woman promoting a facial rejuvenation remedy argues that sustained pleasant thoughts restore a youthful expression. She advises forcing a smile when blue, noting over time it becomes easier to look pleasant than glum and may foster a brighter outlook.
A vintage lemon pie recipe combines white sugar with butter grated lemon and flour, adds egg yolks and egg white, then hot water to thicken in a double boiler. Bake a Nich paste crust, fill with hot lemon mixture, top with a meringue and bake slowly until pale straw color.
An essay on lawn beauty versus practicality argues that a well placed window box and vines enhance a house’s look, while overbearing yard gardens harm siding. It praises the window garden as a tasteful, era appropriate decor that suits any ordinary house and elevates domestic life.
The article argues against non washable bed coverings and promotes fully washable options. It favors plain white muslin spreads trimmed with lace over silk, and describes washable valances for metal beds. A cheese cloth spread sewn to the valance keeps the cover in place on springs like a fitted spread.
The feature highlights simple elegant spring gowns using affordable fabrics such as organdie lawn mull and chiffon. Silk slips are unnecessary for daywear, and trimming varies from lace to ribbon drawn work and embroidery. Frills and tucks add subtle decoration while keeping lines clean and stylish.
Dr. F. B. Brubaker warns that a stiff close fitting collar presses on the pneumogastric nerve causing numbness nausea and lassitude. Prolonged pressure may lead to serious illness including lung disease and low spirits.
A quaint tea room in New York serves melted sugar in a small pitcher to accompany iced tea. The sugar dissolves best in hot water, then is cooled before serving. The practice highlights a simple preparation twist for iced tea.
Amy Varnum describes summer fashion with one color schemes for young girls. White lawns and embroidered chiffons feature delicate Valenciennes lace details. Models include net gowns with pink rose embroidery, satin or mousseline satin variants, and matching parasols in blue green and cream.
A gastronomy expert outlines chop varieties noting that a rolled loa chop becomes an Eng Meh chop, a rolled rib chop scraped yields a French chop, and a rolled rib chop creates a Germian chop.
Fashion notes show silk and satin varieties fading in favor of moderately glossy finishes. Millinery favors variety over a single style. Young figures wear short skirts and loose boa coats with pockets, soutache trims, and a shift from white canvas shoes to colored options.
A Kipling inspired essay argues for a designated quarrel room in homes to isolate ill natured behavior. It suggests a padded windowless space with sturdy chairs as a safe penance and a calm setting to settle family disputes and reduce stress during meals.
Many families dislike olive oil so a boiled cream dressing is offered. Combine sugar salt white pepper mustard and half a cup vinegar in a granite ware basin. Heat and then beat in cream or milk two eggs and butter. Stir until blended and cool to serve.
A Good Housekeeping correspondent describes forming silk and satin girdles by hollowing the front and raising the back, shaping to the waist with featherbone pieces. The method improves fit by distributing fullness to the right width for the girdle.
General Horace Porter discusses the Paris autopsy of John Paul Jones in 1780s records. He notes six coffins found, a selective matching of head and body, and an exact resemblance to Jones based on a mole and measurements within two millimeters.
A practical isolated dwelling water supply uses electric pump actuation. The design employs an electromagnet driven piston with reciprocal motion activated by low reservoir water, reducing maintenance and enabling single-house use or shared rural systems. Inventor Francis L. Orr of Thurman, Iowa, is cited by the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
A Shawmut Maine pulp mill now produces wood pulp pie plates at 300,000 daily, selling for a fifth of a cent. The porous plate absorbs fatty lard from pie bottoms, preventing indigestion. Originating ideas from Vermont’s pie belt led to factory production and wide market interest.
Signal experts for major railroads staged a Pittsburg test of an automatic collision prevention device. Seven blocks over five miles operated, the system shut off steam and applied brakes without engineer input. Trains moving 35 to 65 mph were stopped automatically, showing clear success.
A Chinese inventor from Nankin has been granted the first patent by the Chinese government for an electric lamp named the bright moonlight. He claims the device surpasses foreign glow lights previously sold in Shanghai and other cities.
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