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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
6
Restful August craft feature on light ribbon work and wide ribbon embroidery for home decor. Describes pale pink poppies and mauve pansies on ivory satin cushions, technique of sewing ribbons, and chenille stems. Offers lavender sachet ideas, including muslin bags and decorative lavender-letter motifs.
Delicate lavender sachet arrangements described in old fashioned garden style with white butterflies fluttering nearby. Cases feature an inner tap and mauve ribbon, finished on linen silk and fine white campfire backgrounds for a fresh dainty look.
A description from the New York Tribune touts a hanging couch as a modern perch. It is not a hammock but a more comfortable and trustworthy seating device made at home with a wire spring, a mattress, and a frame suspended by ropes.
A New York Tribune summary notes that bathing suits should be carefully planned and tailored, stressing fit over trimming. Black fabrics in satin or mohair dominate, with minimal adornment. The suggested look includes a blouse like waist, short plaited sleeves, a black stock with white collar, and a skirt that covers the knees, reflecting understated, well bred style.
A period piece on hairdressing trends discusses adapting coiffure to individual faces, notes the craft requires deft execution, and highlights evening styling with empire wreaths pearls and jeweled accents. It observes tiaras becoming lighter and more decorative than past designs.
Fashion notes describe green duck belts with white pique belts, polka dotted ribbons for linen gowns, and tulle bows worn at the throat. Cream damine sails into cooler days, revived parasol frames feature folding handles, openwork stockings gain favor, and floral parasols pair with tower hats. Fashions show figure reducing cuts, ruffled Paria frocks, and two material combinations gaining ground.
A historical survey traces prophecy fear from the year 1000 through 19th century visions of doom. It notes Jean Stoller and Baxter falsehoods, Abbe Dupin predicting 1886 1896, and Flammarion foreseeing celestial collisions, all contrasted with calmer eras and scientific misreads of cometary paths.
From Leslie's Monthly, the article outlines Romany signaling such as the patteran roadside token system used at crossroads to guide kin over long distances. It notes gypsies rely on family circles for news, avoid letter writing, and exchange messages mainly in camps and livery stables, with broader city info limited.
An old veteran defines physical courage in battle as a duty or shame so strong that retreat is impossible. He rejects the idea soldiers enjoy fighting, noting most fear death or injury and will avoid bullets if self respect remains intact. He cites General Reynolds, who charged at Gettysburg and died, as exceptionally eager, while others stayed cool yet lacking the same stomach for fighting.
Curiontites In Bookbinding notes bizarre bindings from old catalogs. A Latin Apuleius copy bound in Jerusalem ass leather. Jeffery Hudson bound in Charles I era silk waistcoat. Fos works foxskin bindings for Edwards the philosopher. O’Connell’s Bacon edition rebound in pigskin, dubbed Baconrind.
Edward Bok argues that a dog belongs in a home only where it does not terrify or bother visitors. The ideal setting is a family space with no unrelated people, ensuring others feel welcome and unthreatened by the pet.
Japanese cats have very short or no tails. A tailless cat in a European town refused to mingle with long tailed cats until meeting a cat missing its tail, and they became friends. Japanese dogs have almost no noses with nostrils set in the head. the smaller the nose, the higher the breed value.
Appreciation, Clerk Mr Snipper was in while you were out. He said he'll call again to morrow. Proprietor Very kind of him. Clerk But he wanted to collect a bill. Proprietor Very kind to say when he would call.
Philadelphia North American notes the court’s plan to methodically address ten disputed points in the ongoing case as lawyers exchange sharp remarks. The item highlights tension between counsel while outlining orderly progress toward resolution.
A Baltimore News excerpt features Charcoal Epic arguing with Mistah Jackson about relationships and the consequences of leaving a partner. The dialogue hints at choosing bettter or worse outcomes and mentions a woman mirroring a man’s actions to gain the benefit of the alternative.
An old adage inverts typical rest guidelines, suggesting six hours for a man seven for a woman and eight for a fool as an ironic take on nightly sleep needs and human behavior. The musing frames sleep as a shared yet biased measure of daily rest.
The Canton Akron Railway Co announces massillon division timetable changes starting August 14 1902 with cars from Canton and Massillon every 80 minutes 5 30 a m to 11 30 p m Sundays first car 6 00 a m. Baggage and express service from Canton and Massillon details follow and list of train numbers and connections.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offers excursion tickets from western stations to Put-in-Bay Ohio at one fare for the round trip from August 11 to 14 for Knights of Columbus. Return by August 18, 1902. Also half rates to Columbus Ohio for the Ohio State Fair from September 1 to 5 with return by September 6, 1902. Tickets through B&O agents or General Passenger Agent B N Austin Chicago.
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