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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1902
Page
2
The piece highlights revived antique English shapes in silver tea sets, caddies, and spoons with four or three legs, ebony handles, and gilt finishes. It notes jade purple blossoms on porcelain details, octagonal forms, chased and repousse work, and the growing popularity of gilt accents in modern tableware.
A column highlights an assortment of spoons and forks designed for specific dining tasks. It notes individual soup bouillon spoons with deep bowls, cherry spoons with floral patterns, and specialized pieces like ice cream forks, orange spoons, salad forks, berry spoons, sugar shells, and jelly and cake knives.
Housekeepers can can fruit for winter by measure rather than weight. The article adapts Table Talk directions for berries peaches and pears with specific cup and teacup measures sugar water and simmer times to seal in jars. It details preparing syrups skimming adding lemon juice to blueberries and methods for prickling plums and halving pears before cooking.
A short description shows summer lace collars gaining fashion with wide nets and intricate braids. The article advises novices to use a pattern, test the braid, and sew with care, noting that any puckering spoils the effect and cobweb borders can create a delicate finish.
The essay urges students to find pleasure in the drudgery of piano practice. By doing every task as well as possible, they learn to love their work and cultivate the ambition to achieve greater things. It emphasizes aspiring through consistent effort and valuing small steps.
A simple creme filling blends melted chocolate with sugar flour salt and milk then enriched with two eggs and vanilla. Cook fifteen minutes in a double boiler then fold in chocolate and vanilla before spreading between cake layers.
Instructions for making blackberry jam: use three quarters of a pound of sugar per pound of berries. Place berries in a preserving kettle, heat until juice forms, then mash. Cook twenty minutes, add sugar, cook ten minutes more, then bottle in small jars.
Fashion notes describe the modified Louis coat for chine or brocade wear with net and chiffon skirts. It highlights silk chiffons, lace slips, black lace blouses, and the ever-present large black hat. Parisian foulard models in old rose with Venetian lace are shown with shirred waists and decorative sleeve treatment. INDIC CHOLLET.
Fashion notes describe Killings and Strapping Kilting returning in style with below the knees hemlines. Donehy effects are avoided around the hips except in tight Crean serge dresses, showing restrained elegance for colder weather.
The article notes coats with ample fullness at the feet and simple waists with kilting and black braid. It mentions serges then flannels for yachting and country wear, Parisians favoring spotted Hannels, pastel alpaca, and bold colors green and blue. A pale gray coat with ivory panne reverses is described. IVDIC CHOLLET.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet notes Billingsley claims his dog can sing. The dog has reportedly been shot at seven times, a curious detail highlighting the odd wit of the exchange.
A discussion of how a stomach requires about five hours to process an ordinary meal and the dangers of frequent eating. It argues that three meals daily force the stomach to operate fifteen hours daily, leading to fatigue, reduced function, and dyspepsia if meals are not spaced. It warns that constant overuse wears the stomach out.
London Chronicle notes Ascot uses a special tribunal for petty crimes at the royal stand. A magistrate, ex officio a justice of the peace of Berks, presides after a quick hearing and sentencing. Also the piece urges cultivating happiness through play as essential for life.
An amusing tale from a country district near Paris recounts the crowning of a rose queen. When asked for her fiancé the winner claimed she had none but hinted the municipality supplied one. A swain then appeared as a suitor and was promptly accepted, restoring proper ceremony and order.
A French gentleman, rescued from a river ducking, was taken to a tavern where he was urged to drink hot brandy and water. A waiter’s mispronounced quip about a fortnight sparked a humorous exchange with Lius and Joe, reflecting comic wordplay.
In a pair of private notes, Ethel Barrows first declines a marriage proposal to Mr. Licks. She later writes to George that she will marry him, inviting him to come tonight to see his “true” Ethel. The exchanges reveal a shifting romantic plan.
In a light exchange from Chicago News Mrs Newed boasts that she baked the entire cake herself. Newed expresses disbelief at the strength and skill displayed by her partner’s hands.
Hasker and Hello tease Crabbe about camera use. Crabbe jokes of boring an artesian well in their dining room. The exchange shows playful studio banter and mock plans.
The Boston Courier quotes a reflection on morality and scarcity of good men, noting even bad men must choose to do right at times. It then highlights the Radieuo Indians of Paraguay as skilled potters in a brief cultural note.
Houses built on colonial lines are always in demand for their appearance and low cost. The article notes they can be erected at a comparatively small price, with interior and exterior features that attract buyers.
The designs showcase a spacious interior without sacrificing curb appeal. Features include a full front piazza, a bay window, stone foundation, hot air furnace in the cellar, coal bins, hemlock framing, plaster interiors, pearl gray body with dark trim, natural roof shingles, and white enamel second floor trimmings. Complete build with open melting could cost up to $2,200.
A floor varnish recipe uses spirit copal gum gum sundarach and shells dissolved in methylated spirits with carbolic acid. Color options include several aniline dyes and named browns. Before application doors receive glue size then varnish is brushed on quickly for a hard glossy durable finish. The varnish also acts as a disinfectant by destroying living matter in dust.
A New York Press writer emphasizes fresh air and sunlight as essential for health. Ventilated living and sleeping rooms reduce skin and scalp problems and improve complexion. Sunlight deodorizes and purifies, fighting disease germs. let the sun shine in sleeping rooms.
Canton clerks drew fifteen grand jurors and seventeen petit jurors for the September common pleas term. Names include Adam Stephan Patrick Massillon, Lyman Beardsley Alliance, Andrew Bair Paris Twp, others from Canton and surrounding townships. A marriage license was issued to William K E Northrop and Govia Kil gore of Massillon.
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