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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1902
Page
2
A brisk guide to pantry sauces for housekeepers. It covers drawn butter as a base for hollandaise and piquante sauces, caper and tarragon variations, mint for lamb, horseradish jars, and tartare style dressings for fried or boiled meats and fish. Includes proportions and preparation notes.
The New York Times fashion note describes the current hat craze for white lace and tulle styles. Lace trims from Irish and Brussels points appear, with white felted or feathered touches and pearl or gold bead embroidery, creating a refined evening look.
A recipe states a facial protection cream for cold winds using cocoa butter two ounces lanoline two ounces rosewater two and a half ounces elder flower water one and a half ounces. The cream should be washed off when returning indoors.
The article outlines materials for girls school dresses including serges friezes cheviots and velveteens and notes trims should be minimal. It describes day wear sleeves puffed by loose fabric above elbow and velvet strips across bodices plus back straps. Nightgowns use fine batiste empire shape with valenciennes yoke and cobweblike appearance.
John La Farge in McClure's lauds Michelangelo's unfinished St Peter's cupola as an unrivaled architectural landmark. He notes the quarrel with later plans, and that Bramante's original concept defines the decisive line of the structure, representing Rome's grandeur.
A sly pelican in Central Park observes two onlooking herons squabbling over a fish. One heron won the catch but another tried to wrest it away. The pelican slept as the fish vanished back to its pond, then vanished again as the scene closed with a keeper noting a twinkle in the eye.
In a London News report My Leadness recounts the Towton field battle and notes the rare tiny white roses with a red center once abundant there. Visitors have stolen most of the bushes, leaving the plants scarce and unable to thrive in other soils.
The passage notes no animals in dry cave parts, moisture is essential. Under stones white worms, blind beetles in small holes, and many legged insects populate damp soil. Thousand leg bugs feed on decay, fungi, and bat dung to sustain cavern life. crickets and other critters are present around drips and tallow.
When varnishing wood the work must be done at temperatures at least 70 degrees. Lower temperatures cause milky cloudy varnish due to moisture in the air. Higher temperatures drive off moisture until the varnish alcohol evaporates leaving a smooth shellac finish and affect durability and gloss.
Pauline and Emeline discuss the unsettling idea of how strangers know personal details about people they do not know. The exchange highlights curiosity and unease about public perception and hidden knowledge.
The minister delivered a deeply moving sermon while parishioners discussed donations. mentions of Mrs. Von Binmer and Von Puiner appear in fragmented text alongside notes on fundraising and perceived value of exotic goods, with references to Oriental rabies priced higher than diamonds and sources in China, Ceylon, and India.
The article argues fish are a valuable diet item though not the best brain fuel. It notes lower phosphorus than meat, digestive benefits, and usefulness for Bright's disease and kidney issues. It lists nourishing fishes, warns against spoilage, and suggests boiling or steaming over frying. It also mentions variable digestibility and potential allergies or poisonings in some individuals.
The text traces absinthe from a late eighteenth century Swiss origin in Cutrvet, where a Peeneh physician named Oediaiire used a secret formula distilled by his housekeeper and her daughters. It notes a transition in the first decade of the nineteenth century when a wealthy distiller commercialized the modern absinth, noting it differs from the old medical remedy in alcohol content and absinthe amount.
A garbled mock headline noting two boys starting life with different advantages and implying the quicker mind, with stray quotes and misspellings from The Washington Times and National Miscazine. Ends with a misedited remark about angels and nuns in Chicago News style.
A period guide explains fancy linen darning using Roman floss on a linen back for cushions, doilies, centerpieces, and scarfs. It covers materials, stitch techniques, color choices, finishing options, laundering, and ironed backs to preserve patterns.
Readers are advised how to remodel and trim velvets for economical, stylish gowns. The guide covers black velvet Etons, combining velvet with taffeta and cloth, velvet blouses with fur accents, and Tuxedo style fronts. It notes homespun street wear, braided trim tips, and a Russian coat as a chic winter option.
Physicians promote celery as a cure for rheumatism and neuralgia and advise free use for rheumatic patients. Baked potatoes aid digestion for dyspeptics, cabbage and spinach benefit anemia, and spinach acts on kidneys like lithia water. Beets, turnips, tomatoes, and greens boost blood quality, liver action, appetite, and cholera prevention in India. Onions aid sleep and digestion, while excessive meat with few vegetables harms health. health requires varied foods.
Newspaper ads tout Life Pills that claim to purify the body and cure constipation and headaches at Baltzig’s drug store for 26 cents. A second ad extols Electric Bitters as a cure for backache, nervousness, and kidney troubles, featuring a testimonial from 73 year old Mrs. Phebe Cherney about restored health and energy after use.
The fame of Bucklen's Arnica Salve spreads worldwide as the best healer for cuts corns burns bruises sores scalds boils ulcers felons aches and pains. Noted as an infallible pile cure, it is sold for 25 cents a box at Baltzly's.
Advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption and Ely s Cream Balm for nasal catarrh or head cold. Claims include relief from first dose and extensive cures, with trial bottles offered and prices 50 cents to 1.00. Contact details for ZYY Baltzly Albany and New York. testimonial from Miss Cora Willard dated Sept 27, 1899.
James J Brown of St Ignace Michigan reports 46 years of eczema on his leg relieved by Dr A W Chase Med Co ointment. After spending about five hundred dollars, three boxes cured the leg and relieved itching piles. He endorses the product and notes it sells for 50 cents a box via Buffalo New York dealers.
Massillon Ohio January 2 1902 notice for annual stockholders meeting to elect directors and transact business at Nilson Banking Company Massillon on February fourth at noonday. Public sale Brenner Bros auction February 27 1902 near Hast Greenville offers livestock and farm implements. Moock estate farm forty acres with buildings fruit and sand bank to be sold January 26 1902. P E M Cook administrator.
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