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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1902
Page
6
The article promotes crape paper and ribbon as popular cottage decor ideas for summer, with mantel drapery and dressing table styling. It highlights washable, durable decorations, portable for seaside or mountain retreats, plus fashion notes on white fabrics, greens, and summer corset trends. It notes shifting style toward simplicity and refined trims for dresses and accessories.
An inviting summer porch is described with curtains and Mars inspired touches. Suggestions include a trellis shade, Japanese splint screens, a wicker divan, hammock, low table, jardiniere plant, and cushions stuffed with natural botanicals.
The latest riding habit showcases a swallow tail coat praised as the smartest version of the long riding coat, marking a stylish advancement in equestrian outerwear.
The article outlines summer shirt waist ironing from a Boston Cooking School Magazine guide. It covers hot water prep, wringing, cuff and collar band procedures, sleeve boards, flat pressing for sleeves, starch use, and finishing with correct drying and pressing order for pique and plain waists.
The early tomatoes are good broiled as they are not fully ripe. Slice thickly, drain, and dry, dip in beaten eggs with water, then in breadcrumbs, and broil over high heat. Serve on toast with watercress and a cream sauce on the side.
Notes from the Jewelers Circular describe gold shirt waist sets with cuff links buttons and collar studs watch fobs for men and women paddock sticks pigskin covered with silver mounts pink pear and diamond corsages chrysoprase heart bracelets white enamel brooches baroque pearls and diamond ribbon bow designs as the season's highlights.
Martin Armstrong, station agent on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe at Kenny, Texas, has devised a hand portable telegraph teaching apparatus. The device lets a user send messages without telegraph knowledge and aims to educate learners to master Morse code dots and dashes without a teacher. The outfit includes a sounder key.
An article describes a telegraph teaching device with a wooden board, alphabet and numeral keys, metal strip circuitry, and a stylus connected to a battery. Practice trains a novice to identify letters by clicking sound, allowing verification by stylus output. Separately a London Health quote argues that a girl cannot throw as a boy due to shoulder structure and collar bone positioning.
George M. Beerbower of New York City patents an adjustable arm to support the telephone receiver. The device lets a user bring the ear to the receiver without holding it and can be raised or lowered as needed while speaking into the mouthpiece.
An Ohio man has invented a nitro glycerin engine that works like a gas engine but explodes nitroglycerin instead of gasoline and air. The inventor asserts it is absolutely safe and manufactures its own fuel on demand to avoid storing large quantities of explosive.
Massillon and Canton residents may ride new through cars on train No 1 to Fort Wayne route with plans to extend to Petoskey opening Northern Michigan resorts. Excursion July 31 offers ten popular resorts for 13.50 round trip from Massillon. return within ten days. Details from J A Shoemaker, Pennsylvania Co ticket agent Massillon.
Pullman sleeping cars run Cincinnati to Charleston via Queen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway leaving Cincinnati daily at 8 05 p m through Chattanooga Atlanta and Augusta with no changes.
An advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a long trusted teething aid for children. It claims the syrup soothes the child, softens gums, relieves pain, eases wind colic, and is the best remedy for diarrhoea with a price of twenty five cents per bottle.
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