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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1902
Page
6
A compact critique of a country house or cottage noting attractive hallway features and a green walled parlor. The piece comments on growing interest in original interior expression and cites several architectural details observed in the batchway and adjacent rooms.
The article analyzes a country house plan with a tower hall featuring white woodwork and deep red walls. It highlights a window seat under a lattice screen, a china closet, and a dining room emphasizing utilitarian simplicity, plus a well-lit, ventilated Gover's pantry and a practical kitchen layout. It also discusses the music room shift to a ground-floor space, piano placement, and methods to conceal the piano back, with ornamented touches and organized shelving.
A detailed guide on watch care explains why careful handling matters for accuracy. It covers cleaning, dust prevention, regular winding, optimal positions, and differences between high grade and common watches, noting issues with ladies’ and hunting case watches and dust ingress.
Instructional note describes shaping edible mice using marshmallows and wrists, with frosting details. It covers forming elongated bodies, threading with white thread, adding eyes with pens, ears from folded white note paper, and a cotton tail, guiding careful assembly for a treats project.
Early youth can show facial wrinkles as children sleep with a frown. The worst are fine lines around the eyes and mouth from skin deterioration. Overdry skin causes this, and facial massage with proper skin foods and creams can nourish and improve it.
The article notes vast quantities of veils on display, with upper edge tips as the mode in Paris all winter. It mentions a white marines veil overlaid by a fine black mesh, finished a few inches from the edge with a bordered white mesh and chenille dots, as a proper adjustment evokes the Parisian look, via Vogue.
Linen huckaback and damask towels are praised for skin comfort and lasting wear. Turkish towels of cotton absorb water quickly but are advised against for face and hand use, as cotton or cotton blended towels offer greater comfort.
The Designer surveys pincushion trends from the past to today, noting shifting shapes from six inch by nine inch long cushions to compact four inch square hanging sachets. It highlights hand painted designs, veil cases, linen slips, and lace coverings, plus ready made foundations and practical yarns for modern crafters.
A dated note describes caramel coffee as a post meal or lunch drink. It instructs dissolving lamp sugar in a small saucepan until nearly black, then mixing with four tablespoons of coffee in a heated percolator before adding boiling water.
The method instructs washing and drying smelt, buttering a fat baking dish and the fish, seasoning with salt and pepper, covering with bread crumbs, placing a dab of butter on each fish, and baking twenty minutes. Garnish with parsley for serving.
An secures claim that overwork and worry sap health, urging Dr. Greene's Nervara as a master remedy. The ad cites a Worcester druggist testimonial about nervous prostration and insomnia, asserting the product rebuilds nerves and restores vitality.
The fragment notes a travelers register and comments on the value of wet columns as a sound investment, implying a practical or promotional angle. It reads as a clipped note from a trade page, with emphasis on practical returns. No further context is provided.
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