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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1902
Page
6
The Designer outlines stylish dining room ideas highlighting sunlit rooms using yellow pine and green tones, blue green wall burlap, and beft patterned paper. It notes light oak tables and cane seats for cottages, a decorative sideboard, and practical options like tinted green finishes to match woodwork.
The article contrasts using a cedar durway as a storage cabinet with a decorative display and notes mushrooms rival meat in food value. It warns mushroom overeating causes quick discomfort whereas meat’s adverse effects are slower and often misattributed.
The article praises intimate meals and afternoon tea for small gatherings. It describes a simple menu from soup or oysters to a hot dish and a light sweet, notes the shift away from formal drawing room tea setups, and details homemaker tea rituals and serving habits.
An article explains converting an oblong extension table into a round top that seats eight, with sketches showing cross strips securing the boards and preventing further extension. It also notes jewelry trends and accessories such as cuff sets, brooches, chains, and pendants in summer styles and wedding gifts.
Popular Science News notes photography now claims higher status as fine art though not yet fully established, existing in two classes artistic and commercial with price per dozen dominant in the latter. It cites methods to restore platinum prints and introduces a new compound paranitrobenzoylurea orthosulphonic acid that may affect future photochemical practice.
Joseph J. McIntyre of Brooklyn has received a patent for a new war rocket designed to scatter enemies from vantage points. The self-propelled device, first patented over a year ago, blends bomb principles with a skyrocket to dislodge foes from treetops trenches and redoubts not reachable by direct fire.
The Martin pneumatic tire is undergoing severe tests in England aboard a car running London to Brighton. It dispenses with an inner tube and uses a vulcanized rubber band built over fabric with arch shape. It grips the wheel jelly with serrated flanges to form an air seat, reducing punctures and preventing creep while not designed for easy removal.
A German chemist has created a compound that, when injected near plant roots, anesthetizes the tissue. The treated Japanese plants do not die but stop growing while remaining green, preserving appearance as vitality is suspended.
Describes a colonial cottage with brick foundation and timber superstructure, white pine siding, and shingled roof. First floor includes reception hall, dining room, kitchen with soapstone tubs and gas range, second floor has three bedrooms and bath, attic with two rooms. Total cost with hot air furnace listed as 2,100 dollars.
Train times from Massillon and Canton Massillon areas reflect a May 1902 timetable change. Westbound and eastbound departures listed with multiple daily options. special notes for Sundays and detours via Washington are noted along with agents offering fare and trip details.
Country house furnishers invest in handsome oriental rugs for the summer home. They are valued as good investments and now come in pale colors. Groundwork features soft camel tones with blends of blue red and old gold. Some Indian carpets show cream grounds with a light color tracery and a wide border in deep rich tints.
Readers complain that new clubhouses and hotels in New York are too ornate and decoration heavy. Members say the lavish style feels oppressive and crave modest, homelike surroundings.
A Siamese tradition holds that house rooms windows doors and ladder rungs must be odd numbers to avert bad luck. Even counts are regarded as unlucky and avoided in design and construction.
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