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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1905
Page
3
Hardware styles and finishes for front door knobs and escutcheons are surveyed. Bronze remains the most practical choice for tarnish resistance, with a range of metals and finishes including brass nickel silver gold iron and steel and many color options. Glass and pottery knobs appear inside settings while wooden and cast iron options offer economical appeal.
The article extols pressed and cut glass door knobs as decorative yet practical for colonial styled homes. It notes pressed glass is affordable while cut glass offers finer quality at higher cost, with a preference for crisp simple design in bedrooms and bathrooms.
Vogue notes a trend among women with a good figure to wear princess models. Gown makers use thin transparent materials with plaitings or shirred skirts and lace embellishments. High necks and bodices align with the princess silhouette, offering elegance and distinction.
Food experts dispute the common belief that oysters are unwholesome outside months with the letter R. Along the coast where oysters are grown they are eaten year round, though they are less palatable during spawning season, they are not harmful.
A vintage home decor piece suggests using shoe box wood and packing case boards to craft a window box with upper decks. It describes wire ornaments, lead cut ribbons, and a掛 fastened sill support, plus a compact wardrobe made from bed hooks and a wee mirror.
The article outlines a kitchen method for eggplant usingTable Talk. The eggplant is boiled in salted water until tender, cooled, peeled, and mashed with butter egg and salt. The mixture is placed in a dish, topped with buttered crumbs and baked twenty minutes in a hot oven.
Candle holders must harmonize with furnishings and metals from Georgian to Italian styles. The piece notes compatibility with silver or glass for Georgian, brass and iron for early English, and carved wood or metal for Italian aesthetics.
A kitchen tip shows adding a pinch of salt to flour before mixing with water helps prevent lumps and yields a smoother thickener. The method streamlines blending and reduces clumping during sauce and gravy preparation.
The article notes velvet and chiffon trims on white serge coats, white silk soutache buttons, and braided cord galloons. It highlights navy blue paired with rose shades, autumn fruits and corn as millinery motifs, and braid garniture as a strong, facile decorative choice. Skirts trend taller and fuller at the bottom, while girdles narrow.
The blue ribbon event for American turn circles, the Vanderbilt Cup race, will be held October 1 over a 29 mile Long Island course from Mineola to Bull's Head. Teams from America, France, Germany and Italy prepare headquarters and crews. Women racers gain attention with sensational Atlantic City shows. Barney Oldfield is hailed by fans as the undisputed track champion.
In defeat after defeat, Chevrolet gains supporters who insist he should be regarded as the champion, despite being comparatively unheard of until now.
A silver cap prize of two thousand dollars for the Vanderbilt auto race sparks huge spending by manufacturers and enthusiasts. The total invested in racing machines, payments to experts and mechanics, and race promotion runs into large sums beyond the prize.
Cleveland announces the acquisition of Wakefield from Des Moines as catcher, Caterman from Milwaukee as pitcher, and James from Burlington, Iowa as pitcher for the upcoming season.
The gray gas belt circuit winner Choir Boy trained by Graydon won for Geers at Poughkeepsie and now holds a 2 10 record.
Amy Varnum surveys October fashion with bridal gowns in net and silver lace over satin, coronets and lace veils, and bridesmaids in empire white crepe de chine. The piece highlights long basque coats for outdoor wear, white serge tailored suits, and the era’s preference for princess silhouettes balanced by short boleros.
Blueberry Hetty removes crust from bread slices then layers the bread with butter and blueberries in a pudding dish. Add sugar salt and nutmeg, lemon juice, water, bake covered until tender, uncover to brown, and serve with cream and sugar.
When melons are not ripe enough to eat raw they are very good converted into fritters. Pare the melons, remove the seeds, cut into circular slices, dip into fritter batter and fry in deep fat until a delicate brown. Dust with fine sugar and serve hot.
The article details a autumn luncheon decor and menu emphasizing a color scheme of gold, purple, and lavender. It describes table arrangements with asters and goldenrod, buttonhole bouquets, and a lavender themed dessert and bread course including salmon loaves, potato sticks, honey biscuits, stuffed eggs, sponge bricks with lavender frosting, and daisies.
The article explains a method from the New York Magazine for fitting ticking pillowcases with feathers. It notes a long slit at the narvesy end, widening to the center, allowing easy transfer of feathers from old to new cases by squeezing and tearing, then resealing.
A German themed recipe describes making spicy rolled salt herring for breakfast. It outlines selecting plump herring, gutting, soaking six hours, layering peppercorns bay leaf lemon peel onion, rolling and skewering, then refrigerating for three months and serving with a diluted vinegar solution.
A dated kitchen note describes a tomato bouillon method using canned tomatoes and onions. It instructs adding one quart of broth and olive oil, boiling until onions release juice, then straining and seasoning with pepper and paprika for flavor.
The item describes grapes served in cups designed for easy eating. Shaved ice surrounds the fruit and grape scissors are used to clip the fruit from the stem.
A short, playful dialogue quotes Honachold asking hunger and another character Liam replying and inviting him to follow with the place Fiji. The fragment shows a whimsical interaction likely from a geography themed piece.
A Denver trend adds sleeping porches to front and back of houses, extending outdoor sleep into colder months. The practice, tied to fresh air for tuberculosis prevention, spreads from invalids to well people, with two story porches and loggias in apartments.
A tip on adding salt late to oil based dishes risks curdling milk. avoid this. If separation occurs a quick fix is using an egg heater to restore a dish for serving.
A brief recipe for Italian dressing with tomato paste or ketchup, pepper, salt, dry mustard, olive oil, vinegar, and a hint of garlic. It instructs gradual stirring and notes the approximate measures for a balanced dressing.
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