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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1894
Page
7
Describes a single strip one by one piece 1 inches wide and 26 inches long folded into three equal parts forming two covers and a pocket flap. A stiff cardboard insert provides stiffness, with a lining and cover fabric or decoration. Ends secured with ribbons elastic loops and optional painting or embroidery on the front.
The New York Tribune describes a drafty door enclosure with pine sides and a heavy curtain, offering an elaborate cabinet style with leaded panels and a decorative top for bric a brac. It notes a simpler wood version without glass still provides an attractive finish and draft prevention.
A vintage ad promotes Bucklon Arnica Salve as a cure for cuts, boils, fever sores, chilblains, chapped hands, and skin eruptions. It claims to positively cure pilow with no pay required and offers a money refund if not satisfied. Sold by Matthews Bros.
The Housewife offers a detailed semisecile crochet pattern for a child sized cape in thick cream wool. It describes stitch counts per row, hood construction, border edges, and a lace edging using single and double crochets.
The article notes a revival of screens as decorative and practical furniture, highlighting Japanese screens and lighter models for dining rooms and hearths. It also discusses related home styling ideas and a shift from plain to richly detailed interiors.
A vintage guide details home yeast making with strict cleanliness, using a porcelain vessel and a preserve pot. It describes steps from mixing mashed potatoes, sugar, eggs, and flour to boiling hops water, fermenting at about 40 degrees, overnight warming, and storing the finished yeast in stone jugs for weeks.
The New York Herald advises a charming evening dress for a small gathering. A striped silk gown in old blue and white with a floor resting plain skirt, full elbow sleeves, black velvet belt, and a yellow lace neck frill is described as suitable.
A writer in The Decorator and Publisher extols the value of well kept guest rooms. He argues comfort over costly furniture, noting a guest should have all they need including a tidy writing table and wastebasket for a pleasant stay.
The article notes that a quart of oysters contains about the same nutritive substance as a quart of milk or a pound of low grade beef, or a pound and a half of mackerel, or two thirds of a pound of bread, but the utility differs widely due to varying uses and digestibility.
The text contrasts lean meat and bread protein with oyster nutrition and compares energy foods. It notes oysters approach milk in value for body building and heat production. Household hints cover treating burns with baking soda and cleaning oil with buckwheat, plus tips on camphor, tepid soda water, and hot water for indigestion.
A Tribune ad advises mothers to encourage child inquiry by using the Encyclopedia Britannica. It promotes a home library by offering the set at 10 cents a day. Books are on exhibition at 437 Spruce Street, viewable daily or on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings.
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