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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1894
Page
6
Describes appropriate methods for mural decoration focusing on ceiling and frieze treatment, with patterns in hand and machine wallpapers. Highlights leather and silk look papers, pressed and stamped designs, and blended friezes. mentions striped mica wallpapers for bedrooms and care tips for boot polishing interspersed with textile fashion notes.
The text describes wall coverings featuring silk striped designs tied with crushed intervals, bold floral friezes, and matching ceilings. It notes Watteau effects with garlands of flowers, empire motifs, floral medallions, and a mix of stencils, embroidery, and lace in modern decoration.
A Household correspondent outlines a boot and shoe care kit with a blocking brush box containing three brushes. A hard brush removes mud, a soft brush applies Dacking, and a medium brush finishes with polish. Each brush has a distinct function to avoid mixing uses.
The article outlines summer fashion for children, highlighting browns and cinnamon tones for girls dresses, and mentions durable fabrics. It discusses fabrics like minelise and broadcloth, notes on color trends such as green lawn and red plaits, and describes several child garments including jackets, cape styles, and a striped stall ensemble.
Advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Polleta as remedies for biliousness constipation jaundice indigestion and liver disorders. Claims include tiny sugar coated pills easy to carry and take after meals enhancing digestion and reducing discomfort.
A Laketown resident from Rich County reports chronic nasal catarrh and states they were pleased to buy six bottles of Suyo's Catarrh Remedy and are permanently cured of the disease.
A historical note details a garment from shoulder to elbow with rutile trimming and velvet ribbon, featuring a wide collar, velvet coil at the neck, and mentions Jubie Collet as part of the description.
The article lists three hat varieties the large picuire style the fancy Urita form and the small toque with strings and trims. It describes colors shapes and decorations from rosettes to velvet bows and lace to fashionable crowns and modern netting patterns with Grecian netting instructions and stitch patterns. It also includes piano tone physics and a Mr Braynter quote on touch. Mothers are advised to buy Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething infants.
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