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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1894
Page
2
A homemaker guide describes inexpensive, kid friendly party favors. It suggests celluloid bookmarks crafted with bright colors, tulip shaped favors filled with candy, and tiny Japanese umbrella accessories. Costs for napkins, umbrellas, and contents total a few cents per item.
A mother prescribes home methods for shaping a child’s features and grooming. She warns against harshness and suggests gentle exercises for the nose and brows, careful lash trimming, and hair grooming, then urges kindness and understanding to nurture inner beauty and self confidence.
A humorous lesson explains tying shoestrings with the two-loop method, then threading one loop through the knot before tightening. It claims this technique prevents loosening and loss, noting the process is simple and effective for quick untying when needed.
A charming children and grownups table favor from Golden Days describes a Japanese novelty for tea tables or bazaars. It uses two decorated napkins, cotton batting, iris or sandalwood sachet, and a small baby tap to form a whimsical napkin centerpiece secured with ribbon for guests.
A feature on jet adorned fashion trims notes fringed edges formed by spearhead drops and fan shapes. Tassels and deep fringes are emphasized, with moire ribbons and galons often worked with jet, including lace made all over with jet and plaited center galons.
A humorous antiquated piece details a wax and cloth pen wipe sculpture with a cap and beaded eyes, plus a printed cloth skirt. It also shares a pudding sauce recipe and a hearty coffee cake with quantities and spices. The tone recalls a domestic press feature blending whimsy with practical kitchen instructions.
Uneven OCR yields scattered references to travelers inns and depots. Mentions RAN TON HOUSE near a passenger depot Cantwell Matopean Virron Kaen, TRANS CENTRAL hotel in Aligntown with pay rates, and proprietors Nansen and others in a damaged local notice.
An OCR fragment lists multiple business and address items including a livery stable and funeral director, with partial street names such as Washington ave and Capoake Anvenue. The text is garbled, but suggests a local newspaper record of businesses and services. No clear event or outcome is given.
Real estate brief notes an appealing Winoy Avenue location. Barry Lees aims to buy a modern four room house with improvements on Madison Avenue and Delaware Street and to purchase a very desirable corner lot at Madison and Delaware with favorable terms. Harry Lea invites inquiries.
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