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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1903
Page
7
This homemade catch-all uses three Japanese paper fans tied with a ribbon to form a decorative bag. A silk lining and optional brass rings or tassels finish the corners. coins from the current year may decorate the corners for a year-marking touch. Wall hanging is possible with a ribbon loop for secure mounting.
Instructions describe making a keepsake pocket from two crash cover boards. Fold centered flowers inside, reveal them by turning edges, tie with blue ribbon, and label pockets with "Answered" and "Unanswered." A gray crash order pockets outer decorations with blue bird designs.
Fancy turnover collars and cuffs are popular this winter and make suitable Christmas gifts for women and girls. The decorative designs shown feature colorful embroidery, while the white all-white collar option offers a simple, elegant choice for holiday wear.
A dainty Christmas present idea describes making a jewelry box from a simple pint sized tin cup. Cover with silk in the recipient’s color, gather neatly, add a white silk lining, and sew a cardboard lid with an attached bow. Personalize with the recipient’s name if desired.
The article suggests practical gifts for sewers including needle-books, empty bags, pin cushions, tape-measure cases, and work bags. It details sewing aprons with a wide pocket divided into three, and describes a sturdy sewing screen with pockets, shelves, and a cradle of spools. It notes fabric choices and emphasizes durability and compact design.
A magazine case suits both ladies and gentlemen as a practical Christmas present. It solves where to store read magazines and how to locate a valuable old issue, offering a dedicated design that fits most households. The piece highlights the utility and appeal of a purpose built case.
The article explains making a magazine case using denim leather linen or silk with plain heavier fabrics preferred. It covers cutting heavy cardboard for tops and bottoms and covering them, using elastic or ribbon straps, and tying bows. Suggested color mixes include tan and green wood brown and green. It notes the case’s open design allows easy access to any issue and praises the gift idea for magazine lovers.
A practical guide to making decorative photo frames during the Christmas season. It describes frames suitable for home crafting, using embroidery, painting, burnt wood or burnt leather, with beginner projects and a small medalion frame idea.
A period piece explains children can help at Christmas by making small gifts. It describes simple items like blotters with tinted glass and blue spaces, using bright wools and cut-out figures. It advises choosing good blotting paper to ensure the recipient enjoys the handmade present.
Crochet slippers described with step by step directions for size 4 including chain counts, row increases, and finishing details. The article suggests slippers as a warm gift for mothers, the ill and grandmothers and notes bead chatelaine bags as exquisite but labor intensive, priced from $30 up.
Solomon completes bringing the ark and tabernacle to the temple in Jerusalem during the Ethanim feast. Priests bear the ark, offerings flood the scene with sacrifices, and the cloud of divine glory fills the house as the Most Holy Place is prepared. The dedication spans a week with praise and a national anthem.
A veteran fence maker explains reinforcing end posts with braces and wire, notes how to anchor braces with iron or buried stones, and describes using braces to prevent slack in barbed and smooth wire. He cautions about placement near buildings and shares an anecdote of lightning causing cow deaths via a grounded wire.
The Missouri State University expert warns that alum and its soluble salts in baking powder harm digestion, irritate the stomach, and may cause nervous disorders. A medical note recalls fatalities from alum, urging restriction of its use in foods.
A column parades views on male flattery and patience in love, questions of gendered strength in nature, notes a New York tenement exam top scorer with a 97 average, and mentions a former pickle factory worker. The tone blends social observation with light anecdote.
The piece urges intensified study of potato blight with Bordeaux mixture as a preventive. Spray from July is advised, plus drying and storage to avoid rot. It notes the economic damage to farms and includes a tip for a cheap duck fence using scantling and shingling lathes.
Prairie Farmer notes late summer and fall skunk depredations stress bees. Scratching triggers large bee casualties or freezing death. A steel trap, tethered to a pole, is recommended to capture and drown the animal to avoid odor.
In Whitehall Illinois on December 7 a man named Lon Manley says doctors declared Bright's Disease incurable. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with his recovery after years of kidney stomach and back troubles. He now does all his work and praises the remedy for saving his life after medical experts gave up.
A A Boyce of three and a half miles from Trenton Missouri suffered severe cold related kidney pain and back ache that left him unable to walk. After trying various remedies he used Doan's Kidney Pills and saw the backache disappear gradually until it stopped. Sold by dealers or mail order 60 cents per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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