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Thje article features a new material from a fiber found in White Mountains, New Hamspshire called solka. It is produced by Brown Co. of Portland, Maine and Gorham, New Hampshire. It provides information on the application of the fibre when spun into a yarn, such as for outdoor furniture upholstery, for luggages and for apparel.

The article reports on the growth of the plastics industry in the U.S. in 1935. It details the use of synthetic materials that compete with originals such as steel, copper, lumber, glass and rubber. It discusses the use of plastics in furniture, wall panels, builders' hardware and automobiles, and the growth in the production of synthetic resins of coal tar origin in 1934. The article explains the various classifications for plastics, including molded, cast and laminated.

The article focuses on the use of easy credit by U.S. retailers for increasing sales. It mentions that suppliers of furniture, and appliances have been advertising an installment plan under which consumers do not have to make any down payment and informs that the automobile industry is not using easy credit to increase sales. It states that total installment credit in the country had reached 9.3 billion dollars in July 1949.

This section offers marketing news briefs in the U.S. in 1958. Simmons Co. launched two lines of upholstered furniture which include Simbolic, designed by Raymond Loewy Associates and Simcrest, its medium-priced line. May Department Stores Co. of Saint Louis, Missouri bought the Cohen Bros. store in Jacksonville, Florida. E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. decided to reduce prices of Dacron and Orlon textile yarns to meet the anticipated strict competition from Narene yarn of North American Rayon Corp. and Kodel yarn from Tennessee Eastman.

Details the audit of income tax returns of U.S. President Richard Nixon. Depreciation of Nixon's personally owned White House furniture; Evaluation of the real estate property in California; Disclosure on the acquisition and sale of Fisher's Island Inc. stocks; Acknowledgement that Nixon has asked the joint Senate-House Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation to pass upon the legality and propriety of the tax action.

The article discusses the development that took place at San Clemente after U.S. President Richard Nixon took charge of the place. It states that not many people have seen Nixon in San Clemente but his presence effects the businesses around the place. According to Nelda Sharp, owner of Nelda's Card Shop, the president is very simple to get out of the car to purchase things on his own. It state that there are several businesses which are profited by Nixon coming to the White House which includes Alpha Beta Supermarket that sometimes provide food, Patio Furniture Center that sold tables and chairs for the Western White House's outdoor mess, and Pharmacist William Taylor who sold Russell Stover candy to the president.

The article reports on the state of the U.S. economy as of November 1953. How far the economy will drift down in 1953 is highlighted. The government's spending dropped at an annual rate of 1.5 billion U.S. dollars to 82 billion U.S. dollars a year. Steel production is down while rubber is up. Reduced farm income resulted to difficulty in selling furniture, clothing and steel in rural areas.

The article offers information on the buying trend shown by the furniture dealers in the U.S. It discusses the details of the business at the semiannual furniture markets in Chicago, Illinois and Grand Rapids, Michigan. It mentions the supply and demand status of various items of the furniture industry including metal hardware, steel for upholstery springs and lumber stocks. It also mentions factors responsible for the estimated increase of furniture demand which includes increased payrolls.