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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1896
Page
7
The New York World notes that fashionable cyclists risk embolism, heart strain, and vision problems when riding hills after meals or in hot weather. It advises dismounting at hills, avoiding peak heat, and cycling judiciously to gain health benefits.
A newspaper piece argues that cyclists pushing for road funded cycle paths threaten broad access to public roads, warn that special lanes would force cyclists off general routes and invite widespread prohibition on shared roads, while supporting general road improvements for all users.
A Washington season yields few startling bicycle costumes with upcoming arrivals from Europe. Juliana Neumier, a Lebanon Syria immigrant and Harvard graduate’s widow, died after plans to return to Syria for missionary work, following talks in eastern churches and a late voyage.
The Yosemite Valley railroad plan builds a standard gauge steam line from Merced to Snelling and on to near the park entrance. It will pass through Merced county mining areas and marble quarries with timber forests nearby, boosting passenger and freight business. Surveys and grading aim to start next summer with the line expected to attract many sightseers by shortening travel time and cost. In related social notes Mrs. Julia Ward Howe's Armenian relief appeal is cited, with Mrs. Laura E. Richards' son soliciting donations and Mrs. Blaine contributing $100.
Mme. Jean Schmahl, editor of The Avant-Courriere, secured passage in the French chamber of deputies of a law allowing married women to control their own earnings. Previously all income belonged to the husband, causing hardship for poor working women with drunken spouses. The measure passed unanimously after years of patient effort.
Miss Louise Aldrich-Blake of London earns the Master of Surgery degree, a historic first for a woman in England. Five young London women have recently become full fledged bachelors of surgery after passing qualifying exams.
A writer describes placing water on a board under a hot stove then adding ice and salt in a small cup. After stirring, the cup is placed on the board in the water and freezing begins quickly due to rapid evaporation from the heat.
The piece extols tandem bicycles as a courtship aid with the woman primarily sitting front while the man handles pedaling. It notes tandems boost status on hills and invites romance, while manufacturers struggle to keep up, with high grade tandems priced around 150 dollars and rising demand cited by a Chicago Times-Herald quote.
A Brunswick lad with two artificial legs excels at cycling. London schools amass crowds driving lesson prices up. Paris lamplighter rides a bicycle on duty with a pole light. New York Museum of Fine Arts stores wheels with a 10 cent per bike care fee. Bicycle scorchers face fines of 50 dollars in New York. A tire patch substitutes with tape to seal holes.
The article urges women under thirty to care for hair to avoid premature greying. It warns against over washing with ammonia and soda, recommends biweekly shampooing, raw egg cleansing, Castile soap, and sun exposure for bleaching. It cites Greek maidens brushing on city walls as a historic example.
The article describes gingham cushion patterns in soft tones for country house decor and bright cushions using bandanas tied around the head. It notes inexpensive, gay cushions and white silk pillows with crocheted netting and gold bead accents, edged by gilt cord and tassels for white and gold rooms.
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