The New French Skirt Fashion Flourishes in Paris
Paris showcases a vogue of box plaited skirts with round yokes of jet paillettes and Renaissance lace. Designers present form fitting front panels, dramatic back plaits, ornate belts, and matching boleros. A Miss Rothschild ensemble in Oxford gray and sable trim signals Parisian high style and thrifty pattern crafting for daily wear.
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Paris
Hutie
Miss Rothschild
France
Ferdinand
Prince of Wales
Harley
Hypnotism as Medicine Gains Prominent New York Roles
The article traces the rise of hypnotism in medicine, highlighting M. Santanelli’s appointment as official hypnotist at a New York Homeopathic Medical College and Dr. Quackenbes’s work curing insomnia, addictions, and emotional disorders. It notes cures in jaw-dropping cases like the Brooklyn boy Tobias and argues hypnotism as a growing moral medical tool endorsed by physicians.
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M. Santanelli
New York Homeopathic Medical College
New York
York
Nw York
Sore Hine
John Duncan Quack
Quackenbos
Inis
Endos
Columbia University
Homeopathic
Quackenbes
United States
Europe
Santanelli
Ile
San- Hi
Quaeckenbos
Quackenhof
Kos
Joseph Rubins
Brooklyn
Majuba news spreads fast in colonial chatter
Report mentions Majuba battle on February 27 1881 and Ulundi 1879, noting rapid native and colonial radio style information paths. It discusses possible explanations for near real time word of military defeats among Zulu and settler lines, citing linguistic patterns and travel routes as factors.
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London Mall
Majuba
Iixi
Pietermaritzburg
Wain
Ulund
LiMop
Ats Forge
Ain
The Champion Tat Ord Man and Prof Prank Hower Tatoos
The tattered man known as Professor Prank Hower claims fame for tattoos covering his body. Designs in red brown and other colors were applied with lampblack gunpowder brick dust vermilion ink and various stains. He is said to have spent 14 days tattooing himself. Perot Mon ard is noted as a Providence native.
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Prank Hower
Java
Perot
Monard
Providence
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Vouturiere
Wis
Scotland
Quakendbos
Columbia College
Kaffir
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