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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1896
Page
1
A London statistic claims a million bonnets sold in one week signaling widespread female fashion. the piece discusses perceptions of women’s happiness tied to new bonnets and cites a woman patriot’s stance on fashion helping morale.
A Baltimore arrival from China tells of Captain Southard’s wife who declined a shore dinner after seven months at sea, fearing her looks and manners were out of date. The note underscores the feminine hardships faced by seafaring spouses and the support from sisters on shore.
The Cuba calls Caroline Rodreguez a Lady Patriot in recognition of her age and past heroism. At seventy she cannot join the present revolution but remains eager to fight, having endured thrilling experiences and narrow escapes from 1868 to 1878. Her vigor belies her years, and she only rests from active duty out of respect for her countrymen.
Viennese surgeons claim women can be rejuvenated or re trimmed to look better, with several physicians specializing in women culture. Dr Robert Fischer notes many mothers send daughters through a full beautification course for the marriage market, and he has busy springs and falls beyond social balls.
Linen batiste waists in natural color with self embroidery and gol trims are popular in fashion reports. Chambray waists feature yoke and sleeves of open patterned lace, with many novelties including white collars, cuffs, printed borders, and frilled fronts. Leading styles include Peruvian style valets with detachable white linen collars in pastel and novelty colors like pale green and buttercup yellow, across silk, lawn, dimities, and batistes.
A Germantown tea gathering erupted in chaos when a mouse appeared during Sige tea. An open cupboard let the mouse hide in a pasteboard box until a brave girl captured it. Debated now was how to dispose of the creature, with a suggestion to burn the box in the stove.
A home attempt to kill a mouse with a box of saltpetre exploded when the box touched coals. The blast wrecked the stove, rattled a family, and left several girls prostrate from nervous shock. The incident, reported by the Philadelphia Record, warns against such dangerous pest control methods.
A Copenhagen report describes court life at Bernstorff with thirteen royal residents. Dowager Empress of Russia uses two small rooms, Princess of Wales one, Greek royals two. younger Danish daughters prefer the castle where they grew up. Mornings begin at eight with breakfast in the Queen’s apartments, tea at five, and dinners of seven courses. The Princess of Wales and Dowager Empress walk together, English princesses sing, and music and cards fill evenings before midnight.
A fashion roundup describes new sleeve puffs, ruffles, and black grenadines with Marie Antoinette motifs. It highlights Dresden and Chinese silks, Persian walsta, and vivid novelty colors in chambray and lawn. Designs include Loula XV and Louis XIV coats with distinctive waists, cuffs, pockets, and trims, plus tulle hats and violets.
The article surveys summer fashion motifs with wool and wool blends, noting maintained dressy widths and wider gauze textiles, highlights open-pattern lace gingham yokes, linen waist designs with black Chantilly edging, and a plaited wooling skirt with a broad front box-plait. It also describes a gray mohuti tailor gown with buttoned waist and puff sleeves and a mignonette green coat basque with biscuit inner vest and apronicolor braid accents.
The article notes ongoing piracy in the Malay Peninsula and among Amoy and Canton pirates. It explains that modern pirates avoid large fleets, use spies, choose rivers or shoals for ambushes, and target ships with valuable cargo while avoiding heavily armed patrols.
Philanthropic women in a large city sought a penny luncheon to curb poor children's craving for cheap sweets. They planned a meal with two large sandwiches spread with apple jam or a large gingerbread piece, hoping to expand offerings and provide safe nutritious options at noonday.
Daniel Webster addressed a political meeting at Faneuil Hall as the crowd swayed in a packed mass. He halted mid sentence and commanded each man to stand firm, restoring balance and calm, declaring that scene proved self-government.
United States Consul Rawicz reports a second hygienic exposition similar to the 1887 event will be held in Warsaw from May 15 to July 15, 1896. Nine committees are at work including physico chemical, parasitical, architectural, pedagogical, hygiene of industry, hospitality, pharmaceutical, statistical, and public hygiene, each with at least three members from doctors, professors, engineers, and other specialists under a general committee.
A historical note mocks sneers at nervous complaints linked to imperfect digestion. It endorses Hoatetter's Stomach Bitters as a quick remedy for nervousness and various ailments including malaria kidney bilious and rheumatic conditions, promising vigor gains.
In a 1645 Crui Patin letter a French Englishman plans horseless carriages that would travel from Paris to Fontainebleau in a day. The device is described as being prepared in the Temple and could save hay and oats, now very costly.
The Nickel Plate Road promotes its through trains to New York City and Boston with palace sleepers and fine coaches. Uniformed porters attend to passenger comfort, and a magnificent dining car is featured. The line markets itself as a popular low rate short line.
Ten year old John Davia of Bennington claims the Vermont fox hunting title after reporting 251 foxes felled in the season, marking a remarkable early achievement for the novice hunter.
Intending buyers of carriages phe etons and buggies should write to the Elkhart Carriage and Harness Manufacturing Co at Elkhart Indiana for their new catalogue. They sell factory direct to consumers with customers from Maine to California and offer good work and honest prices.
A vintage note extols Glenn's Sulphur Soap claiming it gives angelic loveliness to young ladies. The passage mocks Methusalah's lack of notable deeds and pivots to a sales pitch from druggists.
A compact summary notes that seventeen per cent of Great Britain’s doctors reside in London, mentions Piso’s Cure for Consumption as a long standing family remedy, and includes miscellaneous quotations and a railway service notice praising Nickel Plate’s Fast Western Express with detailed schedules and low rates.
A reflection on virtue notes that true merit lies in conquering faults rather than merely being free of them, suggesting growth through struggle yields real advantage. The assertion emphasizes resilience, discipline, and personal progress as core values guiding behavior and success.
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