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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1897
Page
7
A fashion column notes a lilac capote with chenille brim rosettes and a velvet crow, plus a hidden ring mechanism in the new wedding ring. The ring splits into two halves revealing engraved dates and initials, with a concealed motto when joined.
A bridal breakfast ends in tears after a toastmaster from New York prompts Miss Blank to answer why she prefers single blessedness. She recalls a prior betrothal ended by an elopement, causing scandal and the toast’s abrupt, sobering moment. The guest departs in distress, leaving the procession with an empty spot.
The article offers dietary and lifestyle tips for gaining flesh including long sleep naps and cold plunges, with cautions on dress and activity. It then reports a bachelor girls club organized in Ponca City Oklahoma featuring stringent vows to remain single and reveal marriage proposals in open meetings.
A St. Louis Republic account details a secretive marriage rite where a bride vows to pursue pistol practice fencing boxing and platonic affection while members in white robes masks and peaked caps form a ghostly procession. Penalties include spooky attendants for breach of vows.
The article notes how in Balkans and Turkey women cannot see male doctors beyond certain relatives, while Austro-Hungarian policies vary. It cites Bosnia where Austria appoints a woman physician Dr. Theodore Krayewska as an army surgeon, marking progress in women’s higher education and professional rights, with missionaries expanding practice in Balkan cities.
Latest Paris and local fashion scenes show skirts narrowing at the front and sides with trimmed Thibet goat and white capes. Jewelry, diamonds, velvet, and satin ribbons shape elaborate outfits for evening wear and theater blouses, while violets remain the favored corsage flower.
A scientist advises housekeepers not to wrap meat in paper even briefly. Paper absorbs juices, spoiling flavor. use covered china dishes, porcelain-lined preserving kettles, or market baskets with agate trays to keep meat moist and presentable. Butter should avoid wooden trays or paper, as flavors transfer and shelf life suffers.
Clarence Pullen recalls secretly stocked landlocked salmon in a secluded Maine lake. While hiking to a summit near a nearly dry brook, he wrestled a giant thirty two pound salmon from a high pool. He invites a future trek to show the pool.
The Waverley notes rising drug habits as men and women store roots and herbs in pockets. Valamus root sweet flag savage root gentian and ginseng are used. Kolafra tablets and kola nut products appear, with cloves and strong breath sweeteners used to bite and warm.
A North German list of Christmas superstitions warns against spinning in the twelve nights or after sunset on Saturday to avoid spiritual harm. Other cautions cover eating herrings on New Year’s Day, rocking an empty cradle, spilling salt, crossing knives, and gazing at stars. The piece ends noting a 124 mile trolley trip from Fairhaven to Nashua.
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