Rumor Talks of New Metal Screen in Fashion
Whispered gossip suggests plans to introduce a metal screen in fashion design to conceal a woman's form. The piece mocks the idea as monstrous and debates modesty versus ornament in fabric and dress.
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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1890
Page
3
Ill luck follows Richard Grailey in Garrick tale
Richard Grailey, fallen from his Eton days and hard up in London, schemes to squeeze £500 from Mrs Vereker, Jim Vereker’s mother. He uses a suspect Canadian murder case to threaten her, then flees with the cheque. Mrs Vereker dies. the bank reveals the legatee is James Vereker, Jim’s heir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sangazul Square
Mr. Grailey
Canada
Jim
Richard Grailey
Regent Street
Holborn
Che Jandlaug
London
Westminster
Vereker
James Vereker
Ill-used Dick Grailey Plans Australia Move
In London Richard Grailey laments being outsmarted by others. He notes brains and imagination are liabilities there and hints at seeking a new start in Australia as reported by St James Gazette through a dialogue about a check and Mr. Vereker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Grailey
Fleet Street
Mayer Strand
Eton
Oxford
London
Bayswater
Kensington
Canada
Quebec
Montreal
Jin Vereker
Jim
Dominions
Colonies
Jim Vereker
Ring Cross
Vereker
Australia
St. James
Italian Inn Life in Italian Villages and Inns
The author describes Italian inns as open houses with warm hearths and plentiful larders. Despite noise dirt and disorder travelers meet cordial hosts and bustling service that masks discomfort. The dining is hearty and the innkeeper eager to share food and company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Fanny Incident of a Great Earthquake
A Charleston episode from the great quake years ago blends horror and humor. An engaged couple in a Battery parlor misread a tidal threat when a window outlet revealed an aquarium beyond. They await doom until the man discovers his hand had touched the aquarium water outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston, & C
Jess
Harper’s Buzar
The Art of Breathing and a Mineville Banter
Major General Drayson argues air is vital to life and outlines rapid breathing methods to relieve ailments though cautions on air reuse. A Western cities chatty rivalry scene follows, highlighting Mineville's boastful flourish over Gulch City in a comic after-dinner exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drayson
Mineville
Gulch City
Queen Wilhelmina Doomed by Consumption and Possible European Reorder
A 12 year old Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands is portrayed as dying of consumption while speculate on Europe’s map. The piece notes Nassau-Orange lineage, Luxembourg ties, and possible shifts if she dies, including a republic or new monarch. It discusses Dutch Belgian alliances and historical Orange strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Europe
Nassau-Orange Dynasty
Grand Duchess
axe-Weimar
Rochester Herald
William
Luxembourg
Adolphus
Nassau
Holland
Belgium
House of Orange
Orange
Vaucluse
Orange House
Nassau-Orange
Mary
England
William iII of
Bombs That Dive and Jump on Vesuvius Trials
The Vesuvius trials test explosive darts that dive under targets and leap clear, reaching hundreds of feet with a 500 pound charge. A new device underperforms, but compressed air delivery is deemed a success, with moving target tests planned to gauge near misses and the crew's likely surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesuvius
St Nicholas
What Girls Talk About Observed in Passing Conversations
An observer recorded 1 000 notes on conversations of passing young women. Of these, 780 began with And I said to him or He said to me or She told me that he said. About 150 focused on dresses or attire.
Fragmentary Critiques of Girls and Studies Highlight Era Tone
The fragment cites mixed judgments on girls described as lovely or horrid, with notes on new novels studies the summer holidays and the latest scientific discoveries, illustrating a dated social discourse.
Epimenides and the 57 Year Sleep in Pliny’s Tale
A fragment discusses Pliny’s claim that Epimenides slept fifty seven years in a cavern while seeking missing sheep in Crete. Upon awakening he finds a changed world and a younger brother as grandfather. The tale notes Epimenides gains legendary powers, becoming an epic poet and philosopher before dying near his 28th birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving
Rip van Winkle
Pliny
Epimenides
Crete
Woman Everywhere in Ledyard's Praise of Women
Ledyard asserts women across nations are civil, humane, cheerful, and hospitable, contrasting them with men whom he portrays as less virtuous. He notes women as industrious, economical, and benevolent, consistently kind in various harsh climates from Sweden to Russia, praising their generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledyard
Inhouspitabe Senmark
Sweden
Lapland
Finland
Russia
Lost in a Chicago Wilderness: A Philadelphia Family Mixup
J H F of Philadelphia and his wife got lodging in Chicago but forgot the address. After misplacing the place they spent a while seeking quarters and sent a telegram asking for the wire address of the house in Chicago where they were stopping. They finally located their temporary home after midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haring Street
Chicago
Jackson Park
Philadelphia
Legal Anecdote From Circuit Court On A Horse Vase
A stenographic vignette recalls a Circuit Court term in an upriver county where a horse vase was on trial. The horseman witness describes opening the horse’s mouth to gauge its age while addressing the animal and a humorous exchange prompts an objection from opposing counsel, sustained by the judge.
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Rochester Post-Express
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Crinoline
Fanny
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