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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1898
Page
6
A vintage guide describes a stylish Jade styled jacket with braid work and shoulder shaping, plus front closures and pocket placement. It includes facial care notes with a lavender lotion, tannin powder, rosewater and glycerine, warning about aging and strong smelling salts used by a stage actress friend.
A 1920s fashion note highlights vest styles for stout figures, favoring the flat vest for length and taper, the full vest with cross tucks, and light fabrics like taffeta satin and lace. It mentions jacket units with fur or cloth vests and decorative trim options from Ladies' Home Journal.
A historical note explains the damage caused by heavy footwear and pounding ground, urging medium height heels and proper arch development. It cites Katherine Jockermann in Women’s Home Journal and argues that stretching and toe extension support an arch while avoiding injurious footwear.
A fragmented 19th century miscellany discusses skincare hacks using ammonia, oatmeal, elderflower water, borax, and fresh cream to reduce crow's feet. It shifts to remarks on English nursing history, praising trained nurses for Army and Navy service, then describes a tailor’s waist design with velvet and spangles, followed by anecdotes of women in war zones disguising as vendors to smuggle dynamite and supplies.
In a Woman's Home Companion excerpt, Thoman Gold Alford argues Cuban women do not barter loyalty for mercy while praising women in Cuba as better conspirators than rebels. He claims traitors exist in Cuba but are not women, contrasting devoted women versus indolent luxury seekers.
Fashion notes from London and New York describe revived wares for summer wear. Jackets flare with lace-edged vests, camalli hats turned up left, longer cycling skirts, and lace trims on fabrics. Silk gowns, white duchess satin capes, and embroidered accents headline a season of decorative trimming and refined silhouettes.
Michael Barry of Halletend Penn created a milk feeding device for a litter of seventeen pigs. He attached rubber hoses to holes in a makeshift milk reservoir, letting piglets nurse as the device feeds them. The system aids nourishment and the piglets are reportedly thriving.
A curious fragment notes renowned watchmakers tied to a perilous metaphor about skill emerging from danger. The passage hints at expert craft born from extreme conditions, suggesting a legendary origin of precision and resilience in horology.
A worn oak cradle claimed to have rocked Mary Queen of Scots at Linlithgow Palace is traced through generations. Born December 7 1442 at Linlithgow, she linked to James I and Mary of Guise. The cradle, possibly looted after Linlithgow’s 1746 destruction, was bought by Joseph Y. Paton and passed to his family, with a donor recounting the tale.
A monumental lantern luminous to 34 miles, erected above Sandy Hook to guide mariners to the New York harbor. The 246 foot beacon, built for 11000 by Henry Lepaute, features nine foot diameter lenses and three 55 volt lamps. Its design includes polished glass prisms and a movable lamp assembly, with claims of wartime searchlight potential and American-made generators.
English papers note Brigadier General MacDonald of the First Egyptian Brigade and Major Keith Falconer, chief of staff, both tied to Scottish roots. MacDonald, Inverness-shire born, left a draper’s shop for service and earned a rare choice between the Victoria Cross and a commission after distinguishing himself in an early Kabul march engagement. Falconer is described as the brother of the Earl of Kintore, linking aristocratic lineages to the present military leadership.
The Spanish king met the famed bullfighter Frascuelo in Madrid. The queen planned a charity bazaar and asked for a memento. Frascuelo supplied one, and next day Madrid banners announced a fundraising bullfight. Six bulls were killed and over $15,000 was raised for the queen’s charity.
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