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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1895
Page
4
A period blurb describes hair dye remedies with a recipe by Dr Morin to restore natural color after artificial blonde or brunette. It lists ingredients such as rose alcohol bitter almond oil tincture of cantharides and tincture of citron in equal parts.
A column discusses a famed Titian era hair tint said to come from an old Italian recipe using alam sulfur and honey. No proportions given yet readers may experiment. It notes washing with soda preserves golden tints but warns of potential hair damage if overused.
Fashion critics note green as the season trend across accessories and fabrics. Green gloves and jewel trims appear in several tints, cham eleon silks shift with green, boucle weaves show green threads, and crepons favor green and black. A navy felt French walking hat features apple green wings.
Madagascar’s queen, a Christian, chews tobacco and keeps a gilded Bible nearby. Her husband flaunts a French Legion of Honor collar, while natives risk death for praising France in his presence. Court ladies imitate the habit, making tobacco-chewing a polite social skill among Malagasy elites.
The article notes a shift in hosiery trends from simple, preserved stock ings to colorful, refined styles. Paris day wear features black silk stockings with floral floss embroidery while evening wear shows black or white silk hose with lace insertions. Wealthier tastes introduce lace stockings embroidered with pearls and brilliants, paired with gem-encrusted white kid slippers.
In the small English town of Walthanston a college blends ancient and modern aims. The institution stands as an educational curiosity devoted to thorough learning and practical study.
The article critiques St Martha’s domestic education for young women, noting only ten pupils at a time learn a full housekeeping curriculum. It details tasks like coal shoveling, cooking, cleaning, sewing, and laundry, taught by a well educated head. It argues science and civilization render such heavy labor obsolete and calls the institution an anachronism.
A narrator recalls a sermon as Miss Lear sits in a overheated church. A vision of a distant couple at a twilight gate shows a younger Miss Lear with a lover preparing for separation and fortune. The dream fades as the benediction begins and she views Miss Lear with softened regard.
Fashion notes discuss the persistence of balloon sleeves, silk mitts, and sea son lace shawls in white. White footwear remains costly for daily wear while caprices push many rings on a finger. Shirt waists stay dominant as dressmakers toil, new tortoise shell jewelry and expensive lace villages emerge for a season of exclusivity.
James McElroy of Galveston gained fame for taming Victoria, a full grown Bengal tigress captured in China. He trained her daily for eighteen months after one trainer, Henry Chappelle, died during the first horseback lesson. Victoria learned to ride with horses in a cage, claws clipped, muzzle initially used, then removed.
The Malay races show great straw weaving talent due to tropical raw materials. Sandwich Islanders and others produced famed pieces, including hats and fans, some lace and knot work taught by sisters of a religious order now gone. Modern output dwindles, but fine hats that fold compactly remain prized for their beauty and craftsmanship.
A recent Syndicate show featured an unscheduled ostrich department act that displaced the advertised strong man performance. Hughes delivered the standout moments as the crowd watched an unexpected turn in the program.
A conservatory show in New York sees an ostrich snatch a lit ten cent cigar from Mr. Hughes and swallow it, burning the entire way. A show chambermaid and Deputy Marshal Ezekiel clash over the bird’s misdeed, while the ostrich ignores the scuffle and eyes a nearby soda-water bottle.
Medical literature from several countries notes spontaneous human combustion linked to alcohol use. Sir William Gull testified such cases are possible, citing a 1876 Guy's Hospital case with gas distension and blue flames from skin punctures. In the U S such events were rare, last seen in San Francisco in 1877 where a drunkard lit his breath at a gas jet and died in agony.
In a central city tailor shop near a magistrate’s office politicians sat for trousers pressed when John H. Fow yelled Fire triggering a panic. Select Councilman Tommy Ryan fled first, clad in red from the waist down, while others showed varied reactions as pedestrians looked on.
The Auccese, an old convict ship at the East India Docks on the Thames, is on public display. Used by the British Government as recently as 1851 and nicknamed the Ocean Hell for prisoner barabarities, it just returned from a colonial voyage as a relic of the old penal system. One leg of a pair of trousers was found in the stomach of a shark caught near Annapolis, Maryland.
The note questions whether farming remains profitable in the Northwest with wheat prices dipping below fifty cents, implying concern about crop economics and regional agriculture viability.
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