Electric science at Paris shows limits and future hopes
A London Spectator note debates electricity’s prospects amid Paris displays. While electric light grows for streets and factories, experts warn steam energy and cheap generators bound, with Niagara and global limits shaping a cautious future. A Berlin prison-press case highlights harsh Prussian laws and a White House diplomatic shift toward cabinet wives attendance.
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Paris
The
London Spectator
Firsz Bacon
Spectator
Acientife
Niagara
Firework Factory Enclosure Reveals The Craft and Danger
London Family News describes a large firework factory sprawling over twenty one acres with fifty workshops and magazines. It notes strict safety rules, copper nails, no pockets for contraband, and constant searches. It explains Roman candles and rocket assembly with graded powder charges to ensure uniform bursts and dramatic aerial effects.
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London Smnily News
Fashionable menswear shifts to bold color and bold brims
The Herald notes a shift from plain dark garments to bright color in men’s dress, with Moorish and Oriental colorings in neckwear, single breasted vests, tight trousers, and various fabulous fabrics. Overcoats include Elysians and ulsters. new sack and cutaway styles, braid trim, and silk linings. wedding and hat trends cap the season's look.
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London
Ulster
V. ¥. Herald
Care of Lace Valenciennes and Lace Making
A guidance piece on caring for Valenciennes lace and making durable lace from simple materials. It discusses washing methods, aging effects, dyeing to imitate old lace, and notes ecclesiastical laces as expensive but enduring. Also mentions lace as an economical investment for careful dressers and cites Mme Perree's achievement in Paris as a doctor.
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Mrs. T. Dewing
Harper's Magazine
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Medical Faculty of
Paris
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Manchester and its factory workers in a grim view
A sketch of Manchester England’s manufacturing district notes 9000 cotton spindles, 100,000 mill workers, and wide squalor amid urban reform. It describes tenement housing, illiteracy, drunkenness, and moral decline balanced by rising education, savings, and compulsory schooling as foreign observers assess the city’s social costs and slow improvements.
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