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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1894
Page
6
An entrepreneur markets an electric hair bleaching method using a battery powered brush and chemical solution. The process lightens hair with a salt solution and a gilded brush, claiming natural looking results. The inventor also touts red lips via Faradic current as a vanity aid, drawing criticism for promoting costly gimmicks.
A fragmented account discusses royal marriage rumors linked to the Prince of Wales and George IV. It notes a 1773 act requiring sovereign consent for royal marriages, with a brief mention of a christening gift satin foundation featuring a royal crown. The piece cites Sir Preocis Knollys denying rumors and references The London Times reviving gossip about Mrs. Fitzherbert.
The text describes a silk coverlet with shaded silks and pale gold accents, featuring York roses and cherubim motifs, painted and embroidered by English artisans. It notes royal school of art needlework, carved wood casing, and a dressmaking tip stressing fastening from bottom to top to avoid a dragged waist, with cautions about fit and method.
Mrs. Schenley, famed Solent yachtswoman, commands her boats from the tiller, dating back to 1880 with Thief. She sailed Windfall to 20 first prizes, captains Plat Fish in 1890s, and in 1891 set speed marks aboard Désigner Payné. She and her husband, both keen yachtsmen, cruise on their big yacht after racing seasons.
Phebe Irwiz, a spinster, sues Huypher Lazenborg, a much older minister, for a betrothal sum after he traveled to Paris before their wedding date. She alleges he sought marriage bond, accepted, then cooled and refused. Defense strategy details remain undisclosed. Also includes an advertisement for a medical suppository with distribution details.
A crowded page offers railroad fare and excursion notices to Wichita and St. Louis with October ticket sales and round trips. Local health and household remedy pitches promote Krause’s Headache Capsules De Witts Witch Hazel Salve and Hall’s Hair Renewer. Also appears are product ads, medical quackery, and a few stray notes about livestock shows and consumer goods.
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