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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1892
Page
6
A U S era medical tale tells of Joseph Moreau a North army veteran whose face was wrecked by a shell at Bapamune in 1871. A wax mask blended with his skin allows breathing eating and speech though he sees through false eyes and must live with altered appearance.
A Fifth Avenue millinery forewoman confronts a shabby young man with a pad and pencil she says has been stealing designs. She boasts she has caught him three times and will have him jailed. the suspect works for an east side factory and sketches window designs for later copying.
In the bushy North, a growing race of wild red and white dogs roams the forest and streams. They scavenge, hunt rabbits in winter and fish in summer, and deter the Indians who fear them. The Canastoga Pacific era camps left them behind, creating a troublesome population. A similar coastal pack is noted in Newfoundland.
The piece warns that back door waste including greasy water and kitchen refuse fosters bilious diseases as it ferments in soil and releases gases entering homes. It urges proper disposal, especially in towns, with country towns using trees to absorb the waste and reduce health hazards through informed sanitation.
Disease incubation ranges listed: scarlet fever 12 hours to 7 days, measles 9 to 12 days, smallpox 12 to 14 days, chicken pox up to 17 days, diphtheria 2 to days, whooping cough 4 to 14 days, mumps up to 20 days. Source notes Babyhoof.
The New York Herald notes Lanza’s jewels including a 32 stone diamond pendant a ring with two 3 carat flawless diamonds garnets from her father a five carat pink glow stone from Tiffanys and a shifting color gem described as changing from night pink to day yellow
The article surveys the season's dress themes detailing the evening cape style, fabrics from silk serge to French ginghams, and trims like crystal beads and passementeries. It notes silhouettes such as round waists and Watteau skirts, plus new button trends and theatrical accessories.
Sunshades and parasols described in black satin and silk with peacock feather wreaths and bow knots. Light mourning pieces feature India silk and soft folds. The piece notes little women sunshades in pinked net and silk with Kate Greenaway figures, plus inexpensive sateen shades with floral motifs.
A clever woman will run a central west end depot offering glove mending while you wait. She also provides dress alteration and draping services for affordable fabrics, offering modern styles and quick evening dress solutions. She will advise on fashion questions in a lively editor like column.
The Newport News account notes Japanese women’s calm via simple dress, clean houses, and adaptable living spaces with sliding walls. It contrasts these routines with Western excess and suggests both cultures could learn from each other.
Fashion favors the bell skirt but requires larger alterations of last season gowns. Fuller fan-pleated skirts need more material than tight gore designs, leaving fabric for new sleeves or waist changes. Modern skirts are lined and lighter, with hooks and eyes allowing easy length adjustment while walking.
The period emphasizes English box coats as essential women's outerwear. Red feather boas emerge as a popular and flattering accessory. Various materials, in addition to leather, are now used for making women's shoes, reflecting changing fashion trends.
A New York Sun excerpt explains how to dress common hides such as coon muskrat and sheep skins by stretching on a board flesh side down and applying a paste of equal parts alum and salt in a dilute sulphuric acid solution with wheat bran. Two ounces alum two of salt and one drachm acid per pint water. Leave two to three days then scrape and soften. Dressing skins with hair removed varies by intended use and thickness.
The article notes a temple described in scripture measuring 107 feet in length 36 feet in breadth and 54 feet in height with a veranda 36 feet long by 18 feet wide. It remarks such a structure would seem unimpressive next to private houses in St. Louis today.
Report indicates Pieuro pneumonia is nearly eradicated in Great Britain with declining cases and improved public health measures. Authorities credit vaccination, surveillance, and medical advances for major progress against the disease.
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