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  2. Duty on Hair Powder Act 1795 - Wikipedia

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    The wearing of powdered wigs tied in a queue had already been declining, and the tax speeded this decline, resulting in the change of dress in the 1790s. In its first year, the tax raised £200,000. [6] In 1812, 46,684 people still paid the tax. In 1855, only 997 did and almost all of these were servants.

  3. Wig - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, only four presidents, from John Adams (1735–1826) to James Monroe (1758–1831), wore curly powdered wigs tied in a queue according to the old-fashioned style of the 18th century, [21] [22] though Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) wore a powdered wig only rarely and stopped wearing a wig entirely shortly after becoming ...

  4. History of syphilis - Wikipedia

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    By 1956, congenital syphilis had been almost eliminated, and female cases of acquired syphilis had been reduced to a hundredth of their level just 10 years previously. [ 90 ] In 1978 in England and Wales, homosexual men accounted for 58% of syphilis cases in (and 76% of cases in London), but by 1994–1996 this figure was 25%, possibly driven ...

  5. Merkin - Wikipedia

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    The Oxford Companion to the Body dates the origin of the pubic wig to the 1450s. According to the publication, women would shave their pubic hair for personal hygiene and to combat pubic lice. They would then put on a merkin. Also, sex workers would wear a merkin to cover up signs of disease, such as syphilis. [1] [2]

  6. Queue (hairstyle) - Wikipedia

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    Powdered wigs tied in a queue remained important to men's fashion until the change of dress in the 1790s which was affected by the French Revolution (1789–1799) and the Pitt's hair powder tax in 1795 in Britain [99] although formal court dress of European monarchies still required a powdered wig or long powdered hair tied in a queue until the ...

  7. Hairwork - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, by the 19th century many hair artists and wig makers had too little employment after the powdered wigs, often worn by noblemen of the 17th and 18th centuries, went out of fashion. The period of sentimentality, characteristic of the Victorian era, offered these craftsmen a new opportunity to earn their income working with hair.

  8. Syphilis - Wikipedia

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    Syphilis (/ ˈ s ɪ f ə l ɪ s /) is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. [1] The signs and symptoms depend on the stage it presents: primary, secondary, latent or tertiary.

  9. Hair texture powder - Wikipedia

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    Hair styling powder, often regarded as a modern innovation, can actually trace its origins back to the late 16th and early 17th century, powdered substances, such as starch or flour, were employed to enhance wigs and natural hair, [2] during the reign of Henry IV of France. [3]