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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1904
Page
9
A breezy 19th century style piece satirizes fashionable matchmakers and their schemes. It follows Mrs Newlynurnied and Jack on the Spot as relational games unfold, detailing social maneuvering, flirtation, and the hopeful pursuit of married happiness amid witty commentary.
A fragmentary scene depicts a newly married wife to be and her admirer as a dressmaker unveils fashion notes. The dialogue reveals social pressure, idealized romance, and detailed wardrobe choices, with hints of a constrainted, passive heroine preparing for a conventional union.
MARILLA WEAVER recounts the early struggle and breakthrough of Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell, pioneering women physicians in America. It covers Elizabeth Blackwell’s trials entering medical training, her New York practice, and Emily Blackwell’s rise as a leader at the New York Infirmary for Women and Children, plus the sisters’ broader impact on female medical education and nursing.
A historical note on the female club scene urges women to read current events beyond society items. It mocks soft news like murders and recipes, arguing women should study world affairs such as the Sino Japanese War to gain real insight and become informed.
The article notes many women, led by Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee, volunteer to accompany the U S Army to Japan for nursing duties. Selection emphasizes physical fitness and prior army experience. Miss Alice Klemmer and Miss Stack are highlighted as early picks with Philippine service and military hospital work.
The piece notes many hundreds of women engage in money lending across social classes from fashionable city dames to factory workers. It highlights rising borrowing habits among all groups and mentions cautionary dietary advice suggesting stewed figs as a remedy.
The popular writer Mrs Des mond Humphreys known as Rita was born Scottish and spent years in Australia. Ireland, her husband’s birthplace, holds much of her affection. A well traveled author, she shares decisive views on people and manners and is fearless in critiquing the smart set. Her warmth and conversational charm are noted alongside her vivid, widely read books.
A hat description details rows of braided fiber shading from ivory to pale brown and moss green. The brim bears shirred pink satin bands from crown to back, and a large rose cluster sits at the Drim area with petals fading from pink to brown.
The article advises overall health as the base for beautiful eyes and warns that fatigue harms eyesight. It recommends sea water baths, avoiding reading by dim light, proper lighting, hot compresses, temple massage, outdoor exercise, careful removal of foreign matter, controlled eyelash clipping, brow grooming, and horic acid ointment or horic water for inflamed eyes.
A fragmentary dialogue portrays Perkins accused of beating his wife during an evening, with Brown and others discussing restraint and the odd claim that Perkins and his wife played cribbage afterward. The odd exchange raises questions about propriety and conflict resolution.
Mrs French Sheidon, a remarkable American woman, champions housekeeping and exploration with equal fervor. Her African feats surpass many men, from Lake Chali near an extinct volcano to uncharted savage regions. Now headed to a new African colony to probe commercial prospects for Sir Alfred Jones.
A German paper describes a simple milk test. A reading needle is dipped into a deep vessel of milk and withdrawn upright. If pure, some of the whey adheres to the needle. if watered milk is present, the whey will not cling to the needle.
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