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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1896
Page
6
The advertisement touts Munyon's improved remedies claiming to cure stubborn conditions including digestive and stomach troubles, catarrh, neuralgia, and other ailments. It references personal letters to Prof. Mamiya of Philadelphia as testimonials and asserts medical advice is not provided.
Local notes describe incidents in North Tupera and Hansen CHS figures, including a fall from a height and unrelated household and business mentions. The text also references legislative actions on bicycle baggage, a Populist town ticket victory, and various commercial notices with names and addresses.
An aging tobacconist touts a nicotine free remedy named No-Tosbar claiming it cured long term tobacco chewing in customers. A skeptical proprietor questions the claims while a local physician notes past tobacco habits. The piece reads as a quirky circa early 20th century testimonial.
In Topeka society news, prominent locals attend a Philhar monic event and a notable wedding. Miss Sellio Seotin, daughter of Captain John Seuyin, wed in a ceremony at a local Episcopal church, with detailed decor and family rites described. Guests from Topeka and beyond gathered for the occasion, signaling a socially active season.
The Topeka Globe records a busy week with weddings at Trinity Episcopal church and Abilene events. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Hendrickson, Mrs Miediol, and local families. social gatherings feature boards of managers, charity drives, garden fairs, and an amateur concert at the Grand. Traveling guests, neighborhood clubs, and church events weave through Topeka society life with updates on parties, gifts, and forthcoming activities.
From New York April seven fashion notes describe how large sleeves dominate gowns, with pink taffeta and pink crepe lace ensembles drawing attention. Reports note two young women with oversized sleeves, bold accessories, and critics who fret about style overruns and social norms while detailing gowns, bodices, and train lines in a vivid period tone.
Fashion prose outlines summer clothing trends with colorful fabrics, delicate lace details, and intricate embroidery. It notes wide velvet, ivory grounds, white surfaces, silk laces, and numerous bodice and sleeve designs, plus accessories and shoes in pink, green, and cream tones.
The article surveys spring millinery advances featuring full frilled chiffons and ramillose fabrics, with ornate brims and delicate lace borders. Hats show velvet, chenille spots, and feather trims, including sun hats, straws, and coronets, while trends shift toward lighter, decorative textures as winter stock declines.
A fragment from a Western note recounts a moment with George Eliot before her death when a tree toppled toward a mantelpiece. The writer recalls Eliot instinctively freeing the object and uttering a hopeful line about future times and human restraint in the face of sudden danger.
At the regular monthly meeting the Hindersatten association adjourned. Charlee M Sheldun and John MacDonald attended while Stra AHL members discussed timing for kindergarten closure. A gala was postponed by Mins McCulioueh at the Copeland Hotel. East Side Kindergarten will extend activities into April.
Ordinary court ceremony in Kansas City ties Tod Green of Willaramarn ea to Mrs Augusta Winn of Kansas City. The event followed an unusual probate court circum stance with minister C EtU and the judge describing it as unprecedented in Wyandotte County. The groom is 62 and widowed, his prior wife a Tadlau woman.
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