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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1895
Page
5
Easter scenes unfold with a bonnet mix up and a church visit. A weary poor woman steals a moment amid lilies and a pew mix up while a man frets over a costly bonnet and social vanity. The tale contrasts hardship and holiday gaiety through intimate vignettes of parish life.
An editor scolds a new reporter for failing to name the proprietor of the vet ceed restaurant described as genial boniface. The editor warns of legal action while cheekily deflecting to Plonkvills. Easter cards advertised in Indianapolis Journal for nine dollars.
Special Gifts of Many Bright discusses the rise of American short stories from early fame via Irving and Poe to 19th century success. It highlights Poe, Hawthorne, Bret Harte, and numerous women writers, noting the genre as a distinctly American specialty with strong prose and diverse voices. The piece stresses the commercial drive behind late 19th century fiction and praises English and French reception.
An essay on health as the true riches and the value of well being, followed by a promotional testimonial series for the World Medical Institute at 631 Quincy Street Topeka. Readers are urged to seek free examinations and consider their treatments for digestive and nervous ailments with patient endorsements from multiple Kansas residents.
Wm Ackley of 1906 Harrison Street Topeka reports severe catarrh of the head and systemwide symptoms that improved after treatment by World Medical Institute doctors at 681 Quincy Street. Mrs J S Jordoo of Wakarusa Shawnee County says her head and throat catarrh extended into bronchial tubes but disappeared after treatment from the same institute. They claim honest expert specialization and substantial relief beyond expectations.
Specialties Catarrh Asthma Bronchitis Rheumatism Consumption Nervous chronic and special diseases. Taps Worms removed head and all or no pay Epilepsy Paralysis Kidney Liver and bladder troubles Blood and skin diseases and all diseases of women and children. Office hours from 9 a m to 5 30 p m Sundays 9 a m to 2 p m Kansas City office Corner Missouri Avenue and Main Street.
In a Wildcliff Hall tale a nephew discovers a cork box hidden with a severed hand that writes a demand to seek a lost love. The narrator learns of Agnes Elston, her poverty, and how love grows with time as a life built on past betrayals unfolds.
Chicago Record notes a sister parading in a new gown as bystanders guess the dress cost. Assuming material costs 15.3 dollars per yard, an estimated total is about 69 cents.
A collage of brief humor and social quips from various newspapers. Bits include a Rockland Maine Trib une remark on Egyptians and busyness, a Chicago Tribune High Art sketch about a preacher, a New York World cartoon caption about a ceiling, a Texas Siftings exchange about compliments, and a New York Weekly gag about a sick elder and winter.
Fragmentary verselike lines discuss accounting for every word spoken after death and a happiness in the hereafter. The Boston Transcript quotation frames a contemplative view on speech and the eternal realm.
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