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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1896
Page
7
An Italian Chianti bottle lamp features a long wicker neck with a glass lamp bulb housed inside. A bright shade uses white silk lining and blue and red silk pompoms, creating a colorful, graceful novelty lamp.
The article surveys color bowls and porcelain candlesticks from Holland and Turkey, noting fashionable lighting and crystal trimmings. It reviews tips for youth renewal, daily recreation, and refined manicure standards, then threads into tablecloths and linen designs with embe lished borders and embroidered trims.
A long杂 piece surveys Russian household servitors, detailing the alleged rights they claim under a commission and the master’s limits. It contrasts Russian domestic life with a London shopkeeper anecdote, then touches on animal color perception, and ends with light notes on celebrity pricing and a brief joke about Easter plans.
City council met in Topeka with Mayor Fethows presiding. Members Burgess, Drew, Nettles, Puttigon, Stevens, Stephenson, Skiner and Warner attended. Bids for brick sidewalks were opened and awarded to Swanson and partners for six foot wide walks. detailed vote and bid amounts noted.
A Boston Post reporter recalls an aristocratic farce in which a street mongrel mistakes the iron statue of a dog guarding an old fountain for a living hound. The dog’s stern gaze unsettles the animal, highlighting class airs versus street life in late 19th or early 20th century Boston.
Damaged OCR describes a dog barking at a street, a passerby, and a vague alarm. A Irish setter appears, with traces of pursuit or worry. Five Greenville Ohio youths fear over inheritance in England. A small bird is noted as a distant tropical species with unclear context.
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