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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1895
Page
6
Recent society items from Topeka and vicinity recount visits and departures, trips to Colorado, Prairie engagements, and club activities. Notes include travels to Manitou and Colorado Springs, dances, weddings, and social gatherings with multiple local families and organizations represented.
Miss Regina Hagan, daughter of Mrs Jne Hagan, wed Mr P J Canny at Sololock Church of the Assumption. Attendants were Miss Marie Hagan and Mr Edward Hagan. Bride wore a white swiss gown with satin ribbon and plumed hat. bridesmaid matched. Choir sang Millard’s Nuptial.
Frank W. Hawley returns from Chicago with estimates on the drainage canal project. He suggests the canal’s volume equals one third of the Mississippi above Missouri’s mouth, or three times the Ohio. Western views split between boosting Erie traffic and diverting eastward commerce via the Mississippi valley.
Advertises free trial of Dr King’s New Discovery for ailments and free Dr King’s New Life Pills sample. Request name and address to H. E. Bucklen & Co. onion, plus free Guide to Health and Household Instructor, with guarantee of benefit at no cost, through J. K. Jones' drug store.
An umbrella forces itself between Mr Bowser and Mrs Bowser in a humorous domestic moment. The pair navigate the small mishap outdoors, drawing amused reactions from bystanders and highlighting everyday spontaneity in city life.
In a rainy evening domestic farce, Mr. Bowser returns home soaked and argues with Mrs. Bowser over trivial items. A series of misidentified tools, forgotten hats, a missing gate, and escalating threats lead to talk of divorce and lawyers, ending with a dramatic farewell.
In a brief dialogue, Mrs. Twickenham asks for a piece of mince pie, and Willie Shimsoni responds affirmatively, noting the exchange while Brooklyn Lite provides context.
A weary old man in shabby clothes waits at a hotel desk while staff dismiss his plea for help. A passing youth requests a room and reveals the man in 762 is not present, triggering the old man’s quiet retreat as time drags on. The scene echoes a newspaper humor set in city life.
The Count argues with his heiress fiancée over an investment as they plan travel via the Santa Fe route from Denver to Pueblo. Fare or passage noted at $17.00 with Rowley Bros involved.
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