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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1903
Page
9
Readers observe a revival of chiffon drapes and ruching in Skala gowns and capes. New shoulder capes, ruched trims, and voile designs echo Good Queen fashion, with velvet, taffeta, and mousseline de soie fabrics featured across evening and day frocks.
A long, imperfect chicken and game cooking feature discusses partridge varieties, origins, and methods, including Roasting, stewing, and a Parisian Partridge au chou. It covers preparation tips, sauces, and a Greek origin note, plus a Q and A on cooking partridge and Spanish rice and a butter cream sauce.
A garland of Partridge recipes with Spanish sauces and French garnishes. Dishes include Partridge a la Souriab, onions a la Solumis, and Salmis a la Financiers, detailing trussed birds, buttered papers, roasts, creamed onion purée, and mushroom sides.
A collage of quotations from Rev. Hart Pardington Baer Witt Talmage Martin Scudder Pinch and others urging honesty, gospel spread, and the purpose of Christ’s teaching. It discusses courage, the saloon evil, the real business of life, cross bearing, and the tree of life union with Christ for a holy life.
A clever young man sold a stain remover claim to remove ink and fruit stains for one dollar, later offering a discount. Housewives grew suspicious after a safe demonstration, discovering the product was gasoline wrapped as cleaner. The scheme ended with losses and concern over inflammable danger.
A city diary notes spring glimpses from urban life. The writer describes fresh vegetables, grass breaking through pavement, a southbound duck flock, new kittens and pussy-willows, a watering cart, roof garden plans, and street sights including an elder in church and the first violets of spring. The entries mix weather, urban scenery, and fleeting moments of anticipation.
Fragmentary OCR details a bitter confrontation and a fatal poisoning in TR Beall's area. The account mentions a wife afflicted by consumption and a doctor’s intervention with several remedies failing to save her. The report hints at a domestic dispute linked to medical treatment and tragedy.
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