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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1902
Page
9
Fragment discusses Anita Mctiee and Florence Nightingale, noting 19th century women’s medical roles and the emergence of trained nurses in military service. It highlights uniforms, ranks, and wartime duties, referencing actions in Civil War context and 20th century changes.
The article recounts Dr Anita Newcomb McGee leading the push for women nurses in the army and navy during the Spanish American War. It notes medical authority backing by Dr McGee and Surgeon General, official authorization by Congress, and McGee’s influential career from appointment to civilian practice after the war. It highlights McGee’s education, ties to Simon Newcomb, and her role as pioneer first female army nurse with a commissioned rank.
Mary Gould Lytle outlines a program to correct perceived feminine back weakness through removing restrictive garments and performing four specific exercises. She recommends gymnasium attire, proper breathing, and daily practice to build the back, shoulder, and trunk muscles, praising the role of mindset and home routines in physical training.
A dated essay extols the German bachelor pattern where family counsels guide courtship and marriage. It praises the wife as central to life, the husband’s chivalry toward her, and the family’s primacy in Ampiration, pleasure, love and thought driving the race’s vitality.
The article recalls a royal drawing room gaffe in which two women shared the same name and titles. The queen bent to kiss the wife of a peer, then learned the other woman was not a lady, prompting amusement as an official corrected the error. It notes the English court’s changes to avoid such missteps.
A historical guide on macaroni tracing its Italian roots via maccheroni and pasta shapes to American production and cooking tips. It covers quality, dangers of poor drying in dusty cities, and methods for cooking, boiling, baking, stewing, and serving macaroni with cheese, milk, eggs, or meats, plus a note on home manufacturers and economy.
An old newspaper feature explains sour stomach and chronic dyspepsia caused by improper digestion and fermentation. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a radical cure, claiming quick digestion, stronger stomach function, and improved appetite with harmless use at 50 cents per package.
Martha Huber identified as secretary of the Harlem German Woman's Club of New York City.
An old ad touts Wine of Cardui as a universal health remedy claiming wide use by women in Africa and elsewhere. It asserts a million cures by Witte of Cardus and notes seventy five years of success while urging readers to buy at one dollar a bottle from their druggist. The piece presents optimistic claims about health and strength.
A fragmented recipe page lists steps for making a maple filling and a maple orange grape salad. It mentions sifting flour with baking powder, alternating liquids into batter, whipping egg whites, folding in wheat, baking in layers, and a molded maple filling with butter sugar and wine notes. It also references an orange and grape fruit mixture with cream or mayo-like dressing and vague serving guidance.
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