Whist Party Highlights Society Weekend in Town
In the society world personal items note a whist party hosted by Mrs Moon at the family home, with Christmas decorations, dainty watercolor cards, and refreshments. Prizes awarded include a china bonbon box to Miss Dara Furman and a gold wishbone pin to Mr Edward Steunts. Several attendees from Hiawatha and Lawrence are listed, and plans for future gatherings are given along with club notes and upcoming visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Migs Dara Furman
China Benbon
Perze
Edward Steunts
Ee Pressmt
Mita Pred Cole
Henrietta Thompson
Mary Thompson
Arnie Ewart
Binncho Dienst
Dai Lakin
Hassle Gibpon
Olle O' Bries
Alice Prasot
Antoinette McAfee
Mise Curtie DuBois
Nellie Clough
Diack
Leavenworth
Mre
AR Lingafelt
Davenport
Iowa
Cheistinas
Sr. Lingafelt
Mire
G. Willett
Gertrude
Kansas City
Mise May Romaine
Winfield
Clyde Herne
Stedman Elub
Copeland
Robert Wis Stevenson
Br. A D. Gray
Laura Case
L. H. Crandell
L AL McNabb
A. W. Roby
Mice Roby
T. Hawke
Christmas-Months Visitors Bring News From Many States
A lengthy list of holiday visitors and residents is noted, with names like Monaghan, Nurtoo, Sheffield, Ackley, Palmer, Taylor, Ingersoll, Markham, Parmeter, Cayances, McCabe, Wallace, Whitwa, Cone, Williama, Wood, Poulson, Van Amburgh, Plot, Holverstall, and relatives in Topeka, New York, Chicago, Detroit, Denver, Manhattan, and Lawrence, reflecting a festive mobility across cities and states during Christmas holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing Teschsra Sod
Mersey
Pd. Monaghan
Southwestern Fuel Co
Topeka
Monaghan
Kansas and Nebraska Fuel Co
Omaha
Intersela
Nebraska
Johe Nurtoo
New York City
Nurtoo
Dtr
Wallace
Mary EH Whitwa
Detroit
Ugst
Mee
Whitten
West Exguth Street
H. A Cone
Lawrence
Williama
Argentine
J.D. Harry
Grace F
Lows
M.A. Robinson
Denver
Colorado
Tope
C. H. Evans
Frank
Valley Falls
J. Kedion
Girard
Anra
W.C. Webb
A. B.schrantz
W. O. Neville
Mr. Schrantz
Fork Island
Fairbury
Mies Grace Black
Agricultural College
Manhattan
C. J. Wood
Wellington
W. J. Poulson
St Jon
A. Woolverton
J. F. Jarrell
la Grippe
Adrian Suerman
Eloped Couple Captured After Burlington Train Stop
A young woman from Albany allied with Newman and an Indian suitor eloped to Josevs Mo and were seized by police as they disembarked from a Burlington train. The pair had known each other for five weeks. The girl’s father and three brothers planned to arrive tonight. The Indian, tied to a patent medicine company, displayed defiant attitude and vowed to resist separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tus Newman
Josevs
Uuusu
du Newman
Albany
Helos Dicks
Burlington
Tramps and Alcohol Spark Fight Near Rock Island
Telegrapher reports drunken tramps near the House In Took Inland. Police arrive to find two men, Thomas Henderson and Thomas Kirk, too intoxicated to fight, lying together amid an odor of ether. Each fined five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Thomas Henderson
Thomas Kirk
Texas Floods Drown Six Ranch Workers and Livestock Losses
A great storm in the Concho valley, Sterling and western Texas claims six drownings including Mia Cadiz, Undin, Ortano Cadiz, Emilio Deltro, Albado Jardin and Pedro Sardia. Livestock losses and extensive ranch damage feared amid the flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorn
Conche Ri
Dallas
Texas
George Cumminge
Hambrich
Sterling County
Centho
Concho Valley
Terna
Mia Cadiz
Miis Undin
Ortano Cadiz
Emilio Deltro
Albado Jar
Smoke Tux Horns 5 cigar and unfamiliar fares
The Missouri Pacific will sell round trip tickets between all stations within 200 miles on December 22, 25, and January 1 at one and one third fare. Return passage limited to January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
Hole in Prison Wall A Jail Delivery Thwarted
Sheriff Naylor of Jackson county captured two burglars, Henry Exsige aged 87 and Deyas Milla, who had dug a hole through the outer wall of their prison cell in Holton. The men planned to escape at night but were stopped by the sheriff, preventing a potential jailbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molton
Sherif Saylor
Naylor
Jackson County
Holton
Henry Exsige
Deyas Milla
Lawsuits Multiply Between Tillotson and Mantey
Legal action between S R C Tillotson of city and M G Mantey of Lawrence widens with Tillotson seeking 5000 dollars in damages after his acquittal on a criminal libel charge. Mantey counters with an answer and an estoppel claim, with trial set for Lawrence in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillotson
Mantey
S.r C. Tillotson
M. G. Mantey
Lawrence
Mn Mantey
Macley
North Topeka visits and holiday guests noted
North Topeka scene lists visitors and holiday guests: A. Ttams of Tatersat, BK Maxwell and son visiting Grant Maxwell, Sam Fulton and family from Kansas City with Mr. Fulton’s parents, Delia Harris from Clay Center visiting Rev. Madison Jynes M. Campbell’s family, A. Campbell and A. J. Arnold visiting judges in North Topeka, John A. Myers from Nebraska, Jesse Gilmore with grandparents near St Marys, John Anderson from Chicago visiting Charles Schilting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tatersat
BK. Maxwell and Son
Grant Maxwell
Fort Worth
Tex
Sam Fulton
Little Son
Kansas City
Fulton
Arsie Payne
Delia Harris
Clay Center
Madison Jynes M. Campbell
Washington
North Topeke
Quake Hits Spanish Province With Collapses No Fatalities Reported
Maputo dispatch December 27 reports an earthquake in the Oretmee Vinun Puebla do Tribe Lagudina Val Ge Orres region of Gatocia province. Several houses collapsed but no deaths are confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maputo
Oretmee
Vinun
Pusbla Do Tribe
Lagudina
Val Ge Orres
Gatocia
Employes Remembered at Stetson Hat Company Christmas
Workers at the Stetson Hat Company gathered for the annual Christmas entertainment and awards in a large assembly hall. Apprentic es in each department received merit prizes of 250, 5, 10 and 20 dollars, plus gold watches and chains as appreciation for careful work. The event was led by Theodora C. Search, company treasurer and general manager, and featured music by Geibel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stetson Hat Company
John B. Stetson Company
Wil
Geibel
Theodora C. Search
Bright American Girl and European Table Manners Reflections
A travelogue contrasts dining habits in Germany Switzerland and France with remarks on table service, beverages, and national tastes. It notes waiter routines at Neuhausen, beer practices among Germans, Rhine wines, and the preferred drinks of Americans French and English travelers. It also touches on chiffon fashions and new Dorset stage garments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhins
Baden
Scotland
Switzerland
Italy
France
Englstman
Prenchman
Adding Corner Closets to Small Rooms in Homes
Domestic guidance explains how to add a built in corner closet to a room lacking storage. A rectangular space is avoided by using an angled design, with wallpaper frieze continuing across the front, a hidden hinged drawer front, and a dust protecting curtain for the open area above.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowmide
Webb Donnell
Country
Genema
HOME MANAGEMENT The Gentle Art of Household Leadership
The article praises the capable housewife as a calm manager who earns respect without tyranny. It urges wives and mothers to study the temperaments of husbands and children, praise good intentions, and use praise over harsh discipline. A tactful, courteous approach yields peace, lasting service from workers, and a harmonious home.
OLD-TIME COURT DRESS AND GREASE SPOT REMEDY
A Paris news note describes heavy gold and silver embroidery on satin gowns as a rage, with vivid image of a court belle’s gown. Also from the Tribune guidance on grease stain removal, recommending a borax solution with camphor and alcohol to treat spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
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THE
Adams Co
Nec
Childern
Arments
Aulare
Bai
Tomorow
Milis-Adams Co
General Botes OP Society
Greenwald & CO
Kansas Avenue
Fifth
Sixth Streets
Trumbull’s Art Store
North Tope A
Spain
Employes
J. W. Puiriars
Barghart
Neuhausen
Dresden
Dorset
Uje
Pretty
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