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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1902
Page
13
A reflective poem recalls a transient romance from New Year to autumn边 the beloved Sarreene worn in memory like a yearly calendar. The speaker mourns the end of summer affection as October marks the change, with imagery of flowers, blue eyes, and a white throat.
A garbled, period tone survey of New Year fashion trends and social behavior describes color choices, dressing trains, and the rising Elf who can talk at balls. It notes couture from pale blue mousseline to burnt orange, the impracticality of long trains, and a fascination with witty, well spoken women shaping dance-floor success.
The fragmentary text mixes a humorous anecdote about a persistent admirer following a woman to her door and light advice on winter skin care. It discusses olive oil and cow's cream as moisturizers, plus a note on worry as mental energy wasted on fear. The OCR yields uneven phrases and garbled names but preserves the core items.
A fragmented passage notes the third term as state superintendent of public instruction in Colorado and references a wife political dynamic. It mentions Helen L. Grenfell serving, animal kindness education gaining ground, and a month with bands of mercy forming and raising funds.
Mary Victoria Lester Curzon, American wife of the viceroy, stands in for King Edward VII at Delhi's durbar, symbolizing U S involvement in the pageantry. The piece notes Curzon's regal bearing, her beauty, and the blending of Indian spectacle with Western admiration, highlighting the public intrigue surrounding the affair.
The article extols Lady Curzon as a brilliant, intellectual woman with courage and nerve. It notes her hunting expedition in the Indian jungle with Lord Curzon, where she shot a man eating tiger ten feet long, while attendants guided the hunt.
In a reflective piece Lucy Perkins argues for reviving rational New Year visits between men and women to restore social balance. She critiques modern separateness, urges respectful, thoughtful exchange, and links women’s empowerment to broader humane progress, ending with attention to Indian women’s plight.
A fragmented 19th century style piece discusses heating and drying the scalp, advising warm towels and cautioning against harsh topics. It shifts to social flirtation norms, New Year customs, and a brief census note on bachelors versus spinsters in New England, ending with a garbled fashion remark about dress seams and fit.
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