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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1896
Page
6
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A dialog from 1906 features Frank Anyesell and Tom Jarvis in a library discussing domestic life and alimony. The exchange touches on wives, divorce, child custody, and social expectations, ending with a cake tasting and an advertised salve. Characters reference Mrs Jarvis and Mr Perry, with payments and remarriage speculation.
The ideal home wedding for Miss Lucy Conk Hale and Frank David Kilmer united last evening at the Hale home on West Tenth Street. The ceremony conducted by Rev. Linus Blakesley featured Miss Hale in white satin lace with roses and orange blossoms. maid of honor Miss Loty Kilmer and best man George Hale Jr. Kilmer, a Las Vegas, New Mexico native, plans to reside there with his bride. Guests included many local and out of town friends, with several travel notes and society updates following the ceremony.
Prof Lensohn, involved in state research, completes orbit calculations of a newly found comet from Percine at Lick Observatory. The unnamed body stood about 40,000,000 miles away yesterday and moves toward Earth at 1,600,000 miles per day. Predictions suggest a possible course shift on March 1.
The article extols new import shirt waist fabrics in red, lilac, green, and blue with translucent effects and delicate patterns. It highlights bishop sleeves on summer styles, white collars, and the appeal of gauze like tints, urging buyers as spring sales approach and noting fashionable designs.
A fragment outlines a Paris fashion display with gowns of green and black silk, empire waists, and pink stockings. It notes French costumers recreating 1830 styles, bold fabrics, and ornamental ribbons. Clowns and elaborate accessories fill the scene, with mention of satin ribbons and pink felt hats.
Fashion notes describe gowns and capes with frostwork and diamond accents. Ball gowns of velvet or satin feature bodices and white chiffon skirts, with new capes offering arm openings and a waistline fall. The piece mentions English fashion influence from Meyeling corps and references Prince and Princess of Wales, plus details on cotton fabrics and a mousseline de soie bodice with plaited white moire and a belt bow.
The Seventh Annual Ball of Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Lodge No 205 took place at Hamilton Hall with a lavish stage display and a grand march led by Fireman Versard Tables and Mrs Thomas Yerlin. About two hundred attendees, including guests from Perfect Lodge 298 Argentine, enjoyed festive arrangements, noted by officers Charles Beeler Edward Webb and Jo n Clark, with praise for Beeler and Webb for their ceremonial leadership.
An Ingleside track official Caldwell reports the Avetrelian starting machine a success after a week of testing. He predicts it will soon be adopted at tracks nationwide, claiming it is the only proper way to start horses.
The Philadelphia Record article notes uncertainty over Miss Povliia's response to He Young Luveycke proposal. A witness said Povliia appeared happy, suggesting mixed signals about acceptance.
A collage of light romantic lines and quips from 19th century periodicals. The text mixes dreamlike dialogue about the ocean with humorous snippets about counter stools and stockings, interspersed with fleeting verse imagery and small notices from Minturn Peck and J. W. Paisties.
Ambrose of Northwestern University, a librarian and prolific writer on bibliography, is noted for her deep study of libraries. A native of Ann Arbor and Evanston educated, she earned PhB in 1887 and a master's in 1890, and has lectured on library science, government publications, and the reserved book system at Northwestern.
The article profiles Ellen Ludlow Bushnell wife of Ohio governor Asa Bushnell detailing her influence on his rise from a $6 a month clerk to partnership with her father Dr Ludlow’s business and their eventual wealth. It covers her social leadership, motherhood, and her son John Ledlow Bushnell, with notes on other family members and their Springfield ties. It also notes a Guatemala church foundation shift due to tree growth and mentions the London Carlton club’s large membership.
The New York World notes 3834 French godsons born on March 16 1856 the same day as the prince imperial ex Empress Eugenie is said to have a will leaving a small legacy to each godson. The article recalls the era’s triumphs and public ceremonies surrounding the infant’s birth.
In selecting bridesmaids the test is style and carriage not beauty. A slow, graceful walk matters more than looks, with bridesmaids needing composure, balance, and dignity as they move. Also described is Smolensk region where women govern in spring as men emigrate seeking work elsewhere.
Giorgie's youngest locomotive engineer, believed to be a boy of 14, runs a small road linking sawmills and their supply sources. He has been in charge of the engine since age nine and is regarded as fully capable by the road's leaders.
Passage describes small economies in Japan and a craft process mixing charcoal dust with chaff and straw to form paste into compact balls. The OCR yields a fragmentary, archaic style revealing domestic industry and rough material preparation. The text is incomplete and fragmentary.
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