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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1896
Page
6
Misses jackets for 9 and 310 each now 4.98 each. Ladies jackets 3.98 to 7.98. Fine electric seal capes 11.98 each. Wool cashmere hose 12 5 per pair. Natural gray suits 0.98 each. Extra quality vests and pants 0.87 and 0.38. White checked nainsooks 0.05 and 0.20 yard. Heavy white crochet quilts 1 each. Embroideries remnants under half price.
Mrs Popenoe recounts a social visit described in the society pages, noting impressions, attendees, and light entertaining details from a gathering in the Evropes circle. The piece reflects local society mood and social customs of the era.
Mrs F. Popenso recounts a six week European tour with eight Kansans and a Boston woman aboard the steamship Parisian of the Allan line, detailing sailing from Montreal to Liverpool via Quebec and Montreal, visits to Gladstone’s home and Stratford, Oxford and London, with scenes of the St Lawrence, Mersey, and Irish coast and reflections on travel attire and scenery. The piece also covers local social events, club meetings, charitable activities, and a long list of society attendees and engagements in Topeka, Kansas.
Whispers about a charity ball gown gala and a Valentine event at the Sens Parell club surface amid social chatter. A Topeka woman notes fewer trousseaus than last year and hints engagement rumors circulate within intimate circles while lent begins February 1.
A short Georgian tale follows Melpomenus Jones, a shy curate who cannot say no to visitors. After six weeks of endless tea and social pressure, he refuses to stay and ruins his nerves. The family manipulates him with photos, jokes, and gifts, keeping him trapped for weeks. His health deteriorates into delirium and fever, ending in death as he clings to the thought of leaving.
A profile of Henry Norman, famed foreign correspondent for the London Chronicle, detailing his cosmopolitan upbringing, Harvard education, globe trotting career, and bold journalism. He is described as a multilingual, fearless interviewer, with a noted from Constantinople and a bold book on Japan.
New Jersey celebrates the inauguration of Governor John W. Grigg at the opera house with the legislature in attendance and a large crowd. Meanwhile, the Louisville Paper Company filed for assignment in county court, seeking relief as a struggling business and estimating assets around 920,002.
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