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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1903
Page
5
Kate Clyde discusses social appeal of simple, fresh fashion over ornate dress. She argues natural ease, good nature, and unselfish acts attract men more than flashy, clever flirtation. Advice covers attire for resort life and the value of tasteful, airy homes and landscapes.
Sacajawea, a Shoshone woman, is to be honored among statues at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition if Oregon and neighboring states push their plan. She aided the explorers by securing ponies and guiding through hostile tribes, including the Flatheads and Nez Perces, during a horse shortage.
Lillian Gray profiles Marie Curie as a plain homemaker who, amid domestic duties, pursued radioactivity research from home. The piece lauds her quiet life with Professor Curie, credits her with isolating radioactive properties in pitchblende compounds, and notes her status as a pioneering, world renowned chemist ahead of American peers.
The article contrasts aging mothers and daughters, praising a forty year old and a sixty year old mother who remains active and stylish. It highlights doctors bias against older patients and recounts Marie Curie’s discovery of radium with her husband, noting her quiet genius and pivotal role in science despite being modest and understated.
An ornate report traces two notable necklaces: a gold nugget necklet worn by Mme Sarah Bernhardt and a second piece owned by the Dowager Duchess of Abercorn. The latter features a chain of thirteen miniature portraits, each depicting a child at birth, given by the late duke. The piece reflects heirloom sentiment and fashionable jewelry of the era.
Fragmentary text discusses advice for women readers on child feeding and manners. Mentions Miss Turner and Miss, with stray lines about blondes versus brunettes and a “stick purse” as a fashion item in the fashionable woman’s toilet.
Readable fragments touch on cane and purse fashion, Byron collars, and care of whalebone items. Ex-Governor Adams of Colorado defends suffrage, claiming no decline in refinement or public order. Miscellaneous quotes reference etiquette, motherhood, and a note on French coffee drinkers.
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