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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1903
Page
9
A patchwork of social notices lists engagements marriages and visits among residents. Names include Bre. Charles Mr. Sheldon Mrs. Merriai and many others with references to family events dances and movements across towns and cities. The item mentions a forthcoming marriage and multiple social calls and travels spanning Chicago St. Louis and distant locales.
In St Louis July 16 the question whether recent floods were act of God may be a key issue as the St Louis Business Men sue various river companies in trials tied to recent river floods. An executive meeting of the business league was held with attorneys aimed at prosecuting and defending all claims arising from losses.
Real estate transfers listed include Helen J Seydder and husband to G We Fintheway on multiple lots in Haynton's addition and other transfers noted for Chapman Street and surrounding avenues. Several parcels mention street names, additions, and implied monetary sums, with multiple grantors and grantees across different blocks and streets.
In Armourdale Kansas City a mass meeting heard criticism of relief administration for flood victims. A five member committee was appointed to probe fund handling and members urged immediate cash aid rather than delayed relief. Speakers cited slow distributions, clerical waste, and demands for prompt action.
A motion sought a five member committee to investigate the joint relief committee's actions. McHale named E H Wooley Robert Kerns W H Daniels Samuel Survers with Gene Cole as initial appointee but Cole declined. McMale to replace him while Madlem Coy and William McHale planned to invite the committee to the evening session.
A telegram from Cambridge reports that three homing pigeons liberated near Wichita on Thursday reached their home in Wells the next morning after a 1005 mile voyage. Captain J. Ho Ash han received the message noting the birds flew swiftly to their home, completing the long endurance flight in five days.
A reader from Colue Cet shares a life story of enduring rheumatic torment for fifteen years and finding partial relief from a mysterious treatment. The account mentions kidney and liver troubles and references bottles that helped, though details remain unclear and fragmentary.
Catherine Talbot surveys Paris Summer fashions with detailed notes on gowns, hats, embroidery, and accessories. She highlights elegant fabrics, color harmonies, and the trend toward simple, refined lines while noting wedding gowns and veil trends, with reflections on American and British fashion sensibilities.
A child’s dress of white delaine with a rose silk sash and a decorative embroidered collar. The frock has a long waist and short skirt and features a pinkish sash tied at the back, reflecting Paris fashion in a four to five year old size.
The article details a handkerchief collar cut from a square diagonally into four triangles, finished with a one inch hem and hemstitched. It describes long tucks, fagoting, a drawn work stitch, a yoke of bias strips, and a lingerie collar finish for a wash dress with fringes dominating summer trimmings. Fringes remain popular in shop and porter room visits, with luminous silk fringes on gowns and ecru linen fringes on batistes and net fabrics.
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