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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1895
Page
6
In Topeka and nearby communities, society pages spotlight recent gatherings and social happenings. Host lists, guest attendance, and seasonal celebrations showcase the region’s social calendar and notable residents.
A stock of social notices lists Mrs N C McFarland and family planning trips to Chicago Evanston Geneva Lake and other northern points through September. Several Misses Wingart Quinn Ton and others depart for vacations in Philadelphia New York Martha's Vineyard Maniton Blountton and Colorado while locals visit relatives in Glenmire Atchison and Leavenworth. The Royal Baking Powder promotes wholesome bread biscuits and cake.
In Iodian Troubins Fort Waswante Wyoming on July 30 no trouble is expected unless U S troops clash with hostiles. The post has only a small infantry company and could offer little aid to settlers or defend itself. If uprisings occur Indians may concentrate near Jackson’s Bale amid inaccessible terrain.
Rock Island offers round trip fares to Denver 17 dollars Boston 31.55 dollars and Louisville 15 dollars with sale dates limits sleeper concessions and contact Rock Island areas. A M Fuller city passenger agent.
A congress of farmers plans an entertaining conference at the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta. The annual meeting of the Farmers National Congress will include delegates from Canada Mexico and Central and South American nations. The event opens October 10 and runs six days with nonpartisan aims and widespread farmer participation. President B F Clayton of Iowa leads the organization.
Tyler's Fruit Palace now draws thousands as a focal point of the Texas exposition. Moss clad interiors feature German millet and sugar cane. arches display field products. Tyler, seat of Smith County, grows as a rail hub with a booming population and a famed bicycle track around the grounds.
The Paris exhibition of 1900 will cost more and occupy a larger area than Chicago's fair. Plans include demolishing the Palais de l Industrie and converting part of it for exhibition use. An avenue will connect the Champs Elysees with the Es Planade des Invalides.
A Shawnee county chess story, Poole a famed chicken thief, faced a habeas corpus hearing before Judge Hazen in district court. The writ was denied, bond set at $1,000. Witnesses tied Poole to the chicken wagon raid north of town, with a deputy asserting two farmers identified him as driver. Poole, over eighty, argued innocence and alibi amid cross examination.
A household quarrel over economy leads to Mrs Goodheart proposing sewing trousers while the husband suffers a sudden fainting spell. A doctor is summoned as the moment passes, and the couple recovers with a reconciled joke about economizing. The piece ends with a plug for the Daily State Journal.
A Ruth Ashmore piece in Ladies' Home Journal argues that lasting marriage requires love as the foundation, not mere friendship or respect. It warns that during trials, a partnership built on companionship alone falters, while love provides true support and prayers for a spouse.
A practical guide explains reviving dull ostrich feathers for hats. Wash with warm suds on a washboard, patch ragged areas, curl and comb, then steam with boiling water. Use a silver fruit knife to curl feathers from the quill outward, finishing with a coarse comb for a fresh, stylish plume.
A novel crescent shaped receptacle for holding letters is described with white silk covering and decorative Cupid motif, including radiating ribbon bands and a suspendable loop. The page also shares a candy recipe using sugar, orange rind and coconut, plus a note on bleaching hair color reverting slowly after stopping peroxide and accelerated by frequent washes.
Governor Morrill told Starz Journal he seeks official information before acting on Atchison saloons reopening. Captain Barker and Mr. Carpenter to write officials today. Pittsburg mayor and council face possible ouster for not aiding enforcement of the prohibitory law. Assistant AG Coggawell prepares prosecutions if co operation fails. Linsky’s jail term commuted. $100 fine and 30 days for contempt. Morrill to speak August 1 at Orton emancipation celebration. Royal Baking Powder touted as pure and strong.
The Chicago Record quotes Eugene Field praising Ida Peacock, wife of Thomas Brower Peacock of Topeka, noting a deep bond reflected in his poetry. It discusses his latter writings and suggests the divorce may influence his inspiration, describing Ida with lyrical detail and recounting lines from Peacock’s verse and his habit of naming heroines after his wife.
A vintage advert promoting Scott s Carbo Digestive Compound as a cure for nervous exhaustion and dyspepsia with claimed guarantees and refund policy. It urges physicians to request the formula and notes $100 per bottle with mail order and nationwide shipping, appealing to skeptics with a money back promise.
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