Topeka Society Notes Paint a Bright Social Picture
Racent society items from Topeka and vicinity detail Kalman travel to Chicago visits by Mrs W Littlefield Miss Franc, Miss Loulan Miller en route to Van Wert, and Mrs Hogeboom improving. Opera plans, club meetings, and announcements ripple through the week with weddings, illness, and travel among Topeka residents and guests. The wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Connell forms a focal point amid social gatherings and whist practice. The state irrigation board convenes for organization with $20,000 at its disposal.
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Topeka
Mive Lona Bargent
Chicago
W. Littlefield
Franc
Chica
Loulan Miller
Vanworth
Marie Hogeboom
L. B. Kendall
Denver
Mra B. & Quinton
Quinta
J. M. Jones
Ruth Emery
J. W. Glead
Gross Lawrence
W. H. Simpson
O. M. McConsell
Anne Johnson
Lindsborg
Myrtle Davis
Edna Crane
Connell
Yopeka Avenue
Messia and
Mesdamus L
Smirh
L A Murria
L A. Newcomer
A. Paramers
A. E Munsey
Ko Was
Margaret R Porter
Oskalooga
Jefferson County
Tupska
Board of Irrigation
State Board of Irrigation
State Board of Agriculture
W. B Sutton
D. M. Frost
Garden City
M. B Tomblin
Goodland
The Real New Woman by London Jucy
A poetic tribute praising a woman’s steadfast humor, loyalty, and courage. It contrasts social constraints with her cheerful virtue, noting her sympathy, truth, and fearless stance against injustice. The piece lauds her dedication to friends, family, and integrity despite temptations or scrutiny.
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Wotman
London
We Suggest First class Groceries at Up Town Prices
A sales pitch promises that a trial order will prove the store is offering first class groceries at up town prices. The wording emphasizes value and quality to attract customers.
New York Style Hat Ban Echoed by New Jersey Ladies
A New York Sun item notes New Jersey legislature follows the trend against tall hats at public amusements. It urges New Jersey women to drop overly high hats in theaters, churches, and concerts, arguing such headwear obscures others while praising modest fashion in public spaces.
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New Jersey
New York
New York Sun
Subtle Grace of Susan B Anthony Captures National Stage
The National Woman's Council performance features Susan B Anthony advancing to the front, her dignified bearing likened to a Greek goddess as gaslights illuminate her, while the audience reacts with admiration and humor as she asks for the lights off. The report also notes Lena Sittig’s invention leadership for the Atlanta exposition and Princess Alix’s household portraits in Livadia, highlighting portraits, biographies, and a cautious clause about choosing influence.
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Susan B. Anthony
National Woman's Council
Washington Post
Lena Sititz
New York and Brooklyn
Lena Sitnig
Brooklyn
Sittig
Alix
Livadia
London
The Browning Memorial at Ledbury England Proposed
A plan to erect a Browning memorial at Ledbury Herefordshire forms an institute and clock tower with a reading room library and assembly hall. Promoters expect dedication in June. Mrs J W Kemp of Minneapolis noted as a top registrar copyist.
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Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Ledbury
Herefordshire
England
Thrifty man tricks a hotel clerk in Ohio tale
A whorehouse style anecdote from a Western Reserve town recalls a thrifty citizen who boasted of fooling a hotel clerk over a debt. A man named James Wiggler is sought, but the guide’s ruse ends with a half dollar kept as payment for guiding to the wrong house. The piece quotes the Wootroit Free Press and New York World clipping about thrift, right and readers’ reaction.
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Sy Feough
Ohio
Western Reserve
James Wiggier
James Wiggler
Me. W
Drawing the Line in Frontier Texas Jail Tavern
In early Texas frontier days a hotel keeper blends jail saloon and real estate business. He vows fairness, complains he cannot fully enforce order, and notes inmates escape when meals run low and whisky is watered as he avoids policing duties.
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Texas
Jim
Peanuts and Helen Keller in a Childrens Page
An article describes peanut cultivation, varieties, and yields in the United States, noting Virginia North Carolina and Tennessee as key regions. It also recounts Helen Keller meeting in New York, highlighting her schooling, senses, and recognition of famous figures. The piece includes a poetry fragment about hidden treasures and springtime imagery.
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Africa
South America
Europe
United States
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Comparative Areas Size of Nations and States
St Louis Globe-Democrat lists global and regional land areas for nations and states. It notes Atiam at 106000 square miles similar to Idaho, compares Macedonia to Illinois, Korea to Kansas, and Russia’s European and Asian expanses totaling about 8500000 square miles, with other comparisons including Mozambique Germany and Britain, Peru, Algeria, and states carveouts from Missouri and others. The piece presents broad area equivalences without deeper analysis.
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Atiam
Idaho
Macedonia
Alinois
Korea
Kansas
Missouri
West Virginia
Palestine
Christ
New Jersey
Honduras
Mississippi
Mozambique
Germany
Great Britain
Afghanistan
Colorado
Florida
Dahomey
Africa
Connecticut
Peru
Texas
Montana
Nevada
Russia
Europe
United States
Asia
Algeria
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Rhode Island
Omnois
Arkansas
St Louis Globe-Democrat
A Closer Comparison with a Stock Broker Gaffe
The Rev Dr Fyrthly slipped on the post outside offices and fell among stock brokers who greeted him with humor. He replied with a Jericho parable about a man who fell among thieves, then moved away calmly.
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Fyrthly
Jericho
Rockland
Shattered Hope
A distressed wife laments desertion and bitterly challenges her absent husband. The scene contrasts personal heartbreak with shifting thoughts from money to chorus ambitions as lives unfold in a fragmented narrative.
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Siill
Detroit Tribune
Cigar Dealers Urged About Joe Wright Sale
A noisy appeal to cigar dealers asks if the Joe Wright cigar is on sale and warns that everybody smokes them. The message references two alzea for 10 cents straight and 25 cents for a group, then shifts to an ad for granite ware from Sheldon.
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Joe Wright
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Reynard
Showll
Moon
California
Harrison’ Tele
H. Hiatt
Lafayette St
Tofeea
Kansas Ave
Mra
J. W. Kemp
Minneapolis
the Register of Deed of
Cardinal Sarah
U Ouys Hanrem
Thrifty
Freddy
Pertickler
New York Times
Helen Keller
Keats
Napoleon
Bent
Poe
Pirvat
Gilligan
Gugan
Mrs. Nuwed
Carters
Mr. Nuwed
Editur
AMN
Brooklyn Life
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