Topeka Society Circles Celebrate Milestones and Parties
In Topeka society news Miss Jessie Small hosted a thimble party for about twenty five ladies in honor of Miss Hortense Kelly who plans to depart for Wichita with her parents. A fortieth anniversary dinner for Mr J G Gordon drew old settlers including Mrs Weymouth and Mrs Campbell, with supper at Copeland followed by cards and songs. Madame Ries reception hosted by Mr and Mrs L M Crawford brought prominent locals to Clay Street, while Grace Cathedral women edit to Easter Sunday Capital plans feature a memorial bishop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Scott
Chicago
Sms Gardenhire
Potwin
J. G. Gordon
Topeka
A. Washburn
Peter Fisher
D. L. Lakis
Topekas
Madame Ries
L. M. Crawford
Clay Street
Mr. Crawford
A. L. Williams
E Martin
David Mulvane
Artelle
Mabel Martin
Ancle Jones
Mra Crawford
Boa
Miss Atchison
Will Taylor
Emporia
George Wilson
Lele Saxton
Vera Lowe
Fort Worth
Tex
Hal Hazlett
St. Louis
Medical
Tom Clementa
J. P. Davis
Charles Colburn
Hiawatha
John Bovard
Seamon
Kansas-Texsa Coal Company
Kansas City
O'Donsid
Harold Chass
A. Marburg
Jetmers
Harrison Street
Ferguson
L. Willams
Fillmore Street
Jessie Ferguson
E FP. Cartlidge
Ross Burns
Boston
W. BH. Rossington
Theresa
Be Ingalls
Aed
H. Clarkson
Carolyn
Kangana City
Mary McCabe
Joab Mulgane
Abs
G. O. Wilmarth
John Rhodes
Kansas Avenue
Helen Metcalf
Eaness City
Kansas Medical Collage
Twelfth
Tyler Streets
North Topeka Community Happenings Also Tales Of Local Guests
North Topeka notes a mix of social visits and daily life items from the north side of the river. People mentioned include Mr and Mrs BF Kistler improving health, Mrs Samuel Kull visiting from Rock Creek, and various greetings from local families and clubs.
Mean Insinuation at Smiths Studio Causes Dispute
Dudely Canesucker and Gus Snoberly argue over having photos taken at Smiths studio. Snoberly accuses Smith of un gentlemanliness while the photographer directs the subjects to look pleasant and fixate on a sign. An ad notes spring suitings from Mayberry Tailoring Company at 713 Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Gus Snoberly
Texas Siftings
Mayberry Tailoring Company
Naughty Dog Milk Thief Dog Caught in Neighbors Block
A Newfoundland dog owned by Mrs. Moffatt in Garlow Street is revealed as the milk thief that shorted Bloomfield families on Lawrence and Harlow streets. The dog drank from milk pails on Rev. Winans’ stoop, then returned the pail with the lid closed. Neighbors and the milkman learned of the amusing culprit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield
Lawrence
Harlow
Jack
Railroad Flags Across Crossings and Signals
Railroad workers explain crossing signals with a three color code white for right red for wrong and green for gently go along. A brief verse reminds readers to stay safe near tracks as travelers observe how flags guide behavior at stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grean
A Clear Cut Argument Before New Jersey Bar
The brief notes Miss Kilgore, a tall, slender, attractive young woman, denied admission to the New Jersey bar. The court was impressed by her argument that states permit women from other states to practice and that New Jersey should allow women from within the state to join the bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Miss Kilgore
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Florida
Buffalo Times
Portrait of a Queenly Luncheon Centerpiece
A luncheon featured a lavish centerpiece shaped as a royal orchid cluster. Lavender orchids, maidenhair fern, and buttercups formed the display, with lavender satin ribbons and violets trailing to each guest’s plate. Guests were seated and invited to take their own bouquet from the arrangement.
A Long Lane and the Squeeze on Woman Suffrage
A New England note laments Massachusetts joining New Hampshire, South Dakota, New York, and Kansas in voting against woman suffrage within six months. The piece contrasts population gender balance and notes blows by voters, a constitutional convention, and state legislatures, highlighting a widening setback for suffrage efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
South Dakota
New York
Kapsar
Kansas
Bay State
Empire State
Granite State
Souffower State
Swingeoat
New York Sur
To day's Woman and its British-scoped ambition
Edited by women in Dublin, To day’s Woman presents a leading article by Sir Charles Cameron on Scientific Professions For Women. It contrasts progress in England and America, noting women in law medicine dentistry and other fields in America, while England leans into geology mining botany zoology paleontology and mathematics. Torquay’s Woman advocates adopting the American system and broadening Britain’s approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
T Xehom
Charles Cameron
England
America
Torfay
Costly Ring Cake At Broadway Party
A Broadway chef displayed three giant cakes for a birthday party. One cake, valued at $50, hid two diamonds worth $1,000 each in different slices marked by flags for ladies and gentlemen. Mrs. WW Vanderbilt ordered the confections to celebrate her daughter's eighteenth birthday, with one cake allotted to servants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WW. K. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Establishment
New York
Ice Cream Imitations of Fruit and Floral Designs
Describes ice cream creations mimicking fruit and flowers with precise size, shape, and coloring. Notes a cocoa nut likeness resting on a palm leaf and muskmelon form with rough rind and leaves. Ends with promotion claiming Dr Price's Baking Powder requires less quantity for a single trial proves it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Price
A Slight Offense In Irish Town Sparks Hanging Jest
An English tourist arrives as a man is to be hanged for shooting his landlord. The crowd gathers, the peasant explains the man “made game of his landlord,” and the Englishman questions the justice of hanging over a joke. The exchange highlights the absurdity of the punishment for a minor provocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sor
The Tea Gown and Fashionable Deshabille
A London writer in The St James Budget extols the tea gown as the peak of feminine attire. It shifts from robe d interieur to dinner dress, with decollate necklines and corselless drape. A New York caterer recently copyrighted an ice cream mold resembling Trilby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
London
New York
Trilby
Sure To Young Hopeful in Wet Clothes Comic Cuts
A humorous caption notes a hopeful figure dressed in best clothes standing in water while a child appeals for a penny. The ad references Peerless Steam Laundry at 11 and 114 West Eighth Street, inviting readers to use the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adirts Peerless Steam Laundry
West Eighth Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
General Notes OF Society
Cyclone Glee and
Banjo Club
BB & Magee
Clara Laubach
Misa Nellis Lincoln
Brockett Morehead
I. W. Minney
North Topeka
BF. Kistler
Samuel Kull
Rock Creek
Fred Stitt
Albert Carter
Marion
J. E Crockett
Sweet Sixteen
Hewitt
Weatern
Wallace
Clay Bowen
Dell Small
Atchison
Bessie Pennell
Daphne
U. P
Malcolm James
Mandolin Club
Polks
Mrs
Roll Nichols
Quincy Street
National Reserve Lodge
Barrett Block
Rev. Byers
Chambersburg
Penn
G. ©. Nicholson
Ishinente
Mr. van Danswell
Fifth Avenue
Europe
Chappie van Danswell
Tam
Danswell Pere
Ike
New York World
Silas
Punkhorn
Boston Courier
Joe Wright
Edison
Shakespeare
Abraham Lincoln
Pilgrim's Progress
Milton
Hogarth
Demosthenes
New York Recorder
Italy
Paul
John
Pruden
Piperhesteck
Plug Tobacco
Necnseee
Prof W. Hi ‘Ang Withant
Cai
W. H. Peeke
New Yaris
SEARS
Kans
Times
National Stables
Livary
Ess
Gilcilist
Jackson Street
Uetom Avenue
Missourl
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