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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1904
Page
11
Basements display gingham fabrics with two suits priced 10 to 15 cents. patterns imitate costly materials and, when well made with tasteful trimmings, achieve a stylish effect comparable to far pricier suits.
The column lists numerous club events including a cooking club meeting led by Mrs Ju and a Bowling club dance at Steinberg's. It notes hostess changes for the Whist and Occidental clubs, university events by Mappa Kappa Gamma, and various society visits and trips. Several residents, such as Mrs A H Norton, Mrs J B Furry, Miss Jeule Wilson, and Mrs Charles Brown, are mentioned with travels to Arkansas City, Galveston, San Antonio, Kansas City, and Newton, with upcoming engagements and gatherings noted.
A Breslau surgeon announces at the Jat Mile Week German surgical congress a new all enclosing cabinet to expose the lungs for operative purposes. The design uses reduced external pressure to keep the lungs from collapsing while operations on the chest oesophagus and throat proceed. Animal tests show lungs fill and drain with each breath under controlled pressure.
An old newspaper clipping advertises travel on the Wabash line to St Louis with a pitch to visit California’s San Joaquin valley farms. It touts cheap farm opportunities, abundant wine production, and MarchApril excursions on Santa Fe. Also notes a sale on gold clocks at 734 Kansas Avenue.
After two weeks of prep, a surgical operation removed the tongue of Thomas Maguire, a noted theatrical treasurer formerly of San Francisco. He had cancer at the tongue root worsened by smoking and believed his life depended on full removal. He pledged to learn to talk with his fingers as doctors foresee a rapid recovery.
Police court notes recap a late night raid on a disorderly resort at 301 Kansan Avenue resulting in three women and two men arrested. Keeper Arnold and suspects Rath Bailey Bessie Morton W Travis James Van Horn faced charges for presence. one private watchman and another hackman were among those detained. A traveling man was the only uninvited guest. Brown the vagrant was fined $10 for assaulting an officer during a disturbance. Burglary at Mills hardware in Rossville and thefts at the National hotel were reported, with stolen silk and dresses recovered after an arrest nearby.
North Topeka roundup of residents visiting Kansas City and Winchester and Humboldt. Alta Bellhog heads to Chicago for graduate study. Hodge family relocates to Oklahoma. Edna Heywood to study at the University of Chicago. A newborn son for Mr. and Mrs. James. Roy Fluke dies after a short illness in Oakland. Presbyterian church annual meeting planned at Mrs. Arnold’s home. Agron Sheets seeks treatment in Kansas City.
A slate of elected officers includes Mrs Beeler as treasurer and A E Robinson as secretary with vacancies due to resignations. The Ladies Aid society meeting, a Topeka presbytery session delegate elected, and an informal reception for the new Central Avenue pastor are reported. Also listed are Good Friday and Maundy Thursday church services, a W C A gathering, and a planned Odd Fellows event on Quincy Street with a box social.
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