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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1895
Page
6
Scott G Bowne Wy AU Druggiste promotes Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil and hypophosphites as a restorative therapy for consumption anemia scrofula rheumatism bronchitis and marasmus. It claims to nourish blood bones and nervous system and to arrest disease progression while initiating repair toward restored health and vigor.
Personal items recount Rev Dr Roberts lecture on Victor Hugo at the Topeka club and musical interludes by Miss Winifred Wagner and Grace Wittich. The Nautilus Club held poetry and Longfellow reviews, plus a social tea with multiple hostess actions. Other notes describe lectures on foreign influences on English literature, camera club portraits, social teas and parties, and a few health and travel mentions among Topeka residents.
An alumnus from New York Yale class of 1860 sends to every class member a circular arguing Yale’s governance should modernize. He claims the current practice of perpetual incumbency hinders growth and questions clergy control of the university. He urges a progressive change.
Old Moss, an honest eggs and chickens vendor in Austin, chats with customers while counting. He carts wares in a small cart pulled by a small donkey and once stopped before Mrs. Samuel Burton’s residence. He claims ten dozen eggs from the country are fresh and guaranteed.
A humorous vignette opens with a daughter learning to cook and counting eggs in a dialect rich exchange. Uncle Mose brags on the age of relatives while wry commentary on old-fashioned foods and modern haute cuisine follows. The piece shifts to a bank director clock anecdote and a volley of light social squibs about weddings and manners.
A detailed guide to building a two panel sewing screen with shelf pockets and brass fittings, plus a note on its appeal for summer window work overlooking flowers and sea. Includes cost breakdowns and tips from Florence Ellis on practicality and pride in crafts.
Miss Leora Morrow hosted croquet with friends while others traveled to Wyoming and Colorado. Local visits include Mrs. M. G. Petro of Beloit and D. I. Miller in town. Classifieds advertise meats produce, dental services, farm equipment, hearses, livery stables, groceries, and a capital carriage works. Community events list Presbyterian picnic at Goerfield Park and East Indianola Choral Society meeting.
Professor Samuels, renowned as the greatest thinker, preaches a series titled Words of Wisdom on eyes and their abuse. The lectures emphasize moral clarity, self control, and the dangers of vanity in visual culture.
Prof Samuels says correcting eyes is harder than any eye operation. He warns that few in the United States truly know proper eye correction and that many opticians lack real expertise. He invites calls to Throop Hotel Topeka, promising surprising results.
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