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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1903
Page
3
A young lawyer voices strong views on wedding ushers and personal identity amid gossiping readers. The piece recalls attire, social pressures, and fashion notes for bridesmaids and guests from church to reception, highlighting changing standards and playful fashion anecdotes.
A broken recipe fragment describes preparing glazed chestnuts. Peel and core chestnuts, simmer in syrup with salt, bake until tender, cool, then peel shells. Coat with syrup, drain on paper, and separate to prevent sticking.
A reader offers a method for making stuffed green peppers with two meat fillings, detailing prep steps from trimming stems to boiling and baking. The note includes suggested dressings of butter and stewed tomatoes, served with rice or macaroni. A correspondent shares jelly making advice and remedies for moldy quince jelly, suggesting improvements like quince water, reusing skins, and flavor boosts with apples and spices.
A discussion of handkerchiefs across cultures and eras, from Egyptian amulets to Elizabethan fashion, sentimental tokens in love, and modern quirks. The piece surveys symbols, social meaning, and varied uses in daily life and romance.
Afternoon lawn squares edged with Valenciennes lace hint at refined taste. Evening wear favors tiny, pocketless gowns, urging a small handkerchief tucked away in hidden places. A fine handkerchief elevates a wearer in the eyes of women and signals sentiment to lovers, a filmy token beside her chair.
A public demonstration by a fakir using an electrical machine ends with an elderly man injured after a mistaken belief the battery would tone his system. A wife protests as the test proceeds, the crowd watches, and the man collapses onto the sidewalk after the current is cut.
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