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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1897

Page

6

Topeka Socials Feature Elegant Evening at Ranney Home

Recent social note details Misses Ranney hosting at their Topeka avenue residence. Guests enjoyed five course tea service on aral tables, with various table decorations. Evening included bridge and social games, listing attendees with many from Topeka and nearby communities.

Ranney Topeka Avenue Diary Thompeor Ole Croken Franc Little Siise Keri Kanaag City Alexander A Moon Mary Sivon Siew Lala Revens Finnatha Silas Lian Tart Mies Susi Wilder Theresa Rienshartin Mist Caro Pentel Prat Goss Alexander Harry Murtan Joe Marenn Tellus Wiebilens Lot Bronson Join Waters 15. Curry Ed Kellam Me MieVienr Walter Cust Sol McBeide Raward Dennis

Mrs W Mills Reception Notes College Visit

An event honoring Mrs W W Mills featured Mrs Leila McKee, president of Nestern college at Gxerdean, with ex-students and local ladies assisting. Attendees included Mrs WA Johnson and Mrs P Lewis, with a late evening dance at Huidsen's hall. Speaker Mr Mille and guest talks addressed high school students and community culture.

W. W. Mills Leila McKee Nestern College Gxerdean WE. W. Mille Tapeka Mille Aire Johnsen Arts J.D. Oe Partaset Aan Robart Steel Tike Loere P. Lewis Pee Mins Janet Giilina Mle Dillan McFartend Tad MoKos Warlor Ani Kankax Gls Latvia Huidsen Robert Pierce J.D. Heyshen Wnd Croshe Ant Charles Haie Meyers Mee Ates P. Hinair Ciuinheriain

Masquerade Party Highlights with Notables and Couture

A detailed society page notes a Sunday masquerade with elaborate outfits and a cake walk. Miss Feathery Graves and Mr Otis Dalton Sseett head a list of attendees including S.J. Tigros, Van Vechten couple, Bliss baby Souri, Dora Clark, Katheryn Graves, and others. Personal mentions cover millinery sales, visitors returning home, and local club gatherings around Topeka and nearby towns.

Nanon Heron of Hee Featheryy Graves Otis Dalton Cally Wellton Mise Rist Graves Lorena Frank Smith Pauntleresy Ed Clark Lat Gardin S.J. Tigros van Vechten Bliss Baby Souri Mattie Payne Bliss Annabel King Dora Clark Sind Mamie Hallatin Katheryn Graves Aiberta Will Tthoiles R. Aet! Tram Tekoy Will Burgess Clerk Tom Herron Gite Mackes Olesaxa Eprcial Fiaraine & Elertards Sue Oe Parrett Kanor Noble Atchison, VA Lintiger Ste Proce Littlefetl Kansas City Mra Mise Franc Stine Lies Lewis Mint Mande Bulite Kansas Cit Decekmetal Club Lucy Kingman Mme Stebel Hun Thimeis Topeka Harry Horton Awe Nanon Ferme Vie Els Great Groves Citicies Viretta la Bothe A. F Tian Betts Eylar Kasean City Pearl Bamps

California Limited Promises Fast Travel on Santa Fe Line

An old newspaper blurb touts the Santa Fe schedule offering quick trips to California in under a day. It mentions palace sleepers and tourist cars, highlighting comfort and shortest distance as key selling points for the California Limited. It also references Barns and seasonal contrasts.

California Santa Fe Pullman Palace

TWO OLD OCCUPATIONS Queer Methods by Which Some Women Bare Lives

The article notes inventive ways women in New York and Philadelphia earn income through unconventional services. It describes professional mending services targeting bachelors at boarding houses and hotels, with varying prices by wardrobe size, along with a Philadelphia worker who cleans kitchen floors for 25 cents, using portable tools and a strict half hour per customer to earn three to four dollars daily.

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How to Make Harmonious Flower Doilies

Flower doilies are easily made and very pretty. Embroider the center cloth with the same flowers to achieve a harmonious effect. The instructions show the method and illustrate the larger power of the work.

Flower Doilies Show Elegant Handwork and Pattern Tips

The article details doily designs in fine ecru cloth with pink embroidery silk for petals. It notes patterns resembling hollyhock or rose, pansy, and sunflower, and suggests flat-pattern techniques using two equal panes of glass to trace and press flowers or leaves.

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Sedation the Househeld and Soda Cleaning Claims

A fragmented notice outlines soda uses for household cleaning and preservation. It claims soda brightens tinware, preserves green vegetables, cleans ceilings with smoke stains, cleans lamp chimneys, and keeps flowers fresher when placed in water.

Buckwheat Cake A Nation's Favorite Morning Treat

An affectionate look at buckwheat pancake culture from its dawn to modern breakfast tables. The piece praises the pancake, contrasts true homemade cakes with street versions, notes regional differences in names, and recalls wartime cooks and mountain farms. It highlights buckwheat crops, honey as a flavor partner, and a playful statistic on pancake quantities.

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Odd Interview Sparks Warned Admiral Porter Tale

A fragment recounts Captain Lioyd G. Marrs of St Louis recalling Admiral Porter dismissing a young ensign’s plea for leave during active Mississippi squadron operations. The anecdote blends personal duty with romance as Porter refuses, prompting the ensign to marry shortly after. The piece also weaves in several unrelated vignettes from other sources and historical figures with scattered dialogue.

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Market Report from Associated Press Chicago

Today’s market report notes wheat futures opening steady with slight gains, corn and oats steady with a shade higher prices. government reports show favorable South American crops. North American receipts mixed, with slight movement in milling and commodities, while oil and other grains show limited changes and quiet early trading.

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