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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1895
Page
5
Fragmented OCR highlights gatherings, visits, and church notes across several towns. Mentions Reverend Worlan and Sire Harlin visiting, Mrs Pred Marcie and family, and various Shakespearian references. No clear single event dominates, but social visits, church groupings, and community reminders pervade the page.
An article profiles Madge Treeworthy a twenty five year old Seatuite Massachusetts woman claimed as the only known woman steam engineer in America or possibly the world. It notes her record in Winnen occupations Maine authorities and references her ambition to take the engineering examination for a license and possibly command a steamship. The piece describes her family history and societal reactions, portraying her as a notable pioneer in a male dominated field.
An article debates whether mechanical aids to piano practice truly develop hand technique. It cites Mr. Liebling and Mr. Virgil on dryland training versus in situ playing, notes limits of finger memory, and considers the clavier’s influence on touch and coordination. It also describes improvised cooking notes and decorative power window screens as tangent topics in the issue.
A detailed guide describes crochet embroidery with simple materials like wool, canvas, and a crochet hook. It outlines patterns for a baby rattle and a practical bonnet, plus a baby cap, with step by step instructions, dimensions, and material lists.
A fragment describes preparing a fish dish with milk and oats baked with a batter and flour to create a creamed sauce. It outlines sprinkling pepper, using a tablespoon of batter and flour, and baking for about an hour, serving with milk.
Two great dressing types, French and mayonnaise, with boiled and cream varieties for salads. Instructions cover oil emulsion technique, timing, temperature, and ingredient ratios for vegetable dishes, plus a boiled dressing method and storage note. Includes tips from Ladies Home Journal.
A described setup details a micst pulin factory orrendenment for a Litehon eink with a drawer system for leths lders towels and a leaf to hold reo and allow damp access. An installation suggests a dark closet approach with a turn and external outlet, with pipes below floor and sink against a wall to prevent freene in winter. Porcelain version noted as ideal for the housekeeper’s joy.
The ninth triennial session of the National Council of Congregational churches opens tomorrow with delegates from Australia Canada and Great Britain expected to attend Every Congregational church in the United States will be represented Key topics include marriage and divorce secret societies labor and military religious moods Rev Merrill E Gustin D D president of Amherst College presiding.
The elm leaf beetle advance into New England spreads rapidly with reports across Connecticut Massachusetts and Long Island towns including Hartford New Haven and Bridgeport. Officials advise uprooting and kerosene emulsion to destroy pupae near tree bases. method details provided by Mansfield Agricultural School and Professor C D Woolson.
A Washington Star tale describes a Treasury Department clerk targeted by pranksters who slipped daily notes into his silk hat. The trick grew as the notes accumulated, causing him alarm about a head ailment until a beaver and a brokered sale revealed the joke and his head’s wheels were the real problem.
North Topeka items report Petra amputated a fingertip in a curse incident while Will Hewitt sprained an ankle stepping from a car. Mrs Hattie Nutter, Martinsville Ind, visits Mr and Mrs W W Lrittenden on Monroe Street. Miss Jessie Sten, ill with typhoid fever, shows slow improvement. Two cases of scarlet fever have been noted.
Reports mention families of David Rummel and 4n Taylor with local ties. W A Kemp of Torreon attends Grand Lodge of IOOF meeting while J Moree presides on Gordon Street. Joe Cromwell of Pittsburgh and Gulf Railroad at Sallisaw Oklahoma recovers from malaria fever and plans lectures. Good Literstars Reading Circle meets Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C M Nicholson to study American literature.
An English yacht trip with Sir Donald Currie reportedly included Tennyson reading aloud to a young Englishwoman, with Gladstone present. The Empress of Russia boarded at Copenhagen, and after a mistaken intimate moment, Tennyson apologized. the Empress said she enjoyed the reading.
World Medical Institute offers a October month program giving free tree treatment including medicines for chronic diseases. Doctors are paid only when cures occur and promise to treat many ailments from catarrh to paralysis and numerous private diseases. Located at 831 Quincy St Topske Kan, mail治疗 available, hours 9 to 3.30.
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