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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1895
Page
6
A Topeka wedding fills the church with ceremony and music as Dr. Co McClintock and Miss Isabel Lamon tie the knot. Guests, relatives, and friends fill the reception rooms with gifts, dancing, and social chatter, while the choir and organists provide a formal program.
North Topeka reports a light scene of station life with odd phrases about Jojubee Bones and a Bible service. Local couples wed or planned weddings, while Judge Wood visits the bride at home for a late ceremony. A diphtheria scare prompts many to stay in, and a Republican rally is planned at a colored church. Funeral of Jesse Van Flest noted. burial at Rechestur cemetery.
An advertisement offers a Dallas and return trip on the Santa Fe Route for sound travel. The copy promotes headache relief with Minute Headache Tablets from J. K. Jones Drug Store and mentions Peerless Steam Laundry at 112 and 114 West Sixth Street.
Oct. 14 report details fashionable postilion backs on tailor gowns in wool tweeds and smooth fabrics. Notes straw seams, capes, and complex basques with buttoned straps. Describes Louis XV and Louis XVU walking gowns, military capes, and ornate accessories. comments on growing popularity and impracticality.
An article reviews singing technique focusing on respiration and palate control as key to vocal stability. It cites Lamperti on palate position, Italian breathing methods, and practice routines, plus a section on copperas usage and several recipes for baking and household tips.
The engagement of Miss Velictte Oglesby to George M. Pullman Jr is announced. Daughter of ex Governor Richard J. Oglesby she is educated by private tutors, speaks French, plays harp, sings, and excels at music. The wedding will be at Oglehurst Dilbert and promises to be a grand Illinois affair. Public Schools in Japan and church costs are noted, plus a local arrest case of J W Wayne for store theft and a health talk at Bijos Opera House.
A long OCR list details staple groceries and prices including sugar, flour, beans, rice, fruits, canned goods, meats, and household items. Items feature brand names and units such as 9 pounds of finest California sugar and a wide range of canned fruits, vegetables, and pantry staples.
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