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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1894
Page
6
A New York column muses on aging gracefully for women, contrasting expectations for older and younger ladies. It discusses the social pressure on women past forty, suggests fashion as solace, and details various cape and gown styles, fabrics, colors, and adornments fitting an elderly lady’s wardrobe according to period taste.
An article contrasts past and present women campers in the Adirondacks, noting shifts toward fashionable dress and hotellike conventions. It outlines practical outing wardrobes, gear, and budgets for boarders and guests, from hats and skirts to boats, wraps, and boots, plus activities like camping, fishing, canoeing, and mountain trips.
William Miller recalls 1851 arrival in California and a night ambush on the San Jose to Los Angeles relay route. A highwayman drew a gun as the stage neared a canyon, but Miller’s whip ensnared the weapon, flipping it away and scattering the loot as the crew fled.
London author Howard L. Abbot condemns British prisons as harsher than American facilities. He describes restricted contact with letters and newspapers, limited visitors, and progressively improved bedding and food tied to conduct, arguing inmates face severe deprivation while awaiting better treatment in the U.S.
The Santa Fe and Baltimore & Ohio railroads are named official routes to Pittsburg for the national encampment. The Santa Fe line from Topeka departs 3 PM Saturday September 3 with Pullman sleepers and coaches. Tickets on sale September 7-8, return by September 28, with stopover options. Also listed are Union Pacific and Rock Island options and low round-trip fares to various reunions and conventions.
A mixed bag of notes covers paper telegraph poles praised for lightness and strength, comparisons with iron poles on long lines, and insect resistance. Also mentions experiments on wood and fat content in trees, rail route tickets to Pittsburg for G A R meeting, and various patent medicines and hair tonics with local shop references.
An advertisement touts Krause's Headache Caps as preventing headaches when used as directed and claims they even prevent pain if the skull were cracked. It also mentions 25 cents per box and references Rowley Fol as sponsor.
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