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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26
FASHIONOOM

~ TYLISH light weight and becom-
ing is a black tulle mushroom
~ shape trimmed with a bow of
black moire ribbon.
What Is called Bulgarian crepe is
a good choice and in the new argent
white is lovely for the summer coats
of little children.
The newest laydown collars are
narrow. Ecru is the predominating
color of them. Many of the collars
are edged with extremely wide lace.
The woman who can afford to in
dulge in the fashionable caprices
matches her footgear with her indi-
vidual gowns; even the material and
color are the same, so that the tout
ensemble is correct.
The broderie Anglaise bonnet, with
a ruffle of valenciennes lace upon
mousseline, is the prettiest of head
gear for the perambulator girl. Even
upon these models there is a blossom,
just a single one made of pink or
blue satin nesting among the lace at
one side.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26

each gallon of water is the right pro-
portion, and it should always be used
for garments made of the common
hannelette, for otherwise this is so
likely to catch fire that the wearer
of it is in danger of being burned to
death. Fires are often caused by
muslin curtains being blown by the
wind against lighted candles or gas,
SO 1t is wise also to rinse such drap-
cries il alum water
- o clean stove pipe place a piece
of zinc on the Goals. The vapor
produced carries off the SCOT.
w HEN Esso oahe - Of soap has been
1t Is liable to break put 1t and
a new cake in hot water for two or
three minutes, then fit thin pieces
onto the new cake and press firmly
with fingers; it will adhere and be-
come part of the new cake.
A FTER using knife to pare onions
a drop it in cold water and leave
until the dishes are washed.
then wash with hot -oapsuds and no
odor will be noticed. This rule holds
good for utensils in which fish have
been cooked. Securing soaps will not
remove disagreeable odors from knives
and dishes, but this simple method
never fails.
m UT up several shelves six inches
wide over the drainage table OF
the sink. In wiping the dishes
taken from the plate drainer place
them in piles, the same kind together
on the shelves. This happy thought
saves steps in wiptng the things and
at the end the already sorted dishes
can be put away in the pantry with
the least effort.
- HE stock pot is the handspring OF
a well-managed kitchen. In il
should be collected bones, poul-
try, carcasses, trimmings and vegeta.
bles, for any scrap is welcome. A
piece of shin beef may sometimes be
added for extra strength. There viii
be no lack of soup, gravy and sauces
If this is kept constantly going; it i:
the foundation for them all. Cotton
cloth for pudding anG dumping bag:
will be needed; also bands for bind
ing the beef roast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26
LADY who likes fads, yet

A LADY who likes fads, yet does
A not care for the accumulation OF
N odd bits of bric-a-brac, pur.
chased a plain silver napkin ring
which she takes with her on her trav-
els. and at each city where she makes
an extended visit she has the name
of the city, date, ETC., engraved upon
the ring. 1t is getting full of names
and is very artistic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26

NF black stockings are washed in
warm, soapy water and rinsed in
clear water with a little vinegar
they will keep their color until worn
out
@N 0 quickly cream butter and sugar
use the wire potato masher and
have the ingredients in a thick,
round bottomed crock. If the milk is
added it creams more easily.
7 EMoNs will keep longer if placed
in covered glass jars. BY some
1t Is said they will keep longer
II the jars are filled with water. If
wrapped In tissue paper and placed
% bran they will last many weeks
during hot weather.
COOD laundresses, when washing
u white stockings, whether of silk
or thread, add a few drops of
oxalic acid to the water. The reason
Of this is that the acid has the effect
Of removing the stains caused by the
boots and shoes, which are only set"
when washed with ordinary soap and
water.
IRON rust on stoves which have not
been in use this summer can east
ly be removed by going over the
parts with coarse sandpaper, after
ward covering the places with hot tall
low or any warm grease. The next
day wash with hot soapsuds in which
there Ia liberal supply of kerosene.
Tenders, CRATES and stoves can be
cleaned in this manner.
mo clean ivory that has become
brown or of g. blackish tint, dis
solve rock alum in rain water !;
boil this and keep the ivory in the
boiling solution for about an hour,
taking it out from time to time and
cleaning it with a soft brush; then
let It dry in a damp linen rag, when
1t will be found thoroughly cleaned.
Ivory is often bleached by the sim
pie process of dampening 1t and ex-
posing 1t to the rays of the sun, q
process which must be frequently re-
peated.
~ URNING accidents would be COM
~ paratively rare II mothers would
have alum put in the last rims
ing water for children's pinafores
nightgowns, ETC., when these articles
ore washed Two ounces Of alum to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26

NF black stockings are washed in
warm, soapy water and rinsed in
clear water with little vinegar
they will keep their color until worn
out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26

T o quickly cream butter and sugar
use the wire potato masher and
have the ingredients in a thick,
round bottomed crock. If the milk is
added it creams more easily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26

. clean a stove pipe place a piece
n of zinc on the Goals. The vapor
produced carries off the SCOT.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-26

main in Cincinnati because Of the
Western Union l6d,cials here last
night.
Two bridges OF the Pennsylvania
railroad east OF Richmond. Ind. have
been washed away. it was reported
to the Western Union. The Cincin-
natl. Hamilton q Dayton railroad lost
q bridge two miles last of Indian.
apolis, and the Big Four was com
PEELED to annul all trains out of Gin
cinnati. The Big Four plans to send
q relief train to Dayton from Cleve.
land as Dol as the track can be re-
constructed.
No Trains Into Dayton.
The telegraph company has. been
informed by the railroads that no
train from any direction can get into
Dayton. 1t was reported at the same
time that all trains out of Cincinnati
have been annulled.
The Western. Union ONCE at Logans.
port, Ind. was abandoned Mt $3.50 p.
m. Yesterday. At that time there
was six feet Of water in the Penn
sylvania railroad depot there. The
Western Union once in indianapolis
was surrounded by water at s:4b p.
m. The telegraph company's ONCE
in Indianapolis il in the heart of the
business district Of indianapolis. The
water was rising slowly but it was
not thought there was any immediate
danger that the building would have
to be abandoned.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-26

personal experience Mr.. Linger's mind
rallied to take c~ognizance of the cues.
ton. He would only shake his head
and mutter that the storm was awful.
H.. Wilson, who was q machinist in
Omaha. recited a story Of his expert
ences walking along one Of the down.
town streets.
Took Warning From Clouds.
He said he took warning when he
olscerned n inky-gree1 clouds rise up
from the northwest in the shape of q
huge funnel.
1T heard the roar preceding the
blow" said Mr.. Wilson land Jumped
into. an excavation adjacent to a near
by house.
"Tilnbers and trees few over my
head, compelling me to extricate my
body from a mass Of wreckage after
the sweep. MI. Wilson said he was
frightened but unhurt..
Glad to Get Ava.
John Groom and Max Bicha, both
IRONING at 1903 .Ames avenue. at the
time Of the storm, arrived in st. Paul
on the Chicago Great Western. train
No. 2 Tuesday. and declared that
they were glad to get away from the
tangle Of a cyclone.
h two young men intimated that
they were Canada. bound, to take up
a homestead in that country.
j. s. Cohen, who lives at sos Ash
land avenue and is a wholesale jewelry
dealer with offices in the Ryan build
Ing. said Mayor Dahlman was q real
hero in the midst Of the calamity. He
said:
Everything possible is being done
by the mayor and his assistants. to re-
lieve the injured and homeless. There
is very little suffering or hardship
among the people that were. hit the
hardest"
"The troops are ~patrolling the
streets In fine shape so that property
is we'll protected from the bands Of
looteSs. I think there has been only
one looter shot since the Storm"
Mr.. Cohen was caught in the city
while en- route from the Pacific coast.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-26

Chicago Junction. hut through service
was maintained by using the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern tracks
through q portion of Ohio. although
all trains arriving here from the east
were from two to eight hours late.
The Fort Wayne branch Of the Penn
sylvania system, maintained through
schedules by using the Lake Shore
tracks in Ohio.
Tho Lake Shore & Southcrn's right
OF way through Ohio was reported
not to have been damaged by the
foods. Trains were running on sched.
ule.
The Santa Fe and the Chicago. MIL
waukee & st. Paul reported the move
ment Of trains delayed because Of
damage done by the storm to their
private telegraph systems.
Trains on the Illinois Central. Chi
cago & Alton. Chicago. Rock Island
& Pacific. Chicago Great Western,
Pere Marquette and the Chicago. Bur-
lington & Quincy railroads were from
one to seven hours late in arriving.
Cloudburst Last Night.
A cloudburst between Cincinnati
and Dayton last night shortly after
$3.50 washed out the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad track in three places and
brought down the only telegraph wire
between the two cities. A relief train
over the PENNSYLVANIA railroad with
100 boats. food. tents, nurses and
medical supplies. was forced to re-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-26
DAYTON, Scene Of FLOOD HORROR
IS THIRD DUS1RAL CITY Of OHIO
Seat of Montgomery County Has Population Of 1857,
and is the Third Industrial City
in State Of Ohio. o
in State Of Ohio.

Dayton. q city Of 1852 population. is the county sea of Montgom.
cry epyai Goun :, 10 oM MGR, nd situated In the heart Of the Miami valley: Ac-
ing eaab1shments. with q n aggresate capital of $12s05231 and en-
I$43.741.s40.
The city is situated on the east bank Of the Great Miami river at tho
Il the Mad river and o the line Il the Miami n Erie canal, It
ts located sixty miles northeast Of Cincinnati and ten railway lines oper.
tie more than 100 passenger trains into the city daily
Dayton gained national prominence a the home of the Wright
during their aerial experiments a home and abroad. Wilbur. who
S led. II TYP typhoid h, ever May &c. 1912. AID orvnIe. who stn makes Dayton his
winch their Invention was first realized and which has been enlarged to
the present Wright manufactures, is located there.
Among h larger structures Of the municipality m IN. rowt
house, state hospital public library, national soldiers home. countv ,nsans
asylum. and the establishment Of the, National Cash Register comnanvs
employing $500 persons. The city also has Important railroad car manT
factuiies. 1t contains ffty-two churches and improved public school
buildings c"o
Dayton, at an advantageous point in the fertile Miami valley. is tho
center of an extensive electric interurban system,w which Connects The cM Jv
with other Ohio business centers within a radius II 100 miles IT, n. ~
>' ""poA'anee oI 's
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-26
REACHED At DAYTON, where
TIDAL WAVE SWEEPS BUSINESS STREETS
Water is Reported From Twenty to Forty Feet Deep, and
Bodies Can be Seen Floating Past Windows Of Office
Buildings-Water and Light Plants Destroyed.

Governor Cox of Ohio received a
message at Columbus from Phoneton.
six miles from Dayton, saying that
t~wenty-three bodies had been swept
into the Great Miami river. They
We're supposed to have come from Sid
ney. Shelby county.
Many Missing at Delaware.
AT nineteen persons were
reported dead, many missing and 400
families homeless. B. V. Leas, mayor
OF that city, reported drowned, has
been saved. He estimated the death
list at from IS to. Is. Scores Of UNI
fortunates yer marooned and a wall
of water seven feet high is inundat-
Ing the town.
sixteen or seventeen dead at Ham
iiton, Ohio. are rAported. Conditions
similar to those q Dayton render res
cue work impossible. Otto, a hamlet
OF 100 persons. was said to have been
destroyed and the fate of the inhabi-
tants Is unknown.
No Light and Fire Protection.
throughout Indiana railroad and
traction lines have cancelled nearly
all train service and many cities were
deprived Of light and fire protection.
More rain and colder weather pre-
cluded the hope Of immediate relief.
In indianapolis. street cars, water
and gas plants were forced to suspend.
Seven thousand. persons are homeless.
T b,s ;e. are ss,ns e n for by ch.rita-
Many cities and towns, including
Fort Wayne. Lafayette. Richmond,
Marion. Muncie. Kokomo. Connersville
and Logansport. are partly flooded
and frantic appeals for aid were sent
forth by the residents. The known
death list in these places totalled IS.
Huge Bridge Breaks Away.
AT Lafayette a huge bridge broke
away. carrying at least W. persons to
death. The less there extends to MIL
lions. and thousands are homeless.
Richmond is in darkness and twen-
ty bridges in Wayne county were de.
stroyed. =,
At: Rushville half aamillion dollars
OF damage was done in the bushes.
and residence district.
At Kokomo the property loss was
estimated at a million dollars and five
hundred persons are living in the Sec
ond stories Of their houses. Similar
conditions were reported from An.
derson. Marion. Upton, Noblesviiie
"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-26
STORM SWEPT HOMES AND
SEEK new farms IN NORTHWEST
CHASTITY Experiences are Related by Refugees in ST. Paul
Faces Depict Scenes Of Death and Destruction
Heard Walls of Dying Cattle.

st. Paul, March 26.-Haggard coun-
tenances characterized the refugees
who left their homes in storm-swep
Omaha to start out anew on farms in
the northern states and Canada, as
they passed through the st. Paul UNI
and Chicago Great Western trains.
Among the families who have aban-
doned their wrecked homes in Elk
horn. a small Omaha suburb, where
the ornado started, was that of Anil
Parkening. his wife and three small
children. P%arkening was accompanied
by T. w. Linger and r Wilson on his
trip. to Alberta, where they have taken
stead.
Like Hand Of Death.
MI. Parkening compares the fun
nel-shaped cloud that he watched
swoop towards his home to the hand
of death he has often seen ca%ricatured.
1.-THE sight Of the funnel-shaped de-
stroyer and the accompanying roar. is
something that the mind cannot con-
~ceive.'' said Mr.. Parkening while wait
ing for the Dispatch photographer to
adjust his camera
Heard Dying Cattle.
"As l saw the storm approach I
grabbed my wife and two children and
huddled them together in one corner
of the kitchen. The skies turned black.
making it impossible to see your hand
before your face. In the next instant
we could hear the crunching of tim
bers intermingled with the din of our
dying cattle. We were saved. but lost
the roof of our home and surrounding
sheds and barns"
|. Aided the Helpless.
Mr.. Linger, who lives with the Park
ening family, wore an overcoat that
bore mud marks and rents in the cloth
incurred while rushing about the SUBJ
urb aiding the helpless and homeless.
MI. Linger maintained a silence
about the storm, his attitude being due
to nerves upset by the horrible sights
Of death and destruction he witnessed.
Mind Is Upset.
When asked for an account Of his
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-26

OF wind storms and I can say that
the Omaha storms was one Of the
worst, II not the worst in history, Peo-
PIE here DO not realize the MAGNITUDE
Of the storm. As a general thing.
vino storms jump about. destroying
property IN spouts. and taking lives at
rare intervals. The Omaha twister
seems to have kept to the ground after
it struck. leaving nothing but ruin
and destruction in its path"
e. J.. Mccain, trafic manager Of
n Commercial club. told today of the
recovery Of his canary bird. One side
OF the Mccain home at $3.50 Dodge
street. was badly wrecked. The cage
OF Chicey. n canary, was found bad.
~ battered after the storm. As none
OF the members of the family were in
jured. interest conferred for q moment
on n canary. After a search the bird
was FOUND under a bed in the house,
uninjured. and cheeping merrily.
Charles Clavier. whose home AZ
1868 Leavenworth street, was COM
pletely demolished. told the follow.
ing story:
MY wife. daughter Lois, and NV
self, had returned home from an aft
ernoon call and were just sitting down
ITO supper when from the west came
the most terrifying noise that 1 ever
neard. The last thing I .recollect was
the of the house being rails
co from its foundation, and the pantry
DOR blowing. in. I was thrown to
the floor and a mass Of debris fell
across my back. I was overioyed to
near my wife's voice. assuring me she
was all right. Our daughter. Lois.
was ncS.here in sight. I soon pulled
the b from over me and, treadina
w Ia wreckage. I saw my daughter
suddenly In a corner Of the cellar
frightened. but safe.
MY home on which I made the last
payment the fifteenth day Of February,
is wiped out together with my savings
Miss aurtha Long wa. compelled
to resort to the sign language Sunday
night. her screams falling to attract
the attention Of would-be rescuera
standing within a few feet Of her.
Miss Long was in her home when
the storm broke. She was thrown
this way and that, and finally waa
pinned beneath sons wreckage, with
mattress and BLANKETS. over her; aa
soon 20 the storm passed men rushed
into the house. They heard the Rirl
but were unable to locate her, because
OF he roar Of the wind. Miss Ions
worked her arm through the debris
OF mon above the wreckaGe.
The wind, which Has tha prima- ~
cause OF the deaths, saved the life Of
Monsignor Colaneri. He had Just clos.
led q service at the 6acred Heart con.
vent and attempted to open one OF
the big west doors. The wind blew
1T shut and a moment later a. Rreai
mass of boards and bricks fell tusi
loutsids the door.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-26

Chicago. March a6.-Floods almost
unprecedented in area, following the
tornadoes and rains Of the last three
days. yesterday swept tour states of
the Mississippi valley, causing a loss
OF life that may reach into the hum
dreds. and damage to property
amounting to many millions of dol
lars.
Ohio and Indiana, and in a lesser
degree Illinois and Missouri. felt the
brunt of the disaster.
At Dayton more than sixty persons
breaking of the Miami river levee and
the reservoir, fifty miles above the
city.
When the Associated Press corre-
spondent succeeded in reaching that
city. anxiety caused by exaggerated
reports Of loss Of life was set at rest,
although there was great difficulty in
obtaining details.
MaroQned in Offices.
Marooned in Office buildings in the
center Of the town, hundreds Of per-
sons We're vainly awaiting rescue.
Streets heretofore considered miles
from the danger line are running
eight feet of water, the t%orrential
force of which precluded rescue in
boats.
Millions Of dollars in property dam
age has already been incurred and the
flood is still on the increase.
From Indianapolis came reports of
10000 homeless throughout Indiana
and a property loss reaching the en-
ormous figure Of $50. 900, 900 in cities.
towns and villages alone. This does
not include the losses to farmers. The
loss Of life, while not so great a. in
Ohio. has not yet been estimated.
Bodies Float Past Windows.
h climax OF the food in Ohio wa
reached at Dayton. where last night
it was reported that the water is from
20 to 40 feet in many streets: that
bodies were floating past the windows
Of Office buildings. and that the
catastrophe assumed the proportions
of a tidal wave A telephone mes
sage to Chillicothe asserted that 3d.
900 Of Dayton's inhabitants were
homeless and that a relief train had
been dispatched from Xenia. Hun
dreds of fires. which could not be ex-
tinguished. were said to have added
to the horror of the situation at Day.
ton.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-26
GAS EXPLOSION.

Sheldon. N. D.. March 2s..A "a.
explosion In the engine room Of the
First National bank Of Sheldon dam.
aged tho bank and building to an Tex
tent Of about $1,000.
It 10 believed the engine room filled
With gas from the ~acetylene tank n
Was isnited by the furnace fre. The
names were hercely fought for two
hours before they were subdued.
The Sheldon Progress. whose Offices
and plant are In the basement Of the
same building. had q narrow c
from the blaze and explosion. The
plant WAS DAMAGED to the extent Of
ABOUT $3.50 from! smoke and water,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-26
OMAHA TORNADO
worst Of ALL
Man Who has Been Through
-Four Catastrophes so De-
scribes the Twister.

Omaha, March 2e-George f. Bieort
Of Holyoke. Mass. who had been
through two tornadoes and the San
Francisco earthquake. declared the
Omaha storm the worst of them all.
In none of the others have l receiv.
ed a scratch. Yet the four calamities
I have mentioned, I have made careful
observations and I have never seen
anything that compared with the loss
Of life and property wrought by the
tornado that passed through Omaha
Sunday. Take the three disasters and
bunch them together and then the
comparison could not be made too
strong.
HAD the fire not followed the earth
quake in San Francisco. the loss of
life and property would not have been
great; the tornado in st. Paul and. in
st. Louis were just summe zephyrs
when lined up beside the Omaha
storm.
IT am %conversant with the history
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-26
Bladder Trouble Causes
Terrible Pains

After taking a trial bottle of DR.. XII.
mer's Swamp-Root which you for.
warded to me. ] purchased some from
q local drug store and after using
three dollar bottles ] can truthfully
say tina I was cured Of all the terrible
pains I had in my back. side and head.
caused by bladder trouble. I had the
worst kind Of kidney trouble and suf-
.ered 80 that I could not even stay in
bed with the pain. DR.. Kilmer's
swamp-Root made me feel just like
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Very truly yours,
MISS MARY ARDNER.
S07 Warrington st. Denance. Ohio.
sworn to before me and in nv pres
ence subscribed by the said Miss Mary
Ardner. this 18th day of July, 1909.
F. L. RAY. Notary Public. =.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-26
Letter to
Dr.Kilrner 4 Co.,
B~inghamton. NY.

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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-26

The Heroes are not all dead yet. Ten
men out west are going to eat two
yoar-old eggs experimentaily and In
fun possession Of the facts. =