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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1897
Page
2
A crowded Kansas column reports on international tensions with Russia and Turkey, a possible divorce denial for Mrs. Cleveland, electric lighting planned for an Indian school, and a defense of the jury system amid New York legal cases. The piece also notes reform ideas for education health and civic virtue, and condemns sensational misinformation.
A fragment reflects on laughter boosting spirit and health, claiming hearty mirth stirs blood and organ function differently than other times. It asserts cheerful people attract friends and share joy, while sadness isolates the sufferer.
The Geological Department in Ottawa reports total mineral output nearly doubled in 1896 with coal, copper, gold, lead and silver rising. Nova Scotia boosted coal and gold gains while British Columbia and Ontario shifted output. iron ore fell across provinces except Ontario. A stray quote about women’s ages appears amid unrelated items.
A poem in old style urges workers to resist oppression by wealth and status. It frames laborers as equal to any man, calling for inner virtue, self-respect, and faith to rise above daily hardship. It argues that true power lies in a noble mind, not crust or living conditions.
Michigan Federation of Labor leader C Barter urged a plan to employ convicts on roads to curb prison goods competition and support road building. He argued convict labor would lower costs, end prison-made goods’ market share, and shift costs of crime to a general tax.
The British Miners federation calls for nationalization of railways lands and mines. Providence painters seek an eight hour day after May first. Allied Printing Crafts Ohio to meet in Toledo in May. Washington machinists leave the AFL join the National Machinists. Kalamazoo ships sixty celery day during July to January and industry nets $600000 yearly. California hosts 100000 Chinese workers and many white laborers. California wage figures noted. Cincinnati to build a $4.5 million water system with home labor preference. trades unions rally strength to control the project.
A series of pointed questions and critical contrasts about McKinley era policy pushing the gold standard, bimetallism, and gold monoliths. It links Hanna, Wall Street, and England to the presidential life of Major McKinley and the alleged manipulation of finance and policy. It also compares Gage and Sherman on monetary strategy and policy aims.
A critique of the gold standard argues that a hidden elite controls global finance and forces nations to adopt gold as final payment. It predicts rising gold prices, collapsing wages, and vast concentration of debt and property, citing recent bond issuance and looming internal upheavals. The piece warns of internal corruption and foreign influence in economic policy.
A critical view argues that wealth concentrates through monopolies and contracts under a competitive system. The speaker warns a future upheaval unless government theory changes, claiming the gold standard forces recognition of inequality and the system’s injustices as avenues for advancement close.
An excerpt quotes Tenatius Donnelly from The Golden Hottie arguing that money dominates society and that humanity should reject monetary systems if needed. It contrasts modern finance with ancient Mexico and warns against yielding liberty to wealth in favor of people’s welfare.
A New York World report cites J. D. Rockefeller earning 8.6 million annually about 23,000 a day and 49 a minute while the average worker earns about 22 a month. Critics question whether such wealth is earned fairly or justly earned by laborers.
In Philadelphia American Barker argues that import curtailment and reduced consumption drive revenue deficits. He links impoverishment to falling prices from gold standard adherence, rejecting blame on Wilson tariff and market flooding, noting no import increase but a decrease. The piece cites general economic strain and policy effects.
The passage lauds Wilson as the leading farmer in Kis State and criticizes Secretary of Agriculture Morton as a legal quack and nuisance who has often advocated policies harmful to the American farmer, though he holds the farmer’s representative post.
The Philadelphia Press urges unity amid unrest and calls for the McKinley administration to lead decisively. It argues patriots must stand together behind the administration to ensure reasonable and just progress, warning of renewed peril if the effort falters.
The Olatha Tribune quotes The Reverend T DeWitt Talmage arguing the Bradley Martin ball was fine as it spread money to the poor. He contrasts this with Belshazzar's feast, calling it a banquet for the needy but noting it burdened the poor with compound interest for crumbs. The columnist notes a modern man who would rather be...
Northwest Magazine touts ammonia as a universal remedy for head colds catarrh and throat ailments. It suggests inhaling drops from the hands to clear the throat and warns of ammonia’s deadly bacteria effect while noting diphtheria epidemics.
Irth Trelan Flancigan recalls a man resembling herself in a tense scene. A few years older twin hypothesis sparks debate as a young doctor contemplates family arrangements. The conversation hints at a marriage plan and ailing mother needing care, with a hint of investigative intrigue.
In the Chicago Post a remark notes widows’ needs as very unhealthy while joking about single life. The exchange cites physicians and a man who concedes widows’ appeal is irresistible, reflecting social banter of the era.
Fragmentary clippings include a child asks about skating rewards, a bombastic cold cure ad promising money back, and a quip about wives unhappy when husbands grant freedom. The blurred items mix humor, medical ad claims, and social observation from a historic paper page.
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