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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1897
Page
8
A verse expresses that divine forces shape the future of children and society. It proclaims gender equality as a divine mandate, urging both men and women to rise together toward a shared birthright and purpose under God the father and mother.
An advertisement offers Baby Mine priced at 81.00 per bottle at drug stores and promises meat by mail on receipt of price. It claims the product contains invaluable information for women and will be sent free to any lady upon application by The Bradfield Regulator Co. of Atlanta Georgia.
A Sunday shooting in Kincaid left three women and a man wounded as George Miller from Moran shot through a glass door into a home and then opened fire on pursuing Kirby and Burkey family members. Miller was wounded by a constable’s shot, arrested, and taken to jail as Sheriff Keevey and County Attorney Richarbon filed charges. The Burkey family matriarch and a daughter sustained injuries but are recovering. other victims were treated for minor wounds.
Fragmentary OCR shows a call to enlist 500 men and boys with aggressive wording and rough colloquialisms. The garbled text references Graves and a drag stone and implies a call to action or recruitment amid unclear context.
The scattered notes report Mrs. RL Row’s Topeka trip, A. D. Smith’s Ottawa business, Mathews returning from Montana, Nathan Stanley of Lincoln township a caller, Miss Berth Mellen and Miss Kate Lindy attending a funeral in Topeka, Prof A. Ramsey passing through, and various social plans including a Grand Opera House event and a Rotarians meeting in Dodge City.
An 18th century advertisement proclaims Buckien's Aruien Salve as the best remedy for bruises, sores, ulcers, fever sores, tetter, rashes, chilblains, and all skin eruptions. It guarantees cure of piles or money back, with a price of 25 cents per box, for sale by Gus Graves, the druggist.
Travel notices advertise spring excursions by the Santa Me Route on April 6 and 20, May 1 and 15, 1997, to Arkansas, Arizona, Oklahoma, and Texas. Tickets cost one fare plus $2 round trip with stopovers, promising affordable travel and rewards for well directed trips amid a promotional lure.
Reporter recounts a jailbreak disturbance at a jail where George Thomnas was assaulted. Janine Carrion and Garnier are noted in chaotic scenes as inmates demanded bread and wine. A man identified as Wad Kiel and others fled, leaping the wire fence and vanishing. No clear motive or prior trouble is established.
A business meeting of the First Baptist Church is set for Sabbath after evening services to decide on calling Reverend KO Stevenson as pastor. Members are urged to attend. NG Noms, Clerk, notes the gathering.
McNull visited the city Thursday and Menderson of Maskell was here last Friday. SChferd Gordon returns home from Em porta lents. Bessie Reeve came from Emporia Friday to Monday. Mrs. Rebecca Sarver is very ill at her son J. L. Saryer's home. Tom Robins shows improvement though weak. Wm. Wagner of Monticello in the area Saturday and Sunday. Grandma Pistole visiting the Spracley family at Prairie View. Prof. Wardrip and wife rushed to Kincaid Friday night due to Mrs. Leavenworth illness. May Veexie visiting relatives. W. Anderson and family, Miss Clara Johnson hosted north of town. Miss Nora Kramer of Goling with Beaxie and Demp Schuessler. Our avxanur nearly finished in this township. Mrs. O. L. Nokes ill with brain congestion. Implement dealers busy. corn planting begun. Toward Hester and wife to Pomona. Mrs. J. Davis very low. Davis’ father from Mound City ill. Cartie Wagner visiting Monticello relatives. Drugstore couple Sundyed in Garnett. House-cleaning season begins with carpet heat and room renovations.
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