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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1903
Page
2
A brisk column entries about foreign and domestic gossip ranges from polar expeditions to Toronto to jokes about elections, lawyers, and livered commentary on public figures. It notes Latin American revolts, blue laws in Philadelphia, and the dash of humor tied to current events with multiple unnamed anecdotes.
Alfred Noble of the Panama commission outlines climate as a major hurdle and asserts the canal could open within ten years with modern machinery and 20 000 to 40 000 workers, mainly Jamaican and other West Indian laborers. He praises U S staff, compares tunneling feats, discusses the De Lesseps plan, and notes American machinery gains.
A Beverlyn suburb house owned by Jenkins is for sale. The tenant notes numerous suitors visiting and complimenting his wife. He warns that if men again flirt, he will confront them and defend his wife, stating he is strong.
Rumor that Count Cassini would not return after announcing a mid May call to Europe proves unfounded. He is regarded as the cleverest diplomat in Washington and the star member of the Russian corps.
The Panama Canal will cut Australian trade via Suez but retain a major share of world shipping. Anglo Australian tonnage will mostly stay on the old route for length and passenger mail shortcuts via Britain. Russian interests may resist ceding their current advantage in Europe.
The people of Antrim celebrate a new curfew decision with town officials approving the measure. The move aims to restore order and public safety, reflecting local sentiment and governance.
A fragmentary quotation attributes to Pilato a view that wisdom alone is the pure path worth any exchange, and that true virtue comprises fortitude and temperance culminating in wisdom as the ultimate good.
A Paris restaurant famed for steep charges defends them as a barrier between patrons and the vulgar. Owner M. Bignon argues price levels protect the dining environment and prevent crowding, while a guest notes a prior overcharge. the proprietor says no restitution will be made for a mistaken bill.
A witty monk uses biblical principles to carve a fowl in secular company. He assigns the head to the master, the neck to the baroness, wings to the two daughters, and the drumsticks to the young barons while keeping the remainder for himself. The host questions the interpretation and the monk explains his symbolic allocations.
The purist asks how to pronounce vaudeville. The prefect answers vaudeville with doubt. He notes the word is French from valdevue a river in Normandy and traces it to Oliver Basaelin, a 15th century poet.
Edward Grieg objects to being called Scandinavian arguing he is Norwegian. An English magazine titled him a Scandinavian composer, prompting him to request clarification with a London friend. Grieg notes his Greig ancestors moved from Scotland after 1745 and settled in Norway.
Herr Pohl, president of the German Society for the Protection of Cats, releases findings from his investigation on feline lifespans. He notes that calmer, better regulated lives correlate with longer lives, citing a Royal Castle of Nymphenburg cat that reached forty two years as evidence.
A Newark Ned cemetery monument records John Black aged 46 who died after a cherry tree branch broke and caused him to fall. The entry also notes three infant children buried with him from New York Tribune.
A wife frets over a birthday present for George while a brother insists a diamond would please him if he also possessed the other three aces, revealing a lighthearted poker style exchange about value and luck.
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