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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1904
Page
2
A collection of oddball vignettes and wry comments touches on war, diplomacy, and daily life. It humorously notes British quirks, a hypothetical Russian camel supply, Thibet civilizing feats, and the peculiarities of fashion, politics, and social foibles across nations and eras.
In Wethersfield Connecticut a famed elm on the town square near the Smith house is described as the largest in New England. Planted over 170 years ago by John Smith, its base shows roots above ground with a 55% feet circumference and a trunk circumference of 2244 feet. Four major branches rise from the immense trunk, each capable of forming a tree.
A Seattle man purchased a copy of a 1534 German Bible linked to Luther’s translation. Printed in Augsburg in 1720, the heavy foot-thick volume is well preserved with clear type and old-fashioned woodcut illustrations. The owner, a renter, has refused offers to sell until he finishes reading it.
A narrator notes that though Mzards have teeth the small sauriany rarely bite and instead craft intriguing pottery. One boy’s mother adorned him with nineteen of these tooth motifs, creating a striking decorative piece.
Prince Bajidar Karageorgewiteh, cousin to the new king Peter, crafts refined art metal pieces in Paris. An exhibit in Hamburg features belt buckles, paper cutters, combs, spoons, and hairpins with relief flower and leaf motifs including an anemone handle, a leaf bowl, and a daisy design.
Prospectors in Mexico’s Durango state report discovering a new waterfall in Tierras Dosconocidan that towers at least 8,000 feet, surpassing the former record of 2,400 feet in the Alps. The group, while seeking Test mine Naranjal, heard a roar and climbed the canyon to witness the immense cascade.
Speaking of long records assectman OC M Washburn of Greene Missouri has a pretty good one He was recently elected for his 26th year.
The text argues that Mongolian elements are present in Japan and blend with Caucasian traits to form Japanese types. It notes facial broadness, a low broad nose, oblique eyelid folds, and gradual infusion through China and Korea, with language not showing Malayan roots.
A new peat coal process claims to revolutionize energy, using dehydration by fans and electric disintegration to preserve peat’s properties. One ton reportedly costs 1.25 and the product rivals Welsh steam coal priced over 4 at the mine, though readiness varies.
English cock fight revival sees several bouts held under strict secrecy. Birds are fitted with steel spurs about two inches long.
George I. Natchwey of Seattie Washington claims to have created a crowless rooster by crossing Black Spanish with Wyandottes. He produced two full grown samples that cannot crow though they appear ordinary in every other way. Whether this result repeats in future crosses remains uncertain.
In Hartford Connecticut two freshmen climbed repairs staging to place their class banner on the flagpole. While others battled a thwarted plan to mount a tunner on a campus building. The 1908 banner appeared about 100 feet higher than 1907 after the sophomore flag was set. Submarine cables total 200000 miles costing about 200000000 dollars originally, now valued at 300000000 dollars. Deep sea cables noted as a world investment with Tangent at 16000 miles and total number around 1700.
Housewives in the Philippines prize grasshoppers as a table delicacy. Natives catch them with nets, dry them thoroughly, then sweeten with brown sugar, chocolate, and candy. Confectioners craft grasshoppers into visually appealing treats, often decorating with sugar and color. The resulting snacks are described as sweet and biscuitlike.
Ohio State Journal recounts a Spanish crown once worn by Queen Tsarella and the jeweled imperial bauble later owned by a Spanish grandee known as Prince Drago. The crown, valued for its diamonds emeralds rubies and napplires, was bought by Gould for 125000 and now graces Countess Castel.
A description of Dante Allighieri and Dante Gabriel Moyserti works portraying intense love. The article notes Moyserti’s love poem to a young woman who later became his wife, and mentions the manuscript being buried with her and later sold to a publisher for a price.
A severe windstorm in Whiteburg Kentucky toppled a hive through a farmhouse window, demolishing it. Beehive occupants fled as bees swarmed inside, while a tree in the orchard was struck, killing other bees and melting honey from a hive.
Fragmentary OCR describes the plant sehubertia from Central America and compares its blossom to an elderly man’s face with a smooth head, wrinkled forehead, protruding eyebrows, sunken eyes, prominent nose, receding cheeks, and a long white beard.
An advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a quick remedy for backache and kidney trouble. A Spokane reader claims relief after using them, and the notice offers a free trial by writing Foster Milburn Co. in New York. It mentions 50 cents per box and urges women not to show indecency when consuming rum.
A fragmented notice from The Laundry Blue Co. advertises dry cleaning services at 14 Michigan Street in Chicago. It mentions a pricing scheme of 10 cents per item and 20 cents for extra blueing, urging customers to visit for samples.
A famed judge shares cross examination lore about a bad tempered Amaxonian woman in his court. Her loud aversion shows as she resists questions while the opposing counsel presses a simple query. The remark lands: her husband appears contrite as the lawyer jokes about intentions.
A vignette from Lippmann's describes Johnniv taught to 'po h a Wlessing at breakfast. One morning guests present, Jahania embarrassed, offering a brief petition: Oh Lord, forgive us for the fool.
A quirky note shows Little Kimer recalling Bible tales in unexpected ways after chewing a poiseh lozenge given for a foretrromt. He blurts, Mamma, that fellow Basu was chump to trade his birthmark for masses of hat stuff.
In the last three-quarters of a century the wages paid to the laboring classes in Spain rose only 1h per cent. They now average 45 to B2 cents a day.
A young Ohio woman recounts years of stomach and nerve trouble worsened by coffee. After trying many doctors and drinks, she switched to Postum Cereal Coffee and improved, gaining strength and health. Her daughter and son also benefited, with emphasis on proper Postum preparation. Postum Co Battle Creek is cited.
An 1880s ad praises Defiance Starch with 16 ounce and 14 ounce packages at 10 cents. A quirky local anecdote mocks an Atchison man who never sweats and a saying about a girl who marries the wrong man.
A sales pitch notes Defiance as a coin with a promise of value. If you dislike it you can return it to the dealer and get one third more for the same spend. The note claims it will please, offer satisfaction and resist sticking to iron.
A beekeeping note describes a sanitary squad of bees that ventilate their hives and keep air pure by beating their wings to move air like electric fans. The ventilating squad is relieved every half hour.
A wife overhears her husband boasting of raising Ned at his club last night and the exchange reveals a sharp quarrel. In Peru a government plan is unveiled to build a railway from the Pacific coast to a navigable Amazon branch.
The article notes whale skin ranges from two inches to two feet thick, with large individuals weighing about thirty tons, highlighting the organism’s formidable hide and substantial mass.
The Mecca railway has advanced to a position directly east of the Dead Sea along the bleh tableland of Moab. This milestone marks progress in linking notable trading routes with the aging network, signaling strategic expansion and regional connectivity for future passage and commerce.
B J Morton proprietor of the Tarlton Nurseries shares experiences with readers. He describes curing a three year kidney urinary and bladder trouble using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says symptoms vanished and general health improved. Also mentions Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children and cites testimonials.
The Defiance Starch Co offers 25 Lip teket prizes to ladies in Iowa Nebraska Kansas Missouri who send in the most Defiance cold water starch trade marks from a ten cent package. Mail by Sept 1904 to Omaha Nebr with entry details. Exposition visits suggested for October and November.
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