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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1904
Page
6
Fragmentary prose recalls debates on labor and industry, with railings about progress and nostalgia for simpler times. The voice contemplates father figures and generations, hinting at a shift in values and the fear of a changing world.
News of the labor world reports wage demands and eight hour day pushes by printers in Louisville, suspensions at Ashland Ironwood, new union charters in Houston, and a broad push for union stamps and eight hour shifts. It covers strikes, pension talk, wage talks, and labor federation activities from New York to Tennessee and beyond.
A fashion note details red and pink combos for gowns, with brunette flattering shading and cherry or deep poppy accents. It highlights a blouse and walking-costume ensemble with mixed homesatin in tans and browns, drop shoulders, wide sleeves, and a checked belt. May Manton blouse No. 4674 and skirt No. 4673 patterns offered by mail for ten cents each.
Betty Hings describes spring fashion focusing on soft patterns and raised dot details. She highlights small three cornered hats with ribbon rosettes, Alge rian blue caution, foulard trimmed hats, tawny yellows, and umbers. Fabrics include Crepe marquise Jacqueline Ar mazine and Pompadour. notes on lace, flowers, and art nouveau ornaments. A new belt of gunmetal beads features precious stones like olivines and turquoises, with clash-free color separation.
A Soho page describes a home clock cleaning method using copal varnish oil and kerosene fumes to loosen dirt, followed by repeated kerosene cloths to lubricate. It also highlights fashionable child’s frocks, noting a mercerized blue chambray frock with white embroidery as simple and charming for little girls.
A May Manton pattern No 4652 for a child’s frock in sizes 2 to 6 years. It features a slightly open neck and a wide collar, with fabric requirements listed as 4 yards 32 or 2 1 2 yards 44 inches wide. Pattern mailed to any address for ten cents.
Descriptions highlight Brogen and duchesseigure laces on new Paris gowns. Honiton lace is expected to gain attention in fashion, paired with soft Suerte belts and appliques on materials. Black lace adds sparkle with fet accents and elegant collars noted as exceptionally cut for the season.
Advice on cleansing piano keys with alcohol, shelves with cloth covers, and vinegar mixtures for mahogany. Suggestions include thymotin tepid water for drawers, starch on plaster ornaments, and air drying plus brushing for plaster debris. Polished iron work can be preserved with prescribed methods.
The article praises cape effect garments for women, detailing a violet seeded voile cape collar ensemble trimmed with corn lace applique and crushed satin. It describes the yoke waist shaping, shoulder fullness, and a wide belt look, plus fabric and pattern requirements for a medium size, noting May Manton pattern No. 4678 and 10 cent postage for a mailed pattern.
Glowing descriptions of satin gauges including velvet brocade and satin stripes with gold wistaria embroidery. Mentions Japanese inspired prints affecting dress choices, silk tulle and chiffon evening wear, and softly painted picture gowns with ample skirts.
Pudding guides on lining basins with a cloth to allow swelling. Hand washing favors warm water then cold rinse. A stove polish uses powdered alum for lasting brilliance. Stair carpeting can be preserved with old blankets or brown paper. Borax in final rinse whiteness is helped by dissolving in hot water first.
Readers can obtain any May Manton pattern shown by Bling ous by filling blanks with a coupon and aid money of 10 cents. Send to E. Marrion & Co at 60 Plymouth Place, Chicago. Pattern will be mailed promptly.
A fragmentary poem by S. Bell and Wee MacGregor reflects on love duty and endurance. Then a curious note on Japanese harvest methods describes pulling wheat by hand to protect long straw, weaving it into mats and baskets. Finally a breach of promise case sees Miss Dawes of Manchester awarded 3750 pounds after decades-long courtship with William Brown, who later married another.
A Lowell man left his seasonally closed house and found a bottle of bluing frozen and expanded into a perfect form, with glass fragments clinging. Nine weeks later the frozen bluing remained preserved in a dish with minor dripping at the base. Also mentions a great comet of 1861 and Japanese warship naming practices with kan and maru endings.
A Nevada tree stands six to seven feet tall with a base trunk about triple a wrist. Locals call it the witch tree for its luminous glow, said to be visible a mile away even in darkness so readers can see the Anest print firsthand. A Concord dog delivering a note at a North Ent residence drew attention when the dog carried the message Please give me some dinner and received plenty of scraps.
James Perkins died in Rochester New Hampshire about a year ago leaving a curious collection of favors and the town poorhouse sold them from under doors. The annual report shows the town treasury benefited by 167.28 from sale of old razors found in trunk of the condemned. The Use of Bread notes only one third of the world uses bread as a dirty food while nearly half subsist mainly on rice.
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