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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1899
Page
2
A Kansas piece argues in dramatic language that escape from burning hotels relies on calm nerves, quick headwork, and instinct, noting that firemen face similar dangers. It criticizes rope escapes as impractical, especially for women, children, and the injured, and cites New York hotel fire escape debates on illegal ladders and rope systems.
A notorious prowler claims he uses hot peanuts to absorb alcohol after drinking. He says eating peanuts before or after whisky can dull the exhilaration and shield nerves, a method he calls safer than onions and less noticeable in social conversations on the ride home.
The crackling comes from heated air rushing through wood pores. Green wood snaps more than dry because sap and moisture fill pores and dampen the flame, while dry wood pores contain air that supports combustion and creates crackling noises.
London’s Tend argues the city’s population rivals the combined populations of Parla Herlin St Petersburg and Rome. The text insinuates Tsarist arrests in a global chain, noting a wrapping reach around the world with a hint of a figure just over t.
Fragmented verse amid a temperance themed prose piece reflecting toil and aspiration. The text mentions laborers home, American authorship, and a meditation on hope, human warmth, and personal loss against a backdrop of industrial life.
A critique argues that social conduct standards cannot be ignored in a republic. It condemns saloon influence on minors and vulnerable groups, cites Detroit and Cleveland saloon dominance, and warns of a conspiracy between authorities and liquor interests undermining law.
An 1900s style account notes Japanese factories struggle for workers after war, with cities drawing labor from emigrants. Factories hire agents to lure workers, fight over trade secrets, and establish unions restricting hiring. Spying and covert recruitment become common as police intervene in quarrels.
William Willard Howard of New York launches a Cuba relief plan to employ rural Cubans left starving after Weyler. American superintendents oversee land outside Havana, farming implements and funds solicited to buy plows hoes and harrows. The effort seeks self sufficiency through annual three crop cycles and ties to American citizenship aims per Gen Wootenya.
The American Federation of Labor issued twenty charters in February. New York contractors report shots made at the Raleigh penitentiary at twenty five cents per dozen. Demands for a raise of M1 cents per day by Kansas City workers and the inauguration of an eight hour day with a small wage increase were accepted, averting two large strikes. A Syracuse labor temple bid offered unions from ten thousand to one hundred thousand dollars for a headquarters and meeting place. W H Evans of Elwood Indiana seeks deputy factory inspector, backed by the Amalgamated Association and Elwood Labor Council, in a strong political push by organized labor.
The Queen has spent more time in Beotland than many Scottish rulers, with spring and summer sojourns in the Highlands since 1842 totaling about eighteen years. Her majesty’s extended Highland stays surpass those of Donald Irene, Duncas Dagar, Alexander I, Malcolm, and Margaret of Norway, among others.
An 1890s advertorial style piece cites Hon. J. H. Caldwell of Louisiana and Gilvert Hofer of Kentucky praising Peruna for catarrh and Bright's disease. The text also mentions Calvary's death scenes as metaphorical resurrection imagery.
A Iowa party led by Faris Milburn Holmes Parner and L. Stetson reports from Hartney Deloraine and near the Souris River in Manitoba. They found Western Canada’s soil and climate favorable for wheat and farming, plan returning in March to purchase improved farms, and invite Iowa residents to relocate, citing two thirds crop shares as business example and strong markets and schools.
Beet fat is presented as a clean wholesome fat superior to lard for many baked goods and as a substitute for butter in gingerbread snaps and plain cakes. It can replace half the butter and serves well as shortening in meat pie crust though not suitable for puff paste. For deep fat use, mix with lard, then strain and store cool. Cream with sugar or rub in as butter.
The article notes animal heat from shoppers contributes to warming large Birch department stores. Cassier’s Magazine cites an engineer who found using customer body heat after 9:30 a.m. on a midwinter day with the thermometer at freezing kept the store warm without additional heating.
Canvasback ducks were so numerous in Maryland that employers required laborers not to feed more than five ducks weekly. A single worker could harvest about 100 ducks in a morning. Today the birds cost $5 a pair locally and reach $28 in London markets.
A young Ruslan woman named Fionburg, aged eighteen, killed herself by setting fire to her clothes with paraffin oil after family and financial troubles. She had recently moved to Wagland with her husband, then separated, and lived with her brother-in-law Aaron Flenburg in a Dunk Street lodging house. Her funds were exhausted, leaving her friendless and penniless before the fatal act.
At a dinner with Speaker Reed and Ambassador Choate, Choate praised the draft constitution of New York, noting a provision that barred assembly members from accepting railroad passes. He joked that he had never ridden a railroad pass, prompting Reed to quip about a particular speaker’s remark.
The text traces early ship names such as Argo and Voranis and how Greeks Romans and others adopted vessel christenings from ancient tutelary imagery. It recalls vessel rites like breaking a wine bottle on a bow and invoking Neptune, Castor and Pollux, linking nautical tradition to mythic observances.
The Paris Bulletin of Anthropology cites Dr. A Bloch challenging the view that thin delicate lips signify higher spirituality. He argues lip form varies by race, paralleling differences in noses and other facial features, based on extensive scientific study.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes turquoise is gaining favor as a small stone with good color priced around seven pounds. Care is needed as turquoise fades or turns green from water and grease, and rings must be removed before washing to protect the color.
King Quear of Sweden and Norway financed a deaf and dumb patient’s training under a certified ear massage system proposed by a renowned Swedish surgeon. The patient has begun to speak and hear, marking a notable contribution to scientific research and humanity.
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