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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1902
Page
7
A fragment from William Byrd 1588 praising simple virtue over wealth and appearance. The speaker mocks prideful layabouts and extols frugal living, conscience, and modest dress. The verse contrasts luxury with honest, quiet life.
The Journeymen Tailors Union of America promotes free workshops in its campaign to rival iron shops and free shops. Editorials urge members and Canadian locals to study articles in the journal and join the effort, arguing social ethics and member finances favor free shops. A humorous quip notes a man’s conscience is more elastic than his suspenders.
Henry W. Hayt, vice president of Allie-Chalmers company, argues the labor union system carries duties as well as privileges. He recalls past agreements with machinists and foundry unions that collapsed, urging stronger, enforceable union commitments to secure wage-earner rights and firm stability in industry.
General Secretary Francis Chandler reports Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners branches in Pretoria and Johannesburg have reopened amid a strike against the Crown Reef Gold Mining Companys plan to introduce piece work. machinists blacksmiths and iron molders join the action criticizing shifts and timekeeping as unfair and exploitative. Chandler warns the employer expansion into new territory may backfire and urges workers to form independent opinions on the interests at stake.
The Massachusetts board of arbitration and conciliation reports eight decisions and thirty-nine conciliations for the year. It notes many cases still in process and highlights limited impact as strikes cross state lines, with comments on the spread of voluntary arbitration nationwide.
Ato meeting of the sitting scale joint committees for South Wales and Monmouthshire held at Caréitt Wales declares a further 5 percent reduction. The molders union of Ottawa demands a $2.40 daily wage for stone plate and machine molders. Coal miners district No 25 talks break off with strike possible by August 31 affecting about 3000 miners. Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Jokers leads with 616 branches worldwide, central office in Manchester and U S districts.
The Northshore Improvement Company of Long Island paid 200000 for a sand heap on the Sagamore Hill property owned by President Roosevelt. The hill known as Cooper's Cut had worried owners that it would be dug and shipped to New York. Gould had offered 50000 for the property.
A local speaker quarrels about marriage timing and widower dating. Matt Crimm notes brides may remarry quickly and warns Mr Pilateen not to wait for a widow to forget her first husband while suggesting Bud’s feelings will pass to another suitor.
The oldest Gypsy queen in America Ezvira Lovel died last week from heart trouble and was buried in a Harrisburg area cemetery. The Romany rites were observed as her wagon and belongings were burned. She lived ninety six years.
In Essex England a local merchant testified in bankruptcy court that rats ruined his business by entering his warehouse and eating and destroying his wares, leaving him driven to insolvency.
A Stratford man recalls backache during farm work last summer. After trying Dodd's Kidney Pills a 50 cent box relieved pain, letting him resume daily tasks. The testimonial claims quick relief and ends with praise for the remedy.
San Francisco hosts the Knights Pythias biennial gathering in August with excursion tickets sold via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway from Chicago to San Francisco or Los Angeles for 50 dollars round trip, final return September 30. The SOuth Line through trains run daily in each direction with sleeping and dining cars, information from FLA Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago. Baby remark ends.
Travelers bound for St Louis and points east are advised to use the Kansas City gateway for the Alton’s nightly service, 9 p.m. departure to 4 08 a.m. arrival. Compartment sleeping cars, free luggage handling, and lowest fares via L D Cooper, Traveling Passenger Agent, Chicago and Alton Railway.
Paderewski the celebrated pianist is described as an excellent man of business with investments in a leading Warsaw piano firm and a share in a major hotel. He claims no serious financial losses during his investing years. The piece also surveys health and pleasure resorts along the Kansas City Southern railway route across Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas, detailing springs, climates, and typical lodging costs for winter and summer retreats. It notes abundant fishing, hunting, and boating opportunities, with specific locations and rates. A refinery on Russian doctors per 100,000 hints at broader medical headlines from St Petersburg Journal.
A young woman attempted to throw herself into the river from a bridge but was saved by William Lauren of Wilkes-Barre. She admitted engagement, and a few days later they married. The tale amid the garbled ad and age of the clipping reflects a dramatic postscript in a troubled era.
In hot weather crowds visit the White House to watch workmen tearing out the interior. The hoards, laths, and wood pieces are sought after as relics. Wrought iron fragments protruding from wood attract many visitors who carry them away by the hundreds.
Fragmented text suggests a personal statement about ovarian troubles and medical advice. The speaker mentions long travel exhausting health and a physician recommending rest, with incomplete details of treatment or outcome.
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