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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1902
Page
7
An elderly man from Krommemo, aged seventy, who had been deaf for twenty years, became involved in a dispute with nine neighbors. In a semi-demented rage he suddenly recovered his hearing and has retained it since, a cure cited by the Independance Belge from Dutch reports.
A historic note on women's advancement shows that for the first time since her creation, a woman has won recognition and real chances in knowledge and practical fields. The piece asserts growing female genius across diverse world work and hints at future expansion of opportunities. It cites a monster trial in Christiania accusing baby-farm keepers of infant murder.
A Wellston Tribune item notes receipt of a letter from a medicine firm offering a five dollar bill for an advertisement. The postmaster recalls seeing a similar bill and questions its authenticity.
A Paria thief attempting a pocket pick was pricked by a pin in a lady's dress causing a cry of pain and immediate arrest. Officers recovered $950 in cash on the suspect.
The trackless trolley car, a European concept described in Popular Mechanics recently, is set to make its appearance in America.
Rev Dr Talmage, en route west, asked a depot clerk for the best hotel in Wichita Kansas. A rugged blue shirted man challenged him to settle a drinking game, prompting an unusual scene in a rough current of cowboys and ranchers at the local tavern.
Proctor Knott, Minnesota, is named after the Kentucky statesman whose Duluth speech 25 years ago mocked the Internal Improvement bill. The town honors the 19th century figure while readers are urged to try Defiance Cold Water Starch for its value and quantity.
Weekly Weather Bureau notes report fruit prospects across states. Georgia shows rot in peaches apples and pears. watermelon yields improve. Illinois varies from very poor to very fine. rain helps some locales. Iowa apples around 65 with other fruits mixed. Maryland Delaware see slight declines due to wind loss. early apples ripe but limited market. Michigan cherries moderate. Missouri apples decline to about one third of ordinary crop. Pennsylvania apples peaches dropping. berries uncertain. Wisconsin fruit ripening swiftly with variable apple outlook. cranberries in good condition. A section discusses bitter rot in apples, its causes, and distinguishes bitterness from mold flavors, with expert notes from Prof. Burrill.
A reflective note on strawberry size, tracing ideas from eggsized berries to future possibilities. The writer compares wild and cultivated fruit, noting historical size increases in plants and animals and speculating on further growth with breeding and selection.
A ship captain in the King’s Navy is portrayed as a solitary figure aboard a floating Crusoe. The ward room is a level meal where all officers meet as equals, yet the captain remains profoundly isolated unless he seeks someone. This isolation undercuts the majesty of the crown he represents and leaves the captain lonely.
The report claims Harvard offered Archbishop Williams an honorary degree twice, who declined each time. It recalls Grover Cleveland similarly refusing an honorary Harvard offer years ago.
An Austrian army officer showed in New York a compact lifesaving apparatus about the size of a pocket cigar case. When worn it inflates into a balloon that rises to the surface, claimed to be suitable for army and navy use in several foreign countries to prevent drowning.
New English Comic Weekly to be started by Arthur W. A'Beckett long a Punch staff member. The publication will feature artists Percy Spence and Harry Furies among its contributors in the debut lineup.
Major Pond, a famed American impresario, is reported in connection with an arrest. The article notes his early career as a journeyman printer and a period working for Brown on the Herald of Free. Details on charges and dates are unclear in the fragment.
Aubert Mo Aug 4 Mr B R Langenaorfer suffered severe kidney trouble despite local doctors. After using two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills he was cured and has had no return of symptoms. He urges others with kidney trouble to try Dodd's Kidney Pills. Also notes about a Knights Pythias Biennial Meeting in San Francisco and a Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul railway offer for excursion tickets to the West. Ends with a quip about laziness and Defiance Cold Water Brand being superior.
Theophilus H Porter a Lynn Massachusetts newspaper carrier for forty six years retired last week having earned enough to live comfortably. He walked about fifteen miles daily except Sundays when he attended church as he did not believe in Sunday papers. Adam and Eve Were Punished The vicar questioned a loss of infants from the Old Testament and asked how the Creator punished them for transgression. A small child stood and asked to be sent a baby.
Fragmentary OCR reading blends a garbled grocery line with a quip about dangers of gambling and knives. It mentions Red Cross Ball Blue, grocers, a 2 oz pack, and a jackknife hazard learning toward a dated editorial voice. The text fragment also notes a man’s self knowledge versus ignorance.
A Washington letter from W F Aldrich congressman from Alabama testifies to Peruna manufactured by The Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio as a successful tonic for stomach catarrh nervous debility and general debility. H S Emory of Nebraska praises its effects on digestion sleep and nerves noting many orders and letters of support for Peruna as a reliable summer tonic. The ad promises a free booklet on catarrhal diseases and cites 50000 testimonials while urging readers to request information.
The Freytag Denkmal commission has chosen Ernest Seeger to sculpt a public monument for Gustav Freytag in Breslau where he lived and wrote. Two models by the sculptor are on display at the Vreslag Kunstgewerte Museum.
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