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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1899
Page
2
A column of observations rails at egotism and airs while critiquing foreign entanglements and domestic scandals. It notes Beveridge and Choate travel anecdotes, Japan's modernization post treaties, and hints at railway palace cars and justice office allocations.
The article recalls Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler's Boston Memorial Day visit to the Grand Army of the Republic where Post 118 presented him a Damascus steel sword with gold etching and a silver scabbard. Annie Wheeler sails for Manila as a volunteer nurse, aided by Daughters of the American Revolution and Alabama supporters. Wheeler’s reception sparked great enthusiasm among veterans.
The latest government census in India reports 6,016,759 girls aged 5 to 9 already married, with about 170,000 of them widows.
In Rominten Prairie Lithuanians offer to guard and accompany Emperor William during a hunting sojourn, forming Imperial Mounted Women Volunteers. About 600 volunteers ride in five squadrons with colored skirts, custom uniforms, and self-equipped horses, under Count Bismarck oversight. The group will be reviewed by cavalry officers, praised for intelligence and horsemanship, while cultural customs and attire reflect their Lithuanian heritage.
In a vivid antiquated description the speaker notes that soldiers will have no hats while Lithuanians cling to the raisstis, a linen cap adorned with lace and flowers. The women on horseback display long braids and the scene evokes a ceremonial and fervent attachment to traditional attire.
An old lawyer recalls opening his practice in a frontier town and defending a horse thief. He faced a rancher jury, relied on witnesses, and won acquittal but was fined $600 by the judge, then forced to leave town. The tale, told with a wry smile, reflects early legal peril and pride.
Two pioneering surgeries at the Hospital for Cripples on Forty-Second Street and Lexington Avenue report remarkable gains. A 14 year old Virginia girl paralyzed eleven years will regain limb use after tendon grafting. another case involves a 4 year old Italian child, Rosa Donizetti, undergoing the Lorene operation to correct a dislocated thigh joint. Doctors describe successful grafting and anticipate improved mobility within weeks.
A 1897 drought and hard times pushed Nebraska farmers to the edge yet one man paid a 4200 mortgage with 4000 from harvest then borrowed 200 to clear the note and promised to repay with the corn crop. He planned to buy a buggy showing how prosperity was rising for Nebraska farmers as carloads of brover carriage goods moved to Omaha.
Veterans from the Civil War era plan the thirty third G A R encampment journey to Philadelphia. The route follows the Big Four and Chesapeake and Ohio lines through Chicago Peoria St Louis Indianapolis Cincinnati Huntington and Staunton then Washington with a direct Pennsylvania Line to Philadelphia. Three fare options apply including a continuous trip with no stops a round trip with one stopover each way and a circuitous split route with one stopover each direction.
A garbled note describes a humorous scene about a man who cannot afford certain things, mentioning a crate and humor free with every package. The text reflects a fragmented, era voice and hints at a daily life vignette without clear names or events.
A Geneva man, Eugene Brazee, suffered a skull blow from falling amber, causing partial paralysis on the right side and speech loss. Surgeons performed a removal of blood clot from the brain, evacuating over half a pint, leading to a full recovery.
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