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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1897
Page
7
Fragmentary notes describe wine and brandy terms, grape varieties, and taste cues. It mentions Old Port and Climax, with references to brands like Coxnac and Ole, plus academy of herbal or sacramental uses and a vague remedy about brimstone fumes to remove stains from fingers.
F P Baker extols the Overland Route by Union Pacific, praising Colorado Wyoming Idaho and the Northwest. He highlights landmarks such as Ames monument Dale Creek bridge Mount Shasta and the Sacramento Valley, urging travelers to choose the modern rail path for comfort and affordable exploration.
The Duchess of Teck donates 5000 pounds yearly to philanthropy, a fifth of the parliamentary grant. Mrs Drabella Bird Bishop, a traveler, has been invited to read a paper before the Geographical Society in London. Miss Braddon in 60 and Mrs Olle are mentioned in a long, unreadable novel excerpt.
An old time newspaper ad promotes Allen's Foot-Kake powder for swollen hot tired feet. It claims to cool feet relieve pain prevent corns blisters and callous spots and ease waiting. Trial package offered free and sales everywhere via druggists and shoe stores.
In a rare sighting, Jaggger notes the airship in view and confirms it was manned by a crew of vari-colored snakes. The strange report adds a vivid, eerie image to unusual aerial phenomena.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway distributes a new souvenir book of Lincoln Park with 1 000 pages of ball cone pictures and views. It highlights resort spots and features to attract visitors. Copies cost twenty five cents or stamps and can be ordered from Geo I Tentford at 410 Old Colony Building Chicago Illinois.
A fragmented plea encourages reading ads and trusting advertisers who deliver. It mentions Stark Nursery in Louisiana Rockport offering cash pay, free outfits, and year round work. It hints at testing trees and the improbability of guessing selling difficulty, inviting postal inquiries for truth.
A Wells Vermont farmer seeks reimbursement for crops damaged by deer as laws protect the animals from sport shooters. He asks the state treasurer to cover the losses and manage the deer in his fields. The item reflects how New England hunting policy affects farmers.
A mixed page item notes Nebraska’s wheat output with 45.0 million bushels of spring and 5,000,000 bushels of winter wheat, placing Nebraska third among states. A side note quotes a marriage plan for next month and mentions a tandem wheel purchase. Also an ad promotes Grain-O coffee substitute at 15 and 25 cents per package.
A Chicago Record snippet depicts Emiles quipping that Joe annoys his wife and mother with his actions, joking that his family calls him the “board of Indy managers” as a humorous jab about his decisions and temper.
A garbled sample of humorous dialogue and stray phrases from newspapers including the New York Journal and Cleveland Plain Dealer. The text recounts frightened talk about life in New York, mock adverts, playhouse lines, and a dialogue about a school report and allowance.
A fragmentary comic page features a seedy reader pressing an editor for an opening, a punny exchange about a considerate carpenter, and stray lines about Colorado fishing grounds, letters from W J Back and Geo W Hogenbueh, a petrified Kentucky man, and a jumble of disjointed quotes.
An illustrated ad touts a Colorado summer as superior to other summers. It extols altitude, the Rocky Mountains, and outdoor activities like hunting, fishing, and mountain climbing as a tonic for the tired. Free mailing available from W. J. Black and U. S. Ry agents in Topeka and Kansas City, promoting the Banta Fe Route.
Readable lines reference individuals and places with garbled phrases from a Chicago Record style page. Mentions include Gruss, Mr Soner of New Jersey, and Dresden. The fragmentary text hints at social events and opinions but lacks coherent narrative or dates.
A collage of quotations and ad copy from an old Detroit Free Press page includes comic lines, medical patter, patent remedies, a legal jest, a teller’s quip about a papier mache nose, and a critique of New York papers depicting the governor and saloonkeeper’s wife.
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