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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1901
Page
6
In a tale of romance and mistaken identity Jim Blake proposes to Gladys, while Jim’s friend Garrison contemplates rivalry. Gladys’s sister Nell and a playful note from Gladys create a holiday of deception ending with a wedding mood and comic misreadings.
Blake and Bob travel to Chicago for a marriage plan with Gladys and Nell, two twin sisters. Blake fears confusing them, while Bob jokes and bets, leading to a tense arrival where Blake must identify Gladys among the two. A sly, humorous crossroad about mistaken identity unfolds at the depot.
A vivid St Nicholas account describes the back draft phenomenon. Firefighters face sudden flame veer as upper floors burn, battling up stairs amid roaring heat. Commanding calls spur men onward, risks of escape by rolling gasps and falling flames, many return scarred, some lost to the deadly draft.
British magistrate Sir Harry Poland, famed for brilliance, caused household amusement with a fashionably cut suit. His family urged Poole to tailor it, but his discomfort and quips about being measured while seated sparked humor. The tale underscores the satire of accuracy in odd fittings.
The article profiles Joseph Millkowski also known as Edward Lewis, a Polish-born man with a musical heart, famed as a medical marvel after surviving a Siberian exile. It recounts his life from Kiev to Siberia, his heart wound audible as a saw, and the long journey to return to the United States, highlighting the public fascination and the dramatic medical anecdote. It also touches on coat tailoring advice, noting common mistakes with top buttons and collar fit to preserve garment shape.
A Yorkshire miller struggling to cross a stream with his boat is driven past his landing point and capsizes. His wife races along the bank crying for help, then is stunned to hear him shout that flour prices have risen before he sinks.
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