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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1904
Page
6
Fragmentary verse from Alfred Lord Tennyson about sleep and a father’s visit. Poem line fragments mention cradle, mother’s breast, and a silver moon. Read as a historical excerpt showing Victorian era lullaby language and imagery.
In a rural tale from a June day, Dick Scott and his father argue over Dick’s romance with widow Lapham. A swarm of bees traps Farmer Scott, provoking dark humor and a plan to move the hives as son quips about the widow and marriage. The scene shifts to a comic, perilous moment as the family faces the buzzing swarm and possible reconciliation.
Charles Crawford reports a domestic scene where a widower and his son argue over a planned marriage. The son Dick pleads to wed a widow older than him, while the father resists and threatens drastic measures. The tension peaks as the hive is scraped and the family conflict escalates.
A deputy collector on the Cann ish border post reports tonnage dues on vessels though the port sits in woods far from the sea. When questioned, he says he collected four dollars for two tons of hay at two dollars a ton, misunderstanding the term tonnage. The tale, cited by appraiser Whitehead from the New York Times, mocks tariff wordplay.
A zealous Moravian minister known as Ranting Ranker roused Bethlehem Pennsylvania by ringing the church bell in the night claiming fire in hell. The frightened crowd gathered as Ranker, partially unclothed, proclaimed divine judgment and conversion counts remained unknown.
In Baltimore, a distraught wife alternates dress colors in a dramatic, anxious scene. Her husband voices strained, strong disapproval as she preps for a gathering, changing outfits multiple times before attending friends.
One of Russia’s noted astronomers, Theodore Bredikhine, died. He directed observatories in Moscow and St. Petersburg and oversaw German and Swedish expatriates leaving the latter. His specialty was comets tails, with an electric theory that occupied him until his death.
A memorial to geologist Joseph La Conte has been built in Yoyo valley by the Sierra Club of California. The lodge features a single large room 25 by 86 feet with a stone fireplace at one end and small rooms on each side near the entrance at the opposite end, located at the upper end of the valley.
Princess Irene of Prussia, wife of Prince Henry, had perhaps more godfathers than any person. At her birth her father asked Hessian regiment members in his cavalry brigade to be sponsors, and about 4,000 soldiers stood as godparents at her christening.
A review of the St Louis World’s Fair lauds its scale and variety. Addison Steele’s Brooklyn Life pieces call it the greatest universal exposition, with a fan shaped ground plan, grand vistas, Cascade Gardens, and multiple pavilions. Dining ranges from pricey to modest, with notable restaurants at Cascade Gardens and the Pike. Visitors enjoy comfortable weather and steady breezes despite peak heat.
A New York photographer who caters to wealthy patrons has produced thousands of negatives for August Belmont over the years. After Mrs Belmonts death Belmont himself ordered a large set of prints from every negative featuring her, revealing nearly a thousand Belmont photographs in the collection.
Why Birde Live Long. Why do birds ave so much longer than mammals, which are often a hundred times their size. Possibly because they creaks Instead of teeth. All carnivorous enata become weak and starvation, and their teeth drop out or break. Neither are the herbivorous animals In much better case. Rodents con stantly die from injuries to teeth. But a bird's beak neither wears out nor breaks, and as it constantly swallows fresh grit to aid in grinding food in the gizsard that needs no repairing either.
A Kansas City hotel waiter, eager for a larger tip, asks a guest if his brother once paid a high gratuity. The guest replies that the man at his table was indeed his brother, implying the waiter had mistaken family for generous patrons. The anecdote ends with the guest hinting the brother may return.
Mother Katherine Drexel, founder of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, offers $500,000 of her private fortune to build a church and school for the Winnebago and Nebraska Indians. The condition is Indian consent, secured by Father Schell of Homer, Nebraska.
Representative Brownlow of Tennessee recalls a campaign era incident in his country paper when a man with a club demanded the editor. Brownlow misdirected him saying the editor was upstairs at his desk stealing for a fight. The intruder left and Brownlow never returned that day to inquire further.
A brief note on how old terms like pohta for Picts in England and Barbary from Greek barbarian mislead modern etymology. It touches on Guy of Warwick and Danish Denagau, and Celtic alt macn meaning high rock among sea crags.
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