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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1902
Page
6
A rambling column humorously analyzes an old child’s game pull the peg and its life lessons. It threads anecdotes of mischief with reflections on education, character, and society, linking playground antics to adult conduct and moral values. The piece also touches on snakes, games, Dutch card lore, and a mocked civic issue about free tram travel.
A vivid, historic account describes a devastating Lisbon earthquake on All Saints Day in the early morning. The city, bells, crowds, and church processions are caught in a sudden tremor that destroys buildings, toppled trees, and a collapsing quay. Ships are drawn into a whirlpool as waters surge, leaving a scene of destruction told with period voice and dramatic detail.
The article reveals Washington’s teeth were made from hippopotamus and elephant ivory. Records from dentist John Greenwood show he crafted several sets for Washington, with a 1799 letter requesting ongoing service, plus a 1701 note offering payment and praise. Additional letters and family descendants hold further related documents and claims.
The essay argues that adults benefit from brief respites of irresponsibility similar to children at play. Two men on holiday and others who join in simple games reveal how playroom gains and circle antics reflect the longing to recapture the old sense of freedom. Such moments, in woods or gardens, renew delight without mistaking hectic excitement for happiness.
Judge Doolittle of Titoia presided over a street riot case. The convict, not an habitual offender, faced a nominal reform promise but received two years of hard labor. The judge remarking on the phrase that it may be little, while the sentence stood firm.
A summer lengthening of ships by over six inches and a tropical ironclad gaining nearly a foot longer than its northern counterpart illustrate the need for breathing materials in engineering. Concrete is highlighted as a powerful breathing agent. London’s aqueduct from Bell Weir to Hampton spans about eight and a quarter miles and uses expansion joints every about thirty feet to allow the material to breathe.
An Iowa man revived after a Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul train halted near the Mississippi River. He was carried in a baggage car in a limp condition, then, after crossing the river, reportedly recovered and exclaimed he felt better upon entering Iowa. The incident drew emotion from passengers and the accompanying woman.
French legislators debate penalties and possible kiss taxes as a statistician cites France’s daily kiss total of about 74.9 million. The witticism suggests revenue would rise with a small levy on each kiss, while noting an odd exemption for mothers’ killers.
A London Express critique portrays Haiti as a military republic with 4000 generals and 4900 privates where many leaders cannot read yet wield power. It describes pay disparities, poor uniforms, squalid barracks, and volatile temperaments that can shock or ignite violence during political strife.
A Baltimore physician prepared for a Canadian fishing trip with $100 outfit and travel plans. He tested a bamboo rod from a back window, hooked a passerby’s hat, provoking a quarrel with his wife and the hat’s owner. After apologies and explanations, no divorce or damage claim followed.
A Roach evening tale recalls three Harlem sewer workers joking about a million dollars. They imagine jobs, corner rooms, and endless drinks, then Jim Roach quips that a million would add two feet to their shovel handles. New York Times style luncheon chatter tone.
A Wheatland farmer reports his pigpen was filled with splinters after the cyclone passed Wednesday. Nearby, a man saw cows lift from a field and land on a neighboring farm. A Mantow Beach observer heard a piano aria overhead as a plane moved northward about 200 feet up. An anecdote about Benjamin Harrison wonders if a title would have mattered to securing lodgings in 1871 Rye Beach.
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