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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1897
Page
2
Two individuals named Gary Ye Reg Maneta and MaryFintes are reported in a brief police or crime notice for an incident involving a substance described as vinegar in uncertain circumstances. No additional context or outcome is provided in the fragment.
A garbled survey of labor themes, tuberculosis debates, French banking reform, and mining strikes. The piece threads political, medical, and economic notes, mentioning Koch tuberculin trials, Bank of France charter terms, and miners' agitation, with scattered anecdotes on unions, gambling devices, and Cheyenne references.
The Minneapolis barber trade debates reopening seven day work. Journeymen oppose Sunday shifts while master barbers split, with a strong majority leaning toward open Sundays. Closing Sundays is blamed for demoralizing business as self-shaving habits grow.
The Detroit Free Press reports Henry Barter arguing a key question faces unions with labels versus those without. He notes higher prices for labeled goods and alleges non label unions receive no benefits, citing Longshoremen as example and a disaster aid appeal with no contributions. Other items survey federation moves, wage fights, and labor policy from Hawaii to Japan and Britain.
A historical survey traces early New England candle making from brown betty lamps and tallow dips to wax molds and the save all. It describes dipping wicks, tin molds for six to twelve candles, candle beams and prongs, and primitive lanterns or lanthornes illuminating colonial rooms.
A tale from Catherine the Great era describes a hidden court expense: a bottle of rum daily charged to the heir apparent. The Empress uncovered a century of Jamaica rum purchases tied to a royal toothache remedy, prompting reform and the end of the perquisite.
Allan Hendricks discusses cowboy gear in detail, noting the Spanish American stock saddle weighs about forty pounds for strength and carries the rope used to lariat cattle. He explains the rope's typical forty foot length, its throwing reach, and how the horn and tight girthed saddle support harsh work like roping, hauling, and rough riding.
A French critic quoted in Ladies Home Journal argues that distrusting familiar pleasures fuels progress in art and life. He notes that truly new books open new knowledge or outlooks, unlike works that merely echo the reader’s existing experiences and flatter pride.
A naturalist states he has observed 173 different wild bird kinds at a New York site focused on women the fortnights of spring. The list includes forty species, thirty two of which are legally protected, though details remain unclear.
The wild mustang, once valued for stockman work, has become a nuisance in Texas as riders and legends clash. Ranchers fear stampedes and broken fences as mustangs mingle with cow ponies during roundups, threatening herd control and daily operations.
A Philadelphia Times column praises a proposed national hymn Sound Forth Again the Nation's Voice by Higginson and Converse, noting its American sentiment and fit with Old Hundred. It also recounts a rambling tale of Samuel Coffee of Paulson, jailed for illegal liquor selling after a bicycle party and a dubious medical scheme using sugar pill bottles.
Rev H A McLeod of Boston declares he will prove the skeptics wrong by burying four feet underground for 40 days without food or water, awaiting Christ to resurrect him at the end of the period.
In a lively dialogue Nort Mark and Wickwire joke about an electric button as Diemal Dawson asks about the time. Wickwire confirms the term electric button and remarks on attempts to obtain a drink by touch. The exchange showcases quick banter and mistaken identity around a mysterious device.
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