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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1899
Page
2
A New Yorker recalls bull fights in Lisbon noting how bulls leap barriers and roam streets when arenas have steps and sloped cement. He describes active, wiry bulls and the crowd’s calm, with guards and attendants dragging frightened men to safety as women stay in boxes untouched by peril.
The article argues that systematic rest is essential for health and mood, noting how poor sleep affects mental and physical strength. It warns against late study hours and insomnia, advocating regular bedtime habits and early rising as vital for both women and children.
A Kansas recruit prefers naval service over land combat. He explains seaborne duty offers a decisive clash and relief from constant camp life, sleep on deck, and steady rations, while army life means continuous strain, risk of hospital care, and uncertain pay.
An account from Philadelphia describes diplomatic fallout after a jailbreak at a Venezuelan prison prompted by an American and a Spaniard aboard a small warship. Consul Hanna intervened, freeing eighty five prisoners, provoking Madrid to strip a captain of rank while Washington offered mild reproach.
An 1802 Venezuela uprising and a romance unfolds between Capt Kulate of Venezuela and an American citizen, Consul Hanna. Amid siege and capture threats, Hanna uses diplomacy and a bold bluff to gain mercy for prisoners. Entwined fate includes a dramatic dinner aboard Vizcaya and a bond across wartime danger.
John Jones a Newark bookkeeper and 58 year old widow’s mourn fails to disguise gender in a station waiting room. Detective Kelly, seeing a lifelike wig and make up, exposes the man in a women’s wardrobe. Jones admits he has worn female apparel to cope with his wife’s death, held on suspicion at the First precinct.
The Norwegian steamship George Dumots narrowly escaped destruction when a meteor exploded near her during a Philadelphia to Jamaica voyage. Captain Jentoft recalls the event of October 10 with the vessel at about 23 degrees north, 74.22 west, as luminous meteor trails and debris illuminated the night sky. witnesses attribute the burst to hot sea contact and note continued meteor trails thereafter.
Detroit News reports a discovered ruin near Indian Lake in Silver Creek township, with evidence of a former church or school built on an 1843 homestead by William Gilbert. Claims of a 1820s church service and a later schoolteacher suggest a "Church of the Indian Village" with nine sugar camps and copper relics on the same farm.
Dr Moreno reviews Patagonia in the Geographical Journal, arguing the region is vast and rich in resources with landscapes that rival Alaska and Arizona plateaus. He challenges Darwin and Whitney’s negative impressions, noting striking parallels between Patagonian and Alaskan indigenous customs and industries.
The birthplace and former home of Cyrus W. Field on East Twenty third Street, New York, is being razed to make way for a more pretentious structure. Field lived there as he first conceived the idea of a transatlantic cable and kept it as his home after his lifelong dream became a reality. The building has long served as a boarding house before demolition.
An appendix to Mr Chambers new treatise explains how to observe the May eclipse. It notes a total eclipse across southeastern North America southwestern Europe and northern Africa with partial viewing in England. A recommended trip to Spain or Portugal and a diagram showing likely stars are included.
The ad promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for illness urging faithful use. It references Paris Mont de Piete, describing it as a municipal pawnshop serving 8600 workers, 8497 employers, 6604 merchants and other professions, acting like a bank with low interest on securities and loans to tradespeople and workers.
A brittle description notes the Empress Josephina spends thirty thousand dollars annually on dressmaking, a figure deemed excessive for a court that claims democracy. The article critiques ostentatious expenditures amid political pretensions and hints at public scrutiny of royal spending.
An old style advertisement proclaims a health product promising health and happiness. It touts a new dine open to the public and claims rapid benefits for digestion and liver support. The copy markets Cascarets in candy form with bold claims and a free booklet sample.
A field discovery in Woodburn Bucks yielded a gold watch found by a young girl. Mrs Arthur Cripps of Great Marlow identified it as the one Mr Cripps lost over sixteen years ago, its works barely damaged after long concealment and a chance return.
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