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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1903
Page
2
A fragment of humorous snippets from a Kansas agitator style page catalogs eclectic quips on advertising money morals and society. It skewers editors empires and actresses while tossing in geopolitical barbs, fashion notes, and oddball anecdotes from the era.
A struggling French author, Jean Lombard, famed for poverty and ill health, seeks recognition through subterfuge. He writes from Marseilles a letter to Paris authorities denouncing his own book as dangerous to public morality and demanding the author’s imprisonment. Authorities discover the writer and the author are the same person.
A vagrant named Stoller found half frozen in January at Buda Pesth after being expelled from Agram. He inherits 160000 dollars from an uncle in Salzburg and seeks cancellation of expulsion to settle in Buda Pesth, aided by an advocate from Agram.
The New York Herald describes a remarkable Derbyshire summer house carved from solid rock. A tall triangular hollow forms a large main room with six wall windows and a wide doorway. The structure remains cool and comfortable even in hot weather, making it a standout example of pretentious stone craftsmanship.
Hiram Stone's rosebush in South Chariton Massachusetts is in its third bloom cycle. The sheltered location favors strong growth with June and July blossoms described as bright and hardy, yielding a crop that rivals early summer displays.
A brief note on Japanese cats noting that most have short tails and that longer tails are trimmed. It states the cats share the usual tail bone count but with underdeveloped tails, reflecting a cultural practice of tail modification.
An Eastbrook Maine schoolmarm returning home faced three deer in the road. After a lengthy argument, she yielded and the deer kept possession of the roadway.
A damaged text fragment asks who will assign credit for actions and outcomes. It references an old pen and a mythic vase, pondering recognition for deeds and the elusive measure of merit. The piece reads as a philosophical exercise in memory and accountability.
Rhode Island man James M Manchester known as Rattlesnake Jim has earned a state medal for catching rattlesnakes. He estimates a lifetime total of 700 to 800 snakes, with 78 caught in the just past season. He lives on Bogymash road in Tiverton and claims no bites in his sixty years. The piece also notes birds wag tails to show affection, citing a gander and a jackdaw example.
London artists publish a grim studio anecdote attributed to Cecil Aldin with Reno Bull noting two famed surgeons discussed a severe case. They planned an operation and agreed to share the job. When one surgeon finally looked up he asked for an update and learned the other end was dead.
A compact ode to a spotted calf trapped in a small rough enclosure. The speaker notes its patience amid a crowd and hints at freedom barely glimpsed beyond the crowded world. The verse blends longing with imagery of time and restraint.
A Philadelphia woman runs a phonograph based parrot language school. Birds learn by listening as a phonograph repeats words and phrases in their ears while the teacher attends to other tasks. The course lasts a full month and the term fee is $40.
A Paris optician sought a Haitian decoration by supplying a glass eye. After six months a box from Haiti arrived containing the optician's eye and a note claiming the eye matched the Spanish pride color. The optician then made a scarlet and green eye and sent it on toward the Haitian general.
A lighthearted exchange unfolds as Lord Splopper pressures a reluctant partner, who mocks the situation and asserts they cannot be any worse off, highlighting a comical power dynamic and strained alliance.
A paraphrased piece recalls daily rituals and familiar scenes, repeating lines about beaten paths and wandering. The text reflects a sense of regret for past times and a moment of interruption by a stray name or exclamation, ending with unclear attribution.
A man who moved into Butler County thirty one years ago with only a prairie schooner cataloged his lifetime possessions. An inventory showed a total of 11215 dollars, equaling one dollar for each day he spent in Kansas.
Martin C. Dilworth of Belfast, Maine, a veteran typesetter with sixty years of active service, has retired at 76. Though still capable of a full day's work, he feels he has earned a vacation after six decades in the oases.
An ax embedded seven feet deep in a clay bank at a Belfast Maine site was found well preserved. The inscription, partly legible, notes it was made in Louisville Kentucky in 1883.
A child on the Trent at Athol, Mase, last week captured a beautiful butterfly in an unusual seasonal occurrence. The event drew attention as a rare sight for this time of year and surprised local onlookers who witnessed the moment.
A fragmentary OCR reads like a satirical note on gender and manners with lines about a girl being frivolous yet engaging and a conceited woman seldom jealous. The garbled text hints at an 19th or early 20th century advertisement style and a mention of Allen's Foot-Ease.
The passage advises addressing fears by tracing each fear to its logical end and convincing yourself the feared outcome exists only in imagination. It argues that past, present, or future fears waste time, energy, and mental and physical strength, and urges quitting worry as one would stop consuming something believed to cause pain.
Reports from Warsaw describe Polish women celebrated for beauty and hand perfection. Vienna shop dealers keep a separate case of shoes for delicate Polish feet, reflecting cultural emphasis on hands and feet in polish fashion.
The army will revert infantry trousers stripe from blue to white under a new general order. Chevrons will be renamed, and the box spur and black leather trousers will be abandoned.
Socialism in New Zealand is described as a state where the government owns land and industries and is the sole capitalist, with about one in six people employed by or pensioned by the state. The piece also cites a study finding a hook nose among 6 percent of 3,000 Hebrews observed by Dr. Pinkberg, with 68 percent straight, 12 percent broad, and 14 percent retrousse noses.
A fragment describes Ing Jatte near Culoz in France with about 200 deformed residents known as CyldeJatte. They move in wooden carts, using flat iron blocks to push themselves, while the text notes marvels and a line about Wall Street lambs rushing in.
A long unpaid board bill from sixty years ago resurfaced when a man in Spokane Falls Washington mailed a payment to Benjamin Amen at Dorset VI via a Long Que post office. The 63 year old man had once boarded with Ames for a period and left without paying. He sent his check for the owed amount after the notice reached him.
A bizarre Vermont hunting yarn claims a deer died of acute alcoholism after consuming fermented mash at a cider mill. The piece frames delirium tremens as the killer and presents it as a humorous but surreal example of scientific progress in big game death.
The British government has reclaimed portions of the old Nile Iskes that were dry plains in summer and covered by shallow alkali water in the wet season. These lands now fetch from 200 to 300 dollars per acre and produce magnificent crops.
New York's metropolitan water plan calls for about 50 million dollars to raise daily delivery to 200 million gallons from the Wappingers Creek and Esopus regions, marking a major infrastructure investment to boost city supply.
Under modern conditions, man's life is growing steadily longer despite increased social and competitive strains across political and commercial spheres.
Fragment from a historical note stating that Romans deemed beards effeminate and that prominent figures in ancient sculptures appear clean shaven, reflecting cultural norms on facial hair.
The Butler case remains the talk of the town. Father Mr. G L Butler recalls a spinal disease diagnosis and a swift decline despite medical care. After eight boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills, the boy reportedly recovered fully with no lingering symptoms.
A 20 inch focal parabolic reflector, used by Professor Schiee, obtained faint stellar images in under five minutes exposure, undetectable in the great 26 inch Lick Telescope. The small instrument matches the Croxstey 3 foot reflector, which requires two hours exposure to reveal similar details.
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