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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1899
Page
7
Ayer's Cherry Pectore now comes in a 25 cent size ideal for ordinary colds. The 50 cent size fits bronchitis croup and whooping cough, with a dollar size best for long-standing cases and economy for ongoing use.
The fragment describes machines in a watch factory that eat screws with 18 threads to an inch. It claims those threads are invisible to the naked eye and that 144,000 screws weigh a pound. A pound of these screws is said to be worth many pounds of pure gold.
A fragile easterly blast of garbled text touts a Christmas issue from Shore Book of Trains and promises mail order copies for a two cent stamp. The page also mentions a syrupy cold remedy and misfit notes. the overall content reads like a chaotic advertisement collage from an old newspaper.
A fragmented account explains clan warfare among Highland groups. Predatory cattle raids, brought on by chiefs, fueled cycles of revenge, with insults to leaders provoking killings and long memories. Feuds endured across generations, often ending only with retaliatory bloodshed.
The Hoxton Transcript notes Greensboro North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College, the first state college for women in the South, supports self funding for nearly 500 indigent students. A dairy farm with fifty Jersey cows will supply butter stamped with the college seal, generating income and providing work for about 160 acres of farming land managed by the students.
A physician explains how a new doctor selects a practice location, highlighting balance between need and competition. He notes preferences for places with potential malaria or typhoid and recounts a fictional trend of moving through central New York to find a paying practice. The piece also mentions an ad about keeping windows clear using a Belgian patent composition.
The judge remarks on the claim about dental treatment with a terse exchange. Jonea questions the quality while Smith defends the procedure as thorough and unpanicked.
The ad promotes a 206 page holiday book from Mormod & Jancard Co of St Louis listing diamonds silverware and fine china with prices from 20 cents to 1000 and invites requests for their catalogue to be mailed to 401 407 N Broad way St Louis Mo. It also markets Hall's Catarrh Cure and warns readers about mercury in some remedies. The copy emphasizes the company’s 60 years in business and urges sending a card with name and address for a catalogue.
A special Tuesday departure from Chicago will send a luxury Pullman train with compartments drawing room and library cars on a tour through Mexico returning to Chicago. The trip is limited to a small group with all expenses included and led by Beau Campbell, GM of The American Tourist Association. Tickets and maps available through Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul agent offices.
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