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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1902
Page
2
The column surveys a mosaic of topics from ping pong to rail salaries and royalty. It notes England gripped by a grip scare, Schwab pursuing rest, and charity gifts amid winter plans. It mentions King Victor Emmanuel’s charity gift, a bachelor auction, and playful musings on Mont Pelee and Montpelier.
Readable scraps describe preparing oyster salad with lemon and oil dressing, followed by fashion and beauty tips. Highlights include lace petticoats, almond cream dessert, holly trims for hair, sachet bags, wedding gown trends with lace and ribbons, corsage decorations, and new decorative jewelry ideas.
A description notes a pale blue satin blouse with white silk floss marguerites, paired with a black hat and plumes. The text emphasizes dainty elegance and effective styling in a period fashion tone.
Rainy season picks feature green blue and red umbrellas to brighten wet streets. Black options with plaid edges or check borders gain appeal, wooden handles with silver initials and gun metal jeweled grips appear stylish. Irish blackthorn style offers military tassel detail for men.
A verse-poem urges ascent beyond the valley to seek higher aims with God like endurance. The speaker contrasts crowds and companionship in the valley with the solitary struggle to rise, urging bold resolve to tread the mount and find deeper contentment through purpose. The piece ends with the refrain There’s always room at the top.
The Maryland sweatshop law banning manufacturing in dwellings was ruled void and unconstitutional. It required family-based permits after home inspections with fines or imprisonment for violations. The decision cited privacy invasion and infringement on liberty, affecting 25,000 garment workers led by the United Garment Workers of America, with appeals likely. Similar laws exist in Illinois.
The Newark Journeymen Store Cutters union banner, part of the stone cutters exhibit at the Paris exposition, is a relic in deteriorated condition yet preserved. The banner among its own claims the stone cutters’ early roles in the eight hour day, weekly pay, and pioneering labor saving machinery.
Herman Justi, Illinois Coal Operators' association commissioner, urged in Boston that employers organize along labor lines to prevent strikes and disputes. He proposed local associations, a national federation, and a corps of walking delegates to parallel unions, aiming for harmony in industry through collective capital and labor wisdom.
Chicago boxmakers gain substantial wage raise after a pact with the Box Manufacturers association. Over 700 workers receive an extra 26 cents per day as the joint conference sets a yearly review with employers. Effective June 1 for one year, the scale lists rip sawyers and related roles at 2.75 dollars daily, plus new departments like trimmers and squeezers at 2.12 dollars.
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