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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1899
Page
2
A miscellany of quips on fate and manners, notes on wartime mortality from Luzon, a Chicago Chinaman’s fine work debt, and reflections on western justice. It also covers improvements in cycle lamps and locomotive headlights, timberland value shifts, and a Chicago store incident where a rat alarm outpaced police.
Pelicans gather at Pelican Bend along the Missouri River near St. Charles as a semi annual stopover site. Observers note Sept 4 as a common arrival date with flocks migrating between north and south halves. Pelicans store fish in expandable throat pouches and are slow on land but tireless in air and water. Plumage is white with a brown tuft in summer. Pelican skins and plumage find use in women's hats and garments.
A Yonkers Statesman passage shows a customer asking about rose season and a florist affirming the season for raising roses with price quoted at three dollars per dozen. The exchange highlights seasonal pricing in bloom trade.
Visiting cards of iron are popular in Germany with silver printed names and a thickness of one four hundredth of an inch.
Ohio State Journal notes comments about a wife and husband, recording reactions to a man being out late. The piece hints at social scrutiny and public perception in a small community.
A slim crowd at Admiral Dewey's Boston visit recalls only a few who spoke with him or shook his hand. A girl asks for a shake, but Dewey replies his hand is no more. Her father lifts her away as the moment passes in New England Magazine account.
A reflective piece praising Rowan’s delivery of a vital letter in Cuba, arguing for unwavering initiative and personal responsibility. It contrasts capable, self-reliant workers with indecisive, unreliable staff, urging readers to emulate the steadfast carrier who would deliver to Garcia regardless of obstacles.
An AmerENN army nurse recently home from Cla recounts a Cuban woman frantic with fear and shouting of an attack on a hospital where wounded men lie. A serous case of typhoid fever and a Spanish speaker explain the tense scene as the nurse shelters a bedside patient who whispers a puzzled remark about stripes and a pink shirt.
The Milford Indiana village sent Arthur Griffith to the state university at Bloomington after showing extraordinary mental arithmetic skill. From age six he memorized the multiplication table to 120 and can recite or compute large figures, cube roots, and complex operations in seconds, having devised many rapid methods. The note hails his talent and suggests study to channel his gifts.
The Detroit Journal voices a stance that marriage should wait until individuals can manage self care and data prudently, arguing against early unions. The piece urges thoughtful preparation before wedlock, reflecting editorial concern over youth marriage norms.
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