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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1896
Page
7
The piece accuses Cleveland and Carlisle of bond schemes and treasury excesses, alleging $800 million in gold hoarded and a $100 million gold reserve. it calls for abolishing bonds, shifting to silver, and purging party machines amid cries of vigilant liberty and public theft.
A column derides paternalistic reform talk from party papers while arguing the government has rewarded railroad companies with vast land grants and bond values. It calculates 40 acre parcels and mule analogies to critique fiscal policy and land allocations tied to railroads and the Gold Standard era.
A 19th century citizen laments government land grants to railroad incorporators across eleven states. He cites 10,609,697 acres granted and over 100 million in bonds, arguing lands valued at six dollars an acre would total over 1.26 billion. He accuses railroads of private plunder, warns voters, and denounces bonds and foreign mortgages while urging greenbacks over gold backing.
FOR WOMAN AND HOME presents Notes on fashion and domestic know-how. Describes a seven year old maid’s gown in carrot boucle with ermine trim, velvet epaulettes, and a kittenlike silhouette. Also offers recipes and style tips for the modern girl balancing bicycle and social pursuits.
The article notes a Parllan fad of shedding heavy outerwear in favor of coatless street gowns. It highlights Misa Debonair attracting attention in figure-hugging attire, with warm materials like velvet and boucle while preserving silhouette amid bitter cold.
The piece contrasts 1896 fashion and social norms with modern vitality, noting women’s limited outdoor pastimes in the past and detailing a dress with prune velvet, heavy skirt, double-breasted front, and a tall beaver hat. It laments no tennis golf or boating and emphasizes era attire and accessories.
Fragmented OCR text describes a cooking method with boiling water butter and egg preparation. It mentions half a pint of boiling water half a cup of butter and cooking steps in a dish with four eggs, though several words are garbled and unclear.
A garbled text fragment references a voyage and peril, mentioning a voyage, a task to save someone, and a scattered account of events in a distant place. Names and clear sequence are missing, leaving a hazy snapshot of a crisis or pursuit.
Fragmentary OCR items include a quarrelsome line about Mes Point Ieeze and a claim Mr Dellefield took a kin. The Pittsburg Chronicle mentions a vivid pitch for Salzer Golden Pumpkin Watermelon seed with price ads and a free seed catalogue offer to La Crosse Wisconsin readers.
A Brooklyn Life snippet notes a man named Brown is financially weak yet employs many people. The quote clarifies his workers are “other people's collateral”? The fragment hints at social or economic commentary on gainful labor amid limited funds.
The D. V. Sholen Investment and Mining Co of Cripple Creek Colorado offers reliable data on mining proportions in the Cripple Creek district and supplies options on selected leads. References to Laval and Western Bank provided on request. Correspondence invited.
Detroit Bureau reports a new dish offering cooling elivbealted scrambled kelsses praised as delicious. The item is described as the only kind worth having, signaling a local culinary novelty from the Detroit Broo Press.
Interested readers are urged to subscribe for fifty cents a year to The Gold Miner, an illustrated monthly paper published at Denver, for updates on gold mining and promising developments in Solar rade.
In a terse exchange, Troomfeld asks if Queen Victoria and Emperor William are related. Delleffeld replies that their relations are strained, reflecting a cautious tone in the Pittsburg Chronicle.
The passage discusses atmospheric currents and their alleged influence on impending events. It asserts some can predict earthquakes or illnesses with perfect certainty, while others feel sensitive nerves signal danger. It claims precaution avoids attacks, and meeting a person named Jacob promptly prevents harm.
A fragment from a Chicago Post item depicts a bleak encounter on a farm. The tramp Delaney plays a wry, accommodating role as a professional journeyman. A distressed farm resident orders him away while Delaney bows and pockets odds ends before leaving.
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