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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1900
Page
2
A local paper fragment surveys society and politics with sharp humor. It mentions women and mirrors, religion and state, the Lawton fund, and the New York reference. It recalls Gen Buller, William Pitt’s war quip, Andrew Carnegie, and Lovejoy leaving Carnegie Steel amid commentary on wealth and labor.
A ten year old tale recalls a young widow with three children who moved to New York seeking work. Her eldest son’s nautical boasts inspired a creative woman to weave a rope screen, spawning a paid ropework trade. The family prospered with art studies in Paris, a Cornwell graduate, and a promising civil engineer son.
Mrs George J Gould hosts a private house party at Lakewood where Edith Kingdon’s former stage career is revived. A miniature theater for 126 sits in the Gould home with authentic stage equipment, providing intimate performances for friends.
A detailed eyewitness account describes Mohave burial by cremation, noting a ritual pyre built with dry brush and logs, the body placed in a trough face down, and a final act where relatives burn their own clothing to join the departed. The scene unfolds under Mesquite trees with mourners and onlookers witnessing the solemn rite.
The Russian crown jewels include three crowns of diamonds and the famed Orloff diamond. The Orloff, weighing 194 carats, now tops the Scepter as a centerpiece of the Moon of the Mountains tale. Its value is estimated at £269,800 after a long path from temple eye to Russian empress.
Gol de Villebois Mareuil, a French officer turned Boer organizer, is viewed as a key strategist who may influence the British fight in the Boer War. A Breton aristocrat, he previously served with valor in the Franco Prussian War, holding commands in Chalons sur Marne, Algiers, Paris, Soissons, and Oran.
A fragment from Stray Stories quotes Mr Neverso arguing that future tech cannot rely on touch or buttons. Mrs Neverzo asks why not, and he cites that nothing on earth would compel people to press a button, referencing a humorous household exchange.
The vinaigrette most in demand features antique appearance with dull gold or India Mar h finishes. Many contain precious stones, clover motifs, or nugget shapes. Bottles resemble tear bottles and vary in glass cuts, with onyx or porphyry accents and elaborate gold tops.
A garbled OCR sentence suggests a husband returning from a club and a tense domestic scene around a recent wedding. The readable fragments imply a hurried home arrival and an appeal, with disjointed names and actions.
Mrs A Brigham writes from Ross Creek Alberta recounting Bowyer Hill near Edmonton. She details rich soils, Beaver Lake, crops like wheat oats barley potatoes and berries, long summer twilights, mild cyclones, 78 degree days, and 90 degree peaks. Notes good roads, log fencing, and logging permits. Also mentions many bachelors and a strong courting demand amid a growing settler community.
Britain dispatched a massive wartime shipment including forty million rounds of small arms ammunition eleven thousand rounds of shrapnel and shells eight hundred fifty-one boxes of fuses and forty boxes of plaid ammunition as one of the era’s largest consignments.
A writer argues that women display boldness in danger and daring acts, noting their tendency to face frightening situations and perform heroically. The piece challenges the notion of inherent feminine cowardice and highlights resilience in emergencies.
A wild Batavian fruit called the cigue bean is noted for a cigar like inch long pod that floats, explodes seeds outward, and splits open as it ripens either on or off the plant. The piece ends with a remark on romantic souring.
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