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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1901
Page
2
A compilation notes bequests for libraries and hospitals, irrigation expansion in Colorado’s Arkansas Valley boosting sheep herds, a Navajo donor funding a free medical dispensary, a Chicago bill wrapped in a stamped card, Mont Blanc rail survey plans, athletes using stimulants, Ansonia trolley wire orders for British India, and a quotation on revenge and law.
A curious remora fish known as the sucking fish or remora echonels is described as attaching firmly to smooth surfaces and even ships. Chinese fishermen reputedly use it to catch turtles by luring and hooking the fish, which then adheres to the turtles’ shells, allowing the catch. The article details the fish’s disc, vacuum mechanism, and stubborn cling, noting the fish’s power persists after death and its role in traditional turtle fishing.
The Pan American Exposition midway will span one end of the grounds encircling the space with a 1 000 seat auditorium while all surrounding buildings are laid out. Some 2 000 applications for concessions cover over 600 subjects and pour in to the concessions director. The Filipino village Hawaiian volcano and a host of moving pictures and novelty attractions are announced alongside new scenic displays and a scientific, artful midway plan. About $3.1 million of the $10 million expo budget goes to the Midway.
Philadelphia theater folk note a pallbearer who works by day earning 2.60 per engagement while his stage job pays 7.50. He longs for gloom after gaiety and cites footwear, socks, and daily foot care as essential to his unusual double life.
Tender feet arise from tight ill fitting boots and shoes. They cause corns bunions enlarged joints and ingrowing toenails. Avoid tight footwear to relieve discomfort and prevent further foot problems.
The article cites M. Leon Dematet of Belgium presenting a world copper production table for 1800 to 1900. It lists national outputs including United States Spain and Portugal England Germany Sweden Norway Australia and other regions with varying millions of metric tons. The text then oddly shifts to an unrelated anecdote about Christ.
A Cincinnati news paragraph warns of a dangerous trend where boys left envelope style medicine packages at homes. The lozenge shaped candies contained a potent purgative, one tablet for adults, read by children who could not read the directions and ate them, leading to serious illness in several children.
Near the Bering Strait big Diomede and little Diomede islands sit side by side with a narrow strip of air between them. The area marks Russia’s outpost and American presence as natives from the Hakimos tribe attend mission schools and churches and learn hymns in English.
National reputation congressmen and letters from Ohio endorse Peruna as a remedy for catarrh and related ailments. Testimonials describe relief from grippe symptoms and digestive issues after weeks of use. Dr. Hartman invites readers to write for free medical advice.
Colonel John A. Eddy and his brother Major William TH. Eddy have each served twenty five years in the New York militia and are eligible to retire next year. Both are members of a Brooklyn manufacturing firm and are likely to receive advanced brevet rank upon retirement.
A Pennsylvania reader notes a proposed poumim farm near Readjing as a test of new animal raising methods. Nashville American questions attempts to draw the colored population away from the South. St Joseph council discusses raising bill poster licenses from $50 to $500 to curb unsightly walls. An intelligent farmer claims onions and potatoes planted in alternate rows strengthen onions and boost yields despite drought.
A pair of highwaymen assaulted a woman and stole her purse in Chicago. A dozen citizens pursued them through a sparsely populated street. The robbers turned to defend themselves and robbed the onlookers, leaving no money in any pockets.
Experts hail the Henumont Port Arthur oil strike as the greatest gusher yet seen. The flow is estimated twenty to twenty five thousand barrels per day boosting a region hungry for fuel and energy. Railroads may shift toward oil as coal remains scarce. Crowds flock to the area along the Kansas City Southern line with daily through trains from Kansas City to Beaumont Port Arthur.
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