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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1900
Page
4
A compendium of humorous notes and squibs from Kansas papers circa 1900. It mocks prohibition talk, juries, politics, society, advertising, and local events while praising and lampooning Oom Paul and the Transvaal as compiled by Capt. G. W. Loyd. The piece blends verse and prose with satirical jabs at public figures. The closing lines pledge support and a march alongside Oom Paul.
Last Sunday's Topeka Capital printed a lengthy letter from Farmer Smith about Cy Leland. Smith calls Cy to a reckoning and vows he will be proven right. Cy Leland is expected to prevail, while Smith is portrayed as not sticking to the truth.
A Kansas City Journal excerpt notes editors in Jerusalem and Paradise editions, then singles out Taylor as the prime conspirator against the Kentucky governor’s shooter. It accuses Taylor of treason, calls him a bad citizen, and urges prosecution for murder and rebellion against law.
A Kansas court ruled against Dixie Lee a Wichita and Kansas City prostitute who alleged that Missouri Pacific depot improvements would injure her bordello business. She entwined Sunday School teacher Governor W Eugene Stanley in a bid to stop the project, but lost the case.
In oblique editorial snippets era politics mix with business ties. Notes label Prohibition party linked to Standard Oil treasurer as secretary, a claim about Bowersock’s barbed wire company salary and farm voter loyalty. Quotes reflect wartime tone, reform ideals, and Boer War theater with Buller’s defeat and British confusion.
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