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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1903
Page
3
A treasury statistics note argues that US exports in the first ten months exceed all periods except 1900, driven by manufactured goods. It contends tariffs protect high value items, cites iron, steel, leather, cotton goods, and chemicals, and questions belief in prosperity without protection.
A critical editorial laments Congress for being too preoccupied with money bills and special interests to address public needs. It mocks delays, describes a relief bill aiding importers over people, and notes procedural maneuvers delay relief while private interests push agendas. The piece portrays a broken system unable to act until March.
Fragmentary text discusses reform aims to reduce the scope of a task and argues Congress is not performing sufficient work. It mentions the creation of commissions and questions the depth of reform versus superficial changes, reflecting debate on legislative efficiency.
The sparsely settled western states may keep the Senate Republican for years regardless of shifts in older states. A case is made to retain first class territories like Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizona as object lessons on democratic territorial government while noting Republican ideas in Porto Rico and the Philippines as military despotism tempered by commissions.
The text mocks a political speech as a creed of hope and high endeavor while noting cowardice when facing tariff protected monopolies or criminal trusts. It accuses the speaker of dodging, hedging, and delaying, signaling that the campaign pursues renomination with a narrow, self serving gospel.
The piece argues that many protected corporations push for tariff reductions via reciprocity treaties to enable cheaper raw materials and broader foreign markets. It contends tariff agitation aimed at reducing profits of trusts is harmful while advocating pro business access.
The president stresses preserving the tariff principle that ensures a duty ratio covers labor cost differences between here and abroad. The omission of the word more in prior Republican statements is noted, suggesting a candid confession of the tariff’s hidden motive benefiting subsidy supporters.
The coal inquiry exposes acts by the anthracite trust that defy federal and state law. The coal roads forming the trust undermine Pennsylvania law and constitution in mining coal. Authorities should prosecute to enforce the laws and address the revealed wrongs.
The article argues the president's message will not trouble trusts or protestant pets. It doubts the author is malicious but warns the approved plans favor monopolies and would take many years for people to see results.
The secretary of agriculture urged farmers to study foreign markets and find ways to cash in on export opportunities. He warned that farmers cannot directly deal with foreign buyers without support, noting rail and steamship interests will aid exporters and handle trade logistics.
The excerpt argues against rushing the judgment on current matters, noting a focus on next year’s appropriation bills and deferring key issues to the 1904 presidential campaign. It suggests a cautious approach to avoid hasty, excitable reactions and to attend to ongoing fiscal matters first.
A president recommends removing the duty on anthracite coarse on the fee or Audable List. The move settles a point about which a party organ had aimed to keep their restore in the foreground.
The piece surveys fashion trends with Parisian influence, noting veils with black and white cheniile spots, gauze and chiffon veils for motoring, and red military blouses. It traces old needlework's resurgence in quilts and trims, mentions beaded bug brooches, and cites a prima donna remedy for hoarseness using beaten egg white.
A jeweler introduced the ladybug as a fashionable ornament after seeing the fad in London. The piece notes whether the public widely regards ladybugs as lucky and how the trend has spread since its introduction.
The fragment describes preserving cut flowers by adding camphor to the vase water to extend freshness and using perfume drops on pumice stone to perfume fabrics and drawers. It hints at a “fairly sizable place of black vet” as part of the cut fragment, suggesting literary or household advice from a bygone era.
The latest Paris fashion notes highlight snowflake cloths, knotted lace detailing, and bias cut plaids in blue and green. Fur imitation rises in cheap squirrel fabrics while face dyeing to match outfits gains popularity. A vegetable salad dressing recipe uses butter, vinegar, sugar, salt, mustard, yolks, and cream.
A Treasury official recalls a dog named Dick loyal to his master through illness and death. The dog followed to the coffin, broke free to guard the body, and died days later after the pallbearers removed the casket. The tale echoes an old trial referenced by Senator Veat in defense of canine faithfulness.
Cement bonds strongly with steel and enables thinner walls. A Chicago architect builds 25 foot concrete floors, Paris exposition showed 20 foot spans, Buffalo hosts six story concrete apartment with no steel girders, while girders mainly stabilize cement. Reinforcement with steel rods prevents disintegration under strain. France and Germany advance concrete construction, including long spans for bridges such as the 100 foot Housatonic crossing near Stockbridge.
Washington correspondent notes President Roosevelt as not fond of theater. He has been restless at times while Mrs. Roosevelt tends to stay to the end. Attorney General Knox is a popular attendant with Melvin Knox and others described as loyal patrons. Lyman J. Gage Vanderlip and Senators Hanna Beveridge Lodge are regulars, with diplomats and the Countess Cagnini’s circle among the keen patrons.
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