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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1903
Page
7
Miss Alice Bailey of Atlanta Georgia credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing three years of severe ovarian pain and distress after a doctor considered surgery. After reading the ad she took two bottles and gained eighteen pounds while regaining health.
The Baltimore American argues that good government rests on virtuous voters rather than instruction to officials. A committee led by Lord Lister promotes commemorating the late Prof. Virchow by coordinating with Germany and Denmark on a memoria scheme.
More than fifty girls study scientific farming at the Minneapolis College of Agriculture. The course includes botany chemistry physics and geology with two terms of each in the first two years.
In a lively exchange, Kitty doubts Esther and Charley will marry while Bertha pushes the match. Bertha recalls Heather’s damning words about Charley from last night, signaling social intrigue and public opinion shaping the betrothal.
A rattlesnake five or six feet long yields a tablespoonful of venom two or three times a month. It takes its poison nose at least a week to refill after being emptied.
A New York insanity expert is now an inmate of an insane asylum. It raises questions about how long he may have judged the sanity of others while in a mentally abnormal condition.
The New York Yacht Club elected the German emperor and his brother Prince Henry as honorary members. King Edward VII remains an honorary member, a status he has long held.
A Tennessee man sent a letter to Secretary Root addressed to Hon Li Hu Root, Secretary of War, implying he is a Chinaman. The incident reflects anti Chinese sentiment and the misnaming of a U.S. official.
King Leopold of Belgium orders the sale of his motor car following a life threat. He will not ride in the vehicle again and directs its disposal to ensure safety.
An amalgam of old marketing copy and testimonials mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure and a reward offer. It lists testimonials praising product efficacy, references to druggists in Toledo and Cincinnati, and general health claims. Additional snippets discuss Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, Defiance Starch, and global Muslim population figures.
A hotel clerk identifies two registrants Mrs. Mary McGinnia and her daughter Miss Mayme MacYonex. In Dover England, 100 of 200 boys at one school learned to swim last winter at the corporation baths.
An Italian laborer in a New Jersey town supports his family after his wife abandons them. He handles weekly housekeeping and Saturday marketing, cooks with friends on Sunday, and uses a brick oven to bake bread. When asked about a second wife he calmly replies I kill her.
A brief verse sketch traces a cautious suitor pursuing love amid friendship. He declares affection with delicate persuasion, while she grants permission to love but not possess. The tale ends with a melancholy reflection on love’s power and restraint, capturing early 20th century tone.
Fragmented verse reflects on past joys and lost hopes while the speaker weighs complaint. Emblems of memory haunt the feast as old voices and dear faces return in recollection.
An aged uncle, proud of his daughter in high school, says she studies geometry and repeats the reasons behind formulas. He muses on preaching and the moment he stands before a congregation to discuss hypothenuses and parallelograms, hoping listeners acknowledge the language.
A quirky dialogue frames science and longevity with odd notes about carp living for centuries and pie becoming centenarian. The landlady's husband and a star boarder banter over forgotten details and odd phrases while debating how long things take to change.
Weather advisories from St Petersburg warn of severe drought in Samarkand province with February frosts last spring damaging crops. Locusts have destroyed remaining fields except some rice, while cattle plague rages, worsening the hardships for local agriculture and livestock.
A RFQ on durability compares wood and iron from an old 1860 canon on Point Bonita near San Francisco Bay. The gun rusts while wood supports remain perfectly preserved showing strange flux in material resilience. A competing report notes a 14 foot cobra and 11 foot python fight in Perak Straits Battlements with cobra winning. The Archbishop of Canterbury, age 81, tours his province delivering multiple speeches daily showing vitality. A hunting trip yields no game but reports no injuries among party members.
A St Louis coal dealer Fred Smith was fined 500 dollars in police court for delivering a short-weight load of one top patron. The case follows the standard legal penalty prescribed by law. Professors to Be Retired Beginning June next year Core well university will retire professors who reach seventy during any calendar year. Retired professors will serve as lecturers at 1500 dollars yearly salary.
A rural exchange reports a Wednesday incident on Major Jones' plantation where a negro worker was kicked on the head by a mule and the animal suffered a broken left leg. The report is terse and reflects period reporting style.
Marie Corelli denounces America and all things American as the United States endures repeated trials and calamities. The writer questions recovery amid a looming catastrophe, signaling a strong critique of national character and fate.
Protecting the Salmon notes the imminent extinction threat to BC waters from current consumption. The Puget Sound canning firms plan to build salmon hatcheries on the Fraser River to preserve stocks.
From Montreal to Liverpool this season a firm shipped 12 000 cattle with loss under one per thousand. The small loss reflects careful handling and sturdy stock traded through the season.
A Dec district reads praise for Dodd's Kidney Pills citing Mrs Lydia Parker who reports relief from back ache after starting the remedy. Other locals share similar results and dealers note high demand for Defiance Starch. An advertisement mentions Donkey’s ears and Red Cross Ball Blue for laundry.
A January 10 1997 dated letter recounts Dr Hartman receiving testimonials praising Peruna and Manalin for decades long catarrh chronic constipation and menopause related issues. John C Atkinson writes his wife recovered fully and he himself cured after a year of Peruna use. The letter asks readers to write for Dr Hartman’s advice and mentions The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
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