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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1902
Page
2
A sprawling, fragmentary collage cites global affairs and local trivia. It notes piracy of peace, insurrection in the Philippines, Egypt oil, British Chilean disputes, and future saints with arrayed opinions, alongside local civic notes and a joke on watermelon whisky.
A Kansas newspaper man thanks a fruit grower for Ben Davis apples prompting the Topeka Capital to question the virtue of returning thanks for a gift. The editor muses on politeness and neighborly feeling amid moral art and speech.
Luncheon fashions parade yellow gowns and black dresses with satin belts. Descriptions include a black serge dress with a yoke of taffeta, wire-back hats, and gowns featuring embroidery, lace, and silk details. Tailor-made outfits in pink, opal blue, and canary tones are highlighted with ribbons, frills, and frocks suitable for autumn bridesmaids.
A detailed garment description from a John Wanamaker display features a white flannel shirt waist with a laced front, embroidered rings, and decorative trim including black taf silk cord and tan lace across the vest. It notes crochet work and Cortical details in a Broadway, New York display context.
The author describes pinching the hat two inches from center to widen the brim slightly and reduce grotesque exaggeration. If the hat remains dull, invisible stitches can create dents at the suggested points to enhance fit without obvious changes.
The dainty visiting costume features tan crepe cloth embroidered by hand and trimmed with Irish point lace and light blue louisine silk. The skirt has fine tucks along the front panel and reaches to the knees, with a hem finished in fine tucks.
The attached aides wear white flannel with similar cuff decorations and a stock color and black taffeta tie. The simple shirt-waist is thin yet very effective, presenting a neat, understated look.
New material for Dressen designs, featuring lace and net gowns with embroideries in batiste India silk and organdie. Imported patterns offer ornate skirts and bodice garniture, with numerous fashionable uses and delicate wool blends.
The piece surveys fashion items and trends such as black slippers with gold heels and lace work in white and ecru, mourning violet wear, voile outfits, and a new love of large pearls or diamonds in earrings. It notes Paris and London's trends, from solitary gem stones to modern drapery and curtains.
A reprint from The Commoner exposes imperialism as wholesale killing and theft, arguing true government rests on consent not force. It criticizes Edward VII era policy, asserts Republican ambivalence, and warns imperialism betrays democracy by replacing liberty with coercion.
The 1900 Republican platform condemns conspiracies restricting trade but Roosevelt argues for regulation instead. The policy shifts from outright condemnation to supervised oversight, with banks and industry under broader controls to protect competition and producers.
A historical excerpt notes that Republicans avoided condemning banks publicly. Before elections they claimed to distrust conspiracies, but afterward they treated them as legitimate business interests requiring careful regulation to avoid injustice.
President Roosevelt stresses peace while treasury bulletin shows War Department spending for the year exceeds civil and miscellaneous costs by over 4 million dollars. The pension office is the only department higher, including pensions for war survivors. The main department runs nearly twice the nation’s interest outlay.
The text contrasts the Labor Day speech with the opening of Congress, noting Labor Day September 2 and December 2 as pivotal, and says the speaker has become president. It suggests the view depends on perspective, praising or opposing the trusts depending on who is described as victim or victor.
A Berlin cablegram reports bankers and manufacturers in Prussia and the German states fear a serious financial crash. Meat is described as a greater luxury than in two decades. It recalls a ministerial warning about balance of trade forcing a silver basin, while some advocate a universal gold standard.
The article argues for a coalition between tobacco and beet sugar interests to block tariff reductions on Cuban imports. It claims a natural alliance among protection beneficiaries and notes the party in power backs such tactical moves. It cites entrenched moneyed interests shaping tariff legislation as a powerful force.
The piece notes the AU war trade plot turning to sugar tariffs with the National Pure Food Association circulating petitions to abolish the tariff. As congressional action nears, supporters of the beet sugar industry mobilize vigorously to protect their interests amid a major national debate.
The text contrasts the conduct rules applied to Schley with those given to Navy favorites. Schley faces censure for hesitating under confused orders and lack of information, while his superior officer and subordinates are to be condoned and promoted for allegedly withholding vital details and sending misleading orders.
The piece argues that the country must recognize Cuba’s true condition and rally behind a response similar to the 1899 Porto Rico support. It warns that imperial restraint would invite European criticism and blame the United States for ruling the island, stressing national honor and the impact on American professions connected to Cuba.
We do not fault Carnegie for giving money to a good cause but denounce a taxation system that lets a man amass a gigantic fortune with government aid. Protective duties were meant to shield industry yet served to tax the money for a few.
A description outlines automatic ticket machines placed at convenient locations in Berlin to sell railway tickets. Passengers insert money into a plate labeled with ticket names and prices, receive a ticket, and proceed to their tram. Nearby are machines for making change.
Alfred Edward Morgany, newly named Premier of Western Australia, 60 years old and born in Welaiman. He spent years mining in Mexico as a personal friend of President Ding, joined the Coolgardie boom, and was returned to the legislative assembly in 1807.
A fragment describes the Woman's Building at the Charleston Exposition as a beautiful colonial mansion, set in gardens with old-fashioned flowers, and mentions an elderly note about a patient in Cox, Wisconsin. It also includes an ad-like endorsement for Dodd's Kidney Pills and a light exchange about a green or white Christmas.
A fragmented note references men thinking twice before marriage and regretting not taking a third chance. It also mentions a company and individuals in a garbled quote about life choices and consequences.
The fragmentary advertorial text markets various household products and cures. It promotes Halls Catarrh Cure from Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, touting internal action and testimonials, plus DAVIANCE STARCH as a leading cold water starch. It closes with miscellaneous musings on resolutions, fashion, and a line about Face-less Dyes.
In a fragmented note attributed to Rathdram, the author argues that the money power desires to control bank note circulation and the ability to issue or withdraw notes at will, advocating for an American central bank modeled after England. The piece warns that failure to do so will erode confidence once more.
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