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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1902
Page
5
Richard Wallace died on Tuesday morning at eighty. Funeral was Sunday with many mourners. Born a slave, he became free young, lived in Ohio before moving to Garnett and staying. A frugal, honest man with a god farm and comfortable home, he educated his children as he could and supported the A M E church.
The undersigned thank kind friends who aided during illness and bereavement. They recall with tender affection those who waited at the death bed of their departed husband and father, and those who offered services and concern. Gratitude is extended to businessmen for their respectful tribute and lifelong friendship from Garnett and its people. Mrs D P Strivenson Mintus Stevensy Parton Styenso Eugene Stevenson
All diseases start in the bowels. Keep them open or you will be sick. CAS CARETS act like nature, Keep liver and bowels active without a sickening gaping feeling. Six million ebie take and recommend CASCARETS, Teva We box. All druggists. Go to the Red Light for your, Oysters.
Campbell and Huggans unite in marriage at the home of the bride’s parents D B Huggans and wife. Daily life items include visits from Miss Helle Hunt to Kansas City W L Upham and others in Garnett. Local society reports mention business travel, coal vein notes south of town, and various residents visiting Ottawa Wichita and Lawrence with multiple brief updates.
A catalog of names appears in a clipped letter list including Miss Elie Crawford Miss Augusta Brewer Mei M Wo Mute Mrs J B Miles Mr W To Colgin Jay Tilden Me LB Fenech J Watson Me Wille Wright Mr LC Chamberland I Hates Mr Sylvqans Davis My Levi Loyd St Heans 1M.
Westphalia items show Miss Helen Belling returning to the Ottawa University and Miss Mabel Cornes heading to Ottawa University for a business course. Geo Whaley visits Creek Nation, Jas Highberger contemplates a new barn, W F P Carney greets friends at the hall, and Mrs B A Carney’s Orton farm remains for rent amid local farm concerns.
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It offers $100 for any case of deafness due to catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot treat and promotes other remedies by F. J. Chasey & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
The Red Light again serves a famed 20-cent dinner to Garnett patrons, drawing attention for its bargain meal. The dish stands out as a legendary value in local dining history, reflecting the era’s affordable cafe culture and community habits.
An old timey patent medicine advertisement touts Holcomb's Headache Powders and Kay's Renovator and Rehoveitor claiming to cure headaches stomach troubles and dyspepsia. It lists prices 10c 25c and 50c, mentions cough syrups for grippe and bronchitis, and sells candy at the Red Bright shop in Garnett with Dr Ray's Lang Bale for bronchitis.
Probate records list administrator settlements for Rosella D Hosmer and Elizabeth Paul estates, a marriage license for Jas W Campbell and Stella Huggans on Jan 4, plus guardianship settlements for Ida Barnest and J H Dailey on Jan 6. Local social notes mention a school reception, visits by Rankin and others, and various residents traveling or relocating, with news of the New York Symphony Concert Company delighting Garnett fans.
An old advertisement warns against treating consumption with weak remedies likening it to hunting a tiger with birdshot. It promotes Scott's Emulsion as a stronger treatment to bolster the body, soothe lungs, and resist disease, claiming it slows progression until recovery. Free sample offer appears with address.
Mrs Swicksird and child visit Clearwater as relatives gather for holidays. Amy Carpenter returns to Ottawa for school. Miss Cora Carpenter and friends visit Lone Elm. M. Sabbath school elects officers led by Olin Reever with C F L Kennery and Miss Anna Irwin. Lectures on Holy Land by Rev. John Houston. Old Glory atop new courthouse dome yesterday. AD McPadden heads to Colorado. Job Vaughn travels to Kansas City. Dr Kay's Renovator advertised at end.
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