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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1897
Page
2
In Garnett Kansas a column features reflections on life, politics, and society. It questions the purpose of holidays, the value of agitation, and the balance between popular clamor and public sentiment. It notes a French physician’s insanity cue and cites Philadelphia’s vast street railway company chartered in 1805 with capital of 110 396 910 dollars.
Prominent citizens led by Bimon Bretano back a plan to establish a college for training in fire fighting art. A blind 11 year old from the Institute for the Blind at Ghiln near Mons composes organ pieces and guides a piano accompaniment, with his progress noted as remarkable. Names of odd 1900 class names are listed for Brown, Ripon, and Princeton amid a broader debate on class naming.
Aman using alias Berton M Main lived in Sheldon 1 a phrenologist palmist and hypnotist went to Jamestown four weeks ago leased boarding with Miss Mary Whitman sister of Landiway. Saturday he wed the girl under hypnotic influence then Sunday jailed for alleged hypnotic marriage fraud. Bride claims no recollection yet petition for release notes him objectionable but she shows no complaint in his presence. Bethana Bostwick aged 1493 in Buffalo Home is daughter of late John Boatwick. government pension bill proposes 12 a month.
A January parliamentary excerpt argues silver tariffs harm American agriculture by inflating foreign money value and aiding silver-standard countries. It cites China wool exports and the need for protective measures, while accusing the World newspaper of political treachery over McKinley tariff support and recounting a $20,000 gold Democrat dispute in Oregon.
Senator Stuart criticizes national banks for imprudent loans amid falling prices and contraction. He argues banks push pawn brokerage as safe banking and rely on collateral values, warning that only a small number of banks could survive a shift away from personal security in loans.
The New York World notes a long pattern of false political changes and urges the 1900 election to bring a real shift in parties and policies. It asserts that prior changes were name changes, with the plutocracy vs the people clearly drawn and prosperity tied to meaningful reform.
A New York Tribune excerpt reports Rev Dr War ren warning business leaders at St Pauls about an impending catastrophe. The piece notes the era of growing class tension between rich and poor and suggests the presidential contest has sparked revolutionary mood in some minds in Rome.
In a New York World report by Maney the Cauar, India’s famine is framed by three words ready for exportation. The piece argues that rice sits in exportable abundance while starving natives lack money to buy it from English capitalists who own the grain.
A Kansas farmer opines that the American cow and corn will better aid mortgage payments for Kansas farms than a high protective tariff. The farmer questions where the statesmen are in Kansas.
Mrs Le Plongeon cites Appleton's Popular Science Monthly to argue Peruvians knew atmospheric pressure. Jars with monkey figures produce screeching sounds, a bird jar sings notes, a cat jar moves, snakes hiss, and a water jar shaped as an old woman shows tearlike streams and sobs when filled or poured.
Dr Nansen on a long Arctic voyage reports discovering four tailed birds near Franz Josef Land. He describes Ross's gull as the most beautiful polar bird with a wedge tail and airy flight. He notes it likely breeds in that region despite late season absence of nests.
Silesian glass makers report glass bricks offering light transmission strength and low cost for factory and conservatory uses. They claim varied shapes suit many structures while ensuring easy diffusion of light for courtyards and other spaces. An unrelated exchange from the Indianapolis Journal notes a whimsical exchange between two characters.
The postmaster general reports the eight hour day increases weekly output at two telegraph factories and notes moral and physical benefits for workers. The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune describes the Culinary Council of unions in Cincinnati pushing for union-made goods and union labor recognition through event venues and summer picnics.
Swiss workingmen have used foreign experience since 1887 to strengthen trades unions. The Trades Union Bund gathered nine years of data from twelve trades showing 11,880 organized workers and 268 strikes with 170 successes. Benefits include higher living standards and expanded political rights.
Petitions signed by numerous business and professional men call for repeal of the barber Sunday closing law. senators and representatives indicate support and will scrutinize the measure closely. A pushier notes the law is especially burdensome to traveling men and many citizens who favor repeal.
A speaker argues the Barbera Union has shifted from a former, larger group of mixed status to a newer composition of mainly third-rate members. He notes the old union enjoyed Trades Council recognition, while the present group refuses to work on Sundays or other days.
A U S Consul Connelly notes Japanese unions and guilds form to secure higher wages and protect workers. They influence who a laborer may work for, with skilled labor achieving rapid wage gains, while child labor regulation remains a debated topic among authorities.
The English Isbor leaders are largely religious men and many are outspoken Christians. Tom Burt Henry Broadhurst and Joseph Arch are noted Methodists. Menwick a Wansbeck MP preached on moral labor values while Sam Woods leads the Miners Federation from the pulpit. Keir Hardie is an Evangelical Union man and Tom Mann once considered Anglican ministry. Ben Billet was a Congregational preacher.
The Midland Mechanic notes a Kansas City printer posts strict employment rules. Penalties include wage forfeiture for quitting without two days notice, fines for lateness ranging from 5 to 16 cents, and penalties for talking or disturbances. The policy lists deductions and work allowance for employees who miss ringlock procedures.
Reports note a referendum on railway nationalization in Bwiteerland with a skeptical public mood. In New York, metal workers form a cooperative shop as bicycle makers hire more staff. California plans a 9 million dollar deep water harbor project. Drought prompts seed wheat aid to South Australian farmers. Naval engine rooms seek skilled labor, while Western cordage mills run round the clock to rebuild stocks. Denver printers press for ending public works contracts in the new Legislature.
The page features a popular calendar from N. W. Vives & Box of Philadelphia, promoted as large print and richly bound, with a note about 1807 rates and free mail delivery. Interspersed are quirky quotes and jokes about matrimony, wine, and domestic life, reflecting a light, satirical tone of the era.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as effective internally for catarrh with testimonials from J Cheney and others in Toledo. A 27,048 spider silk fact is included among miscellaneous notes on spider thread composition.
Fragmentary ad text notes pruning to curb fast growth and prevent bark splitting. Mentions a cold cure promise “TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY” with a laxative tablet product. References quality fruit yield from rich soil and manure.
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