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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1903
Page
2
A column of satirical world gossip and eclectic remarks referencing royalty scientists industry and society figures. It parodies current events touching King Leopold Carnegie Sig Masgagni Marconi Vanderbilt and Queen Alexandra with humorous quips about politics finance trains and a Polish Toledo mother of four.
D Pembsley Ogle emerges in New York society as a rising figure, with I Townsend Burden and T Suffern Taylor noted for their stylish presence. A Missouri boy pawned his mother's wedding ring to obtain a marriage license, a tale underscoring a controversial path to adulthood.
A Pennsylvania woman faced a fine for doing laundry on Sunday. The note suggests the day may have coincided with saloons being closed, leaving the husband at home to rock the cradle.
From Paris comes a novelty for the modish maid a lorgnette mirror in a figree gilt case worn like a lorgnette. It helps a wearer judge hat fit and appearance. Skirts in the East show many gores shaping to points at the top with billowy flare bottom. Girdle and velvet trims feature, while waist guidance favors chiffon bodices and color-coordinated coats.
A mix of old fashioned tips covers cleaning, storage, and maintenance. Topics include preserving milk and vegetables, keeping foods safe, cleaning stove parts and mirrors, preserving onions and eggs, buying produce in small quantities, and a detailed blouse description with lace and beading.
The latest ideas from Paris influence embroidery on tea gowns and evening frocks with puffed sleeves and shoulder emphasis. Panne crepe de chine and fine cloths are trimmed with broad braids, while long nap plush decorates evening cloaks. The drop shoulder dominates bodices and dark green plaids gain popularity for street wear. Mexican panocha fudge recipe included with steps and walnut additions.
Oddities dot a North American page with a St Kilda mail boat mockingly sent by plank and a sea voyage poster. A Belfast area meteorite weighing about nine pounds falls near Crumlin and is acquired by the British Museum. Nebraska’s breathing wells explain barometer linked air currents and a colossal fossil stump in a Rocky Mountain site draws curiosity. A Connecticut altar inscribed To the Unknown God is found in Sharon with vandalized Greek tablet and atheist past.
A remarkably well preserved petrified redwood stump lies near Flourissant Colorado not far from Cripple Creek in an area famed for gold production. The stump is described as one of Colorado's greatest duriosi ties and has drawn many visitors since early exploration of the state.
An ancient drought rite among the Chuvash, a Volga region people related to Hungarians, involved buttered porridge and a buttered swallow sent by a priest to God for rain. Despite the bird’s failure to fly, the ceremony persisted with acolytes sprinkling the crowd, trusting the drought would end.
At the London aquatic exhibition L. Newman completed a two mile swim with both legs out of the water, showcasing a startling display of buoyancy and endurance as spectators watched from the poolside.
A miner in Arizona discovers a natural bridge spanning a deep canyon forty five feet wide. The bridge is a petrified tree laid across the gorge, later mineralized into solid agate. Scientists say the tree fell in a great storm ages ago and now forms an agate arch for passage between sides.
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