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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1904
Page
3
An old fable recounts a bored cricket observing a mantel clock’s inner workings. The cricket longs for the clock’s loud bang, enters the clock, and is crushed when the clock is wound. The tale warns to be content with one’s own nature and not force louder noise.
A nervous disease specialist argued that Theodore Mommsen’s 86 years and last twenty years of three hours nightly stem from extraordinary intellectual development and habit. He said deep intellect reduces bodily wear, as life’s forces concentrate in the mind, allowing the body to function with minimal repair needs.
A London Telegraph excerpt cites a recognized authority on digestion who warns that supper should end by 7 PM. The piece stresses slow eating, clearing courses between servings, and four hours for digestion. It notes a small whisky or brandy nightcap can aid sleep, and to rest briefly if tired before meals.
A man on the beach, his bride of a month, share a magical night as the sea reflects a blazing sky. He feels a vast gulf between heaven and earth, his heart swelling for humanity while gazing at the horizon and her thoughtful sighs. She asks how to finish her gown with a circular flounce or a plain deep ruffle.
In a Scotland address Carnegie urged novices to pursue a worthy cause. He quoted a guiding truth about seizing opportunity, urging listeners to focus on a meaningful effort and persevere despite obstacles.
Secretary Hay holds the Panama flag wrapped around the treaty with the United States during a trip from Washington to the isthmus and back. The flag was presented by Minister Runardo Varilla, who kept the accompanying American flag likewise wrapped about the document.
Montreal Herald describes how historic Red Indians used day smoke rings and night fire arrows as signals. Wreaths of smoke warned within thirteen miles, two for attention, three for danger. Fire arrows flashed across the sky with gunpowder treated heads to convey urgent messages.
The motor launch business earns millions yearly with gasoline motors, many nonreversible, started by feathering screws or hand fins. Refinements from racing autos drive faster launches, with cars now used as engines and parts interchangeable across makers.
English Portable Propulsion describes the Adios and the Brandant as the two vessels in public view. The Adios measures fifty five feet, propelled by eight single cylinder engines on a single shaft. The Leighton type engines, built in Syracuse, reportedly achieved very great speed per the New York Herald.
A vellum manuscript over 600 years old sold at Sotheby’s for 2500 pounds. Part of Rev Walter Sneyd’s famed collection, the 190 leaves hold 267 miniatures and numerous grotesque marginal drawings. Bidding began at 200 pounds and ended with Mr Quartch of London Mall securing the item.
A reproduction from an old English print depicts men wrestling while mounted on the backs of others. The scene highlights early wrestling styles and competitive poses in a period illustration.
The white tern reportedly never brings more than two fish at a time to its young. It carries fish crosswise in its bill, while returning from foraging with four or more fish. How the bird captures a first fish and then holds multiple others remains a mystery to observers.
Senator Stewart of Nevada is noted for never shaving. He began grow at age 16 and has maintained a beard for sixty years. This colorful habit marks him as an unusually long bearded public figure in the era.
An analysis notes Andrew Carnegie has given away about ten million dollars with unrecorded donations likely reaching nine million more to reach the century milestone. If stacked as coins, the ten million would form a column 160 miles high, or a fourteen by fourteen foot base piling 106 feet tall, far exceeding many libraries he funded.
A large seed lobster marked H. A. K. was released from Seguin harbor, Maine, about three months ago. George Marshall caught the same shellfish near Mark Island on December 8, and it will be placed in Hatchet Harbor after inspector punching. The tale intrigues researchers of crustacean habits.
A giant curly poplar near Waynesville North Carolina yielded 25 000 feet of first class lumber including veneering items valued at 1500 dollars. The tree required twelve horses to move the butt twelve feet long and the lowest limb stood eighty feet high. The tree's value exceeded the entire mountain farm on which it stood.
Burmese smokers not all heavy. a white cigarette photo strip hints modest use. In Old Cairo a native woman found a cobra at her hearth. Her cat faced the reptile, then returned with three more cats. The four felines attacked and killed the snake in a brief brutal clash.
Constable John Small tried to drop a nickel from a busy Chicago Telephone Company line ten times but none fell free. He sued for the nickel and the company paid 3200 in counsel fees before surrendering the nickel. Also notes that fur seals were once land animals with baby seals fearing water and needing to learn to swim before forgetting how to walk.
In Hombay a pair of crows robbed an optician of eighty four spectacle frames made of gold silver and steel. The nest wove the frames into a remarkable artful structure. In the Swiss Museum of Natural History a wagtail built a nest entirely of clock springs.
Jersey City Captain Wohlleben cites pickles as a common trigger in self harm cases. He notes Mrs. Laurae Daberkon of 878 Tonnele Avenue ate pickles with salted herring Thursday night then slit her throat with a knife and razor.
A fragment from the Liverpool Mercury notes the Bit of Old Liverpool showing St Peter's church and a Church street corner. The area is now one of the handsomest business parts, intersected by tramways in all directions. The sketch dates from about 126 years ago.
A curious trial recounts Daniel O Connell presenting a murder case where the supposed victim testifies to his own identity. The jury initially absolves the accused, then, after deliberation, returns a guilty verdict not for murder but for stealing a mare, prompting astonishment from the judge and foreman.
In an English police court Travis received a month’s imprisonment for obtaining a postal order by false pretenses after claiming he was officially dead. He testified that while in the South Africa campaign he deserted, obtained clothes, traveled home, and learned the War Office had declared him dead at the front.
A large roadside painting on a house above the tunnel between Moye and Brighton, England proclaims a biblical truth for railway passengers. The bold letters are legible even at high train speeds and are a striking roadside message.
A reflective piece celebrates boyhood and the outdoors. The narrator recalls rough work sawing wood for the house after school, vivid images of a back bedroom spectre and a tyrant woodpile. The tone evokes nostalgia for simpler times and the rites of manhood through labor and nature.
A court tale recounts a couple of opposite statures marrying with a minister's blessing amid noisy celebration. The six foot groom and petite bride face social scrutiny as their wedding night unfolds with comic uproar from neighbors and a dramatic window scene sealing their union.
A collage of quirky lines and brief scenes shows a boy asking to quit school after his mother’s death, a hatter tale, mischievous talk about a whale, and humorous exchanges about gifts and fashion. Anecdotes touch on imagination, family hardship, and writers’ quips with local color and period slang.
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