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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1904
Page
6
A cigar dealer recalls suffering a black eye after an awkward incident in his shop. Customers amid jokes and speculation question the humor of the mishap while he tries to endure the pain and continue business.
A cigar dealer hands a customer a printed card with garbled phrases. The customer reads disjointed lines about not running against an open door, not calling a man, and other awkward statements. The dealer explains supply constraints as he dismisses the crowd.
In a Southern Railway court scene Col. Brown recalls a colored man accused of stealing cotton. The defendant, without a lawyer, pleaded innocence and claimed deliverance by the Lord. The judge sentenced him to four months, noting the gospel defense.
In Starks village, farmer David Dike fought a gray wolf that attacked his shepherd dog near a barn. After a twenty minute battle, Dike killed the beast with a broom while the dog sustained injuries from head to tail. the hide will be mounted.
A downtown merchant recalls a lunch tale illustrating social gaps. A hobo with one pair of mismatched left shoes sought help, then exploited the host by swapping for the right shoes, exposing clever trickery and wider class divides.
A magazine page previews season fashion with a black cloth military coat featuring gold buttons and a blue green plaid plaited skirt, advising yardages and May Manton pattern numbers for coats and skirts. It also notes jet jewelry for mourners, lace sashes for evening gowns, table linens in Irish embroidery, and a child’s tucked frock with bertha suitable for ages 1 4. Tips cover collars cuffs, vanity cases, buckles girdles, and lace cleaning methods, plus pattern mailings from B Marrland & Co.
A compilation of old advertisements and notes including a testimonial for Doan's Kidney Pills from J. W. Walls of Lebanon KY, promoting relief from kidney pain and abnormal secretions. Also features Defiance Starch ads, Piso’s Cure for Consumption, and a note on a Paris quadricycle fire engine concept.
The article describes long shoulder effects for young girls in shirt waists and frocks with a novel yoke collar and drooping line. It details fabric options, sizes 2 to 16, and a fitted foundation with puff sleeves and deep cuffs, plus jewel trimmed lace and ready made neck adornments for winter wear.
Bondi the Italian sculptor has begun carving a great marble statue of the late pontiff for placement atop the overlook in Carpineto Italy, Pope Leo's birthplace. The work signals a prominent addition to the town’s memorial landscape as artisans shape the figure.
Castile focuses on wheat production with land largely devoted to cropping. During planting and harvest, laborers are brought in from Galicia, especially reapers, to support the work.
A veteran family physician recounts his 70 pound loss and life saving recovery after a three year siege of stomach and digestive distress. He credits Grape-Nuts for restoring appetite and health within days and urges others to try the product as providential relief. The message includes the physician’s sign off from Battle Creek Michigan and a note to look for the book found in each package.
A hand made first one at 2600 dollars for Napoleon Bonaparte is described. A Swiss firm later offered cheaper models around 200 dollars. The watch shows day of week, day of month, and month, with automatic date advancement at midnight. It claims reliability, simplicity, and large future demand with distribution through Dellhart Mairs Trai ora Ltd and a New York house.
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