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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1897
Page
2
In a mash of quips and curiosities, the Kansas agitator highlights satirical jabs on Washington politics and Mr Wanamaker’s views, notes Ohio lawyers shunning a Perry county jury, and jokes about a $10.76 kissing charge. It criticizes church practices on obedience in marriage rites, reports railroad hesitations on pool policy, and mentions Dexter Gigger’s lineage and annuity petitions.
The 1896 annual report of the New York superintendent of insurance shows life company assets at 1 228 324 841.74 with an 85 04 416.21 rise over last year and New York state company assets at 789 614 213.86 up 50 108 725.31. Liabilities total 1 063 608 138.07, up 70 038 985.69, while state company liabilities stand at 640 860 200.88. Gross divisible surplus sits at 109 764 013.48 for New York state firms and 64 962 190.19 for out-of-state companies. Twenty-five casualty and fidelity firms report various figures including receipts 17 451 219.24 and disbursements 16 274 638.04, with risk in force 2 800 871 666.
In Mascoutah Illinois a young merchant Barth Klein of Freeburg planned to marry Mary Clacher in Mexico Missouri. Klein rejected his betrothed then died suddenly while picnicking with friends. Funeral held in Freeburg with Mary Klein accompanying the remains to Fontaine.
A prehistoric marine reptile skeleton, about ninety two vertebrae and long tail, was unearthed near Flagler and presented to the University of Denver. The seventy foot long creature, from the cretaceous period, is identified as an ancestor of snakes with paddle like limbs, and is among the most complete vertebral columns of marine reptiles.
A New York World report describes early experiments showing telephones could carry detailed medical signals over long distances. Transmitters placed at the throat chest or abdomen allowed voice and even heartbeat or breathing to be heard remotely, hinting at future remote diagnosis by specialists miles away.
A Chicago man dies after a short illness and has funeral plans. In a final check the widow challenges the corpse’s life with a call to the name John. No response leads to the doubtful moment as mourners proceed amid the uncertainty.
Sam protests leaving a restaurant after a dispute over treatment of his mother. Wilh states workers planned to raise pay to a dollar more weekly. Sam mentions being told to wait on tables reserved exclusively for ladies.
A reader recalls a Paris scene where an American attache spots Bill X of Kentucky wearing a French fold marshal uniform. Bill asserts the right by presenting an official document appointing him deputy marshal to oversee censers in Kentucky, revealing a formal overreach during the Logan McCook dispute.
Unclear OCR fragment presents a garbled quotation about value and wisdom. It mentions my boy and a claim that value is better than wealds, hinting at a dialect or archaic language. No clear event, person, or place can be determined from the readable text.
A roundup of diverse items notes patent activity in velocipedes and related devices, British cavalry adoption of machine guns, literary satire by Beribbler and his wife, butter pricing in America, a rare Jacobean silver spoon set sold in London, an Angora cat found in a trunk in Tennessee, carbide calcium as plant fertilizer, a 91 year old man planting maple trees, bluebird decline in South Carolina since 1893 94, and rail and earnings data for Germany.
The piece speaks to boys and girls about fate and play, urging courage over fear. It references a competitive game, taunting “Tag you are it” and praising a brave response to the challenge, with a nostalgic tone and moral framing.
A speaker counsels young men unsure of careers, noting crowded fields in law and medicine. He suggests practical options like engraving or farming, stresses the need for means to sustain early years, and argues that diversification can ease the path to success while highlighting the slow, tough climb to the top.
A fragmentary line recalls N. 8,ell in New York discussing how fear of debt and looming creditors disrupt focus and attention, reflecting pressure on individuals in urban life.
A eight year old girl in Chicago published a charity volume of verse. She recalls her process, describes a fairy fever tale, and explains a playful note about rhymes and meaning. The piece compares her poetry to that of real poets through humor and childlike inquiry.
A resourceful unnamed boy explains how shadows reveal height. He notes a maple near his house reached 39 feet by shadow measurement, and he demonstrates the method by matching a stick’s shadow to its length then applying the same principle to the tree, concluding the tree’s height as 33 feet.
Trained postal workers are praised for routing misdirected letters to proper delivery despite illegible or badly addressed envelopes. A recent report highlights their skill in steering mail to the correct addresses, preventing delays and lost correspondence.
The general agent of the railroad in Cinema Hall receives a prompt letter. The note comments on the striking personality of the intended recipient and its depletion, though the claim is not fully true.
A narrator recalls a boy Robert showing a homemade map on the wall while awaiting approval. The father praises the drawing after being asked, prompting a lesson on truth telling. A cautionary tale about truth and deceit follows, with a short moral from Faith’s Companion.
The article advises early protection against the squash vine borer by applying a waterborne Paris green solution to vines before damage occurs. It recommends spraying every few days to deter larvae inside the stalk and notes rain can wash the treatment off, making preemptive protection cheaper than post damage control.
In London today two young black bishops, Isang Oluwolo and Charles Phillips, draw large audiences with eloquence as they advocate Western equatorial Africa. They follow Samuel Crowther, the Niger bishop famed as a rescued slave. The Western African church remains divided, making the black episcopate far from flawless.
A fragment claims Grain-O, a coffee substitute made from pure grains, has been placed in grocery stores. It promises to suit delicate stomachs and tastes like coffee without distress, selling at 15 and 25 cents per package and recommended for children.
An old proverb about the sheep’s foot being golden is unreliable when grass is the sole feed. Grain or meat as fattening feed while on pasture boosts fertility via richer excrement. Natural grasses suit sheep best. clover is quickly depleted if eaten down, as they graze very close to the soil.
A brief, unclear note mentions a young Indy figure described as a nice young shad worth her weight, with a hopeful tone toward Tid-Hits. The fragment references a bob Stont girl and a desire to translate or introduce someone new.
The article estimates the weight of the Eiffel Tower at seven thousand tons. It notes the structure’s massive scale and anchors the figure with no further context or secondary measurements.
A damaged text fragment notes a man with no signs of narrowing about a wheel he borrowed. It mentions spending wares for summer clothes and giving away flannels, with garbled references to Detroit Newe and Ohio works.
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