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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1904
Page
2
A fragmented column surveys jokes and quick takes on politics, finance, and society. It notes a bank cashier losing 90 000, claims about whisky affecting brunettes, Japanese baseball, fake ten dollar notes, and various quips about royalty, journalism, and honesty. The tone mocks public figures and events with witty asides and light sarcasm.
On a hill in Richmond the White House of the Confederacy houses Jefferson Davis's Bible, Gen. Robert E. Lee's gear, Jackson’s uniform stained with his aide’s blood, and Stuart’s hat. The first floor displays weapons, battle flags, prison life relics, and gifts from Confederate veterans, with superb gold scabbards, Morgan’s escape knife, and the Star of the West figurehead among notable items.
A Vermont based doctor Dr Herschell N Waite linked to founding the New England eclectic medical association is praised for practical teaching and habit changes. The narrative recalls a dialogue about patient advice and a reluctant witness in a courtroom setting with a sharp exchange over what was said.
John Cockburn told the British National Association of Manual Training Teachers that manual training is the best path to intelligence and moral formation. He urged half the school day be devoted to manual instruction, claiming it improves memory, builds character, and helps children detect shams and inaccuracies.
A report based on Bureau of Education statistics and Who's Who biographies shows that among 14 794 403 men over 30 only 325 613 had college training while 657 432 had high school and 12 064 336 only common schooling. The analysis finds no education nearly eliminates high achievement, with college graduates far more likely to be successful than uneducated peers.
A poetic fragment from Puck praising violets as a symbol of spring and desire. The speaker, addressing affairs of the heart, imagines violets guiding affection and the beloved, with vision of flowers, fragrance, and enduring love referenced through poetic devices and romantic imagery.
Congressman Charles N. Fowler of New Jersey told a light joke about a farmer who wrote for garden seeds. The farmer, finding unsed seeds from last year, added a postscript that said never mind sending the seeds I find I have enough, and mailed the letter.
A London Globe note reports astonishing sums paid for antique snuff boxes at the Hawkins sale where two thirds of the collection brought £127,000, including £1,080 for a Louis XIV oval gold box inlaid with six plaques and classical paintings, illustrating enduring appeal for antiquities.
The Democratic leader Taggart cites three deportment rules for politicians: never drink to avoid intemperance, never refuse a drink to avoid bad friendships, and never worry about others’ outcomes unless it affects you.
A humorous exchange references Mrs Jones and asks about the age of her children. Jones replies with playful uncertainty and directs to his wife for the exact ages, noting a specific date-related count for the first child and confusion for the youngest.
King Pater of Sergia faced a delayed coronation set for June 16 as no crown was available. A French jewellers firm refused credit, leading to plans for a cheap bronze cannon crown, a family relic, to be used once ready.
Dr Johnson argues marriage is best for every man while a single life is worse for the unfitted. He notes marriage brings pains but celibacy offers no pleasures, summing up his view on the question with concise emphasis.
An exhaustive German study estimates the world population today at about 1,603,400,000, comparing current figures with earlier counts and noting methodological approaches and regional variations across continents.
Regular army recruits must be 21 to 36 years old, unmarried, of good character and habits, free from bodily defects, citizens or those who have declared intention to become citizens, and able to read speak and write English.
Is it not worth while if you travel on business or pleasure to seek the best service for the lowest rates. Request Erle Saeilroad Company at 556 Railway Exchange, Chicago, for full information. Free booklets describe Summer Tours and the Beautiful Chautauqua Lake Region at Cambridge Springs.
In the province of lower Burma India tin deposits have recently been discovered near the Siamese frontier along with valuable coal fields. The tin is said to be of quality comparable to that mined in the Straits settlements.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot Ease powder for the feet It makes tight or new shoes feel easy cures swollen hot sweating feet corns and bunions At all druggists and shoe stores 2c Sample sent free Address Allen Olinsted Le Roy New York
Land around the bayous of Loulal ana and Texas, once deemed worthless, now yields 25 million dollars in rice. Dealers report Defiance Starch is essential to competing buyers and that other cold water brands cannot match its use.
Two Burnley operators unveil an automatic loom integrating Lancashire loom features with a hopper of Western steel tubes. A simple slag mechanism and a weft fork trigger ejects the old weft from the shuttle and a full tube instantly takes its place, enabling continuous weaving.
At an archidiaconal conference in Newcastle under Lyms England Dr Hatton sought a physiological reason for church sleeping. He argued the drowsiness and inattention in sermons result from the atmosphere being poisoned when inhaled.
Uncle Rastus tells a cautionary fable about a foolish cutworm that rises early to eat ripening melons. The message emphasizes patience, noting that staying in bed longer would let the vine mature and yield more, illustrating patience as a great virtue.
A personal testimony recalls lifelong digestive trouble from rich foods. After switching to Grape Nuts and cream three years ago the writer reports rapid health gains, weight, and strength, saying the food is nourishing, digestible, and delicious. The note credits Postum Co and a wine physician.
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