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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1903
Page
3
A detailed description of a white linen Tennia suit finished at the hips with a box plaited bottom and pale bands, edged with pearl buttons. It features a round yoke, red foulard turnover collar and cuffs, red leather belt, and matching blouse and sleeves. Also notes $120 price for Wiener Chic gloves and their use at dinner parties.
The article describes popular house gowns in blue and white checks, white silk linings, and plaid Wool designs for children. It highlights a white cube trimmed with forget me nots, a green and blue hat with pendant balls, and shifts toward horizontal skirt trims. It covers Battenberg braid use, cost details, and several evening and day outfits with patterns, fabrics, and color combos.
Practical advice on door hinge care whitening lamp oil and bread crust cleaning a pan a tea leaf fire aid making lamp oil and preserving brightness. Steps include soaking a lampwick in vinegar to avoid smoke a tea leaf sprinkle for ashes and a bread crust method to prevent sticking in tins.
A fragment from a period publication describes cleaning tips for lead staining on carpets using fullers earth and ammonia, polishing with a mixture of boiled linseed oil turpentine vinegar and spirits, plus advice on drying bamboo furniture and lace curtain repair. It shifts to fashion, detailing a little girl’s cream veil frock with cream lace trim and a blouse featuring embroidered lace, surah and taffeta, and notes on lace mitts and evening wear reflecting Parisian style.
A Wienner Chic note details the first pongee gowns with round yokes and puffed blouses edged in material, red and green embroidery, and gilt tassels. It outlines gown structures with shirred puffs, hip yokes, flounces, and ornate belts in red, green, and brown tones, plus a second foulard styled ensemble with box plaits and guipure trimming.
The piece discusses the Strong-Noake breach of promise suit and asks how old and how big a man must be for a young woman to take his marriage proposal seriously. It reviews perspectives from the plaintiff and defendant sides, and notes courts’ caution with love letters in such cases.
Edward Grafstrom chief mechanical engineer of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad died in a flood rescue effort. He built a rough side wheel steamer from Santa Fe shops to carry provisions and survivors. On a return trip the boat capsized after striking a submerged tree, six others escaped but Grafstrom drowned after hours of exhausting work. He was noted for a distinguished railroad career and golf talent, with brothers in Swedish naval and governmental railroad roles.
A New York proposal seeks a Central Park monument to Baron and Baroness de Hirsch to honor their $100 million philanthropy. They supported hospitals, schools, orphanages, and social services worldwide, including the Garfield Hospital and Lyingdn Hospital in the United States, the Educational Alliance, and the Clara de Hirsch Home for Working Girls. The effort aims to inspire future generosity and memorialize their charitable legacy.
A New York Press piece quotes an undertaker condemning the habit of employing children as pallbearers. He notes the habit harms children, causes nervous distress, and often leads to collapses, though parents sometimes consent when a child requests to act as pallbearer.
A bald man explains he will buy a wig to cover a bare spot. He remarks that the foe for a man without hair is not pride but the fear of being blindsided when opponents attack the exposed scalp. He once grew side hair to bluff, but the tactic failed as the hair faded and the bald spot showed again.
A baldheaded philosopher proclaims women lack humor and a youths ask why. The pharmacist quips that they would giggle only if the marriage vow humor stayed, then a comic dialogue follows about a failed ride in Dent's car and a rejected advance, highlighting social tensions and miscommunication.
A fragmentary dialogue depicts a Mistress-Nurse and Kate arguing about baby care while Willie is pressed to ask questions. The exchange hints at household roles and a caregiver's fatigue without clear resolution.
A collage of quips and lines from 19th century humor panels, tracing rivalries, parental advice, and social manners. Jests about aldermen hotels, royal finances, educated marks, and domestic schemes appear through a mosaic of short snippets.
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