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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1903
Page
3
A fragmentary verse excerpt from Frederick W. Faber reflecting on faith and divine presence. The text contemplates the heart’s longing for God, the departure of temptations, and the idea that faith can move mountains through love.
Sylvia pilots the Overland train at perilous speed through snow and storms to catch time. A brave engineer, a young fireman, and a driven crew push the locomotive toward Stockton while dodging switches, rocks, and deadly curves in a high-stakes dash across towns and hills.
Sylvia steadies a heavy train amid a relentless snowbound night, racing toward Four Mile Creek while doubt gnaws at safety limits and pride. The piece closes with a meditation on time, noting that useful things endure while ornament fades, as timeless relics persist.
A fragmented meditation on war, fame, and mortality. Poetic lines discuss Attila, Napoleon, and Alexander, then shift to the fleeting nature of power and the desire to endure beyond death. The piece laments empty triumphs and the enduring value of peace over bloodshed.
A simple home method to pasteurize milk is described. Heat a pan of cold water, place a container of milk in it, bring water to boil, then remove from heat. Add a pinch of baking soda per quart. The milk keeps about 24 hours in a stopper bottle and is recommended by physicians for babies in summer.
A dialogue asks which photograph will appear longest as a woman studies a set including one of herself, prompting a riddle about perception. The text shifts to a brief note on plant growth, stating trees require at least twenty inches of rainfall to grow.
Prof Cassar Ewart of the University of Edinburgh has long pursued zebra horse hybrids, the zebrule seen as a potential mule of the twentieth century for transport and artillery. The breed reportedly temperate, hardy, and capable in harness, with demonstrations by Hagenbeck of Hamburg in London and Germany. Zebrules endure Africa’s plagues and climates, proving strong enough to bear heavy loads.
The United States Fish Commission studied fish skins as leather. Salmon hides serve boots and waterproof garments among Baquimaux. Northern peoples wear codfish skin jackets. Practical durable skins include whale, porpoise, and seal, which dye vividly. The article notes an interruption by General Funston and the capture of a Filipino leader.
A Mexican woman named Mercedes Lopes, alleged to be the longest haired person, stands six feet tall. Her hair drags four feet eight inches, grows rapidly, and she cuts it often to sell long tresses to hair dealers each month. She is described as the wife of a poor sheep herder.
The text lists how the word cat appears in Danish Dutch Swedish French Italian Portuguese Spanish Polish Russian Welsh Cornish Latin Bantu and Armenian. It notes translations such as katt gato gatto gato katze kat, and mentions variants like catua gaz and kalg in minority forms.
Mrs. M. A. Billet of Vicksburg Mississippi is cutting her third set of teeth at the age of seventy six.
An article describes Sumatra houses as timber posts lifted above damp soil with bamboo floor slats and split bamboo laid tightly, covered by bark or mats. Roofs are thatched with palm leaves, built by climbing notched poles, reflecting constant rebuilding due to quake fears and uncertain seismic conditions.
In a Sardinian setting locals call aeons the mysterious ruins with varied meanings. Some view them as temples or tombs while others see towers of science or watchtowers. One Domun Novus ruin forms a citadel with sixteen chambers and walls sixty feet thick, encircled by 600 feet. The nouraghe at Santa Barbara is pictured and linked to early Sardes crossing from Libya.
An Indian tailor-bird is described as using its bill to stitch leaves into a pouch like nest. The bird aligns leaf edges to form a cradle for tallebirds, twists fiber into thread, and threads holes along leaf edges with its beak and feet. If a leaf is too small, nearby leaves or fallen ones are stitched on to enlarge the receptacle. Inside the nest, down and feathers are carefully laid to insulate the young.
H Gaber of Minneapolis reports his Eskimo dog enjoys smoking a corncob pipe several times daily. The owner notes some dogs are trained to smoke and says there is nothing unusual about a dog smoking.
Baron Bela Clay, a wealthy planter, died after deliberately poisoning himself by excessive smoking. He consumed about 3600 cigars and 100 pounds of tobacco to end his life in a rented Pesth room, after losing a fortune in speculation. Insurance firms uncovered the self harm plot.
Liquid air is described as a Berlin commodity sold in two quart packages costing 75 cents each. Packages are returnable and valuable. The glass mask is silver plated with double walls forming a vacuum to minimize heat. A cork stopper and porous packing in a wire cage preserve contents, and a tight cork could cause an explosion.
An Austrian report notes a Vienna resident who has attempted suicide forty times without success and another man still aims to end his life. The first declares he would die rather than agree to stop trying. The chief of police was informed that he would prefer death to remaining alive.
Estimated 200 million apple trees in the United States yield about 176 million bushels annually. Apples can be grown across most states except extreme climates. Sixteen states lead production with New York in front. A growing demand brings new apple regions forward, with Kannas producing fine fruit.
The device is a light rubber pocket punching bag inflated to form a compact punching toy. It attaches to an elastic cord held in the fist, allowing flexible movement and rebound for practice.
A Maine lumberman declares forest fires caused ten million eight hundred thousand dollars in losses. He equates this figure to the annual cut along the Penobscot River and notes it exceeds the state’s yearly timber harvest, affecting timber, stumpage, and related industries.
A New York magistrate reacting to a boy’s theft of a woman’s chatelaine bag delivered a lecture to the complainant. He quipped that women ought to have pockets even if they affect the line of their garments. The piece notes a curiously long name, Knedland Ketcham, from Long Island.
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