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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1900
Page
6
A mixed read includes a verse about love and fidelity with archaic phrasing, plus a prose vignette from a New York train. A college student and a young man engage in awkward attempts at conversation, prompting the woman to ignore or rebuff him, ending with the suitor retreating. The scene appears in Habor’s Barry era prose.
Fashion notes highlight bold black and white gown contrasts with white organdie trimmed in black Chantilly lace and heavy black velvet accents. Sleeves feature elbow and lacier layers, with decorative touches like velvet bows and rosettes shaping summer silhouettes.
A historical health note emphasizes dental care’s broader wellness impact. It links healthy teeth to fewer eye and ear troubles, better digestion, and long term vitality, citing school surveys where few children brushed twice daily and many lacked a brush. It extols small daily purchases as shaping budgets.
The article contrasts refined dress details with the essence of style and then provides a veal pot roast recipe. It describes trimming a veal boned cut, making forcemeat with pork and bread, browning, simmering in water, and serving with potatoes and a brown sauce, plus a parsley garnish and seasoning notes.
Advice on fair treatment for a servant, stressing comfortable sleeping space, personal time to mend clothes, consideration for feelings, occasional outings, and not overloading time with duties. Emphasizes balanced schedules rather than constant occupancy.
A nursery accessory used to measure a baby’s growth with a flat painted ruler. A broad wooden plank marked in inches and feet features verses and pictures on the reverse side, appealing to careful mothers who prefer a decorative measure over a plain tape.
Fragment describes two veal dishes: scallop style with tomato and bread crumbs baked in a dish and ragout with veal cubes fried in butter then simmered with onion carrot and white wine. The text includes steps, measurements, and cooking notes attributed to Margaret Saunders.
The Grace church tower to display a cross of electric lights visible citywide and across the bay. The display, a gift from Mrs. William H. Crocker, will be built at her expense and maintained as an ongoing endowment for the church’s mission.
A heated exchange pits Spockman and Art Is Lon over portraits by Artman Crayon. Critics call the works abominable while praising a so called one artist who may not be genuine. Mo is identified as a crafty broker in the fracas.
A statesman with strong self-esteem responds after questions about mockery of his speech. He concedes mild annoyance but argues that satire validates art. The exchange centers on whether ridicule confirms a work as genuine art.
A reader notes St Helena as a volcanic island with many extinct craters and notable pinnacles. Names like Lot's Wife and Holdfast Tom are cited, highlighting geological features and curious local nomenclature.
A Philadelphia stenographer inherits $50,000 and weighs changes to her life. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes she faces decisions about handling the wealth and its impact on personal relations.
A fragmented notice mentions a character named Larry-Ye with a frog in his throat and a cryptic phrase Desiny-Yis. The wording hints at a playful or nonsensical item from a historical page segment.
Mr Lacey of Iowa chairs a House committee on public lands pushing to set aside land in Arizona as a petrified forest national park. The site near the Grand Canyon in Apache County features a vast petrified forest with a natural bridge spanning the canyon and striking polished wood fossils.
In Volonna Baldo Italy once a volcanic center, activity waned but last March tremors stirred the mountains. Distinct rumbling and new fissures appeared with hot steam ejecting and melting nearby snow. Scientists compare the signs to Tarawera’s prelude thirteen years earlier.
A new lightship of novel design will be moored at Cape Hatteras Diamond Shoals at noon. The craft will be steam powered with electric searchlights mounted 50 feet high. If torn loose by a gale it can maneuver and endure with its powerful engine and strong moorings.
The article discusses luxury housing on Fifth Avenue linking a planned immense apartment house to a famous restaurant across the street by a fully equipped tunnel. It highlights comfort in all weathers and mentions a drawback that residents would be limited in restaurant choice.
A vintage advertisement describes a new patent back-rest attachment for an ordinary office chair. It claims to support the user and prevent backache for busy typists, noting the search by business people for a comfortable, effective device.
A simple removable device claims to attach to any chair and provide instant relief from tiredness. Described as inexpensive, the item is expected to attract broad interest due to its practicality and ease of use.
Mr L M Loomia, California ornithologist, reports that observed migrating birds follow landmarks on the Palms coast and lack any superhuman sense of direction. He notes fog confuses their flight and muddles their route, concluding that bird migration relies on familiar cues rather than innate guidance.
The Eiffel Tower, centerpiece of the 1889 Paris Exhibition, will again dominate the grounds this year. The owner has spent about $200,000 on new elevators, restaurants, outlooks, and decorations. The tower stands around 200 meters high and can lift about 2,000 visitors per hour to its summit.
After 29 years of experiments at Rothamsted England the study shows winter rainfall mostly runs through soil while spring supply remains accessible in spring. summer absorption is low and the soil holds maximum water at about ten inches depth.
Three Pragsian officers traveled by Buick balloon from Berlin to Prague. They left at 2 PM and landed at 6 PM after reaching 10 000 feet altitude during part of the journey. The direct express train covers the distance in seven hours.
A practical guide helps bookkeepers and office clerks who rely on blotters daily to manage handwriting, reduce smudges, and organize daily entries. It covers blotter layout, ink types, cleanup steps, and storage tips.
A new clever tile aluminum blotter holder fits on the thumb and wrist, letting you write and blot with one hand. It saves time in posting, billing, and other tasks. New blotter sheets attach easily when needed for continuous use.
Chronic Arora notes natives in Germany misuse poisonous remedies. Slippery substance habit forms from five to thirty grams, leading to chronic poisoning and fatalities. National health officers investigate and may push for an absolute prohibition on quicksilver sales in the district.
A recap of recent patents includes a rapid nail piling implement with a long lever and claw, a nine pair set of double cutting edge shears from Oklahoma, a two-disk spool forming a central reel to protect thread, an improved two-section clothespin with a mid spring, a fishing reel attached to a ferrule with a spring drum and wind lever, a coffee pot attachment guiding steam through grounds via a tube and cloth sack, and a domino score counting device with upright casings two shafts and bell mechanism.
A huge rocking stone on a tract in Old Lyme Connecticut measures about 27 feet by 24 feet 10 inches across the north south and east west respectively. The immense stone weighs in the thousands and is described as delicately pointed with a single person able to move it.
A guest recalls a Kansas episode where a patent medicine hawker staged a scam on the courthouse square. He sold nostrums at a dollar, wrapped the wrappers, then used a pink tape ribbon to line up 400 men along the curb, paying with the wrappers as he moved off, leaving townsfolk amused and duped.
Fred Wilner of Portage Livingston reports a strange affair on his farm. Lambs in pastures have had heads eaten off while bodies remain intact. After placing cayenne pepper on a carcass the family horse began to eat and then refused further lambs, suggesting the horse may be the culprit or involved in the killings.
Harry Cunningham recalls a Tate Broadwater hosted banquet in Montana where a 20 year old brandy drew praise while the Roquefort cheese drew a wry reaction. Broadwater joked that the cheese was disliked despite the brandy’s praise.
A family stroll along Fifth Avenue showcased new automobile coats in matching baggy style. The man and wife wore oversized coats while their children also wore duplicates. Onlookers appeared amused rather than impressed by the display.
A tall, fantastically shaped mound of rock and earth stands near the Union Pacific railroad in Wyoming. It is among several notable natural sculptures cited as curious evidences of nature's turns across the region.
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