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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1904
Page
6
The article surveys military style heels and names from one quarter to three inches, noting French and Cuban variations and a Cas Hillan range. It also describes a wire salad basket, its kettle shape, use, and the need to thoroughly air dry lettuce to prevent oily dressing failure.
The article describes a full waist worn with fancy boleros and veils in season style. It covers dotted mull with pale green mousseline taffeta boleros, lace yokes, fitted linings, wide sleeves with frills, and construction notes. It lists fabric quantities for medium size across multiple widths.
A vintage description details a dark Bivo serge boys suit aimed to fuel military interest. It features a blouse and knickerbockers with true military straps, a tassel collar, and braid trimming. Sizes and fabric yardages are listed for a six year old medium size.
Irish crochet lace coat with white linen collar medallions and turn-back cuffs pairs with linen or mohair skirts. hat should match lace coat with feather or greenery accents. Paris fashion highlights include short brown black gray suede boleros, tailored coats, and tweed ensembles, with varied accessories and fabrics.
In a compact biography of historian William H. Prescott, Rollo Ogden cites diary entries showing Prescott forcing himself to work by staking bets with secretaries. He would wager sums from $1 to $60 on completing tasks on set days, often winning or paying from his own pockets and sometimes including a $100 page-writing goal in 100 days with Edmund B. Otis. The contract, signed by Prescott and Otis, includes an honor promise not to release Prescott from forfeitures except as contracts allow.
Simple household hints propose mixing plaster with vinegar to seal cracks and storing onion-scented jars outdoors with sand to suppress odor. Rinse cooked pasta with cold water to reduce stickiness. For inval ides boil eggs by removing from heat after boiling for five minutes for tender whites. Cold milk pudding offers tasty dishes from scraps.
Useful fruits like figs dates and prunes enrich the seasonal bill of fare. Wash each fruit thoroughly before use. Beat the yolk of one egg with salt until lemon colored and thick then add milk rice graham flour melted butter and beaten egg whites. Fold in chopped dates baking powder fill gem tins half full and bake slowly.
Short sleeves spur gloves into an expensive wardrobe item as wrinkled suede pairs gain novelty with long beaded wrists and fine silk embroidery. Lace inset options rise in appeal, while lace mitts see a cautious revival after last season’s limited success.
A charming dotted net gown in cream and champagne tones features a heavy lace yoke, with a graceful shoulder line and full frilled sleeves. Optional fitted foundation allows tailoring choice, with banding waist detailing and decorative autieres. Yardage varies by fabric width and size.
An advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for back pain fatigue nervousness and disturbed sleep. It features a testimonial from Mrs. W. S. Marshall of Dawson Georgia claiming rapid relief for her husband after three days and offers a free trial mailed nationwide from Foater-Milburn Co. Buffalo New York at 60 cents per box. It also mentions Males Ear Nose and Throat cure and a Catarrh remedy by A J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio with mail order option.
A long profile of M. Doumer, viewed as France's rising political figure and potential future premier, detailing his working-class origins, education, rise from jacksmith to journalist, editorship at Voltaire, and entry into politics along the path to the presidency. The text also advertises miscellaneous 19th century consumer items and a Vienna Army museum collection.
The Mexican Herald recounts A L Gottschalk's tale of a house monkey named Jocko at the Guayaquil consulate fleeing a boa constrictor. The reptile feared the American eagle sign, which hung inside the room. Jocko escaped as the snake fled when the eagle image confronted it. The monkey now naps perched above the eagle picture.
A fragmentary poetic meditation on missing loved ones and longing. The speaker questions proof of loss, hopes for divine mercy, and envisions a reunion where familiar voices return and arms open in embrace. The lines convey grief, faith, and yearning for reunion in the afterlife.
Henry L. Merrick famed paragrapher for the Washington Post, renowned for wit, rarely spoke at social gatherings. At a reception guests urged a bright remark, he stayed silent until a host quipped about the dentist father who pulls teeth at receptions.
The text discusses Canopus as the universe’s greatest body and compares its size to Earth. It notes figures from the Royal Astronomical Society and references weighing Canopus, aiming to illustrate its immense scale.
The smallest oak trees are to be found in China. They are not one and one-half inches high, and will take root in thimbles.
A century of cultivation drains soil, with an acre losing at least 12,000 pounds of alkaline salts. The finding highlights long term soil fatigue and erosion concerns tied to intensive farming practices.
An American dressmaker is said to perform three times as much work per day as a French counterpart, illustrating industrial efficiency differences in tailoring across nations.
May 30 report from St John Kansas about the Uttle son of Mr and Mrs Wm McHirkle. Dr Jesse L Lites notes malignant scarletina left the child semi paralyzed in the right leg and arm and deaf in the right ear. A traveling healer urged quick cure with bio medicines worsening seizures. Dr McBride recommended Dodd s Kidney Pills and within a week seizures ceased and limbs began to improve.
Sears Roebuck and Co announces deep price cuts and free delivery of their large general merchandise catalogue. The book, once 60 cents, is now mailed postpaid at no charge, offering thousands of items across home shop farm and factory needs, with the firm promising left unpriced bargains far below rivals. Readers urged to inform friends and neighbors and request the catalogue by postal card or letter.
A housewife is urged to try Defiance Cold Water Starch noting its 16 oz package size per 10c versus 12 oz in competing brands and a claimed superiority. The text also highlights a World’s Fair folder about the Union Pacific Railroad and the Louisiana Territory, praising the railroad’s role in growth, settlement, and prosperity with census data and economic impact.
The Defiance Starch Co invites twenty five ladies to win round trip tickets to the St Louis Exposition by sending in trade marks cut from a ten cent 16 ounce Defiance cold water laundry starch package. Entries must be mailed to Omaha Nebraska and received by September 1 1904 with visits planned for October and November to the exposition. Defiance emphasizes its 16 ounce package and value over competitors.
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