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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1904
Page
8
A writer submits a detailed working plan for a novel power windmill. The design centers the mill in a building, with a 12 by 12 foot wheel and specific frame dimensions. The plan outlines structural components and roof options to support the mill’s operation.
The poem rails at idealized domestic perfection in a humorous chorus about a land where fires glow, meat stays tender, and cleanliness reigns yet ends with the paradox that such a place would leave no room for women. Interwoven are verses about labor, charity, and progress, followed by practical home and garden notes on planting, watering, and preserving seeds. A short vignette recalls a machinist’s warmth in a cottage heated by a water tank linked to a cooking range.
A compilation of educational data and notes from Kansas showing illiteracy rates, compulsory schooling, teacher counts, and school spending across 1862 to 1907 08. It cites figures on illiteracy by race and age, growth of schools, and mentions agricultural education and local plans. It also includes several technical notes on windmill designs and water use efficiency.
July contents feature The Home Life of Japanese Women by Louise Dew and Vladivostik Master of the East by Gerard Powke with photogenic illustrations. Topics explore homemaking, military topics, and fashion departments for the period audience.
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