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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1901
Page
6
A lyric fragment depicts a baby in a neighboring window, as neighbors gaze upward with warmth and pride. The speaker notes a simple, happy scene reflecting familial love and daily life across the street.
Joe Martin rescues Busan Meade from a water trap and a chance meeting sparks a budding romance. A horse theft scare leads to a ranch confrontation where Martin proves his innocence, earns a stay of execution, and ultimately wins Busan’s heart.
An odd hat displayed by a milliner drew attention with a delicate white hue and a blue ribbon border. The piece featured a faint floral motif and implied fashion flair, described as a stylish but quirky accessory in the gallery.
A distinguished public man of Indiana died suddenly while dictating his biography to his daughter. He reflected on a youth’s temptation and recalled a long journey guarding $22,000 to Cincinnati. His last words to his daughter spoke of finishing the tale another time before he collapsed.
French naval expansion outlines new bases at Dakar Senegal and Diego-Suarez Madagascar with grants totaling 26.65 million francs. Dakar heads a cruiser fleet sweeping the West African coast while Porc de France stations near Martinique extend patrols toward the Caribbean. Diego-Suarez aims to command the Cape to India route, and Saigon defenses receive funding to protect Indo-Chinese possessions and project ships into Chinese seas.
The New York city street lighting costs run at 5.22 dollars per minute this year equating to 78 cents per resident or 2,745,000 dollars total. Baltimore spends 68 cents per inhabitant, about 250,000 dollars. San Francisco 71 cents per resident at 245,000 dollars. New Orleans 1 cent per resident at 230,000 dollars. Washington 83 cents per resident totaling 233,000 dollars. Cleveland residents pay 2 cents more than Washingtonians totaling 325,000 dollars for 882,000 people. Boston spends 1.10 dollars per resident totaling 650,000 dollars for 661,000 people. Cincinnati at 324,000 residents pays 425,000 dollars or 1.80 per person. New York Herald.
A Lausanne correspondent reports Swiss engineers stopped the progressing Moving mountain near Neuchatel. They built a huge cement wall to support the mountain and fill crevices with cement. The bold, original measures stabilized the village and valley, reducing danger substantially.
German authorities report that at least one third of Santa Catharina's population in southern Brazil are ethnic Germans. The colonists live in compact settlements under local governance tied to their own institutions and traditions.
Chicago News explains how white blood cells or leukocytes combat germs, reveal how inflammation creates pus, and note the role of skin and mouth microbes in healing. The piece discusses Metchnikoff’s view of friendly and neutral microbes and the delicate balance that protects health.
The article details coal exports to Great Britain France Germany and other European ports totaling 6 673 700 tons in the first nine months of the fiscal year starting July 1 1900. Canada Mexico Cuba and the West Indies are listed as main buyers with anthracite totals highlighted and Pacific imports from British North America noted. It closes with a note on a Boston vegetarian restaurant advertising meat substitutes.
A Washington man recounts a clever hobo scam involving shoes. The thief used mismatched left shoes to trick the victims, then returned for the right pair, leaving the owner astonished at the cunning plan and noting how few would have thought to pull it off.
Cintamate of Garfield Captain Charles B. Henry former marshal of the District of Columbia and a Hiram College classmate of President Garfield is one of Ohio’s largest landowners and has just been elected a trustee of Hiram College.
The piece portrays Senator Cockrell of Missouri as a rustic appearing man, claiming his looks mislead some into thinking him gullible for Bunco schemes. It notes his long senate tenure, integrity, and contrasts appearances with true character while touching on broader social tensions about divorce and national direction.
An early 20th century observation notes the rapid rise of American divorces from 3 percent in 1870 to 4 percent in 1900, projecting a continued increase into the new century and the potential for a substantial share of marriages ending in court dissolution.
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