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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1901
Page
7
The piece argues gambling demoralizes readers by showing how Monte Carlo’s gambling tables drain self respect and wealth. It notes long-standing casino history, the prince’s concession costs, and law cases about highway burden, framing gambling as a costly pursuit with ultimate bank wins.
Petrarch describes agreeable friends who inhabit his cabinet and field of thought. They offer access to past events and nature’s secrets, teach arithmetic and mortality, and soothe or fortify his mind. Each friend serves to restrain desire and foster self reliance in emergencies.
The article details a complex history of gambling dominance linked to Prince Charles and the Blanc family. It notes a 30 year concession granted to a company with $500,000 capital, the later 1888 renewal for $250,000 annually plus 6,000 shares, and the consolidation of control by Blanc family allies and Paris bankers. It also mentions substantial annual revenues to the Monaco prince and other elites, plus a sensational tale of a foxed treasure trove discovery in Lincolnshire unrelated to gaming.
The passage extols books as wolves of the distant and the dead and truth levellers, offering society and the presence of the best and greatest of our race. It asserts that books reveal precious thoughts to those who faithfully study them, regardless of wealth or status.
The New York statutes authorizing bicycle paths along public roads have been declared constitutional by the Supreme Court appellate division. The ruling supports construction and maintenance of aide paths for cyclists, enabling safer riding along streets and public ways.
The article notes King’s anticipated shift mirroring Henry V and a growing mobility toward old intimates. Since accession he shows a stand of madness toward key insiders and hints he will avoid dining with subjects, stirring concern in the court.
The article notes a senior bloc in the U S Senate with lawmakers Stewart Pettis and Morgan, while in Britain Lord Gwyfdyr becomes the oldest member of the Lords at ninety one. Cambridge educated he earned his degree in 1801. In Portland Missouri Lucy Coolidge won a record vote for a single candidate on all tickets for the school board with 6413 votes.
A supposed eight percent cut in railway passenger fares in New Zealand did not reduce revenue as expected. Instead travel rose, negating the forecast decline and lifting revenue by about £ 20,000 as the financial year nears its end.
Lieutenant Paris of the French navy measured ocean waves during a northwest gale and found thirty averaged twenty nine and a half feet in height. Six waves in sequence reached forty seven and a half feet, noted as Yullonine Parteiduen. Partridges are described as waking to feed each morning, while an inventor demonstrates fattening them by placing them in a dark cellar with electric lights. when lights are raised the birds perceive morning and eat repeatedly in the afternoon.
Velpen Indiana June 17 W C B Sullivan a Pike County farmer and brother of ex Representative Sullivan of Pike and Dubois counties suffered kidney trouble rheumatism stiff shoulders back pain and heart palpitations. After three boxes of Todds Kidney Pills he reports swift recovery able to work daily with no aches or pains.
Fragmented ad copy promotes Allen's Fool-Bake powder to cure swollen feet corns and bunions. Claims it shakes into shoes and is available at druggists and shoe stores with sample offers and mail order. Mentions LeRoy and broad boastful testimonials.
The Southern Pacific offers three round trip routes to California for the Fifth International Convention of the Epworth League. Options include via St Paul Minneapolis and Portland Oregon via the Shasta Route via Denver Salt Lake Ogden or Overland Route and via New Orleans Houston San Antonio El Paso along the Mexican border. Tickets on sale July 6 to 18 and return by August 31. Contact W G Neimyer at 238 Clark Street Chicago IL for details.
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