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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1904
Page
1
A note urges readers to enter a contest in Anderson county to win a piano valued at 550 dollars, often sold for 400. It invites participants to nominate a lady friend or enter oneself, promising the winner will receive the piano and prompting immediate action by visiting or writing.
Miss Ida M. Tarbell has written a history of the Standard Oil Company for McClure's Magazine. The piece reads like a romance yet presents the truth in full, tracing the deepest incidents in her historical account.
The article argues Miss Tarbell's forthcoming history will educate the nation about cooperation led by the Standard Oil Company. It calls the company a gigantic cooperative enterprise and suggests it has many advantages when all share in mutual interests, though some individuals oppose it.
The Kansas City Star argues that if the U S government ever controls mining, John D Rockefeller would deserve credit for advancing centralized resource management and for awakening public opinion to the dangers of privatized mineral rights. The piece suggests Rockefeller could push toward ending monopolies and, with Andrew Carnegie, aid protection and commercial freedom.
A reflective poem by Margaret Preston questions the value of praise after death and urges giving encouragement in life. It contrasts needs for support during toil with the hollow comfort of posthumous acclaim and ends with a plea to speak kind words now.
Carnegie warned dying rich is a disgrace yet many fear poverty, and few laborers or tenants rise above maintenance. The piece argues wealth rests on others labor or divine endowments, condemns wealth without neighbor love, and cites biblical examples of rich figures facing Hell.
A critical tirade targets Andrew Carnegie accusing him of wealth hoarding and unethical practices, contrasting his library philanthropy with alleged evil deeds. The piece condemns predatory capitalism, praises cooperative models, and laments societal misery caused by extreme wealth concentration. It ends noting unseen acts of kindness by the strong.
Calls answered day or night for funeral needs. Hearse furnished free. Located at Vaughn's Furniture Store with residence telephone.
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