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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
5
The text extols Ivory Soap as containing ninety nine and one half percent purity and asserts it can stand any test and perform all claimed functions while noting there is no deceit in the product though other soaps may employ trickery.
A committee report on a Union Sunday School picnic to Otiwa on July 7 was approved as practicable. An amusements committee with members from various locations was formed. The Congregational church will host monthly summer evenings beginning July 28, inviting all county Sunday schools to attend.
Train service announces a special run to Kansas City via Santa Fe Route. The outbound service departs in the early morning, returning train schedules show arrival times and onward connections for Paty FO and related stops.
A fragmented public notice warns that firing weapons or carrying live canoes feeds weapons will not be permitted in the Vl of Thy. Mayor Marshal CG. Kies appears as a signature with unclear attribution.
Dick Cunningham dies following a steam pipe incident at a Norfolk yard. Witnesses describe a swift, fatal event as workers evacuated the area. Cunningham is remembered as a gentle, loyal friend and outspoken, principled man whose life touched many.
Mrs Leslie Bennett passes after a week long illness at home in Sutton Valley. Survived by her husband Jowke Sutton and daughter, with parents and sisters in Andepsai county. Funeral services held at Gartield cemetery with many neighbors in attendance.
Fragment from an advertised letter list mentions individuals including Mrs Het te Beldwindie Miss Jenne Poston and Mr George De Long in a Vidanor Mar area with several other names and titles, typical of a public notice or mail pickup list from an old newspaper page.
A long, name rich recap from Glenrock area records many visits and travels. Mentions TM Shields in Kansas City, Quincy McMoe at Wentphair, Miss Clara Alexander from Welda, Frank Mohanoid Willler repainting Congestion church, and Mrs Joe Tibbetts visiting Wannego. Also notes Rev Crawford Rankin's party, Miss Emma Tilton from Waverly, and Chas McCrinn visiting from Ohithe. A house fire damages May Hutnlaint's home. insurance listed at 700.
A newspaper ad touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles. It claims many deaths arise from kidney disease and Brights disease, urging readers to obtain a sample bottle and a book by mail from Dr Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Law Heung and others arriving in a city, mentioning family ties, a drug store, a home, and a prosperous appearance. Mentions Kans Verrington, Jowt Satiely, and Alva, with scattered references to medical practice, a wedding night fire, and a funeral debris scene.
A garbled local column recalls weekly events in Lone Elm and nearby colonies. References include Mary blindter and her daughter, visits by Joti Heuiyyess of Rineidd candy, and social gatherings at Lone Elm halls. The piece notes school happenings with Miss Chloe Irvin at Bellview, a Sunday service, and Mrs E Miller retiring from EDDorale Springs.
Fragmented document recounts a Philadelphia Republican convention night with gunfire and horns, describes partisan fervor and Rough Riders reunion talk. Includes notice about petition to form Center Township in Anderson County Kansas and a room rental ad from Johnson’s art gallery.
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