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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1899
Page
3
A reader’s fragment surveys labor tensions in Hawaii with a longshoremen’s chant mocking poverty and songs of resilience. It notes clashes between unions and employers, while detailing demands for fair conditions for engineers and firemen at the Daily News and Record, and reports broad worker withdrawal from Chicago papers amid stalled settlements.
A speaker cites the Constitution to argue against bonded labor in Hawaii. The piece condemns contract laborers treated as slaves, compares their bondage to Southern slavery, warns of new territories under U.S. flag, and urges universal emancipation of workers on sunlit lands now under American sovereignty.
The Chicago Federation of Labor and Allied Printing Trades Council urge fair wages, accusing publisher Victor F Lawson of opposing union advancement at the Daily News and Record. They note years of struggle by Web Pressmen, Photo-Engravers, and Stereotypers and claim Lawson replaced union workers with non union staff to curb the trades movement.
Article notes twelve million dollar ground value for four NYC churches and seven million dollars or more for thirteen others, all Protestant and evangelical. Trinity Church alone represents five million in investments. It asks how soon these riches could aid home and foreign missions if nine tenths were distributed, questioning if wealth equals Christian duty.
Edwin Wildman, in a Manila Letter to Leslie's Weekly, cites Filipino artistry in textiles and jewelry, noting fine fiber fabrics, intricate drawn work, picturesque women’s dress, skilled wood, jade, and brass work, and a musical culture that blends European influence with local melody, including Aguinaldo’s sixty-piece band.
Crystal charms are a fashionable engagement present for both sexes. The heartshaped crystal pendant with monogram, or two crystal circles with flowers, are tied with gold or silver bands and worn on a chain. Sentiment surrounds the worn charm as a keepsake of the fiancé.
A Boston Transcript note cites a dentin expert claiming tooth health hinges on chewing exercise. It argues diets with few hard dishes reduce gum blood flow and digestion, urging readers to accept steak tenderness as a sign of better chewing and dental nourishment.
A fashion note describes a dark purple cloth afternoon frock in princess style with black ribbon at the waist and square corsage details. It also notes a Paris exhibit of an oil dress from Madagascar made from the spider’s web silk and describes the practical, though odd, use of a silk spun by the Malagasy black spider under Father Cambue’s experiments.
The piece describes a Musketeer style hat in emerald green felt with a wide brim, ostrich feathers, and a pearl diamond buckle. It pairs with green velvet folds and black lace accents, complemented by a purple skirt and cream lace ruche.
The article describes a decorative bow used on low necked bodices. It features gauze or matching fabric at the front, borders with ribbon quilling, and a red bow with short loops. A miniature pin often sits on the knot, and a scarf-like effect may outline the neckline with matching quilling.
A fragmented note discusses proper hip movement in walking and crowd conditions. It stresses keeping steps straight forward, avoiding knee turn, and gliding with minimal interference to others, using Umbrosa as a visual aid.
A method compares true and adulterated tea by adding pinch of tea to splash water, noting color and clarity. Pure tea colors water slightly and remains clear when boiled, while adulterated tea darkens, becomes muddy or milky, and loses transparency due to tannic or similar acids.
A compilation of old time kitchen recipes including Cook ing School soups and a Washington Cake. Ingredients cover large soup bones chicken onions parsley car rots celery cloves and spices, plus sweet milk flour currants citron nuts and fruit for cakes and pies. Also described are oyster and potato salad preparations with vinegar dressings and refined techniques.
The Chicago Record quotes a rumor that Principal Perkins daughters attract attention as a trade in contrived schemes. A tongue in cheek line mentions a tisher advertising for hide to weave a bardwire trocha around the howes, illustrating satirical chatter about local figures.
A narrator recalls how poor families cope with hunger and upkeep. Rent burdens tenants, while some landlords help and others push harsh terms. A widow with two children finds relief when a compassionate landlord covers arrears, preserving work and a sewing machine. Benevolent societies aid with meals and provisions during slow periods.
The article describes the walking fish of the Indian Ocean and the Doran of South America, noting elongated wrist bones and pectoral fins that enable terrestrial movement. It cites Dr. Gunther on long overland journeys by Doran fish and mentions the climbing perch which leaves water to climb trees using spiny fins.
The excerpt describes animal behavior with cats preferring straight runs and goat-like jumps, and chamois youths playing on snow. It notes their crouch start on snow slopes and sliding 100 to 150 meters before rising to continue the descent and repeat the ascent.
A brief dialogue unfolds as a professor and his young wife exit the church. The professor remarks they are now each other’s Emma, urging him to write a note lest he forget. The exchange hints at affectionate humor and a reminder to remember a future task.
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