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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1896
Page
6
A collage of snatches notes and quips from Kansas and Chicago era journalism. It lampoons politicians gamblers poets and social missteps while noting curiosities from a Daneville hunger strike to a Chicago child prodigy and a judge fining a lawyer for a cigarette. The items mix satire and gossip across places and people without a single throughline.
A reflective piece on the victory of those defeated by life. It contrasts public triumphs with the quiet endurance of the weary and humble who fought bravely, suffered, and held faith. It asks who are life’s true victors, invoking historical examples like Nero’s martyrs and ancient heroes.
London Justice cites Jameson raid as part of a vast conspiracy to arm Bulawayo and Johannesburg. It faults Outlanders and praises Boer resistance, labeling the plan mercenary robbery. It also surveys Socialist shifts in France and labor disputes in the Clyde and Belfast, noting wage battles and ministerial changes.
Severe measures threaten Saxony as a new bill seeks to end the current electoral college and replace it with a Prussian style system favoring income brackets. The move could bar workmen earning under 2,900 marks from representation, provoking expected clashes between government and socialists led by Liebknecht.
A collage of light verse and comic snippets features a sentimental poem—Sweetheart of mine—by George Vere Hobart, jokes about bustles and fashions, quips from The Riddle Fiend, and brief humorous exchanges. Names and bits hint at society life, theater, and everyday banter.
In Washington Star text a scene unfolds with soldiers named Joslar Corntossel Gant and Conrae debating war and readiness. They question if others want war and endure malnutrition, with hardtack for breakfast as the dawn bugle signals. One speaker suggests marching at dawn and lighting fires, urging calm and resilience amid tension.
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