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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1899
Page
2
The paper from Garrett Kansas surveys current events with satirical and serious notes. It comments on Admiral Schley Dewey and Andrew Carnegie figures while addressing trust formation, labor and social issues, and the war’s impact on national unity. It cites Governor Thomas of Colorado urging action against capital combinations and warns about the dangers of industrial consolidation.
Joseph Sheldon argues for reinstating free silver coinage at the ratio to restore monetary expansion. He defines the general price level as money supply times velocity, insisting prices fall when money is scarce and rise with abundant circulation. He cites moral, expedient, and authoritative grounds to support restoring bimetallic money over gold alone.
A collage of quotes argues direct voter control reduces lobby influence and may threaten party power. Critics say plutocratic papers deny government progress while Washington papers warn of royalty’s watermark. Industrial freedomists claim trusts educate masses and prompt cooperative self defense. Uncle Sam cuts stamp prices as envelopes rise 25 percent. The government stands as a sole institution that can compete with big trusts.
A critique of private money creation and usury argues sovereignty should authorize lending, with all interest returning to government to fund public expenses. It compares money to water and blood, warning stagnation harms society and concentrates capital, risking revolution and anarchy.
A Pittsburgh Post editorial cites New Jersey trust capitalization at 208.86 million across 32 giants, and notes 5,022 corporate tax filings yielding 2.37 million. It argues trusts thrive under tariffs while calls grow to shift large firms to other states, urging stronger enforcement and reciprocal trade limits.
A humorous verse by Mary Brent Whiteaide recounts a boy and girl on a backyard fence exchanging shy banter then a playful clash as a cat and a dog enter. The scene ends with the boy learning caution in making statements and the girl finding a clever retort.
A fragment from Ally Sloper features a quip about life insurance and wealth after death. The exchange notes comfort in being insured and suggests the deceased’s value to others lies in death rather than life. The line reflects period humor and social morbid curiosity.
A Washington Star fragment quotes Mr. Corntessel warning against a con artist who promised fast money. He recalls sending a dollar for advice and says he will not recommend that concern to others. The man claims a shady method and suggests a risky remedy to glue a product.
A humorous exchange recalls a school romance and a runaway marriage. Mrs Ashleigh says eleven years, noting she married her husband after running away from school together. The dialogue highlights youth, love, and social gossip in a lighthearted goldsmiths’ periodical tone.
An oblique excerpt portrays a chaplain amid English troops and a mounted Presbyterian figure, urging discretion and secrecy in religious wartime context. The fragment hints at a dramatic scene and contrasts public church talk with quiet, hidden action.
A fragmentary exchange questions why a bird appears on silver money as a gentle reminder of money’s value and allure. The dialogue hints at satire or meditation on wealth through a character named Mr. Brown.
Miscellaneous pasted lines include medical cures, job ads, a divorce mention, and social commentary. Notable items reference Parsons Kansas manufacturing, a woman on travels avoiding a valise, a humorous remark about equal rights, and a streetcar row. Overall this is a garbled mash of scattered phrases and ads.
Mrs Cooper renowned sculptor of Royal Academy fame in London is in Washington creating busts of prominent Americans. She recently completed a bust of Mrs Belva Lockwood for the Corcoran Gallery. Ruskin names her among this century's great sculptors and painters. In a Washington letter dated January 26 Mrs Cooper endorses Peruna for catarrh and grippe after months of illness. A free book titled Hearth and Beauty is offered by Dr Columbus, O.
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