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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1904
Page
6
A New York Times report recounts a goldfish seller describing how care, tank size, water changes, and even steam heat or cold can kill goldfish. She narrates several customer cases of dead fish, failed attempts, and odd outcomes like a pollywog turning into a frog.
A vivid sketch of Seoul then in the Chosen era, describing its hills, walls, and gates. The piece notes a lack of traveler sights, bustling markets with Japanese goods, unique Korean fans, and a walled west gate that closes with sunset. A humorous caution about nocturnal hunts and the long walk from Chemulpo ends the vignette.
Supervisor Wright reports a Lakota custom where hosts feed guests beyond capacity and a class of professional eaters sits beside diners to finish meals. Eaters are paid 1 to 3 dollars per meal, with one known to consume seventeen pounds of beef, illustrating the extreme appetite observed among Devil's Lake Sioux.
The article explains a traditional method for making stained glass, detailing steps from initial design sketches to cartoons showing lead placements, cutting glass precisely, painting and firing, assembling on a lead framework, soldering joints, cementing, and final installation secured with copper wires. The process follows French eighth century principles with emphasis on color studies and exact sizing.
A device called a collapsible hat box folds flat for travel and expands to hold a hat. When not in use it lies compact on a seat or floor. To use it, open the box and clamp a wire to fix the lid, insert the hat, and close as a stir box. Inventor listed as James Frye of Toronto, Canada.
A Montreal Fire and Light Committee report shows electricity increased danger, listing 150 fires in three months of 1908 with $1.5 million in losses. Fires stemmed from low voltage line contact, gas pipe grounding, defective wiring, punctured pipes, short circuits, overheated resistances, and incandescent lamps, while 135 cases lacked conclusive evidence.
A nineteenth century discussion argues that physics divides into acoustics and heat versus electricity. It questions mechanical explanations of electricity and proposes testing mechanical ideas through electrical principles to illuminate gravitation and other mysteries, sparking expectancy of a major breakthrough.
A recently patented guard enables conversion of all razors into safety razors. The device emphasizes simplicity economy and lightness with a clamp shank allowing one sided locking or removal for cleaning. The guard slides over the blade edge to maintain proper spacing, addressing common chin cuts.
An advertisement describes kidney disease symptoms and claims Donn's Kidney Pills restored a woman’s health after hereditary kidney congestion. It cites H. A. Van Sickle of Roanoke Virginia and Wooster Milburn Co. Buffalo as sellers offering 69 cents a bottle and a free trial. It notes general kidney illness effects and urges purchase from dealers.
A fragmented line suggests an ad style claim about Defiance Stareh yonobiats lasting longer, claiming superiority over rivals and pricing. It also states a gendered view that a man knows less after marriage than a woman before, reflecting dated societal attitudes.
A court recently addressed an odd will that required the heir to drink all water in a sea to inherit. The trial years ago tested its legality, and the court awarded the legacy without the water drinking condition, upholding common sense over such stipulations.
A noted puzzle folly on handwriting tricks shows how a victim writes a dot above letters. The joke highlights how dots may mislead, illustrating the quirks of transcription and perception in a light magazine item.
A Japanese house is typically one story with a variable number of bedrooms. Rooms are separated by paper shutters fixed in grooves, resembling divisions in an old work box, and there are no doors or passages between spaces.
In Italy there are 172000 skilled workers in silk manufacture. In 1902 eight hundred thousand Italians emigrated. Over three million have left the country in ten years, yet population shows a gradual rise.
A relic description notes the belle of ancient India wore a jeweled band two to three inches behind the head, tying a ball of hair that was braided into a massive coil two thirds the head's width.
A Missouri woman credits Pontum Food Coffee with reversing two years of stomach trouble caused by coffee. She says milk and lime water kept her alive, then Pontum allowed rapid gain, appetite return, and no need for dairy drinks. She now prefers Pontum and urges a 10 day trial as proof.
A Wisconsin Agriculturist editor recounts a Canada tour to verify reports on western resources. He highlights Manitoba's vast arable land, No. 1 hard wheat, rising wheat yields, underutilized acres, and dairy and cheese potential, plus long sunny days aiding rapid crop maturation.
A fragmented clipping warns that deafness cannot be cured by routine remedies and condemns fake treatments. It notes a faulty tube device claimed to restore hearing and cautions readers about dubious medical claims. The snippet ends with a humorous line about a man realizing his loud homecoming at 2 a.m.
A vintage ad touts Wiggle-Stick Laundry Blue claiming it prevents spills freezes and spots while costing 10 cents for a 20 cent value. The sample offer directs readers to mail 166 to The Laundry Blue Co. in Chicago. Some misreadings follow with unrelated phrases and garbled text.
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