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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1897
Page
2
A garbled Kansas column cites a mix of opinions and quips about Lexon and the tobacco trust, evangelist Pepper in Missouri, an Oregon pioneer sending a tomahawk to McKinley, and light political lore. The piece critiques politicians, journalists, and social norms with satirical asides and dated opinions.
A noted tendency that small pleasantries may influence fortunes and loyalties surfaces in En pleine articles. A lonely bachelor leaves property to a young woman he barely knows, citing a smile that brightened his days. A New York husband asserts a right to respite from constant domestic labor, reflecting anxieties about changing gender roles and the idea of female mastery.
In New York large work rooms open to employ women on simple tasks and similar facilities for men at the Wayfarers’ lodge. Tickets priced at 3 for 12 or 5 for 20 grant the bearer a day’s work, a hot lunch, and groceries to take home. Congressmen Sprague of Massachusetts attracts critique over wealth as domestic items fill nine cars bound for Washington.
A rural vignette centers on a farmer and his elderly wife watching a sweet grandchild. The scene recalls labor, family memory, and loss as a child’s questioning plea to not smoke stirs tears. The piece links labor policy talk with intimate domestic imagery and nostalgia.
In this letter to the Eight Hour Herald, F A Burleigh contends that laws restricting child labor fail because they ignore economic freedom. He argues that universal land access and rent-based taxation would let every man earn a living, reduce child work, and end unemployment, citing New Zealand as a partial model.
An Eight-Hour Herald editorial praises a Dorcas Federal Labor Union bill but argues reforms must attack the root causes of child labor. It compares restricting labor to pruning a plant and calls for land value taxes to unlock idle land, suggesting rental value should fund the public good.
The eleventh annual report of the department of labor shows women to total more workers as children decline. Data from 1,007 establishments in 30 cities cover 148,867 employees. Male workers 18 plus rose 61.8 percent, women 16.3 percent. under-18s rose 80.6 percent men and 89.1 percent women. Reasons cite adaptability, reliability, and lower cost, while critics warn of weak strength and machinery displacement.
Immigration Inspectors De Barry and O'Brien and Collector Doyle oppose Michigan Central Railroad demand to hire Canadian clerks at Niagara Falls and Black Rock. A courier report states Morford sought permission, officials declined, warning that hiring could violate the alien labor law.
Reports from Belfast note 10 000 Hnen workers attacking again over fines. Otto Mergenthaler buys a gold mine in Ari tons. U S labor commissioner Carroll D Wright is reappointed amid broad trade union satisfaction. California assembly passes a $2 per day public works minimum wage bill. Cleveland debates a $1.50 eight hour day contractor wage rule. Toledo sees two new unions and rising German clerks strength.
A question discussed in the New York Herald asks whether U S Army officers should don uniforms away from forts. Young lieutenants, Newport society, and regular troops influence views, with arguments about vanity, pride in service, and practicality. Some recall Grant’s memoirs showing early uniform enthusiasm fading after social mishaps.
A deserter style tale recalls a grim humor about suspenders and unwashed shirts. At Bethel’s old stage tavern a rumor swirled as a barefoot rival paraded in airy blue pants mimicking a uniform, a prank that amused many yet left one narrator unamused.
San Francisco Chronicle reports a colossal explosion near Morena dam 48 miles from San Diego. 100 000 pounds of powder lifted mountain sections 60 feet high and 400 feet along the canyon bridged the gorge. Foreman John Duggan pressed the initiation switch as hundreds watched the spectacle.
The speaker quotes Rev. G Fr Gebaur urging society to pause frivolity and gayety and focus on aiding the poor. He stresses that philanthropy alone cannot suffice and calls for a sober, collective effort to improve conditions for thousands of fellow citizens.
A reflective note argues wealth should not be destroyed but unlocked and used for humanity. The author urges wealth to uplift the fallen and extend a sympathetic hand to others, framing wealth as a tool for good rather than mere possession.
United States sent 103 million pounds of ham to Great Britain last year while Sweden expands female voting for elective offices. Indirectly, American lumber reached the House of Lords via Oregon and Washington. Japan holds 231,199 tons gross tonnage in 100 iron and steel steamships. Minnie F. Clay named captain of a Lake Sebago steamer after pilot navigator exams. W A Johnston, Kansas Supreme Court associate justice, formerly a noted amateur baseball pitcher. Twenty diphtheria cases reported in the Sports school district, Tinton County, Pennsylvania.
Fragmented OCR notes cite a mix of claims about grape fermentation, cures and quack remedies. The text references churches, cures for colds, patent medicine ads, and sayings about time. Names, dates, and coherent events are unclear due to garbled source material.
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