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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1903
Page
2
A mash of satirical items, brief jabs at figures like Pennell, Wallace, Morgan, and Reginald Vanderbilt, with stray notes on divorce, economy, strikes, and world events. The piece reflects a gossiping column tone, mixing puns, sarcasm, and social observations from the era.
A traveling Mexican gambler on a Vera Cruz steamer befriends a monkey owned by a monk. The crew and passengers watch as he games three card monte against bullfighters and Spaniards, loses his clothes, wins back his monkey, and finally departs Frontera with the prize monkey perched on his shoulder, the crowd cheering and the man gifting cigars and drinks.
A 19th century description details Yap Island money in the Caroline group. Massive perforated limestone discs serve as currency. some reach twelve feet in diameter and are not moved often. Debtors once faced enormous value, needing fleets of canoes or many bullocks to transport payment.
A Kansas City Journal account recalls a Carthage deacon who, tempted by sun and fishing, forgot it was Sunday. He guides his grandchildren to Center Creek, helps them land gear, lands a four pound bass, and loses track of Sabbath duties until the family reminds him to return for supper and church.
A described irrigation project in British India costs 28 million dollars and waters 13 000 acres with a 7 percent return on the investment.
A city father recounts planning his daughter’s wedding and the inflated costs from caterers florists and choir directors. He warns prospective fathers about the premiums charged for champagne punch bouquets daisies and carriage hire while aiming to give his daughter a stylish but economical celebration.
A passage from George Horace Lorimer’s Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son offers management guidance. It urges careful praise, reading people, slow hiring fast firing, and staying in touch with workers while maintaining dignity and self-control in the office. It stresses avoiding threats, and balancing authority with personal regard.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt recalls a diner tale where a couple over an unresolved marriage dispute discuss weather with a courteous waitress. The story moves from an awkward lunch to a practical solution: renting a separate space to manage his children and his mother, enabling reconciliation. The piece notes postwar value shifts in the Orange River colony and a curious remark on cotton and wood.
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