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Kansas Agitator in Garnett, Kansas

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Kansas Agitator

Location

Garnett, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1904

Page

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A Piano Contest to Select Most Popular Lady in Anderson County

A&P announces a free piano contest in Garnett to award one of the finest pianos. Each dollar paid on subscription advertising or job work counts as 100 votes. They seek a candidate in every township and invite responses from patrons across the county.

Anderson County Garnett

Beef Trust Exposed in West Market Price Collusion

Hearst’s Chicago American reports a thorough investigation into the beef trust, detailing a centralized poultry and egg department system across Armour Swift and Morris. It claims secret price lists, universal price parity, and shared profits at farmers’ expense, with Armour’s department alone yielding 3,000,000 dollars in profits last year.

Hearst Chicago American Beef Trust Central West Department of Commerce and Labor Swift, Armour and Morris Armour Swift Morris Armour Swift Armonts Armont's Beer Trust Morris, Swift Chicago

Not gold but only man makes nations strong

Poem ponders what builds a nation’s strength beyond swords and pride. It laments fallen empires and declares that true greatness comes from people who endure for truth and honor, standing fast and suffering long.

Wild oats plea and modern folly in McDill's musings

JO McDILL'S MUSINGS attacks the wild oats plea as a Devil's argument and calls for self restraint and high ideals. He cites George Meredith and The Ordeal of Richard Peversel to argue that the sins of fathers are magnified in sons and laments greed and boodling in public life.

Philosphy George Meredith Richard Pevesel Councilmen Congress

The Twin Devils of Society Versus a Wise People

An editorial argues that greed corruption and drinking ruin a civilized people. It condemns boodling drunkenness and sexual vice as inherited dangers and urges society to protect unborn children by barring moral lepers from propagating disease and depravity.

Hades Hell

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