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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1903
Page
2
From Kansas and beyond, a snippet of ironic humor, social jests, and royal, financial, and personal gossip. The piece mocks public figures, myths, and trends, noting mergers, scandals, and follies with satirical tone and a scatter of contemporary names and events.
A Victorian era guide describes Tangerine Jelly Creams with citrus jelly, whipped cream, and orange-filled serves. It also covers street costumes, lace appliques, and cheese serving tips, highlighting garish trimming ideas, color palettes, and decorative grape motifs for white net fabrics.
The text explains Art Nouveau as a modern, simple, emancipated style in houses clothes furniture and jewelry. It treats the term as a catchword for refreshing worn out ideas, a renaissance of the present time applied to personal and household adornment, especially jeweled decorations for women.
To Dry Shoes. The usual wrong ways include placing shoes on a fender or radiator or standing them on their soles to dry. The proper method is to place the shoes soles upward near a gentle heat, drying slowly without steaming, ensuring the leather does not crack or harden.
The article describes linen walking hats matched to linen suits and mohair walking skirts with sum burst pleats. It highlights willow green velvet appliques as flattering for wearers of green, noting effective touches of gold or silver on hats and dresses.
Frocks shown in white prose ballete and red linen highlight intricate trims and embroidery. Garments include box plaits, pelerine collars, tasseled edges, and girdles in blue ribbon and red tance Parisiea.
Linen sunshades in dark blue and dark red feature white patterns and a deep ruffle edge. They are unlined and use blue or red handles and sticks to match the cover, with a vogue predicted for these functional decorative items.
The fragment lists methods to clean metal and polish wood furniture using dust removal with paraffin soaked cloth, a home polish with olive oil and vinegar, alcohol and flannel polishing, salt and vinegar on verdigris, and soap washing. It also mentions tinware cleaning with soda, careful simmering of sauces, vanilla add-ins for chocolate, and a black beaver hat ornamented with green appliques.
An old advertisement claims Allen's Foot Bane powder eases new-shoe pain and burning feet. It promises relief from swallow hot sweating feet corns and bunions. Sample sent free by postage to Allen Olmsted LeRoy N Y.
A mixed set of vintage adlike lines touts Defiance Starch as superior for home use, with claims about a unique processing, plus scattered product pitches and moral quips. The text references grocers, racehorse names, cigars, matrimony jokes, and generic household advice in a fragmented advertisement style.
Dr W D Coffee of Dex Moines Iowa announces remedies for eye diseases including cataracts and lid problems. He says a new book on eye diseases is available free to readers and urges contacting him for guidance, warning readers to think before acting.
Alton resumes service from Kansas City gateway to St Louis with the Chicago and Alton Night Train leaving Kansas City at 9 p.m. and arriving in St Louis at 7:30 a.m. Chair cars and compartments offered, traveling agent De Cooper invites inquiries for low rates amid claims of financial balance.
A terse notice states land selling at four dollars per acre cash. The snippet mentions Ky crop payments and a reference to MITLITALL and Blows City, with unclear context about local farm transactions and cash terms.
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