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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1902
Page
2
Kansas agitator notes a mix of satirical items from 1901 era chatter. It jokes about a Toledo trust, Vanderbilt, war talk, royal perks, sugar phrases, airships, Kentucky marriages, Belgium votes, champagne imports, and odd tidbits from Chicago to Paris, all in a brisk, column style. The piece weaves humor with social trends, political quips, and cultural quirks.
The House vote on the Cuban relief bill reshapes the sugar tariff, with the Morris amendment replacing the current schedule to a single rate across all sugar grades. This could bar imports of low grade raw sugar, tighten competition, and provoke broader party tensions as the administration and protectionists maneuver through a volatile legislative path.
The Navy appoints Lieut Templin M Potts to a premier assignment, succeeding Commander William H Bechler, the Kaiser's friend and naval attaché in Berlin Rome and Vienna. Rear Admiral Crowninghield reports the selection amid ongoing criticism of Admiral Schley.
Carnegie states he would rather bequeath a curse than an almighty dollar and notes he has relieved many workers of burdens through his actions. He claims to have benefited hundreds of men, young and old, who have worked under his enterprises.
Codar Rapids Gazette notes a harsh view on tariff laws forcing people to buy steel, framing it as a grand trust scheme with religious overtones and the man declaring himself a scapegoat for thousands affected.
The author attacks the war department for prioritizing political image over disciplinary reform in the Philippines. He argues officials concealed misconduct to avoid harming administration prospects, noting the army reflects this attitude and suppresses crimes rather than enforcing discipline with force.
The author argues that trust destruction is the only remedy and warns the public must be aroused to oppose captains of industry. Regulation is dismissed as insufficient and the need for drastic action to end trusts is emphasized.
A call to congress to expose the truth behind benevolent assimilation. The piece accuses the war department of concealing facts about torture of noncombatants, murder of prisoners, and indiscriminate burning of villages. It argues public exposure will drive a remedy.
Against imperial conquest, a speaker condemns white colonizers for murder, rape, and moral decline in colonized regions. The speaker cites 1898 Senate testimony and McKinley era policy, arguing Americans mirror colonial powers in dispossessing and brutalizing indigenous populations.
The passage condemns an administration for alleged murder, village burning, and prisoner massacres under benevolent assimilation. It warns the American people will not acquit the policy and calls for the President to stop the savageries, blaming the Republican party for defeat and citing Jakle Smiths.
The army court martial cleared Major Waller of murder by ruling his acts were within the rules of war. Critics call it a dangerous precedent as eleven Filipinos were killed and questions arise about who is truly crazy.
The text laments a looming reckoning as voters endure, warning that if a broader economic downturn hits, the party in power must answer for its stewardship. It argues both the governing party and the trusts would face consequences in a general crisis.
Cheap labor and subsidy debate shows shipping companies opposing the Chinese exclusion act feature forbidding Chinese sailors on American-flag vessels plying between China and Pacific ports while arguing higher American seamen wages cripple competitiveness.
A pointed remark attributed to Senator Hanna argues that trusts operate for capitalist benefit rather than workers. The notice links tariff effects and modern consolidations to rising dividends and stagnant wages, reflecting early 20th century labor critique.
A letter argues that British budget protectionism will raise new grain duties hitting American farmers in the corn belt. The writer cautions against rejoicing in such policy shifts and stresses broader economic harm to farmers.
Paris and London Brown discuss sprucing up wardrobes with Brylee Kearle colors, Magnolia and gardenia hues, and fashionable combinations like gray with lettuce green. Jewelry shifts show long earrings, feather stoles, floral accents, trellis pearl blossoms, and foliage trims. Veils declining for dressy events.
Readers note ribbons return on lingerie as a key accessory with designers showcasing narrow satin ties and bow details. The feature cites brand collections and shop windows emphasizing delicate trims to elevate intimates.
The Chicago Daily News advocates a corset shaped like a very wide belt with large gores. It should support the hips without stiff armor and allow movement while protecting against the numerous constraints of conventional feminine garb today.
An evening blouse features yellow panne fabric accented with black velvet trims. It closes at the front under a band of guipure insertion with a velvet ribbon. The shoulder collar uses guipure bordered by mousseline de soie. Neveste Blousen.
The piece discusses how eye color and hair shade influence wardrobe choices. It notes blondes look good in pure white, brunettes in cream, and brown eyes pair well with brown dresses, urging broader general recognition of these pairings.
Couplet on Paris fashions notes season trends with gowns in wintweight cloth trimmed with stitched straps and a brouxe chemisette. It cites color guidance for body types, including blue accents for blue-eyed readers and black for brunettes, with mockups of hats and stripe effects for the June type woman.
A fragment notes corsets shaping figures with front elongation and back shortening for proportion. It warns against extreme thinness as foolish, and suggests corset fashion carries health drawbacks despite popularity. The passage reflects early 20th century body shaping norms and cautionary tone.
Irian Crochet notes the continued popularity of Irish crochet on delicate crepe de chine evening dresses. The piece argues that pairing guipure-like lace with fine fabric can be stylish, and that a wearer with personal style can carry off almost any look without appearing outre.
A trend favors displaying home apartment photos and creating albums bound with dark paper and silken cords backed by chamois leaves. An Easter gift from abroad featured the first bars of Home Sweet Home etched on a brown chamois cover, highlighting a refined craft trend.
Shingles, deep circular plaits, gain vogue in gowns. A pale yellow crepe gown features shingles forming the bodice and skirt, with the hem edged in net and a delicate “moire” texture.
The Health Department of New York vetoed cheap baking powder sold in stores after analysis deemed it an alum powder made largely from alum and pulverized rock. Authorities destroyed thousands of pounds at the offal dock, warning that such cheap products are unsafe to consume and urging use of cream of tartar based powders for safety and economy.
A wind favorable to survival spared a portion of Atlantic City, a wooden city in a tinder box that could not be hidden. The episode implies dramatic natural influence on the fate of the coastal town and its remaining structures.
Dr William M Thompson leaves New York bound for London to tour leading hospitals and study advances in surgical methods.
Reverend Arthur Chileon, a leading Friends denomination minister from Iowa, has sailed to east Africa to establish a mission for the Friends church in the state of Iowa.
In a given year January and October always begin on the same weekday. The same pattern holds for April and July, September and December, and February, March, and November.
Sarah Ann Crandall died at her home in Green New York after forty years as a complete recluse. Neighbors had not seen her face during that long period.
Watts Flats May 6. George Manhart, an 80 year old veteran, recounts a miraculous recovery from Bright's Disease after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says doctors were told he had two weeks to live, but the remedy restored his health and strength, making him feel like a boy again.
Instructions for ironing a summer shirt waist at home using Defiance starch and careful smoothing. Steps cover ironing order from back to cuffs, handling plaits with a blunt knife, damp cloth touchups, and airing by fire or sun before folding. Ends with a note about a separate feature in the Four-Track News.
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