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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1897
Page
7
A man suffers dyspepsia for years and nearly dies from stomach trouble. After using Dr Kay’s Renovator he stops morphine, regains appetite, and reports no pain or distress. He endorses the treatment and notes a flood of similar cure letters from patients.
A chaotic scene unfolds as Mrs Hrailey-Martin, amid a heap of visiting cards, mistakes a Victoria Regina reference for a name while the New York Press headlines loom. A conductor admonishes passengers not to talk to the motorman, and the scene ends with confusion aboard the tram as fares go unpaid.
A fragment outlines a vaudeville act with a proclaimed revolution line spoken by a performer backed by bass drum. It notes fashion details for summer afternoon wear and advertises health and grooming products. The piece also mentions a sisterly relation and domestic tasks like mending gloves and darning socks, all framed as quirky, era voice satire.
In debate over railway shares opponents should note that over seventy dollars of every hundred invested yielded nothing last year. Supporters argue that investors deserve returns on actual money invested, as foreclosures and reorganizations removed many inflated stocks and bonds. The public has no right to demand lower returns when millions depend on railway profits and wage earners' welfare hinges on railway prosperity.
In a Chicago Post excerpt a group of physicians argue over the patient’s death and consider fabricating a dispute to distort the true cause. The dialogue satirizes a long-standing urban medical controversy and the willingness to clash over responsibility.
The fragmentary text mixes casual slang with a mention of a St. Louis Post Dispatch item and a legal note about life insurance claims after the loss of a hand. It references Austria, a midnight meeting, a horse racing inquiry, and a claim adjustment reducing benefits to 70 to 80 percent.
Fragment from a mistaken advertisement claims Cascarete Candy Cathartic will cure constipation with a money-back guarantee. It warns of gas contamination and poor air quality in a house cellars, and mentions unsanitary water and appetite loss as health concerns.
A 19th century article explains how clarified fat seals fragrances on glass plates, letting scents travel from flowers across France. It details methods to extract and fix odors such as jasmin, violet, tuberose, and orange blossom, with home steps to make hellotrope pomade using warmed fat and repeated flower infusions.
Alport M. Olsen, diver for the Baltimore Wrecking Company, died suddenly in the Patapsco River channel off Sparrow's Point while underwater during dredging work. Manager Louis E. Broom cites heart disease as the probable cause.
The tale recalls Russian jurymen making unusual rulings. A foreman vowed to prison a man on his birthday. A jury altered a guilty verdict when church bells rang for a holiday. A burglar walked free after the robbed man refused to lend money, seen as crime incentive.
Mrs H Martin of Ashland Missouri keeps hens that lay eggs for religious purposes. She donates all Sunday egg proceeds to her church, a generosity that may lead to a higher pastor salary if egg production rises this spring.
A medical man notes the expression of a dead soldier’s face indicates how he died. He claims those slain by swords wear a look of repose, while gunshot victims display immediate pain on their features.
The article surveys McCormick Harvesting Machine Company roller bearing applications in binders and mowers. It notes 1869 Perry roller bearing patents and outlines how McCormick’s cage design prevents roller crowding while preserving tackle alignment and tension during binding and tuck operations.
The McCormick company describes improvements to roller bearings in harvesters to prevent rollers from falling out or getting lost. They note competitors cut end rings to claim origin and highlight annual savings to farmers from McCormick designs. The text emphasizes McCormick testing and implementing devices at their own expense.
A kindergarten watcher in Detroit reports a small chair was stolen from a group of children under five. One child approached the teacher for help, and a ragged boy allegedly claimed the act with a tearful plea. Police investigate as school officials seek the missing chair.
A distorted account describes a Yue landsman traveler enduring extreme nautical hardship during transits across Atlantic positions. It notes a personal supply of Hostettar's Stomach Wiers to mitigate pains and prevent deadly drops, urging sailors and summer voyagers to heed the warning.
A figure once celebrated on stage pivots to literary work, engaging in epistolary prose as he writes applications for another engagement. The shift prompts questions about the nature of his writing life and future projects.
Two views blur the scene as a burglary widens tension. Mrs. Punks is blamed amid whispers that she owned seven dozen silver spoons now reported stolen, shocking the neighborhood and fueling disputes.
A correspondent claims twenty years of drinking ended after his wife allegedly administered a remedy named Antilog from Renova Chemical Co. He asserts transformation to a sober, reformed citizen and urges buying the drug via mail order from 66 Broadway, New York. The letter warns the drug is purchasable with one dollar and full directions are provided.
In a private moment, Jane hesitates over Phin’s proposal noting business world realities. She weighs balance of heart and money as he assures a secure future if she becomes his wife.
The May Cycleme monthly trade paper will be released soon featuring a big catalog of wares from Waro wrley Dry Goods to clothing shoes crockery millinery and tools at an agent department store. Send your address to Jones Dry Goods Co Sixth Main St Kansas City Mo to receive this paper free each month.
Advertises round trip fare to a Musical Festival and Chautauqua Assembly in Ottawa Kansas. Tickets available from points in Kansas within 150 miles and from Kansas City and St Joseph starting June 10 to 35, beyond 150 miles from June 12 to 1z. Park location near A W & B station. Polders and particulars on application.
A jumble of dialogue and product pitch appears, mixing a talking elephant and chimpanzee with lines about eyesight, cold cures, laxatives, piles, and patter for patent medicines. The text wanders through warnings about lying, mischief at markets, search for youth tonics, and a random note on cattle and birds, all in a fractured newspaper fragment tone.
The almond meal is said to soften and whiten the skin. It is usually put into a bag of nun's yeiling, or soft tooting, and used as a cake of soap would be when bathing. After its use, the skin should be bathed with clear water.
Fragmentary OCR yields garbled phrases about a woman shouting and a policeman, with attribution to the Detroit Free Press. The readable clues mention Grumpy and a wife, but provide no clear event, date, or outcome.
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