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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1900
Page
7
Labor and industry topics cover conciliation, wage debates, and strikes. The piece discusses industrial panic versus prosperity, a judge’s ruling on peaceful picketing, and ongoing strikes in Chicago and beyond. It highlights union responses and employer strategies, noting shifts in hours and wages amid labor unrest.
The Iron Molders' Union and its journal endorse conciliation over strikes, noting recent gains through compromise. The Iron Molders' Journal argues that labor disputes should shift toward arbitration as a modern approach, stressing harmony between employers and workers for community welfare.
Panpar Workman reports the Rio Jun Maru landed 100 Japanese steerage passengers at Victoria British Columbia and 650 at Seattle Washington while the Mer Goodwin brought 1100. about 809 more expected on the Miles and the Bramer. Yokohama advices show charitable societies and possibly Japanese city governments assisting in shipping a large number of pauper laborers to this country.
Industrial notes describe early hand brakes for trains in 1819 and the 1830s air brake patent enabling locomotive power to pressurize hoses to all car brakes. It mentions 1968 patent couplers, a Kentucky tax dispute with guards at state offices, penalties for unpaid taxes, and a note on 2000 stitches in a pair of boots.
A letter signed by W H Kinkade of Alameda Assiniboia Western Canada prompted many inquiries about its authenticity. The replies describe land costs and conditions, homesteading rules, proximity to stations, and incomes from farming, coal work, and railway land sales. The piece urges hard work and physical effort to become an independent farmer with a 320 acre goal within ten years.
Driftwood fuel, saturated with copper and ocean salts, produces bright flames when burned in open fireplaces. New Bedford sealers reportedly receive orders from across the country and Europe, shipping hundreds of barrels yearly. Attempts to imitate the wood artificially have failed. long sea-water submersion is required to produce the brilliant Somes.
A Syracuse Herald note describes a man with keen sighting abilities who reads the paydays of coworkers and times his actions the moment they leave the cashier. The fragment portrays local workplace intrigue and a curious talent attributed to a single individual.
An advertisement promotes Alien Foot-Rice powder as a cure for swollen and burning feet with bunions. It claims the powder shakes into shoes and is available at druggists and shoe stores, with sample offers. The text then shifts to a descriptive account of Mar Chiquita salt lake in Cordoba Argentina, noting its size, depth, vegetation, and isolation.
A Melbourne club debate on ethics of bushmen and horseflesh includes a remark about releasing certain men into the Transvaal to weaken Paul Kruger. The anecdote is cited from the New York Press. Also advertised are Allen's Foot-Ease for foot relief and a Hawaiian eruption windborne smoke event reaching the Hawaiian Islands and returning to the group of islands.
An Alabama reader praises Teermixa Teething Powders as effective after prescriptions failed for a child’s pain. The ad claims the remedy brings relief and mentions a Dr Hi H Green of Atlanta as a top specialist, with the note to send the advert to another column. Victoria in Military Costume is referenced as a separate item.
Fragmentary notes report a paper bicycle using paper fiber akin to railway wheel material for tubing. A factory is said to be contemplated to produce such bicycles. The text also includes ad-like lines about products and cures, with unclear branding and names scattered amid filler phrases.
The piece outlines uterine and ovarian troubles, kidney ulcers, tumors, unusual discharges, and painful conditions as ills that linger and wreck health and happiness, affecting dispositions and wellbeing. It reads as an early health warning urging attention to persistent symptoms.
Ty dia E Plakhar promotes Vegetable Compo claiming a long track record of cures for a range of troubles. The ad notes thousands of women vouch for its effectiveness with regular testimonials in the paper.
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