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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1904
Page
7
A Navy gunner describes vivid coral formations seen from a diver's helmet, praising ocean beauty beyond Yosemite Niagara Falls or the Alps. He recalls gazing at a rainbow of colors and strange formations, briefly imagining a life beneath the waves before being hauled back aboard.
A San Francisco Call recounts a tale from Macussing about Jim O'Brien and ex Supervisor Barry. Barry, denied the Democratic nomination, seeks an independent run and, at his Market Street saloon, bribes a crowd to sign a petition while O'Brien ridicules him. The exchange ends with O'Brien noting Barry has no chance.
Bishop Daniel A Goodsell of Chattanooga Tennessee spoke at the New England Methodist Episcopal conference in Springfield Massachusetts about ministers salaries and common financial struggles. He recalled as a boy moving cows for a neighboring farmer in Norwalk Connecticut and earning a weekly quarter, a memory he says gave him a sense of humble independence.
A bank clerk refuses a cashier post citing his good name over money. A desert scene contemplates perception of self, with lines on a soul worn thin. Florence Wilkinson in McClure's features a tale of luck tied to a four leaf clover and a girl who caught a cold.
An investigation by New York City Board of Health finds contagion plays a minor role in pneumonia spread. The excess deaths are linked to last winter’s cold. Australian Dr Greig Smith isolates gums in lab and suggests bacterial links and selective breeding may boost gum supply. Huntington’s appetite noted with simple luncheon fare.
In the renowned Bohemian glass district glass blowers earn six to eight dollars weekly working by the piece. Callers receive three to nine dollars sixty cents weekly. Engravers earn three to six dollars. Skilled painters and gilders make thirty six to eight dollars.
The French economy debate contemplates state acquisition of monopolies when harmful to the public. Finance ministers consider reviving the reform of major industries while noting a vivid contrast in Korean housing screened from view by hedges walls and screens with flowers and ponds.
Manganese mining grows as a significant sector with production valued between 64 dollars and 500,000 dollars during 1903. The text notes increasing importance and large output for the year.
A quirky exhibit shows Cons the chimpanzee wearing a formal outfit with a gardenia in his buttonhole and a single eyeglass on display in Pai. It highlights playful anthropomorphism and whimsy in local culture.
An advertisement texts enticing readers to cut out and return the notice to receive a free catalog with prices for Minnesota Singer Wheeler & Wilson White Standard and New Home sewing machines. It promises startling offers and urges writing at once for the latest book and proposition. Also promotes Allen's Foot-Ease with drugstore availability and a slogan about men paying more for fish than salvation.
Mrs. K. Kane of 173 Sebor Street Chicago reports Peruna has sustained her family through croup colds and catarrhal illness. She credits Peruna with keeping children healthy and curing long standing catarrhal issues. The piece notes widespread testimonials praising Dr Hartman’s Peruna and urges continued use to prevent colds.
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