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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1903
Page
2
A jumble of anecdotes and quips from across the United States touches on personal appearances, stocks, crime, and public life. It notes a Pittsburg man’s death while reading, a goat devouring a beer poster, coffers and politics, and remarks on figures from Rothschild to Roosevelt, with a Kentucky feud and Taft in the mix.
Frocks feature watered velvet stamping and a dotted net effect with astrakhan and pean de mouton finishes. New colors include Sevre blue, cornflower, and nearly black Cossack green. A bridal sewing bag gift offers emergency needles and thread. A Gibson style girl’s dress uses wide shoulder plaits and a dark blue sailor hat. A dainty morning gown in white dotted fabric and pale blue taffeta accents completes the outfits.
The article notes long feathers trailing from hats, with plumes hung on each side especially on flat brimmed hats. It describes plumes resembling negroes turned upside down and signals plumes as a current fashion detail.
A pretty model for a ten year old girl features yellow and white linen with bands of black Russian embroidery, showcasing a delicate youth fashion illustration.
The text describes making a brittle nougat by boiling granulated sugar and strained honey, adding beaten egg white, then almond and orange essence, spreading on oiled paper, pressing flat, and cutting into narrow strips. It also details a bishop style sleeve, a backward laid bodice dress, waist seam, and embroidery adorned belt with puffed sleeves and size specifications for a medium.
Silk mull described as a strong durable fabric for evening gowns and many afternoon occasions. It holds color well and can endure wear with careful trimming. The trimming around the bottom should be removable for cleaning or complemented by black lace.
A collection of culinary observations covering boiling, soaking, cooling, and oven timing. Advice includes using cold salted water for verse and jelly, soaking corks before fitting, cooling pastries in a warm room, adding carbonate of soda to fruit to balance sugar, and turpentine use for cleaning and restoring zinc surfaces.
Fashion notes favor light, airy trimming with small flowers in airy sprays and garlands. Hats for spring feature silk or gauze petals. Delicate bows use the thinnest taffeta and gauze. Dame Fashion proclaims a light, gossamer season ahead with airy ensembles.
Gray cloth gowns with deep flounces or bands of gray squirrel feature matching blouse or jacket. Holero jackets with arming facings and white lace ruffles are stylish and marketed as affordable luxury boosting popularity.
The scene features Sailor Hat Flowers and nasturtiums bursting with orange scarlet marigold yellow and tawny hues, creating a vivid garden display. The vibrant mix highlights bold petal tones and lush greenery.
Round deep collars of white taffeta feature Mechiin Ard appliqué among dressy novelties designed to adorn foulard elk frocks for the coming spring and summer season.
Debutante fashion favors bold trims with SOSA and Shoteilka reappearing. Plaids with velvet panne silk and wool dominate, while evening wear pairs shoes and stock with gowns. Black and white ensembles gain color via large roses, fur yokes appear on street gowns with fur trimmed hats and large mutts.
A poem argues it is braver to smile through rain and hardship than to smile only in sunshine. It urges kindness and resilience on gray days and calls for courage in facing life’s trials.
The Trade Union Labor League adopted a resolution urging councils to study the mass conditions before approving any strike and to financially assist members in need. It also calls that shorter hours be given preference in all wage demands, noting the Chicago Federation of Labor did not ban new strike actions.
The Cigar Makers Journal presents President Perkins annual report with 1902 income and expenditures. Total income 761,983.00 and expenditures 741,248.94, treasury balance January 1, 1903 at 361,811.29. Funds increased by 40,686.96 for the year, with 3,000 spent on wick penet?ents and death benefits noted.
The F. H. Patch Manufacturing Company of Burlington Vermont won $2,500 in a jury verdict against Protection lodge No 215 International Association of Machinists for damages alleged from a machinists strike. The company had sued for $10,000 and the jury after twenty four hours deliberation awarded $2,600. Expenses claimed included boarding costs for nonwomen workers after lodging refusals.
W D Mahon heads the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employers of America and has long fought for better wages for street car workers. He is currently focused on the Waterbury strike where electric magnates refuse concessions or arbitration, with Detroit serving as headquarters.
William Dobson of North Adama C Mal has been reelected International secretary of the Bricklayers and Masons' International union.
John Fallon of Wilkesbarre has been reelected national board member from district No 1 under the referendum plan Trade and Industry. The piece notes broad economic topics including Sweden glass trusts and U S Steel earnings, with various global trade mentions and industry figures.
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