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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1902
Page
7
A jumbled OCR fragment touts various health claims about digestion and tonics, mentioning constipation dyspepsia and sick headache. It also sells Defiance Starch and a Red Cross Ball notice, with casual remarks about gender and relationships. The text reads like an early 20th century catalog ad with sensational language.
A woman recounts years of irregular painful menstruation and declining health improved after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She notes near elimination of pain and regained strength within four months, attributing her recovery to the remedy.
A Chicago business man recalls a strange interior state scene where a farmer jokes about urgency in a telephone call. The farmer notes his wife eloped with a Windmill man, yet he suggests using the line to let her slide along, adding a grim smile to the anecdote.
A garbled collage of quips and dialogue passages features mock Indian banter about civilization and thrift, a Mt Vernon graveyard anecdote mislabeling a tomb as an ice house, literary references to Frank Stockton and a narrator voice praising nature. It shifts through excerpts about reading, romance, and everyday misadventures with implied satire and period voice.
A stern judge presides as a jury returns a 31 to 1 verdict convicting a prisoner of smashing windows and wrecking stock across ten millinery stores. The man protests the verdict, claiming he was not tried by a married juror. Local quips and banter follow, reflecting regional humor and a series of witty exchanges.
A man in Massachusetts sold a scrubby farm for 12000 though its real value was under 1000, claiming he profited from the view. The piece collects quick quips about mischief at church, a violin chin-rest, a mule sale, and Friday superstition as told in a humorous historical fragment.
The readable excerpt shows Snappe accusing Bragg of lying about himself while a sympathetic rl s questions a wife about her husband’s role as provider. The fragment hints at a tense exchange in a domestic context.
A Montauk Club Brooklyn dinner celebrating Senator Depew’s first birthday features remarks on aging and retirement. Rev Dr Hyde of Cincinnati urges women to initiate proposals, arguing marriage is serious but single life more so. A teasing exchange ends with a demure country damsel keeping a ring, noting it lacks a beginning.
The May issue of Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly discusses hoboes washing and bathing, with one fraternity member noting frequent boiling of clothes and raga. It describes hoboes standing naked in cold wind during boiling and notes cleanliness is not the sole aim.
Reports indicate strict censorship now applies to foreign comic papers, with a special watch on American publications that print images deemed disrespectful to the Kaiser. The measure reflects heightened controls over press and visual satire in Germany.
Mrs Lucy Compton of Ohi Palmer Mo recalls eight to ten years of severe back pain from kidney trouble. She credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with substantial relief after using one box. She urges others to try the remedy, noting her near cure and strong endorsement. The piece also includes scattered ads and a German election note.
A series of letters from women in New York and Buffalo extoll Peruna as a cure for lingering female troubles. Miss Marie Johnson in Brooklyn and Miss Ruth Emerson of Buffalo credit Peruna with restoring health after years of suffering and failed medical care. They urge others to try the remedy, citing rapid improvement and gratitude for renewed well being. The ad promotes Dr. Hartman and a free health book, Health and Beauty, and offers free consultation via The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus, Ohio.
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