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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1900
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text from FG WOMEN AND HOME reports a ceremonial scene with odd phrases and garbled names. The piece appears to reflect mock battles or ritual decorations and includes scattered lines about love, pride, and a broken tongue. Strong named entities are not recovered.
A Dover fashion scene reveals Madame Flamboy, a celebrated milliner, speaking of hat trends. She notes pink and white hats suit black gowns while blue and purple shades remain popular, and describes customers choosing coral and Titian tones to flatter complexions.
An early discussion on how makeup alters complexion under artificial light. It notes that pale skin can be preserved with careful shading while darker complexions may need adjustments. The piece outlines several processes including grease paint and colored powders with grease, highlighting the craft of balancing tone without overdoing it.
The piece discusses wallpaper trends reviving colonial primness with modern colors. It notes use of vertical stripes in red, green, ivory and floral patterns like hollyhocks and honeysuckle, reflecting a shift toward sober yet decorative wall coverings.
Advice columns urge moderation for women seeking changes in weight through diet and simple exercises. Emphasizes vegetables, water, milk, sugar, cod liver oil, sleep, and laughter as aids to a healthier lifestyle while noting limits of overemphasis on thinness. Cream can substitute for cod liver oil if desired.
Instructions describe making delicate pastry cases, quine jolly style fillings, strawberry preserve toppers, and a Supper Cake. Includes steps for sponge-like batter, yeast preparation, rising times, currant and sugar additions, and long bake times with detailed flour butter lard ratios and spice notes.
A schoolboy, sent home for his sisters’ measles, returns at recess to play with classmates. The teacher reminds him not to attend while his sisters are ill, and the boy answers that he came to play before the illness begins.
Fragmentary poem fragment reflects on labor, war, and loss across a world torn by conflict. It laments the reach of violence and the enduring pain of death, noting that sorrow remains even as lives vanish in distant theaters. The lines close by invoking a wartime mood and memory of the fallen.
A speech argues that constitutional supremacy limits courts, urging action to amend the Constitution to curb trusts and monopolies. It asserts that only the people, through a deliberate majority, can write required changes, and that Congress could regulate or dissolve trusts if an amendment passed.
In Chicago Justice Martin's court a jury discharged Mrs. Mary Henning 26 after defense argued women are not made to work and cannot be vagrants under the vagrancy statute. Prosecutors cited officials from the Central Bureau of Charities and Bishop Cheney household. testimony invoked tradition and poetry.
A dramatic courtroom scene features Lawyer Hyde defending a woman accused of not working on a cold day. The defense argues tradition and nature favor her freedom, prompting the jury to acquit after a four and a half hour trial. Sheila Bridler and Yolna Geaney are mentioned in the proceedings.
The article argues for a housekeeper to maintain a balanced, harmonious home by choosing furnishings suited to the room and existing decor. It urges avoiding beauty obsessions, favoring reliable, economical pieces of best material bought for practical use and lasting harmony.
The Japanese government is considering limits on Japanese immigration to the United States. Officials argue the numbers are about 15 000 to 16 000 in the U S and warn exclusive anti Japanese measures could harm trade. Tokyo insists Japanese migrants should not be equated with Chinese people.
A historical tally reports 21 016 Chinese in the Hawaiian Islands with 15 doctors merchants and traders 822 including 9 women 1 858 clerks and salesmen 1% women 220 mariners 204 drivers and teamsters 105 plus 86 Chinese coffee planters 98 ranchers 718 river planters two women 1 278 farmers and agriculturists and 10 941 laborers No Chinese lawyers are listed in the counts apart from Honolulu.
More than 5 000 bushels of corn will be shipped from Newton region to famine areas in India. Four cars left Halstead. one at Lehigh. two at Newton. contributions come from Mennonites. Rev. D Goerz, Bethel College secretary and manager in Newton, will travel to India to distribute the corn and other gifts.
W. O. Arthurs receiver of the Mount Vernon Illinois Car Manufacturing Company cut contracts for hundreds of cars and announced a wage increase of 6 to 15 percent for all workers. This marks a second raise in recent months while he also arranges payoff of pre receivership liabilities from three years ago.
A brief notice invites applicants in British Columbia coal mining to be literate and able to read and write. It notes that new workers with any hobby should not fear to showcase it, encouraging diverse applicants to apply.
Chicago Chronically notes a surge of garter loss notices attracting public attention. A South Side garter with a gold buckle and a North Side find share the limelight, sparking questions about wearer habits and gold buckles amid a seasonal rash of ads and humorous debate.
The Fortnightly Review extols Wellington as the defining soldier in India during a critical crisis. It cites a bold take on Tippoo’s campaign and notes his later rise to command in Mysore after the conquest. His military record shows both faults in field actions and strength in strategic direction and decisive victory at Avsaya.
The item cites a series of harsh Spanish proverbs about women and luck, noting translations that demean women and mothers-in-law. It references a Chambers Journal note on how these sayings judge women and the differences when rendered into English, highlighting the gendered humor and social attitudes of the era.
Tarren Piel reports that Senator Depew claims the United States Senate is the last place for new stories. He traveled to Washington expecting a quick supply of fresh and pithy anecdotes, but the Senate proved a barren field for such material.
In a Mer Principien scene Miss Dinsmore demands the ring from Mr Dolley after a broken engagement. He refuses, insisting his rule is to return the ring only if the engagement ends. The exchange ends with Dolley’s stubborn stance.
Addie Reed a preacher in Paris induced several townsmen to sign pledges to refrain from draw poker. Little Eddie reportedly collected a group of losers in the effort, as reported by the Buffalo Express.
A satirical quip notes that a political career keeps candidates in excellent health, with a witty exchange about enduring stamina and public life. The line emphasizes humor over critique, reflecting light newspaper banter on politics.
A mosaic of Kansan ground truths mentions a poultry dealer in Kiowa selling chicks, a Salina judge fining jolutists for Sunday apet, Santa Fe track from Chicago to San Francisco, Labette County transportation costs for reform school boys, and Jos. W. Hullinger named Dickinson County high school principal at 81200 yearly. It notes a Topeka telephony boost, Lawrence Journal stance on annexing Wyandotte to Missouri, and various local anecdotes from Eldorado to Clearwater.
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