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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1902
Page
3
The piece notes tall capped hats called ted caps four feet high appearing in Italy and France in 1843. They fitted the head with a sharp point at the front and a fattened end.
The Catholic Woman's Union of France appeals to capable young women to obtain certificates and take the places of nuns recently expelled.
A popular Spanish toreador competed in sixty five Ngbtw events and killed 133 bulls last season. His net profit reached $60,000 with minor injuries a bruised foot and a leg wound. Severe goring can occur but recovery typically requires a week or two in hospital.
A commercial drummer notes renewed demand for paper collars and a firm headline marks a revival. He says the paper enuff and collar are gaining favor again after a lag, with orders coming in once more as business rebounds.
A testimonial from Miss Bollman of New York praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing back pain fatigue and nervous weakness linked to kidney and womb issues. The letter urges women with similar troubles to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for guidance and claims a $5000 reward.
The article argues that lawmakers and interest groups push for large subsidies, citing a London contract where Cunard would receive 750000 dollars annually. It warns the tactic serves domestic subsidy beggars and urges scrutiny as election day approaches.
New York dispatch reports Pierpont Morgan declined any contribution to the Republican state campaign. His reply, Nat's dollar, marks a shift from his usual off year gifts of 6000 to 10000 in major contests. The note links his stance to coal strike attitudes and corporate taxation disputes, noting Odell’s tax plans and Northern Securities incorporation in New Jersey.
The New York Evening Post notes how the Republican campaign is fractured by a coal strike. Campaign managers in two key states admit defeat unless labor disputes are settled, exposing panic in a party that long claimed to protect workers and provide prosperity, now vulnerable to industrial disturbances.
Washington sent eleven cabinet officers to stump for the dominant party leaving six departments headless. The piece questions how long this will continue and hints at political expediency and potential scandal as a lesson from current events.
The article notes officials in the national capital view stamp operations as partisan politics over public affairs, highlighting a shift from service to political maneuvering and its impact on governance.
The public has learned that a 7 cent per ton duty on anthracite coal exists, despite high coal prices. Critics condemn the tax as oppressive, including protectionists, and question whether it will be repealed or altered. Moody and other leaders insist the lesson must lead to policy change.
The Indianapolis News notes Republican distress over a five year old tariff. It cites Massachusetts Wisconsin Iowa Indiana as examples of party splits and reform pressure. The piece frames tariff reform as a growing sectional and intra party revolt challenging the current law.
Secretary Shaw uses a singalong performance to deflect tariff and trust questions at a New Haven political meeting. The tactic, praised as effective, may inspire imitators who regret not adopting it earlier in the campaign. The crowd sang America My country tis of thee and challenged tariffs and prices.
The tariff keeps imports out if home prices stay above foreign cost with duty. Foreign competition is blocked up to a price, with steel protected more than oil. Comparing markets shows tariff profits on protected trust product exceed those on non protected commodity by over five times.
A 40 percent tariff on brooms fuels a feared broom trust. The tariff allegedly persuades manufacturers to form an all country combination. The slogan a new broom sweeps clean is mocked as brooms cost the same despite the duty.
Detroit Frog Prong, an independent Democrat, warns of anticipated business troubles amid revision disputes. The group blames big corporations for provoking public sentiment by defying fair treatment of large firms versus small taxpayers, arguing this defiance threatens equal and exact justice.
London faces a shortage of English female servants pushing importation of well trained foreigners, especially Germans, into domestic work. The new labor field offers young outsiders a chance to escape proscription as foreigners fill roles across the city.
An annual Ja pan event gathers tame nightingales judged by conpolameurs to sing in sequence. The concert determines each bird’s singing grade based on accepted standards amid quaint city venues.
In J P Fitzpatrick The Outspan a reader recalls being called Mr Chimmage in a local newspaper. He corrected the editor saying his name was Chimmage not Shimmelevited. The editor replied that Windell was to blame for the misnaming.
Coal operator Jett Seaton near Shelbina Missouri opens two mines one for union and one for nonunion workers so miners may choose. Eleven men start in the nonunion mine and sixteen go to the union mine with identical pay scales in effect at both sites.
The dish chop suey grows in popularity in the United States with New York restaurants offering the Chinese favorite. The base mix includes pork and chicken livers with vegetables like celery mushrooms peas and asparagus tips. the meat is fried and covered with a peanut oil gravy.
A cryptic verse speaks of a mighty eagle forgetting power and seeking vengeance. It blends imagery of alights, mail offenses, and clouded flight as it muses on pursuit and escape from a distant gate.
In Freedom Missouri on November 3 a new remedy Dodd's Kidney Pills is praised for curing rheumatism. Katie Anderson reports five boxes removed her pain completely. Osage County sees many similar recoveries as the pill gains popularity among local sufferers.
Fragmented, argumentative text cites the Houston Post and references Jeffersonian views on government, revolution, and present conditions. It mentions Dr Wood's Norway Pine, a nurse’s note style diatribe, and a Farmers Buy Direct ad urging readers to contact farm buyers via J Horace Grant in Kansas City.
T. E. Ryan, a Wisconsin member of the Democratic national committee, said in a recent speech that the nation has enjoyed a succession of five or more good crops in the grain-growing sections and a comparable number of crop failures abroad, arguing that good crops are not the result of high tariffs.
The passage warns that Hanna may quit the party if tariff revisions are applied to foreign coal, asserting Republicans in Congress will not concede to removing the duty. The tone suggests distrust of tariff change and party loyalty under pressure.
Hop picking in Washington state nears end with growers dismayed by a yield about one fifth below projections. Dry spells hinder maturation and pricing pressures loom from higher railroad rates impacting transport costs to Liverpool.
Letters from readers in Chicago and Indiana claim Peruna cures kidney trouble catarrh and Bright's disease with quick relief and lasting health. Advertorial tone asserts Peruna strengthens kidneys and heart, and urges readers to write Dr Hartman for free advice.
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