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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1899
Page
2
A collection of miscellaneous thoughts on life and society, followed by statistical notes on French wheat crops, rail employment in the United States, and Cuba's death rates from yellow fever. The piece weaves personal aphorisms with industrial and public health statistics, naming France's grain figures and U S railway labor data.
A fragment hints at a botanist or craftsman skilled in making black by botanical means. The text suggests an upcoming start of practice or demonstration, noting the painterly or botanical method without clear names, dates, or places.
Horatio Bigelow of Boston, eldest son of copper magnate Albert Bigelow, marries Mary Alice Reece, a shop clerk, in an Aug 3 ceremony at Ascension Church Roxbury. The match, praised by some and scandalized by others, follows a Protestant minister wedding over Catholic family objections, and the couple begins a two week honeymoon before heading to Japan.
Aged Dy Charles Smith, a physician born in Hlineis and practicing in New York, marries a woman described as many years his junior. The report notes his advanced age and details of his professional background.
J B Edwards finds a daguerreotype of Wild Bill Hickok in Abilene showing him as a six foot tall, dashing frontiersman. The piece recounts his early days, gunplay, duel with Tutt, Deadwood death, and a monument marking his grave, noting his marksmanship and frontier legend.
A rich American heir, Bigelow, falls for Milas Sallie A. May, a shop clerk of Atlantic City. Despite parental objections and fear of an unhappy marriage, he persistently wooed her, leading to a secret courtship and a later decisive wedding.
A British humorist notes the shoemaker Mr Miggs has published a book titled Mr Miggs Opinions and offers two jokes. One mocks self respect and road hazards with a subway joke while the other teases English versus Beotish tea connotations in a brief quip.
Lieut Col Andrew P Haggard recounts a Newfoundland sight near Terra Nova river. A white headed eagle attacked and captured a large barnacle encrusted lobster, then wrestled in the shallow pool. The lobster released when the eagle clung to its neck, both tumbling and splashing before the lobster regained its liberty.
A collage of historical ad blurbs and notes including Rheumatic Cure claims from Swanson Co. and testimonials, a California excursion pitch via Santa Fe Route, Toledo Hall’s Catarrh Cure oath, and a note on the origin of the phrase as clean as a whistle, with scattered city and company references.
Try Grain O the new food drink that replaces coffee. Children may drink it without injury or distress and all who try it like it. Grain O has a rich brown color like mocha yet is made from pure grains and is gentle on the stomach. One fourth the price of coffee, 1c and 2c per package. Sold by all rovers.
A Berlin physician argues that seemingly insignificant injuries can cause lasting harm. He cites a case where thirteen wounds to the thumb led to permanent impairment in about sixty percent of cases, illustrating the danger in minor wounds.
A fragment from a local page mentions rough medicine once used at Albright and Mi'inburg. The brief item hints at care routines and attitudes toward health, with references to remedies and futuristic ideas about waves affecting fortune.
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