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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1901
Page
6
The Weekly Panorama notes deaths of eleven children in St Louis after diphtheria antitoxin inoculation. It blames horse serum from a contaminated source, not the antitoxin itself, and urges continued use with better safeguards. The piece argues antitoxin saves many lives and calls for balanced precautions.
A western Republican ally of President Roosevelt suggests the President intended to retain Cabinet members. Others foresee inevitable Cabinet changes after Congress receives the inaugural program. Mention of ex-Senator Edward Wolcott as a possible pick and note on canal boat sales shifting to Philippine transport.
A fragment notes that both bicycle and automobile gain favor from European army authorities for scouting and dispatch conveyance. It describes a folding bicycle design with a frame strengthened by an additional tube for rigidity and mentions Captain Gerard on the back.
Robert Pinkerton of the Pinkerton agency opens an article in the North American Review arguing that proper precautions at President McKinley’s public appearances could have prevented the assassination attempt. He claims a simple bandage could signal guards and reveal concealed weapons before harm occurs.
The report recalls Santos-Dumont daring in Paris and a San Francisco balloon journey where wind ruled the air, plus Notre Dame style warnings that balloons cannot be steered. Also covered is June Tappan's Mass arrest for murder by poisoning, linked to nursing four Davis family members, and Washington society figure Marcia MacLennan returning from Honolulu with ties to the Jerome family.
The antique fur, clocks, china craze has emptied farmhouse garrets within fifty miles of Philadelphia. Dealers note country folk now value heirlooms, shifting from pastime to market mindset as interest rises. Also mentions Catarrh Cure ads, telegraph under ground in Argentina, home laundry starch, and cold remedy tablets with a quip about money loans.
A garbled early section touts Wizard Oil for pain and sells a cheap ball product while hinting at a theater troupe and a leading man. The text mixes misquoted lines, druggist recommendations, and inflated figures in a jumble of ad copy from Philadelphia.
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