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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1902
Page
6
Fragmentary verse recalling celestial beings and tender eyes. The speaker likens a loved one to a guiding star, an angel and a dream, held sacred beyond daylight, with evening hours described as intimate and protective. The voice appeals for presence by the speaker's side.
Helen Harvey, set on a vacation with romantic fantasy, meets a mysterious woodlands man named Lohengrin near a camp shelter. She shares meals, beauty, and trust, then parts at the station after a brief, poignant bond. Tom later arrives, proposes, and she finally sends a reluctant answer with rain-washed money.
A fragment from New England Magazine evocatively recalls summer gardens and lavender. Mistresses Standish and Standiah anchor memories of English pastoral scenes, fallen soldiers’ wounds, and violet blooms under cottage walls.
Paris described as a huge dining city with three public eatery districts, hundreds of restaurants and cafes. The text notes wide price ranges from 50 cent meals to higher priced options and highlights a stock company running 100 plus establishments offering reliable service and fare.
A Connecticut agricultural experiment station visit by Prof Brew er Ja includes a prank as his sons build a smoke machine in the attic. The professor explains the automatic cigars process to them, only to discover the boys replicated a colorized meerchaum pipe device at home.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a brief about a female watchmaker linked to an Austrian fraternity, with garbled phrasing implying support or attention from a group. The readable bits mention watchmaking, Austria, and a female craftsman, but lack clear events or dates.
A contemplative piece explores Mount Vernon on the Potomac as Washington’s dignified estate, showing its unchanged 1799 state, the slave quarters, and the noble life it represented. It recalls Washington’s election news, his triumphal New York journey, and the nation’s gratitude to the Father of His Country.
A short piece notes that tiptoe walking conveys surprise, curiosity, discretion, and a sense of mystery, using the act as a nonverbal cue in various social contexts. The description emphasizes subtle movement as a signal of cautious or covert behavior.
A humorous excerpt notes bizarre language mishaps by foreign hotel staff. It cites a Greek hotel greeting and a cafe chantant placard from Alexandria, explaining awkward translations and the miscommunication that results in unexpected charges and service.
A New York Times report details J Pierpont Morgan’s amusement with Miss Milligan a solitaire variant widely discussed in fashionable clubs. The game uses two full decks arranged in eight rows with alternating colors and progressive layers, ending when cards exhaust in red and black patterns.
Col William G Price Jr of the Third regiment hears a teamster curse and calls for John to explain. John salutes and admits the swearing was his duty since the trace broke while hauling a heavy load, leaving the colonel absent to perform the oath himself.
An Irish woman chose a refrigerator in a house furnishers after sales talk claimed it would keep food best. She later asked to return it saying it failed to keep items cold without ice. The salesman suggested more ice but she insisted no ice was used and stated she bought it to avoid using ice.
Two Toledo engineers unveiled a smoke consuming device that feeds coal dust directly into the furnace. The system dries and grinds coal into dust, sprays it into the fire box with limited oxygen for instant combustion, claiming about 30 percent smoke reduction.
A Kansas City bound excursion train conductor confronts a drunk man aboard. The passenger proclaims he is going to hell and is told the train will reach Losyenworth at 9 20. The brakeman will call, and the man must disembark.
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