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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1901
Page
2
Kansas agitator notes an ocean ship with 10 000 ton burden and a yearly steady work average of 210 000 tons. It also recalls anecdotes about onions on a grave marker near Kyanaville Wisconsin, a sight restoration tale in Kokomo, and a bull chase at a New Fairfield school. It mentions Li Hung Chang’s high offices and influence as China’s de facto premier.
Public meeting under the Dauphin county McKinley Veteran Patriotic League adopted resolutions condemning Rev. Dr Silas C Swallow of Harrisburg Pa for an attack on the late President McKinley. The resolutions say he deserves to be pilloried as an enemy to the United States and name him with Judas Dun Benedict Arnold Wilkes Booth and other traitors.
The article reviews Gen Buller's long and varied service in Africa, including Zululand and the Sudan, and notes his Boer War fame. It mentions Italy's pursuit of anarchists after McKinley’s murder, detailing Natale Glavinovich's escape to Rome and eventual arrest. It also warns of the cockroach spreading globally via ships, likening it to rats in vessels.
If an assorted assortment of watches is exported as planned, the United States will ship two million cheap watches to Great Britain this year, signaling steady foreign market activity for domestic manufacturers.
For Women and Home discusses fur neckpieces and boas in varied styles with Persian jambs and ermine accents. It notes that fur trimmed gowns arrive December and hats will be fur trimmed, plus a description of shoe throwing at weddings and safer festive aims amid changing domestic roles.
The piece describes chic Parisienne hats, including ribbon toques with leaves formed from silk ribbons and ermine crowns, and a red geranium toque with an astrachan accent. It then shifts to domestic advice urging early home training, arguing girls should learn housework for fulfillment and capable management of a future home.
A fragment notes how confetti is a festive feature for English travelers in Paris and elsewhere, celebrated for harmless humor. It mentions Parisian finesse in confetti throwing and hints at a clerical joke by Canon Atkinson of Coventry concerning the imported fete day amusement.
A fragment discusses Piratry tastes in period furniture, comparing colonial empire and Napoleon styles with modern 20th century reproductions as artful home furnishings. mentions fashion with black silk waists and odd skirts. Notes burial of Benjamin Riseell Hanby in Waterville near Columbus and a note on introducing rainbow trout in Nava Seon waters.
The article argues that trusts profit from monopoly by limiting competition and manipulating markets. It cites calls for compulsory publication of financials by interstate corporations, praising the Steel Trust's semiannual earnings disclosure as a starting point for reform. It notes banks hold government money and debates greenback retirement, warning of panic if treasury support collapses.
A Washington briefing reports a proposed plan backed by money interests to retire surplus greenbacks. Representative Fowler will chair the banking and currency committee and push options including canceling 40 to 100 million in notes or swapping gold for notes. Proposals also discuss using bonds purchases or increasing bank deposits to absorb the surplus.
The Kansas State Grain Dealers Association is attacked as a threat to liberty and justice by Kansas farmers. Critics accuse the group of disarming law, defying witnesses, and blocking farmers from selling grain, warning the association could damage terminal markets and property values. Similar complaints echo from farmers wary of shipping grain to terminals.
A harsh critique of a proposed Anglo American steel trust “community of interest” that would split global steel and iron trade. The piece argues protective tariffs distort prices, favor Morgan financed producers, and fears an international cartel would leave consumers paying inflated prices while U.S. industry bears the tax burden.
Fihah Pheiseraphed in the bed earns notice for versatility as an amateur photographer. The Shah of Perea is described as a subject in various poses and outfits, with Mo noted for frequent bed photography sessions.
The piece notes that most men past forty see themselves as old or young by belief rather than fact. It contrasts those who feel aged with those who feel youthful, reflecting a Chicago Ocean era viewpoint.
Are you using Alles Poot-Base It in the only cure for swollen, burning, burning feet, corns and bunions. Ask for Allen's Foot-Hase, a powder to be shaken into the shoes. 25c. Sample sent free. Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy NY.
Fragmentary OCR note from Norwich New York dated February 17, 1000 mentions actors, grocers, a three sheet poster, a cure for consumption, and a strawberry shortcake etymology. Contains disjoint names and nonsensical phrases with no coherent event.
A dismissive note mocks rival brands and praises Delanoo xtaroh for supposedly superior performance. The piece hints at persistent bettors or “suckers” in town, suggesting locals may be swayed by bold marketing and constant promotions rather than facts.
Fragmentary statement extols a health product as a great boon to humanity, claiming it cures mothers and daughters and benefits the state and nation. The text references Lydia E Pinkham and her vegetable compound, but bits are garbled and obscure.
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