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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1901
Page
3
A Chicago Record-Herald note recounts a moment when a husband, awakened by his wife’s whispered alert of burglars, fired a pistol from a upstairs window after considering the danger of facing intruders. Neighbors notified police, and the home’s plaster damage was later found in a lower room.
An old family pleads for pardoning Jim, a prison inmate, before Governor Taylor of Tornestne. The matriarch voices hardship and duty, urging mercy to free the man who has caused trouble yet remains a provider in a hungry household. The governor questions the benefit of a pardon as the woman argues their limited means hinge on obtaining a single ham to survive.
Mrs Fordick fears mishearing yet discovers in the kitchen Bridget elatedly proclaims she broke china, boasting three cups broken and finished with relief. Mrs Fosdick warns against starting another batch as the cook cheerfully carries on a peculiar household tally.
A fragmented excerpt describes a Georgia boy’s playful take on Indian summer. The piece contrasts the heat of the season with still air and family scenes, noting the sign of late warmth before autumn.
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution notes a humorous Indian summer remark about men’s reign at home and a post Christmas caution to be prudent. The squatterly dialect reflects a period voice with no clear event or person beyond the quoted line.
A mail clerk opened a letter addressed to the biggest fool in Washington after the postmaster was away. Inside the clerk found only the words Thou art the, revealing a light hearted exchange about political folly in the capital.
Mildred recalls the famous poem "Lines on Seeing the Sun Rise" by the elusive Beaver. The exchange notes the poet’s rise before noon and links Madge to the remark about the work that made him renowned.
A housekeeper recounts a matronly East End luncheon where the hostess’s help quits on the morning of the event. The janitor’s wife steps in as waitress for the first time, facing scorn and indignation as she is forced to serve slowly. The tale, sourced from the Pittsburg Commercial Gazette, highlights class and service tensions.
A childhood tale of Queen Wilhelmina being kept from elders at dinner. She sits by a general at dessert and jokes that grown men fear sitting near her because all dolls have the measles. The general answers that he is not afraid to sit next to his future queen.
A jab at medical terms unfolds in a humorous dialogue about a brother's death, autopsy of the brain mentioned. Patsy and family engage in a farcical scene with a mother, a minister, and a town setting exploring temptation and hypocrisy.
A St Louis article outlines the 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition set in Forest Park. The main picture centers on grand water effects and cascading gardens from three hills, with art and government buildings on elevated slopes. The main entrance and monumental arch will frame the park’s urban approach.
A Washington Star reporter recounts a Metropolitan street car conductor’s crude remark about women and alighting habits. He observed 67 women exit, 65 chose wrong handholds, while 114 men used proper handles. The piece notes varied behavior and a critic’s eye on public decorum and safety.
A survey notes that props and devices used in plays from Shakespeare to Jonson mirror modern stage practice. It cites stage reapers, mutton props, diary drops, and “ex machina” mechanisms noted by Greene and Henslowe, with anecdotes on Vesconte and Absalom props and a Wall Street panic tale.
The Washington Star reports Professor B. T. Laugh returned to New York after winter in Colorado studying a monster spider habitat in Cottonwood Pass near Buena Vista. Legends surround the site, with tales of a cave two miles northeast of Harvard City where a miner disappeared in 1880. Spiders, four inches long with bodies the size of a canary, reportedly aided pioneers by catching vermin and even forming bonds with people in a Buena Vista cave.
The piece describes how Carlyle’s arrogance softened after a Jewish man disarmed his prejudice. Disraeli, once reviled by Carlyle, later rewarded him with a Knight Hood of the Grand Cross and a pension, yet Carlyle declined both, reflecting a complex exchange between two towering figures in England.
The Right Hon. Sir Joseph West Ridgeway, then governor of Ceylon, is deemed highly probable as the first governor of New South Wales under the Imperial federation. He brings long foreign and colonial service, including Indian Army beginnings in 1861, Afghan war service, and senior posts in India's foreign department and Irish administration.
Brazilian peasant women carry infants to riverside using Victoria Regina leaves as cradles. Leaves measure about a yard across with a one inch rim, forming a circular cradle like a tea tray.
Traffic through the American and Canadian canals at Sault Ste. Marie in July reached over 4,781,000 tons, up about 262,000 from June. Vessels carrying tonnage totaled 3,211 with 6,854,777 bushels of wheat, 1,092,035 barrels of Nour, 1,838,400 feet of lumber, and 3,851,294 tons of iron ore. 14,200 passengers were carried. The port ranks among the world’s busiest commercial hubs, surpassing many routes including the Suez.
Consumer instruction urges verifying the Baker's trademark on chocolate and cocoa packages. Warns of imitations and offers a free copy of Mins Parlon's choice recipes to households. Mail requests to Walter Baker and Company Limited in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
The Galveston News notes Elijah Bledsoe, colored and living near Burgin Kentucky, claimed to be over 120 years old and married about thirteen times with many children across the state. It contrasts public suspicion of neighborhood loiterers with the difficulty of suppressing crime if officers would do their duty.
North Pacific salmon catchers haul immense numbers often exceeding thousands per trip and discard surplus to avoid waste. Canneries operate rapidly amid labor scarcity with young helpers paid around $3 daily. Germany's tobacco trade shows equal tonnage imports and exports in 1900 but with far higher import value than export value.
Chicago Tl November 1. Mr R A Wade noted criminal lawyer declares rheumatism and kidney trouble affect the eye and asserts Dodd's Kidney Pills can cure all such cases. Wade, once blind after long illness, says pills restored his sight and banished kidney trouble and rheumatism, becoming well again.
A vintage appeal urges the thoughtful housewife to choose Defiance starch as a cost efficient aid for the home. The ad promotes a sixteen ounce package for a small price and advises clipping the notice for grocers to order.
An advertisement for H P J Cheney Co Ohio selling remedies claims to cure coughing ailments. It promises free testimonials and states the product can be mailed since druggists carry it. It also mentions Defiance Starch as a nearby comparison and includes a humorous line about a man avoiding fault by never acting.
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