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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1899
Page
7
A testimonial from D. P. Jolly of Avoce New York dated February 3 1899 states that after being told to give up her illness his mother was treated with Ayer s Cherry Pectoral and recovered to enjoy good health.
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is claimed to cure hard coughs and weak lungs. The ad urges taking a bottle immediately rather than waiting for consumption, arguing it strengthens weak lungs and helps when coughing today.
The readable content is highly fragmented and does not present a coherent event or identifiable entities to summarize into a headline and card.
A reader guide lists modern equivalents for biblical measures. It notes a day’s journey as about 33 1/5 miles and a Sabbath day’s journey as about an English mile, with Ezekiel’s reed near 11 feet. It provides value estimates: shekel silver about 50 cents, gold about $8, talent silver $638.30, talent gold $13,809, a mite under a quarter cent, gerah one cent, bath seven gallons five pints, hin one gallon two pints, and omer six pints.
A statue of Abraham Lincoln stands in an Edinburgh monument dedicated to Scottish Americans who perished in the American Civil War. The memorial sits on Caltonbury fog ground, linking Scotland and Civil War memory with a landmark in Edinburgh.
A deputy on a mail coach witnessed a dramatic hog fight as a giant California sow climbed a tree. hogs formed a circle with old sows in the center while a boar leapt and attacked, then vanished into brush and returned to the oak. The struggle showed the sows defending piglets, and the rider rode on without awaiting the finale.
Edward Bok criticizes women shoppers in the November Ladies Home Journal for lacking system. He argues most women lack clear purchases, leading to inefficient shopping for themselves and clerks. A minority show logic in their approach, but overall the method remains poor.
The two carved oak coffers once owned by the late Charles Salisbury Butler M P were recently acquired by J Rochelle Themis of London from Shakespeare house contents sale in Briatford on Avon. The smaller coffer is 3 feet 6 inches by 2 feet 1 inch by 1 foot 5 inches and the larger 4 feet 9 inches by 2 feet 5 inches by 2 feet. The frontispiece of the original sale catalogue and the announcement pages are also in Mr Thomas’s possession. The coffers, in fine preservation, are offered for 2000 dollars.
In a vivid arena scene the wounded gladiator fixes on the crowd as Nero chews, peanuts and soda pass the stands. He mutters a plea for change, exclaiming he is waiting for something to turn up while the vast audience roars.
Chicago News captures a dialogue with Mr Quinn Lucy and Mrs Quinn about why he continues to hire a plumber who charges more than others. The exchange hints at frugality through scraps used to seal rat holes in the kitchen, reflecting domestic economy and sparing budgeting concerns.
The Department of Agriculture reports the arrival of a dangerous European acule insect, Axpinotia oa treooforimis, now established among fruit trees in New York and Ohio and possibly other states. It attacks apples pears plums cherries and other fruits. How it crossed the ocean remains unknown. Also noted is a new coffee substitute Grain-O made from pure grains. It costs about one-fourth as much as coffee and is gentle on delicate stomachs. Children may drink it. packages priced at 25 and 1 cents.
A brief note on antique beliefs about gems. It states that precious stones are purified by a bath in honey and recalls popular ideas such as agate quenching thirst and reducing fever when placed in the mouth.
Natural gas output in Indiana is falling steadily per geologist Prof Blackley. He warns manufacturing will soon face shortages and proposes using petroleum to liquefy gas, producing petroleum gas, transforming coal from Indiana fields, or manufacturing gas to fuel furnaces.
Reports of the first public display of liquid hydrogen as a research instrument during the Royal Institution event. The transparent hydrogen squid was shown in a vacuum tube in liquid air, demonstrating extreme cold and lightness. A cork sank immediately, air condensed at the bottom, and a test with a light confirmed the hydrogen. Also mentions a brakeman saving a passenger train on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and engineer Hagerty receiving reward for quick action.
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Fragmentary text notes excursion rates twice a month for a line to Port Arthur and connections to Joplin Hob Springs Houston and Galveston. Mentions a shortest route and a specific line to Port Arthur with various names, suggesting travel schemes and open travel opportunities.
Testimonials from Mrs Kuhn of Genoano Ohio and Mrs Surans of Gum Mansi Michigan praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and related products. They describe relief from womb disorder nervous fatigue and insomnia after eight years of suffering. Both say they can work full days now and will recommend the remedies widely.
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