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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1897
Page
2
A mosaic of 19th century oddities cites Hawaiian unrest, a gun accident, Jewish lending, ink quality fears, evolving English slang, Klondike coinages, and dated standards of female beauty. The piece blends cultural relics, language shifts, and moral judgments from a fragmented newspaper page.
The labor department bulletin notes the spread of public bath and washhouse movement from England since 1842 into Great Britain and continental Europe. It highlights public washhouses linked to bathhouses and the rise of shower-bath workmen's baths in Germany as proof that simpler, cheaper forms can best serve American cities first providing baths for workers.
The Iowa Transmisssion and Industrial Exposition commission urges residents to add $50,000 to the $10,000 state grant for the Omaha exhibit. Farmers and stockmen are asked to contribute amid push for state pride and economic development. The appeal cites past honors at Philadelphia and Chicago as motivation.
The Kaen of departed years frames rising public sentiment on monopolies competing with government aims. Governor Fi ngree of Michigan shifts from municipal control to endorsing public ownership after seven years battling extortionate rates and watered stock. He notes franchise holders force the expedient while spending heavily to defend against it.
A long argument stresses that true democracy requires no barrier between the majority and its power. It advocates submitting every proposed law to the people, with a constitutional framework to safeguard individual rights, critiquing current U S governance as overly constrained by courts and elites. It also notes Judge Jackson’s injunctions limiting Debs and miners, comparing martial law to the modern Republic.
The tale follows Buck Rogers, famed as a reckless range rider, drinker, and gambler in Dodge City. He taunts danger, battles a gambler, and defeats storms, only to later be broken by a devastating cyclone that cripples him and ends his fighting days.
Report from Dublin notes the Socialist Republican party of Ireland growing strongly while a demonstration by Socialists drew thousands. Police clashed with crowds, cracking heads of about 200. The piece criticizes home rule politicians and warns of conservative backlash from Portland editors.
The article notes active centralization of industry in Europe and the United States. It cites the French consul in Berlin reporting on Germany's plantation of supply regulation and price control, while the Glasgow consul notes similar trends in the United Kingdom.
Mrs Flannigan explains to Dennis that Mrs Toplyote must send "aid daily" and wonders why. Dennis says people keep reading in the paper and note it is expected every Wednesday.
A 10 year old daughter of a charming woman challenges a visiting doctor as he checks her pulse. In a drawage room the doctor explains his method, but the girl insists she knows he is performing a male lug love to my terns, revealing humorous misunderstanding.
A Hungarian chemist uses extreme cold to treat meat by freezing at 40 degrees and sealing it in tin cans. The result is meat practically cooked by cold and preservable for long storage with minimal further prep.
Several people report relief from stomach distress after using Grain-O a new grain coffee substitute sold in groceries. Advertisers claim it tastes like coffee with no coating effect and that even children can drink it safely costing 15 or 25 cents per package.
A Chicago Record recipe describes boiling a cup of rice overnight, chilling it in a narrow square pan, slicing into half inch pieces, brushing with melted butter and broiling until brown. It serves with toast topped by chicken hash made from leftovers of cold fowl.
Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a woman’s bid to urge Congress to suspend a mandate that would compel every man to marry. The proposal is described as perhaps her only chance to influence the legislative move.
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