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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1902
Page
2
Curio column of clipped quips and political asides parades assorted figures and misprints. References drift from James J. Hill to King Alfonso and Vanderbilt to Marconi with jokes about automobiles, coal, and a mixed bag of international and domestic events.
The article surveys autumn trim trends highlighting woolen embroideries interwoven with silk for gowns and veils. It notes the delicate use of wool on ceilings to avoid heaviness, the mix of direct embroidery and applique on veils and tule fabrics, and floral garlands creating a light, garden-like visual.
The description extols a neckwear item described as dressy and dainty, positioned slightly below the midpoint of the stock. It emphasizes achieving both daintiness and becomingness to solve the fashion problem.
A green cashmere dress features a delicate embroidered yoke and ribbon sash. Belts are shown in velvet ribbon builds with whale bone backs or three-band insertion belts. The piece notes emerald greens, kilted walking outfits, cape-trimmed jackets, and lace and woolen lace trimmings.
A Victorian fashion note describes a pretty girl’s stock collar made of white Liberty satin. The design features two rows of black French dots at the top, a pink baby ribbon edged with black, and multiple rows of black dots, creating a refined stitched look.
The seated gown is rose pink with black and colored embroidery along the trim and bodice. A white silk lower blouse with black dots forms the sleeves and cuffs, paired with a pearl gray girdle and a long tunic border. The shirt falls over a deep flounce of stitched plaits trimmed with lace squares or motise.
A rugged poetic meditation on labor and urban modernity contrasts cobbled city progress with civic virtue. It cites workers shaping the city with steam and iron, and laments the缺 of justice and law amid monumental builders. A Chicago Record-Herald note highlights a labor shortage hindering summer construction, leaving many projects stalled as skilled and unskilled laborers stay centralized.
Labor unions have progressed toward collective bargaining, with employers increasingly accepting uniform rules and wages. Early distrust of contracts gave way to reliance as workers and employers learned to honor agreed terms, despite critics who favored striking down agreements in sympathy.
United States Consul agent Ernest L. Harris reported translations from a recent publication on German unions. In 1898 Germany had 59 industrial unions with about 300000 members linked to 16000 local bodies. total budget 2500000, with one million for relief, strikes, and press. Major unions include metal workers 75000, wood 60000, textiles 27000, miners 28000. printers 24000. carpenters ~20000. tobacco trade, manufactories, shoemakers, harbor and stone laborers 10000–16000 each.
The text portrays the trade union movement as the militant organization of wage earners striving for self-preservation and advancement. It argues organized effort is essential, highlighting the long, often brutal struggle workers face while advancing their rights and interests.
The article discusses the role of intelligent workers in securing laws through unions, the principle of fraternity, and benefits to non union members. It cites 1900 census data showing 20,286,922 people in gainful occupations, two fifths of the population, with details on male and female participation and trends since 1880. It also notes disputes over the Wood Workers label and reports on the Emberation Contract Labor Law and enforcement efforts in New York and Washington under Roosevelt.
Lord Beresford plans a coming visit to inquire into the workings of shipping combinations. He appears to resume a prominent role after relinquishing second in command of the British Mediterranean squadron. He criticizes equipment and supply levels and argues for faster cruisers to sustain currency.
Jay Cooke once famed as the greatest financier of the era remains active at 81. He shares reminiscences of deals involving billions as Ogonts lodge hosts a quiet night for him.
A brief reflection notes that reading the Bible loses value unless the reader truly remembers its teachings and applies them. The comment emphasizes retention as essential to meaning and practice.
Fifty years since the John Bowes the first stone crew steamer was launched at Jarrow on Tyne by Palmer Brothers. The vessel 465 tons register could carry thirty keels of coal and make thirty trips per annum between Newcastle and London.
A fragment discusses how diamonds behave under combustion, noting that they burn with no ash and leave no trace. The text compares the exterior to cork and suggests only a dust-like remnant remains, scant and fleeting like butterfly dust.
Veteran Josiah Heller of Urbana testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved kidney trouble back pain and loin pains after purchasing at Cunningham's drug store in Champaign. He reports repeated satisfactory results and endorses the remedy again. offers free trials mailed nationwide by Foster Milburn Co. Also includes ad copy for Defiance Starch and assorted quotes of uncertain origin from old newspaper clippings.
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