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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1904
Page
7
Mrs. M. E. Moore stands beside the hydraulic giant at the Railwan placer mines in southern Oregon. She directs the monster’s spray as it erodes gravel banks, a partner in every sense and highly skilled among Western pipers.
A legal anecdote recalls a defense lawyer recounting a judge's favoritism toward an opposing, senior attorney leading to an unexpected conviction. The piece also describes President Roosevelt'sWashington arrival as a staged Rough Rider joke ended by a mistaken salute.
A London Chelsea man famed as a dog enthusiast proclaims he can fashion the expression of any dog he sells by adopting its gaze. His eyes are described as doglike, and he performs with dramatic poses, notably a bull dog stance with scowling bloodshot eyes and a banging jaw.
Over the last seven weeks a baby competition in York England has awarded the prize for the cleanest and healthiest infant rather than the heaviest. A committee of ladies conducted surprise home visits to observe conditions and take notes on each entrant.
A fragmented verse asks Memory to preserve joys of youth and fair dreams. The speaker appeals to Memory as a joyous storehouse, noting age and time will bring reflection and longing before acceptance of aging.
The quote asserts that practical action builds virtue more than theory. It emphasizes learning by doing and overcoming, obeying reason and conscience, and allowing principled, right actions to emerge from authority, precept, or example as essential to character development.
Mrs Sarah L Brooks of 45 Lincoln Park Chicago recounts a long battle with persistent vomiting and weakness. After taking half a box she could keep food down and by four months its spells ceased, weight rose from 94 to 142 pounds, and she regained strength. She attributes recovery to Dr Williams Pink Pills and recommends them.
Bavarian electrician M. Hugo Helberger conducted experiments using electric current to dry an ingot mold and observed worms emerging from the ground in distress. He then devised an apparatus with brass electrodes planted in the earth to drive worms and noxious insects from a large area.
A health advertisement notes Mother Gray, a nurse at a New York Children's Home, offers Sweet Powders for Children claimed to cure Summer Complaint Feverishness Headache Stomach Troubles Worms and more. The sample product is listed with an address in Olmuted La Royy New York.
A medieval physician Rhazes advised patients to examine a doctor's antecedents before entrusting life and family to them. He warned against selecting one who is dissipated, indulges in frivolous pleasures, neglects medical duty for foreign arts, or is addicted to wine and debauchery.
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