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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1903
Page
2
A dated, satirical column from Kansas mocks public figures and events. It jokes about Balkan war news, yacht races, King Alfonso, the American appetite, and invents quips about professors, barbers, and municipal notices. It riffs on global gossip and local absurdities with absurd headlines and playful mischief.
A recipe describes scalding milk with corn starch, eggs, sugar, and a meringue topping for pudding. It also outlines a Little Girl outdoor serge dress with box plaits and a starchless bolero, plus a face and hands toilette using oatmeal and bay rum. It ends with coffee-making tips praising West Indian methods and cautioning against condensed milk.
Household hints cover revived brass window cornices and heavy muslin pillow ticking care. Food and cleaning tips include shrimp salad with celery and herbs, cleaning fish and ducks with cornmeal, and using newspaper layers under carpets to deter moths.
LeAnn Ans reports on a social scene featuring white chiffon dorm ball gowns and the latest veil styles. Observers note black and white veils, simple turnovers, and embroidered chiffons with velvet accents taking pride of place for the upcoming season.
Household tips describe cleaning stained vases with soap powder and vinegar, polishing eyeglasses with alcohol, choosing centerpieces, deterring crickets with ginger cordial, and plant watering cautions. It also covers revival of pinafores with new models and details on aprons and bib designs for girls.
Dentifrice made at home from camphorated chalk and powdered camphor, mixed with chalk and optional soap for foam. Directions call for thorough sifting through coarse cambric several times. A note on mental health cites England: one in 290 people is insane.
A blue shaded muslin gown features a striped effect from deep navy to near white. The dainty dress shows a full plain skirt and a bodice designed with intricate detailing.
A detailed fashion note describes two autumn gowns from Paris. One brown cloth gown features a tall basque jacket, white silk passemen, white silk bands with brown galloon, velvet girdle, tassels, lace cuffs, and a standing collar. The sage green gown shows plaited skirts, gold buttons, galloon tassels, a bordered bolero, white gutpure trim, a white belt with gold buttons, and cuffed sleeves.
A fragmented verse from Seeliets Weekly wanders through garbled imagery of mining, doors and time. It evokes characters, landscapes, and odd names like Bagyrath and Hin rasuiiiie, with hints of gold, bread, coats, and silver race amid blurred lines. The piece reads like a dream poem with missing coherence.
Reports from the labor field note extended arbitration proposals in Australia and Britain, mass union reorganizations in the United States, emergent national union efforts led by St Paul, and widespread strikes among miners, longshoremen, carpenters, and electricians. Meantime, wage talks, arbitration plans, and proposed conventions shape the global labor landscape as unions seek broader reach and steadier bargaining power.
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