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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1902
Page
2
A sprawling column parades assorted items from politics to society, with references to Mount Pelee, the $30,000,000 sewing trust, Lisped quips about emperors and fuel, fashion, and playful asides about Buffalo Bill, tobacco laws, and travelers. It weaves brief notes on crime, science, and culture, ending with a Brigham Young descendant’s murder charge.
In this Fairfather sketch from the Jesters' Corner, witty exchanges reveal social pretensions and flirtations. A maiden of the gilded set draws comment, while a bold arranger and languid Cholly discuss popularity, marriage, and cleverness in a lighthearted, satirical tone. An old country example ends with a graveyard joke about an hobby of his'n.
Mr. Erastus Pinkley proclaims his brother a mighty lucky man yet notes the key is industrious work follows luck. He argues the brother was fortunate to be born with an industrious nature and unafraid of labor.
A cryptic letter arrives for a man, describing him as a butchered idiot. Stuper and Teeple discuss identifying the author, noting the writer may know the recipient and urging recognition of the script.
A dialog recounts an exchange where one party rags another about an old Bane gerry. The reply notes the target is marked by injuries in both feet and arms yet able to hurl a paper weight, an inkstand, and three volumes of Macauley before escaping.
A brief, humorous item describes a home incident and a river water mishap. The conversation notes a bathing incident making a fellow look ridiculous, with playful banter about sults and mischief among locals.
In a whispered exchange two people reveal a long standing doubt about marriage. One admits fear of rejection while the other challenges whether the concern is justified, prompting a moment of tense curiosity.
Dialogue shows Mr Mann planning to borrow Mr Ping's lawn mower while Mrs Mann resists. He suggests locking it away to avoid disturbing her sleep, claiming the lawn needs trimming and forecasting a morning racket.
A weary man tells the proprietor he must leave because a baby in the adjacent room cries all night. The proprietor replies that the child’s parents share the room and have not complained.
A humorous courtroom exchange centers on a wife allegedly throwing a brick at her husband. The judge probes the complainant about relevance, while the man admits a hypothetical hit could have caused his black eye, highlighting a comic clash over evidence and injury.
A surveyor locates a favorable site for a sawmill while a pioneer fears a split fate. The surveyor notes the county mill would cut through the middle, provoking the pioneer to declare he wants no double coroners’ inquests if a man is cut in two.
A photographer offers a photo of a child for three dollars and jokes it would be cheaper for a dozen, prompting the mother’s surprised reply about waiting long. The exchange, from Lippincott's, captures a lighthearted cat and mouse over portrait costs.
A terse exchange frames a perilous marriage proposal as a man threatens self harm. The woman recalls his claim, and in a dark quip she says she consented to save others, joking about his cross eyed aim and the risk to bystanders.
Tom chides Jack for melancholy after Miss Jones rejected him last evening. Jack laments the rejection and wishes to feel less sympathy for himself, while Tom urges him to brace for future chances and to remember there are others.
A clipped conversation reveals gendered expectations and labor roles as a speaker jokes about preferring a son to run errands and describes enjoying certain tasks and the emotional tone of rural life. The archaic dialect hints at class and work dynamics in a bygone era.
The Buzzards claim success by misdirection as they placed their chauffeur under arrest for speeding driving, using the incident to shape the narrative of their wartime conduct.
In a playful exchange Mr Polk jokes about reputation for lateness as Mia Patience contends she does not mind late callers. Milas Patience clarifies she is merely with the late leave. The dialogue foregrounds social manners and timing in a humorous tone.
A city fall concert to aid caged animals featured a Little Mission band with a warbling tenor. A girl in a blue waist praised the voice while a man at the organ quipped the singer studied in Sing Sing.
The page presents a string of comic exchanges among characters like Jim Jack Mrs Fussy and Tonguewed. A masked ball plans clash with finances and relationships as misunderstandings unfold in a lighthearted, farcical tone.
A newly married wife balances elation and nerves while planning her first real dinner. She learns the numerous minute details required for success, including menu mysteries and precise directions for a novice parlor maid. The article shifts to fashion notes on raspberry and geranium red hats, gloves, and lace, and ends with blouse designs featuring printed muslin and lace yoke details.
New costumes feature empire damask gowns with coralets and fuller lines. Redingotes worn over light underdresses echo Loula XVI but with modernized fronts. Mousselines with hand painted designs were last season. this year brings delicately painted silks trimmed with lace, bo leron lace, and tulle hats as the finishing touch.
The newest jewelry blends artistic design with rich gold shades. Flowers dominate, used in brooches and buckles. The bios tom centers the stem and leaves, twisting them to outline the piece. Stalks may form most of the design with a cluster of flowers on one side.
A description of a full gathered blouse in pastel crepe de chine with Irish lace yoke, elbow frills, and knotted drapery. Gloves trend shorter for daily wear, with two or one button lengths offered. Washable fabrics praised for easy upkeep. Long evening gloves in suede and light tones noted.
A clever fashion trick teaches perfuming writing paper and accessories. Moisten blotting paper with perfume, insert letters, handkerchiefs, or gloves between pages, and seal in an airtight box to keep a delicate fragrance. Use small pads for each item if desired.
A simple dessert pairing: heat whipped egg white lightly, mix with half a cup powdered sugar, add one cup chopped peanuts, spread on buttered crackers and bake until lightly browned yielding twelve to fifteen servings.
Fashion notes describe street coats with capes, lace caps, silk gowns and underslips in various colors, gowns trimmed with blue velvet, flounces and insertion lace, military and Cleopatra hats, and scarves tied under the chin. Silhouettes feature tight upper sleeves with baggy lower portions and decorative rosettes.
A short quotation on truth and habit notes that gifts of money and words are easy, but giving away one’s daily lie and practice reveals when the truth, whatever it is, has taken possession of a man, quoting Lowell.
A committee of prominent Spaniards has been chosen to raise funds for a monument in Madrid to statesman Emilio Castelar. The subscription has already reached 100,000 pesetas.
A quip recalls a Boston hotel fire escape via a sentence by Senator Evarta. Secretary Payne of the New Jersey board of riparian commissioners approved a 200 foot extension with a conditional permit and wrote two sentences totaling 288 words, more than a word per foot.
The piece notes that country folk rise with ati to enjoy the dawn between sunrise and 8 am while vacation countrymen wake at 7 30 for breakfast. It contrasts the farmer's view of urban visitors as money sources, citing the Boston Journal tone.
A Roman Catholic chaplain recounts a dying man asking a neighbor if the dying idea led to Heaven. The neighbor replies that the man will go to hell and should be glad there is a hell to go to. The patient then turns and dies peacefully.
A fragment contested monpolistic talk denounces opposition as a threat while an eccentric ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for sore feet and new shoes. The oddly phrased query about a man of letters hints at literacy admonition about P s and Q s.
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