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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1899
Page
6
Reading a women’s feature, the piece discusses self making a matrimonial cross, guidance on being agreeable in marriage, and social-ethic advice. It includes a remark on removing a tight ring with a needle and thread as a practical tip.
Obscure explorations mix diet advice with kitchen canning steps. The text notes nightly light meals may raise health and weight, then shifts to detailed canning of peaches grapes mangoon and peas with syrup, boiling, sealing, and storage guidance for long preservation.
Joseph Fitzgerald woos Alice Devine in a rural town, while Tom Prince, secretly in love with Alice, confronts Fitzgerald and confronts the city man’s claim. On a dark night Aunt Dinah unveils, exposing the deception as Alice and Tom reveal their bond. Fitzgerald leaves for New York at dawn.
The text argues that eating before bed can prevent sleeplessness, noting most animals eat before sleep and suggesting nibbling a biscuit at bedtime may reduce wakefulness. It discusses the interval between supper and breakfast and warns that stomach emptiness during sleep can cause fatigue and restlessness.
An English lecturer and writer offers a list of health and lifestyle rules. The advice covers sleep, room setup, bathing, exercise, diet, milk, meat, and avoiding intoxicants. It urges balancing activities, living country life, and tailoring guidelines to individual experience and knowledge.
A fragment notes cooking guidance from a school ad promoting canning methods for rice and ripe fruit. It mentions washing items in a pan of cold water and implies steps for preserving food, with terse directions and period-appropriate phrasing.
In a terse family dispute over settling the estate a brother’s absence was noted yet the matter was resolved. The parties, aided by their lawyer, reached a compromise that avoided further conflict and allowed Walt to be involved.
A French bill targets professional beggars with strict penalties while aiding the able unemployed. It directs convicts to a house of labor until they secure private workshop work. 1895–96 figures show 466,000 shelter visits and 25,000 tramp names logged by rural police in a single day.
Down in Stone county Missouri a seventy year old man known as the Skined Painter has never worked in his life. He vowed sixty years ago that the world owes a living to all and that work is a sin. He lives contentedly, has never suffered hunger, and has spent life as a hunter and fiddler. He was born in the Ozarks and has never married, with prosperous brothers nearby but no contact for a score of years.
A woman notes firms offering raises to married young employees. The cynical bachelor comments that men sometimes encourage others to get into trouble, highlighting a cynical social take on marriage incentives and male behavior.
Fragmentary dialogue from Chicago News shows Stubb and Penn questioning town health. The exchange hints at widespread lethargy and illness with fragmented phrasing and unclear speakers.
Kansas notes survey Montgomery county deposits in Eldorado and Salina, rail at Lawrence, and prohibition activity in Osborne county. Frank James sent to penitentiary in Smith county. Cattle shipments from Garden City, opera plans in Emporia, and a fast horse in Abilene. Neivton street fair opening, Wellington elevator, and Kansas City grain boost discussed. Bank deposits at Conway Springs listed. Soldier at Presidio describes drill and heat. Ottawa boy’s weight gain feat praised. Wichita erects large safety sign downtown.
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