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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1896
Page
2
A Kansas agitator comments on vanity and virtue, urging self reliance and improvement over envy. The piece mocks flash over finish in judging people and notes a Maryland man’s fourth marriage and a California merit bonus. It recounts a Brooklyn death in a bizarre torchlight accident and a Russian article on farming crisis and farm consolidation.
The article notes ships of 14 900 tons and larger being launched in rapid sequence at Portsmouth and Chatham. It cites recent trials showing speeds near 18 knots under certain conditions, with several vessels either completed or under construction including the Majestic Mare Jupiter Hannibal Prince George and Vic tory. It also mentions a dispatch claim about a massacre mislabeled as victory and a San Francisco boxing prospect in a double bout scenario.
A fragmented 19th century page note blends moral verse and admonitions on wealth creation. It references hardships, patience, divine trust, and communal sacrifice, with lines attributed to Katherine H. Terry and Richard Metealf. The piece contrasts heroic deeds with steady lives and rich inheritance.
An article from the Peoria Journal extols the Australian ballot law as ensuring absolute voter privacy. A voter uses a secluded booth, seals the ballot, and hands it to election judges who monitor the process without revealing who cast any vote. The law provides booths, curtains, guard rails, and restricted access to protect liberty in voting.
A garbled OCR reading presents assorted quotes about duty liberty perseverance and nobility from Lieber Kingaley Burns and others. The text weaves moral maxims and literary fragments without coherent narrative or clear event, person, place, or date.
A compact quotation note surveys lines from Le Fontaine Sturm and Huekla about death and memory. It frames death as inevitable and departure as serene, contrasting readiness with remembrance and nobility.
A reader asks about a farmer's wife facing hardship as she contemplates a joint ownership idea. The reply argues farming drains resources, urges better household support, improved water and storage, and suggests wives contribute income through crafts or poultry, noting clearer standards could keep families together.
One sixth of total wage payments to U S rail road workers. A London firm pays $460 to each woman who leaves to marry. Indianapolis carpenters unions consolidate to become No 281 with over 860 members. Chicago and Denver trades unions send delegates to study or monitor conditions. Cambria steel works in Johnstown resumes after nine day shutdown, employing 3,000 men, with 15,000 idle workers rehired that week. Pemroy of Chicago eyed as ally to Gompers in union presidency, hinting at possible fusion with railway engineers order into the AFL.
In a St Louis Republic item, Help-Fourset Maps chief Kelsey outshines peers while Tim Kavanagh the star stenographer keeps a perfume bottle at his desk. An odor remedy leads to a mishap when Kelsey, sneezing from a cold, rubs machine oil on his suit vest, prompting embarrassment and a season-long wardrobe fix.
Fragmented reminiscence describes a tour by Brodie and his manager, the nerve strain from a nickel in the slot machine incident, and the impact on Franklin. It highlights Mrs. John Harris of Philadelphia the Ladies Aid Society and her field hospital work, prayer meetings, and letters, plus Mrs. Harris’s asylum for soldier orphans and her pension office service. It also notes Mrs. Barlow’s camp life and nursing for her husband General Francis C. Barlow in 1861 62 with social receptions aiding camp life.
General O. Howard notes the humane impact of devoted women who served near Falmouth and on the Peninsula. He recalls Mrs Harris and Mrs Samperson aiding wounded soldiers with meals, nursing, and letters, transforming hardship into care and home-like support amid battles and repurposed hospital spaces.
The war's pressure reduces Cuban sponge exports by about half as Cuban license rules require naval service, while supply from Olitba and other regions tightens. Prices rise as demand climbs and world supply lags due to overfishing and slow sponge growth. Laws govern harvesting to protect young sponges and species.
A child asks about the horse called pivot and receives a baffling reply about a bulky animal and a wagon-related nickname, reflecting a playful, old newspaper tone with curious local color.
A veteran Baltimore & Ohio engineer recalls rail travel changes in 25 years, recounting a deer leaping onto a locomotive footboard near Willet Run and a helper named Jimmy Giveney guiding it safely to Baltimore. He notes broader wildlife along the line and past encounters with turkeys and other fowl.
A London physician touts hard cider as a cure for rheumatism while Denmark’s old maids insurance pays weekly benefits. Germans settle in Miseler Ga to farm successfully. potato buttons use vegetable ivory from treated potatoes. Government war premiums exceed expectations. Mulberry Street in New York overrun by white rats. Antarctic explorer Borchgravink marries and delays south pole plans. Queen Wilhelmina’s confirmation fixed for Oct 24 with betrothal news soon after. In Shantum China a magistrate’s daughter acts as district treasurer. A Louisville educated dog aids a police pursuit by guiding a bun dé thief to the yard fence.
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