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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1902
Page
2
A garbled column from a Kansas Agitator era page parodies current events. It quips about officers, explorers, monarchs, politics, and fashion while weaving satirical lines on issues from Monroe Doctrine complaints to King Edward’s gout. The piece reads as a humorous, fragmented collage of names, places, and extreme opinions reflecting early 20th century press humor.
An edited collage discusses the “average man” and leadership in engineering, profiles Robert G Ingleson as newly elected president of the National Association of Stationary Engineers, outlines his career and civic work, and notes broader labor and child labor debates touching Northern and Southern industry. It cites strikes in England, France, and Italy with varied success, and reports on Chicago millinery workers aligning with unions seeking better pay and shorter night shifts.
Judge Jackson declares it illegal to ask another to join a labor union and fears courts may bar union membership under arbitrary corporate pressure. The piece notes historic labor struggles and warns against laws or judges restricting joining unions or demanding certain wages. It argues such actions threaten freedom and raise contempt for law when used to force cheap labor.
George A. Whitney, homestead agent for Canada, is authorized to travel to coal regions to recruit 30 000 or more striking anthracite miners and their families for free homesteads in the Canadian northwest wheat belt. They will receive six weeks of work at 45 to 100 dollars a month, then government contract work until spring, and aid to build houses buy horses and farm implements.
The cotton mills at New Hartford Connecticut employing about 700 workers will shut down permanently on September 1. Machinery will be relocated to a Southern state for further use.
The war against counterfeit cigarmakers' union labels shows progress in Pennsylvania. A Gettysburg dealer was fined 100 dollars and given eighteen months in jail, and a Red Lion dealer received a similar sentence last week. Officials say more such prosecutions could end the practice.
President Shaffer of the Amalga mated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers is reported to say he will force tinplate workers to accept American Tinplate company's wage reduction. The union may have power, but workers still have considerations affecting their pockets.
Forty invalid employees of the Wa bash railroad were sent from the Peru Indiana hospital to San Francisco with three nurses. The move aims to aid recovery and provide future yearly coast trips if beneficial, with all expenses paid by the railroad.
An estimated half million people joined the Chicago Labor Day parade with only thirteen taken ill or injured while eighty seven needed attention for exhaustion and fainting. Dr. Cox hailed the turnout as a remarkable record and a source of pride for labor men.
The labor press accepts the National Manufacturers Association challenge and reports that national and international unions prepare to battle for the enactment of the eight hour day law before Congress.
The Trade Union Congress of Great Britain elected HE Edwards of the Minera Feastation and M Arrandale as machine workers delegates to its convention.
Miss Ethel Barrymore wears a white net gown with horizontally striped rose pink ribbon, a belted bodice, lace neck, elbow length sleeves, and matching net and ribbon accents. Accessories include long white gloves, a black and white boa, and a small black ostrich-plume hat.
A fragmentary fashion item lists two attractive evening coats and a Little Girl's Dress in white pongee with valenciennes lace. It describes shirred skirts in dark and light chiffons, decorative yokes, and a note on figure suitability. Also included is a vintage recipe for Jelly Jambica Cream shortcake dough with currant jelly and cutouts.
Rock crystal goblets styled after long stemmed glasses replace the Mat tumbler that held sway for some time. The new goblets are dainty and appealing, promising a refined preference in table setting.
A vast surplus of discarded armaments from shifting power standards is offered by the Italian government. The package includes 600,000 rifles adopted in 1887, 48,000,000 cartridges, 1,200 nine pounders and 500 seven pounder guns, 200,000 abelin, 170 seven-pounder mountain guns, and 17,000 shells.
Night after night with rest broken by urinary troubles the sufferer endures pain and fatigue. John J Scharaching of Concord 81, I, testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cured him three years ago and to this day there is no recurrence. A free trial offer from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY invites readers to sample the medicine, price 60 cents per box.
A historical account notes that in some Chinese weddings the bride’s attendants are the oldest and ugliest women in the neighborhood who are paid as folla to enhance the bride’s beauty. It mentions that exceptionally unattractive elder women sometimes earn a living as professional wedding attendants.
To the housewife not yet acquainted with the new everyday use Defiance Cold Water Starch is recommended. It is guaranteed superior to other brands and every 10 cent package contains 16 ounces while others have 12 ounces. Quality and quantity must win with Defiance.
The government withdraws lands in Colorado and other western states from settlement to supply sites for large irrigation projects under the new law. Work will proceed as rapidly as possible, but the vast scope makes steady, gradual progress inevitable.
Fragmentary OCR text references a vat perspective, a saucer of creams, and luxury hints with stray terms like THOME NAVE TRIND and Cold Water Starch. unreadable sections mention tees and events, offering no clear narrative or identifiable facts.
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