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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1899
Page
2
The News prints a collection of aphorisms and short observations on politics war and society from a Kansas agitator. It touches on universal truths about forgiveness leadership and deception while weaving in historical figures and contemporary events such as Admiral Dewey Harvard and the Zionist movement.
Professor Adolf Dirr, a master of about thirty languages, describes a shorthand system to report any European language with ease. The volume, soon to be issued in Paris, clarifies that the system does not relate to the discredited Vala puk fad. Dirr advises learning English, praising its global reach and commercial primacy after Babel.
An American naval officer in Manila reports the legation forces suffer in Fi ping londage conditions. Troops are decried for clothing and footwear shortages and forced to supply for their needs from a four cent daily allowance. Spanish sources claim 200 Filipino guards surround the lieutenant and fifteen American encircled by Aguinaldo's forces.
In Toronto Globe report on a Pretoria visit, President Kruger appears in the presidency chair to address the Volksraad. The crowd and guards watch as he delivers a ten minute speech on the amended franchise law, silencing opposition with his firm oratory while age and fatigue show in his bearing.
Utica druggists’ traveler Mr Raymond recalls his Western birth in forthright tale. The youngest of twelve, he explains how his unusual name arose from a parental moment of indecision and the suggestion to wait awhile, yielding the nickname Walt Awhile that stuck and traveled east with him.
A cryptic excerpt discusses democracy and governance, mentioning the arch’s keystone and a sense of righteous duty. The text is fragmented and lacks clear attributions, dates, or locations.
A discussion from Youths Companion explains carbuncles as deeper, larger from boils, with feverish symptoms and possible systemic disturbance. It notes the neck as common site, progression to pus, gangrene risk, and that unlike boils, carbuncles gravely debilitate patients, requiring immediate medical care.
A naval surgeon tells a Washington Star reporter that seasickness afflicts one third of naval officers and sailors, both during storms and at other times. He notes shore duty and long watch rotation worsen the condition, with even Admiral Dewey still subject to travel sickness at sea.
A ten year old reporter describes a melodramatic stage scene with exaggerated villainy and a bloodthirsty thrill. The villain curses, declares doom for the pure heroine, and the hero saves the day with a noble rebuke. The prose preserves the childlike tone and the overdone theatrical language.
A Chicago Times-Herald report quotes a suburbanite describing his ordeal after a train wreck. He rummages through the wreckage around the ring of debris, gathering scattered items and insisting he told his wife the events before the disaster.
A fragmentary line recalls Avconnier and a lady in a neat scene with a young girl and a playful exchange, using classic newspaper voice and era tone to hint at a lighthearted moment.
A fragmentary report covers a church faith tale set in New Zealand and a Chicago conference on trusts. It notes a sermon like memory of a church once loved, then shifts to W J Bryan and Bourke Cochran debating monopolies, publicity, and federal licensing as remedies.
A committee of resolutions states the conference has no authority to adoptifications or declare its stance on any subject at issue. The panel finds such actions imprudent and not within the conference’s discretionary power.
The Seddon labor report for the year ending March 1 1899 shows rising factory numbers and full employment in most trades. It records 2,118 men aided to reach work, 420 women employed, and a total of 221,007 breadwinners added to dependents, with printers and bootmakers facing hardship from machinery and low priced imports.
The Tennessee Coal and Iron Company shows high earnings with a $21 million capital and annual income near $910 million. Cleveland street car workers vote to continue their strike while Birmingham carpenters push for a $2 daily wage and a nine hour day. A Chicago Alton- miners agreement ends a 1,009 man strike since April. North Carolina labor report notes cotton mill labor jumps with 16,800 men and 15,887 women employed, children drop to 3,440 as spindles rise to 1,200,000.
Fragmentary OCR mentions purifying blood with Hood's remedy and a sleazy line about blood tingling to organs. It oddly cites champagne storage by Duchess d'Uzes and a Philadelphia record. The passage is garbled and mixes health claims with luxury inventory.
An extended note extolling Syrup of Figs by the California Fig Syrup Company. Promoted as an ethical laxative, praised for health benefits, pleasant taste, and absence of after effects. Claims endorsement by physicians and broad international demand. promotes genuine product from California Fig Syrup Co. plus a misaligned medical testimonial.
A garbled ad urges inventors to prepare and file patent applications before public disclosure. It mentions Washington City patent lawyers Higdon and a Kane City office, promising reliability and revised prior art notices. The text mocks revealing ideas and notes a late 19th or early 20th century advertising tone.
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