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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1899
Page
3
A historical account describes fetishism among Cuban Blacks, its origins in African traditions, and a high priest Obi man who commands four idols to bring drought, fever, war, or instant death. It follows the slave’s bold demand for a fee and the ensuing calamities and revelations at the temple.
An aged Caribbean sorcerer guards a crumbling fetish temple in Pinar del Rio where slaves worship and pay for exemptions from plagues. A northern brother, fueled by envy, disguises himself to discover the rites and seeks to unleash the four plagues on his rival. The guards, aided by governor’s troops, destroy the temple. the conspirator dies when the final plague rebounds, and the cane lands shift southward to tobacco.
Fragmentary dialect text recounts cold weather anecdotes and farming woes from a 19th or early 20th century Detroit area scene. Names like Seth Groggins and SL Green appear in a rural dialogue describing freezing conditions, crop fears, and hardship. The source is garbled OCR with little clear event.
The screw of an Atlantis liner involves about 830,000 times between Liverpool and New York.
A rough memoir piece recalls a camp scene with poetry on happiness and a dramatic incident in the Southern Volunteer Regiment. A sergeant confronts a colonel over lack of meat and punishment, leading to a comic solution as wagonloads of beef arrive and mutiny ends.
Denver News recounts Sergeant Leonard Russell of Colorado's L Company details a Filipino War wound from a native woman. He describes a night patrol confiscating insurgent stores when a machete strike fractured his skull, leaving a livid scar and a month of recovery.
A United States army quartermaster recalls a Mississippi camp where a regiment of inexperienced southern volunteers demanded fresh meat and bread. The chief commissary accused the quartermaster of mismanaging rations, listing twenty five complaints as if every man could write. The regiment’s wagons were found to be starved of fresh meat, a tale of supply chaos and humorous miscommunication.
A historical report describes coercive conscription in eastern Russia where peasants feign deafness to dodge questions at a recruiting station. A Philadelphia Record tale shows a man fooling surgeons by claiming his fingers were always joined, then revealing they could separate, allowing him to pass the medical exam.
An anecdote recalls Captain Blake leading a small squadron to the West Indies on a secret expedition against Spanish settlements. After an enemy ship exploded and damped the crew, Blake urged them to press on, declaring the English would yet see Spanish fire and then set the foe ablaze, restoring morale and achieving vengeance.
Army and Navy notes report a tugboat electric light plant for night lighting duties. Lord Curzon announces frontier policy reform with withdrawal of garrisons on the northwest frontier. India imposes height based officer limits for Goorkha regiments to maintain parade appearance and cohesion. tall British officers in Goorkha battalions are considered out of place.
Miss Jennie Vincent of Marblehead lineage becomes a harbor pilot at San Pedro after training and state exams. The 23 year old blue eyed navigator has piloted Pacific coast ships into San Diego and San Pedro harbors earning 90 to 120 dollars monthly. She aspires to fort-class piloting in San Francisco bay, where pay runs higher for large vessels arriving there.
Village musical societies gain strength by strict membership on ability only. An indoor orchestra of thirty to forty capable singers yields refined results, with a shift toward a true oratorio society rather than a chorus. Small, well-balanced groups trump large, underwhelming choirs and big city music shops offer guidance on suitable selections.
A sage warns a son about wealth and ambition with the fox and the grapes fable. The fox finds a small hole to the garden, cannot return after feasting, and ends poorer than when he entered, prompting the son's question about carrying grapes.
A playful exchange from the New York World features Mrs Puller Twaddle praising practicality while joking about a skeleton in her closet. Mrs Godabout China adds a quip about hanging a coat to keep it in shape.
Herr Krupp, son of Exaen steel founder, rose from two men in 1927 to head a vast empire. He now employs 20,000 workers in oil and mines and has built 20,000 houses for them.
A fragmented quote from Emerson is presented about how two may converse while one may hear, and how three cannot fully participate. The garbled text hints at themes of speech, listening, and group dynamics, though specifics are unclear due to OCR errors.
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