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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1902
Page
6
A rail of brief vignettes and quips presents misadventures in wordplay and social misreadings. Characters include a horse watcher, implied trusts, and banter about marriage, manners, and golf. The snippets hint at daily life and light satire.
A quirky dialogue chain centers on Binx who buys a country home and stays tight lipped. A weary editor asks about moldy preserves prompting a risqué pun from the snake editor. The exchange veers into misheard names and a playful doctor alias.
A neighbor and a householder exchange a lighthearted quip about frugality. The neighbor boasts thrift on porch repairs, while the householder reveals the cost included his wife's gown, highlighting practical irony in seeming economy.
A dialogue suggests a long married couple watch a stage show. When a pretty girl appears on stage, the woman asks how the man knows and the man replies he notices she passes him the opera glasses, implying shared longtime familiarity.
A woman declares she will marry only after the suitor earns renown. He contemplates what it means to build a name, framing the exchange as a test of ambition and identity in a courtship scene.
A humorous Victorian style exchange has an old man declaring a fatal step tonight to propose to Miss Quilbcutter. Strawber questions the necktie as omen and suggests true love if she answers yes.
A humorous exchange contrasts an expert typewriter with a cornily misused term. Farmer Corntossel defends his milk honesty, saying they buy skimmed milk from the dairyman and do not calm any of it.
A humorous item notes Ophelia's engagement party where guests submit guesses for the groom to win maid of honor. Other snippets mention Chauncey Depew in Paris, Mr Styles at a ball, a motor car greeting, and a barber quip about shaving hazards.
A fragmented courtroom dialogue shows a female lawyer and witness trading jabs about aging and honesty. A self-conscious suitor asks why the world loves a lover, eliciting a dry remark that pity mirrors love. The exchange hints at social attitudes and wit in a dramatic scene.
The scene features a boastful claim about a prominent citizen and his ability to get coverage. A witty exchange emphasizes editors and the media, with a playful tone about publication and notoriety.
A fashion feature describes the latest slim woman silhouette with a two piece gown and princess lines. It details petticoats, fabrics like lawn lace and taffeta, and pleated flounces. A chicken salad recipe and decorative fashion notes accompany the page.
The article details Paquin and Doucet gowns highlighting white silt veiling and e mpire green taffeta options with elaborate plaited bodices, lace trims, olive mayonnaise sauce garnish, and couture finishing. It notes one piece flow and Princess style trimming with blue Corticelli silk accents and yellow Irish lace, stressing cut and quality over fabrication.
Mrs. Abbie Jackson of Howton, a police matron for many years, plans a rest after decades of service. She gained local fame for handling refractory prisoners with tact, earning praise from police commissioners for saving lives of sick and injured through prompt care.
A mixed home visit item lists Missouri Pacific Railway excursions to Ohio and Indiana with round trip fare plus $2. Tickets go on sale September 2, 9, 16, 23 and are good for return within 30 days. Also mentions calling Missouri Pacific Agent for details, Townsend, GP and T.Agt. BLoula. The article mixes several ads and personal notices including seed novelties in Russia, household products, medicines, and other short items.
Fragmented OCR yields a quirky ad like snippet referencing Kline's Nerve Kantor and a trial offer, with stray names and a Philadelphia address. It hints at cures and humorous lines about a man and his landlady, but details are unclear and largely garbled.
A two thirds length coat features transparent ropa vellings and wool canvas with delicate gray and brown tones. It is trimmed with bright flowered brocades and a full length reverse down the fronts, subtly visible through the open mesh fabric.
Pretty neck chains consist of small oblong Australian sea shells. The chains show various color shells with one color overall. Deep pearl is most common, but dark green and red shells tinged with pearl are particularly striking.
The piece notes that Colonial style footwear appears to be lasting, highlighting patent leather models with dull gilt buckles and warm weather heeled options in russets and tans. Buckles, typically silver, remain a key feature in this fashionable predominance.
The eminent German anatomist Albert Von Kollker resigns after fifty-one years as professor at the University of Warabors. At eighty five he remains mentally and physically vigorous, crediting lifelong gymnastic exercise riding swimming and hunting for his health. His father had planned him as a bank official.
A testimonial from Mrs J E ODonnell describes long term illness and subsequent cure attributed to a seven‑compound vegetable preparation. The note includes a prior inquiry about female areata and ends with gratitude to Dean Porcam.
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