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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1904
Page
3
A fragment from the New York Sun poem notes the passage of May and May’s hopeful call. It speaks of kindness and help as life’s morning, a wanderer’s water, and the gray mist over hills, with a vow to cherish the calilow of hope.
Labor union activity and strikes across North America and Britain are reported. Highlights include Switchmen’s Union meeting in Indianapolis, coal mine disruptions, garment workers protests, and plans to curtail conventions to save costs. Details cover wages, open shop fights, and notable figures in labor history.
A compact note recalling a Native American belief that the Great Spirit Manitou created man and settled their land at a revered Mount Ararat site. The fragment suggests a mythic linkage between origin and homeland in Indigenous lore.
Ten thousand pilgrims travel to Mecca through Constantinople and Galata while trading, bargaining, and buying umbrellas, watches, and revolvers. Tartars, Mongols, Bokhara and Turkestan groups crowd streets and mosques as officials guard arms and transport to Jiddah.
A remark argues balance in appearance by noting a middle part is not required for men to look balanced. The comment echoes informal fashion advice about hairstyle norms and personal presentation.
The Defiance Starch Co awards 46 ladies a round trip to the St. Louis Exposition for submitting the most Defiance trade marks from a ten cent 16 ounce package. Mail marks to Omaha Nebr by Sept 1 1904. Exposition dates in October and November. Defiance Starch is 16 oz per package and costs 10 cents, with more starch per price and a claim of nonsticking to iron.
The piece contrasts meat avoidance with public health claims, noting 26,000 vegetarians and a Brooklyn Physical Culture society of 800 members who are strong without meat. It also recounts wigs in British courts and a Pension Commissioner Ware report showing 1904 spending and rolls changes.
A Colorado mother credits Grape-Nuts and Postum products for reviving her 15 month old with pneumonia and seizures. After a rapid improvement following a diet of Grape-Nuts and milk, the child grew strong, and the mother later raised another child same way. The ad touts Grape-Nuts as nourishing for nerves and growth, endorsing by the Postum Co. of Battle Creek Michigan.
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