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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1904
Page
6
Poultney Bigelow profiles South African Republic president Paul Kruger before the Boer War. He calls Kruger a grand old savage to some, a polite statesman to others, noting lavish yet tawdry showmanship and personal rule through direct contact.
A poetic fragment notes musicians gathering after supper as night settles over the bay and creatures signal the hour. The piece evokes twilight, a distant cello of voices, and a sense of evening labor by the stars. Washington star.
Dolly Ruthven and Frank Carstairs outwit Major Ruthven in a staged elopement prank sparked by family feud over a political campaign. Dolly secretly guests Frank's car, Lydia denies collusion, and police and reporters converge as the couple seeks forgiveness from Dol or Aunt and father. The Major announces the ruse and forgives the pair, while the press hails a bold escape and new guardianship.
In a city public school a teacher Miss H- tries to explain the word bedlamite to a class of small boys. After clues fail one pupil blurts out that she is “an old maid” prompting a sharper, more dramatic definition from the teacher.
A fragmentary meditation evokes memories of kin and home. Vague images of countryside work, aging, and enduring affection surface through blurred lines and oblique references to a gate, a family, and a lingering gaze. The piece feels like a aged manuscript excerpt with partial names and places washing through prose.
A dog proved its keen instinct by recognizing its master's voice from fourteen miles away. Sent to a suburban keeper before the master left state, the animal barked loudly when the phone rang and the master spoke. The dog resisted leaving the phone long after the call ended, according to the kennels proprietor.
President Schurman urged graduates to plan for marriage and family, criticizing those who delay settling down. He warned against bachelorhood and narrow social circles, arguing that higher education should not produce frothy or self indulgent graduates.
A nameless East Side boy wanders into Fifth Avenue drawing a crowd near a red velvet strip by a great mansion. He exclaims his wish to attend a fashionable wedding, and a bystander asks what he would do. The boy replies with a playful plan to turn a handspring and shout.
Malini visits Oscar and reveals he is also a conjurer. An egg appears from Oscar's mouth to astonish the cook. Malini claims he can produce an omelette and the two perform another trick. The exchange ends with a promise of more feats.
A New York society woman hosts a farm themed evening with toy farmyard decor and room arrangements. Guests follow a playful program including driving toy cows, hauling water, hay loading, and an egg hunt with color scoring. Farm supper and prizes cap the lively rural party atmosphere. Also a medical ad notes Doan's Kidney Pills as a quick cure for kidney troubles.
The New York Press notes odd ads and signs showing clever, tense wordplay for retail ventures. It highlights proclamations for haberdashery and “wet goods” pitched to cultured patrons, plus quirky business names like Joshua Stiff mortuarian and a playful rye whisky promo.
A Californian, visiting New York, learns the city’s scale when he tries to send a telegraph to Broadway. He mistakes No 196 for No 195 and is told his message is misrouted two flights away. He persists saying telegraphing across rooms is common in the city.
A Philadelphia clubwoman recalls a speaker asking who has known the ideal woman. A meek attendee lifts a bonneted head and reveals she knows one intimately as her husband’s first wife, prompting audience reaction and a humorous misdirection.
A New York report notes rumors about Dr. Daniel Colt Gilman president of the Carnegie Institution resigning. He denies the move and cites colleague Joseph Le Comte who on his eightieth birthday answered similarly, saying he has done his free work and will not rest.
A cautionary note urges mothers to examine every bottle of CASTORTA asfu and sure remedy for fufunte and chiliron, sundl so tht 1.
Officers of the German artillery have reconstructed ancient instruments used by Romans and Greeks for besieging walls. The fabled catapult system, including the Mtle device, hurled stone projectiles up to 900 feet with great power and accuracy, capable of making sizable holes in fortifications.
Divorces in Japan, though down in recent years, occur at about one to every three marriages. In 192, there were 349,487 marriages and 13,498 divorces.
Following abolition of the lockstep in New York, prison uniforms lose stripes. About 3 900 inmates are affected as stripes are removed from clothing, signaling a broader reform in inmate attire.
In Alpena Michigan a 75 year old man touts Dodd’s Kidney Pills as the secret to his health, claiming the pills cured his diabetes and kidney troubles after eight boxes. The piece also promotes Defiance starch and Allens Foot Ease as products, and notes other marketing lines about household items and price comparisons.
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