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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1897
Page
7
Rash youth Wheeler Sprocket loses fiancée Marguerite Hamilton after she discovers his new bicycle choice betrays her. He leaves in a huff, buys another wheel, and rides away, honoring a broken engagement while reflecting on love and pride.
Chief Clerk W. T. Treleaven cites a Western trip tale from Chicago Inter Ocean about a kansas line stop where a farmer claims a tramp as his discovery. An old man allegedly offers $150 a day to the bound tramp and harvesters press to hire him, while conductors note the practice is widespread in grain belts at train stops.
The dingo, Australia’s wild dog, is strong and fierce and hunts swiftly. Packs form to trap fast prey like the emu, which, though quick, can be tied by groups. Emus fear extinction as dingoes still threaten livestock but numbers have fallen from past ferocity.
Nearly a quarter of patents granted then relate to the bicycle. Devices range from small tools to the entire wheel with countless wheels parts patents. Innovations continue in chains, handlebars, frames, pedals, and fuel systems as weekly patent issuances push the bicycle toward perfection.
The Kansas City Sanitarium at Eleventh and Walnut showcases medical progress and complex surgeries including ovarian tumor removal, dead bone relief, jaw cancer treatment, and club foot corrections. The clinic emphasizes experienced physicians, X ray adoption, and broad success across diseases, inviting patients for examination.
A fragmented Indianapolis Journal snippet depicts Mrs Commonstock at a summer hotel discussing offering one of their daughters and a share in business to a waiter described as a nobleman. Mr Commonstock reacts with excitement while a judge references war hardships and street scenes with a policeman shooting.
An eccentric hotel advert proclaims The bestvahady hotel around New York drawing readers with a boastful claim. The copy includes grain-o beverage pitches and a note on its palatable, coffee like taste and price, urging purchases from grocers.
Fragmentary OCR news item notes Miss Kimslie and Mr Curts discussing a Camille performance, plus random ads for Allen's Foot-Ease and travel notes to Colorado. Mentions St Louis sleep woes and dairy slogans, with scattered names and addresses.
A powder shaken into shoes, Allen's Moot-Hage, Invented by Allen Olmsted of Le Roy New York, touted as best cure for swollen tender and aching feet. Claims include easing tight shoes, curing corns and bunions and reducing excessive sweating. Sample offered free by the inventor.
Philanthronist speech and dialogue mock a patriot theme with fanciful phrases and references to wealth, ridicule, and brandy names. The text weaves political satire with odd spellings and character voices, hinting at a critique of wealth and power within a republic.
A fragmented humor filled piece invites habit of reading the advertissements praising bargains. Quips include a trolley car scene with a fat lady a loan man and witty exchanges, then a mention of Dr Kay's Renovator and a line about paper matches beginning manufacture followed by a parade of quick quips from a bicycle rider prize fighter and others.
A fragmented OCR note from the Chicago Record appears informal and odd, mentioning education and Cascarets with misspelled phrases. The snippet seems to discuss a disliked figure, references to children, and a remark about dressing in a linen suit, lacking clear narrative or names.
A fragment reflects on Italian customs in Rigacotta Italy where church marriage is not recognized by civil law. It notes Catholics may reject any arrangement resembling convalidated unions and discusses the difficulty of punishing priests who conduct religious marriages before legal magistrate approval. The piece also weaves in unrelated ad-like lines and a social scene from Boston.
The page mixes a mock dialogue about Miss Ashley and Havey Hinkley, a widow, and a dealer's ad line about a car carpet and a strange cure. It includes a Chicago Record jab about a constipation cure and notes that croquet is gaining play in England with daily matches announced.
A garbled ad claims tobacco harms health and urges quitting, referencing a campaign against smoking and drug use with unclear attribution to Sterling Weley Cn and a New York context. The readable text emphasizes the benefits of resisting tobacco and drugs for vitality.
Contents mix, names and phrases unclear. References to nerve hostages and a 54.90 trial bottle appear amid scattered aliases and oblique memorials. The fragmentary text mentions Port Graps Wine, HyANFe Tore rape Wine, and various unclear entities, with a somber note on memories of injuries among friends.
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