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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1901
Page
6
Richard Harding Davis recalls a Spanish American War hospital tent moment in Siboney where a feverish patient begs to go out with the troops. The doc quips the man is sick from fever, not paint, and the patient protests that it is only paint. The tale blends pathos with quiet humor.
An experiment in hypnotism by a wife, praised as a success by a man who wore the trance and pledged to quit drinking. He describes being held in a chair, induced to pledge sobriety, and relieved when snapped from the trance. He agrees to endorse the art further.
A clergyman’s wife in a fashionable country parish shows reluctant sympathy for parishioners. An old woman recounts her troubles as the wife, while active in charity through the S P C A, visits nearby homes during her summer residence. The scene hints at social tensions among New York’s affluent congregation.
An assortment of contemporary clippings reflects concern over harsh horse driving, labor humor, and social observations. A visitor questions a grocer’s treatment of a tired driver, while caricatures and anecdotes lampoon wealth, poverty, and politics. The pieces mix satire with moral commentary on class and vice.
A collage of old advertisements and remarks on ailments and fashion from a newspaper page. It mentions St Jacob's Oil for backache, Putnam dyes, Beas, Hamlin's Wizard Oil, and various health and consumer claims. The piece also notes fashion trends, a few local sayings, and mentions of syrup cures and a sympathetic ink demonstration.
The fragment cites a 1031 Magdaurg event and a famed war authority’s maxim about post assault conduct. It shifts to a medical powder ad for Allen’s Foot Ease promising relief for tight shoes and foot ailments. An ad for Red Cross Ball Blue and a quip on gossip conclude the clipping.
The letter from Bishop A Grant of Indianapolis lauds Peruna Medicine Co as a remedy for vocal catarrh and general debility among clergy. Clergy endorsements from Rev B G Smith and Rev A S Vaughn accompany praise, with Dr Hartman offering free advice to readers seeking results.
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