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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1899
Page
3
A historic collage recalls a playful budget of fun with jingles and jokes about fishing in the old days. It contrasts past streams with modern gear and features a Punch cartoon caption about a country policeman and a mother guiding a young recruit.
In a fragmentary scene from a Chicago Tribune item, a farmer and neighbor joke about a baseball umpire named Doanter, amid a clumsy exchange on appearance and town affections. The Washington Star reference and stray dialogue hint at a humorous misreading of local opinions and identities.
Philadelphia North American quotes the culprit asking if a year for smoking a few cigarettes is fair. The court labels the sentence as punishment for stealing, not only for the act of smoking.
A garbled exchange mentions minutes spent landing a fish. a speaker questions its weight and recounts walking a long distance. The dialogue also notes heat and frustration with a thrown item, reflecting a casual outdoor moment.
A fragmented street scene presents a dismissive remark about routine calls seven days a week. A janitor philosopher ponders terms such as “dust,” “plain,” and “objection” as characters discuss daily life and social expectations in a rough, quoted exchange.
The Ruskin cooperative colony in Tennessee is dissolved after auctioning lands and houses, with total property about 12,473 dollars sold to a few buyers. Majority stockholders form the Ruskin Commonwealth and consider Virginia Alabama or Georgia relocations, while a new plan focuses on manufacturing and a flexible membership. A separate court ruling allows striking workers to seek peaceful persuasion at a plant, following a June 21 walkout that left operations limited to a few departments.
The article notes a new cotton literacy effort in Columbus aimed at raising educational standards for Southern mill operatives. It references the South African Typographical Union and details wage increases and uniforms for Montreal Street Railway Company workers with over two years of service. It also discusses employment figures across U S textile and related industries and critiques monetary policy and the gold standard with broader economic observations.
Mr Collis P Hunt ington argues that many youths prefer genteel work and fail to grasp that all labor is honorable, urging hands dirty and earnings high enough to matter. He contrasts with Northern Pacific builders wealth. Dewey snubs Sultan in Europe. A church burglary in New York sparks calls for moral reform.
A garbled OCR fragment depicts a protest spirit and revolutionary rhetoric. The text mentions liberty equality and a tense scene with a provisional guard, a case of preliminary arrest, and stock symbolism amid a disrupted ride.
A review of Ritortus's Contemporary essay argues that Britain's empire shifts from workshop to landlord as capital investment expands globally. It cites Ricardo and Mail on capital accumulation, rising imports, reduced profits, and the world as England's domain.
A collage of quotes rails at martial law in Wardner as imperialist excess, debates dollar value and contract honesty, and condemns the international traffic in girls. Opinion pages attack social inequities, wage promises, and greed across cities like Chicago and San Francisco, highlighting reformist sentiment and concern for individual freedoms.
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