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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1897
Page
2
In a fragmentary Kansas item, reports mock the era with satirical quips about whiskey, pay dirt near Marquette, and a telephone sermon by a railway clergyman. The piece notes a year of great events, a new streetcar propulsion rival, and Kansas wheat crop storage woes amid general confusion.
The column discusses child labor, factory law reforms, and tariffs with references to Judge Lynch errors, a Miami County doctors convention, and a charity yacht for old ladies homes. It cites July sugar imports, reciprocity treaties with Hawaii, and various duties. It elaborates on amended labor bureau powers to examine witnesses, compel testimony, and enforce oaths with penalties for noncompliance.
Reports from Changsha to Wuchang describe rapid telegraph line construction across Hunan with governor urging support and warning against damaging poles. Historical clashes in Lichon are recalled, where mobs halted imperial efforts, cost lives, and stoked pro innovation sentiment. The piece also notes quirky mentions of Annie Whitewing and Blanche King amid broader Indian progress.
In a Chicago sermon at Adame Street M B Church, Rev. Wo HL Carwarding urged closer ties between church and masses. He warned against divides between labor and capital, criticizing state leaders and monopolies and stressing the need to address fair wages and social issues.
Michigan moves to enforce factory laws protecting women and children. New steps require manufacturers to verify a child’s age with written parental or guardian consent before employment and to maintain proper records, tightening enforcement of age limits for under sixteen workers.
The piece argues for postal savings banks as a safe government depository for common people’s savings, citing Britain and its colonies as examples. It notes lengthy debate ahead in Congress, suggests could ignore private banks but doubts feasibility, and stresses the harm of unstable savings institutions to workers’ meager savings. It concludes: give Uncle Sam a chance to show how it can handle this.
The National Tobacco Workers union challenged whether union labels placed on tobacco packages violate section 10 of the new tar law prohibiting attachments beyond the manufacturers’ wrappings, labels, and Internal Revenue stamps. The commissioner of Internal Revenue ruled that manufacturers may continue applying such labels to tobacco packages without violating the act’s provisions.
Trades and Labor Assembly in Findlay Ohio organizes. Boston molders oppose piece work. BL Loula workers plan a cooperative shop. New York Progressive Democratic League demands municipal streetcars. A barber on a warship earns 125 monthly with extra perquisites. Erie strikers allege Cincinnati workers labor for Erie firms. Des Social Democracy branch forms in St Louis with later Duluth plan. St Louis Central Labor Union rejects a printers union delegate. saloon ownership questioned. Pleasanton California church groups push hop field owners to fire Chinese workers. Hop pickers receive one dollar. Growing female employment in machinist fields concerns the International Association of Machinists. Indianapolis Central Labor Union vows to shun non union built or operated buildings.
An updated tailor’s machine features a short blade attached to a hinged arm and an oscillating incline fastened to a sliding bar on the arm. The setup enables rapid riser movement and cloth division during cutting.
A letter from Basil Shields reveals his marriage to a striking Virginia bride. The narrator recalls raising Basil after his parents died, questions the bride’s intellect and motives, and describes the vivid beauty of Basil’s wife. The tale unfolds at Stony Hill, where family ties and a lavish first impression collide with deeper affection and doubt.
A narrator recalls a hasty marriage to Basil, a devoted yet controlling husband. The wife's wild vanity clashes with Basil's gentleness, sparking jealousy and fear of public shame. After harsh turmoil, their child dies and the wife fades, while Basil mourns and remarries, keeping Ellen's memory.
A distorted dialogue notes that London audiences may hear performances remotely and hints at global telegraph for theatre progress. Mentions taxes, Harlem district, and a casual chat about adoption of schemes. The piece presents a snapshot of speculative tech talk and local concerns.
London reports on researchers and hair scientists recounting measurements of hair quantity on different head types. They estimate a square inch of scalp supports about 14 000 hairs for a fine hair count, 105 000 for dark heads, and around 2 000 for coarser or coarser hair strands.
The fragment discusses misused evacuants for constipation and their dangers to the stomach and bowels, noting their harm to the intestinal membrane and potential for serious conditions. It mentions stomach bitters as a supposed remedy, claiming rapid relief and cleansing effects, and touches on broader health issues like malaria, kidneys, and digestion.
A Boston Globe passage recalls a neighbor who disappeared with money and was feared missing. It later emerged he may have left on a wedding trip rather than foul play, changing the presumed outcome of the case.
If you are interested in such work write for the catalogue of The Kansas City School of Oratory. Preston I Dillenbeck, Director, 1013 and 1014 Walnut Street, Kansas City, Missouri.
A fragmentary verse dialogue notes a character mistaking Miss Gotrox for another figure rich and cold as Klondike. The speaker mocks vanity and wealth as traits, with playful insistence on resemblance and fortune.
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