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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1903
Page
7
A Birmingham Mercury poem reflects on small acts of kindness. A smile a word or a touch eases pain, strengthens faith, and guides a hurting heart toward lighter days and higher things. Each quiet gesture carries unseen power in its gentle giving.
Paragraphs summarize global labor scenes with 6,808 Philadelphia textile children under 16, unions in New York, Ohio, and Chicago, strikes in Montreal and Wheeling, wage talks on railways and foundries, arbitration talks in Toronto, and Dobson’s Philadelphia textile resumption after a long strike. Key players include United Garment Workers, Amalgamated Leather Workers, and various local unions, with broad impact on wages, hours, and employment.
Rice originates in southern Asia and was cultivated widely by the Chinese. Not much effort has been made outside the Orient to establish rice production as a serious business in the last decade. There are about 1500 known varieties, with fifty or more actively cultivated.
The Kansas City Southern Railway Almanac for 3903 is available for distribution. Farmers stock fruit-growers truck gardeners manufacturers merchants and others seek ing a new feed of nation or a new home at the very lowest prices can obtain information concerning Southwestern areas including Missouri Cherokee and Choctaw Nations in the Indian Territory Western Arkansas Eastern Texas Northwestern Louisiana and the Coast country. Write for a copy of the K S Almanac and add 3 Warner, Gasene City, Mo.
The milk commission of New York city requires facilities to have clean cement floors and whitewashed walls with abundant windows. Cows must be scrubbed before milking and attendants must wear white coats. Bottles and utensils must be sterilized and shipped only in refrigerated cars. No electric or hemp premiums, but higher quality starch is mandated for the same price as other starches.
A fragmented reader shows odd claims and product pitches from an old newspaper page. It notes radioactive gas by copper or mercury, cough remedies, dyes, and quack health quips alongside playful lines about insurance and fashion.
Chicago area Boomers reorganize as the Three Million Club. Members wear aggressive buttons and pledge allegiance to a club constitution stating Chicago has at least three million residents at all times.
An Oklahoma line from Oklahoma City to Agra is to begin operations on Sept 2, extending 45 miles through Witcher Arcadia Luther Fallis Carney and Tryon. By October the route will reach Bartlesville, linking Oklahoma City with Katinas City St Louis and major points north and east, unlocking vast agricultural potential and homeseeker opportunities.
A Rochester father allegedly eloped with his neighbor's wife, abducting the seven teen children and taking the two with him. The piece notes public speculation about a link between rising divorce rates and alleged race suicide, but finds no support in the report.
In New York a man wrote his brother that he would be dead when the letter arrives. The brother received it in time, reaching the intended suicide before the gas did its deadly work. The tale suggests letter carriers may save more lives than doctors.
European Russia shows a smaller forest share than the United States, implying regional differences in woodland cover and land use. The statement highlights contrasting forest percentages between the European part of Russia and the U S, suggesting geographic and policy factors behind such variance.
Passengers bound for St Louis and points east should use the Kansas City gateway to take advantage of the Chicago and Alton’s fast night train leaving Kansas City at p.m. and arriving in St Louis at 7 a.m. Premium sleeping cars are available. Write to L Cooper, Traveling Passenger Agent, Chicago and Alton Railway, Kansas City, Mo, for lowest rates.
An advertising notice touts a 500 pound steel range with a bold claim it is the best heating range for any family. It invites readers to send a check for 100 dollars and contact Hormack & Co in Chicago for a free steel range image and further details.
A visitor returns from Mexico disputing claims President Dias, at seventy three, is failing. He argues the general’s age does not indicate decline, noting strong Indian ancestry and renowned longevity of the tribe as evidence of lasting vigor.
Mito Failmetzger a schoolmaster in Sehwerin Germany was knocked down by a motor car. He sustained bad bruises but recovered enough to strike the car with an axe. The driver faces assault charges while the car owner sues for damages and the schoolmaster counterclaims for the loss of a suit of clothes.
A historical note explains replacing current telegraph and telephone poles with growing trees would need 170 000 acres per renewal. If grown from seed now, timber would not be usable for poles until around AD 2060, delaying rescue of timber supply.
A leading Bombay hotel owner imposes a marriage tax. Under a revised tariff the daily rate for a single person is five rupees while a married person is charged seven rupees. No explanation is given for this regulation.
Seashore bathing establishments installing steam rooms report faster payback from higher patronage. The additions include Turkish bath comforts alongside sun and surf facilities, enhancing the overall seaside experience.
A memorial to Confederate dead will be erected in Little Rock Arkansas. The monument will rise thirty feet, set on an Arkansas granite base eleven feet deep and eight feet six inches wide. A pedestal of French stone will be modeled after the Rochambeau monument in Washington.
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