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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1902
Page
6
A poetic fragment describes a sunset breeze over a tired world and vivid dream imagery. It features imagery of wind in redwood trees, jeweled skies, dusk, a purple boat, and seraphic figures, attributed to Munsey.
A reformed burglar recalls a black fog night robbery gone awry at a Courtney house. A mistaken plant on the porch leads to a risky entry where a woman and baby witness the crime, a sudden confrontation with Watson, and a surprising turn when the fleeing family’s husband returns home to comfort them.
A 48-year-old bachelor wintering in a cliffside town recounts escorting four children on a 1000 mile journey to England to visit grandparents. Kipling, overhearing at a dinner, asks for the tale to be repeated and quips that such beings belong to the kingdom of heaven.
Boston maritime figure Capt. R. W. Fuller has accumulated over 650000 miles at sea and completed twenty two circumnavigations of Cape Horn, marking a lifetime of extensive transoceanic voyaging.
A Cleveland man sues a manufacturing concern for fifty dollars alleging injuries or damages from a product or service. The case centers on a civil action seeking monetary compensation and unspecified remedies.
A Grand Army of the Republic recollection describes a risky baptism at the Rapidan where a young Black soldier nearly drowned after being swept by a swift river current. He emerges gasping and shouts a defiant remark about someone losing a slave before gaining freedom, amid stunned witnesses.
A Woman's Life column notes how in China bridegrooms elect face humiliating dress like costumes chosen by friends as they parade through town. The piece suggests men delay marriage, and jokes the punishment may shift when the same man becomes the groom next week.
In Rutland county Vermont an enterprise of undertakers has littered the countryside with roadside signs meant to comfort the passing invalids. One sign advertises rubber tires and gaskets, open day and night, while other notices invite the public to see new funeral preparations. The piece references Saratoga racing as a contrast in public appetite for spectacle and betting.
The excerpt describes a unique girl who does not understand flirting, praised for being graceful and straight as an arrow. It discusses beauty standards in Pacific Island cultures, noting a timeless yet varied notion of female allure through ages from adolescence to older life.
An early mention describes an electric rat trap in Amsterdam using a wired supply and a conductive resting plate to deliver a shock. The piece also offers satirical quips on marriage, friendship, and product promotions for Defance Starch, noting its ready-to-use cooking absence and a jumbled chorus of unrelated observations.
An OCR fragment collection shows various old advertisements and quips. It references Nait's Catarrh Cure, Defiance Starch, Burdock Blood Bitters, Allen's Foot Esso, and Quinine tablets. Mentions unusual addresses, backward seasons, and self-help aphorisms, all in a saturated early advertising voice.
Curtin Guild Jr republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts served on Gen Fitzhugh Lees staff as inspector general of the Seventh Army Corps U S V in the Spanish American War. Mrs Thomen Simpson of Hoboken N J daughter of Major Morton has saved many lives from drowning and says she has got tired of keeping count.
Prof Henry Nelson Snyder has been elected president of Woftard College in Spartansburg DC succeeding Dimen H Carlisle who remains as emeritus professor of ethics and astronomy.
A farm laborer at Groninge Holland found a nine leaved shamrock and sent it to Queen Wilhelmina who accepted the gift and awarded the donor with 21 pounds and eight pence.
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