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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1900
Page
6
A frightened yet calm old lady on a railway train recalls a frightful collision. Rescue workers arrive and she jokes that they always stopped that way. The anecdote targets Ivory Soap sales by contrasting odors and greasiness with the soap’s claimed benefits.
Shaky OCR text describes weekly gatherings with names and places in a provincial setting. The fragment mentions a diary of events and a postponed attendance list. Specific details are garbled but hints at community meetings and local participants in Lieean Battery area.
A notice describes a Monday evening supper at LG AK hall hosted by the Knute and Latics of Seoneina to celebrate installation exercises. Oysters and chicken are featured with plans for ample servings and a celebratory atmosphere.
Advertised notice lists names John Basvellin Muss Lillian Mellen Mya Mary Miller and Karlson Cai CY on Sep 2st. Wastin Sclewiiers to sell one Lutes waiting Oils Greases Helling and Special fies to thrésheemen on commission. Address Howson Dissinster Ca Cleveland Ohio.
One of the state’s eloquent speakers, Vernon J. Rey Kosh, formerly of the Twentieth Kansas, will deliver four speeches in Garnett Welda Glenrock and Minkler October 3rd to 6th and additional stops at Westphalia Mont Ida Central City Harris Scipio through October 12th.
Card of thanks to friends who kindly assisted during illness and after the death of our beloved wife and mother. We extend heartfelt thanks. May God bless you and raise up kind friends in your times of trouble. h. B. Lawkins ave Davaarnes.
Corn and other farm produce sought on subscription by Capt. L. D. Dobbs in exchange for fruit trees. Numerous edits note travel, transfers, and local happenings as residents visit relatives, attend fairs, and move between Garnett, Paola, Ottawa, and Topeka. Rain favors pasture and stock water. harvest and local business moves are reported.
The undersigned offers a public auction at his farm, located miles north and west of Garnett and southwest of Richmond, on Wednesday October 10 1900 starting at 10 a.m. Selling include horse stock a stallion pair Prince Imperial and Paducah, 19 milk cows, yearling heifers and steers, calves, Hereford bull, farm equipment wagons mower planter plow harness and corn binder. Scott Elliott will approve notes. Lunch served on grounds. C Humes.
A local notice invites residents to join the Bryan Hambeau Club for enjoyment during both warm and cold seasons. Members will share activities, events, and social gatherings aimed at fostering community spirit.
The text emphasizes blood as life and health, linking strength and spirits to rich blood. It advises food to keep blood nourished and promotes Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil to restore vitality when blood is poor. The wording targets both men and women with a promotional tone.
The Anderson County ex Soldiers Imperialistic Organization held its first meeting last Saturday at Bryan and fuel dental headquarters, with over twenty veterans joining. Resolutions condemn imperialism, promote republican principles, urge broad enrollment of like minded veterans, and pledge robust rally attendance while denouncing hostility to comradeship and the Fund of comradeship.
Missouri Pacific announces excursions and sales across multiple stations from St Louis to Wichita and Paola with limited sale dates in September and October. Information available at Missouri Pacific Depot and agent Rog Wise for details.
An 19th century Chicago Record account describes Mesquite Valley as deadly and harsh with poison waters and scorching winds. Transient travelers warn of “raising earth” crusts that lift and trap men or animals, making escape impossible.
A Swede student meets a young woman posing as his cousin during a Berlin layover. Over three days she enjoys gallant drives and company until departure reveals the ruse. The card shows the name Otto von Bismarck, transforming a simple visit into a humorous mistaken identity tale from Current Literature.
A European visitor to New York recalls awkward meetings with former cotillion partners now working as elevator boys and waiters. She notes the same men, once in officer uniform at a state ball, now mingling in hotels and restaurants, and hints at the wealth behind their social standing back home.
Goldsmith produced witty works including Retaliation and is remembered for a blend of talent and folly. He died April 4 1774 with burial details at Temple churchyard uncertain. Johnson called him great yet frugal and dissipated in making money. Black’s Life of Goldsmith notes his complex character.
Ees M Terry of Peconic New York donated an ivory paper cutter once used by Daniel Webster in his Marshfield Massachusetts library to the Suffolk County Historical Society. Webster gave it to Charles Yuster whose father managed the Webster farm. the relic was preserved and later passed to Terry.
An An Atchison Globe note discusses songs about men. It contrasts popular themes of roses mothers and maidens with a rare song about an old man. It cites Father Dear Father Come Tome With Me Now as an example referenced in the verse.
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