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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1899
Page
7
Belence states that an average puff from a pipe releases over 2.0 billion particles, a pipe free releases about 1.8 billion particles, and a cigarette puff discharges around 2.9 billion particles into the surrounding air.
A 19 September 1892 notice lists patents issued to various individuals including MISBOORG Joseph Boyer and Randolph P. Cory, with items such as a chole bore attachment for guns, adjustable scaffold trestle, bill valve for coupling, quinine compound, railway brake, fireproof floor construction, wagon brake, adding and subtracting tanching, and perpetual calendar. A catalog request and will inquiry follow.
Aaron Smith, armless editor and manager of the Mount Pleasant Times-Review in Texas, is noted for rapid toe driven typing and prolific copy. Born in Arkansas and raised in Texas, he studied law, bought the paper in 1894, and built a respected operation despite his disability. He writes by toe holding a pen and uses a toe pinching method on a typewriter. He is married with a child and enjoys a cheerful outlook. The piece also includes a travelogue of his vacation through Missouri, Colorado, and Utah with vivid views of Pike's Peak, the Royal Gorge, and Salt Lake City.
A vintage advertisement touts Red Cross Starch with a coupon offer including Shakespeare pictures and a cal endar, plus free trials of Dr Miles remedies. Separately, John M Smyth Co. in Chicago markets a vast catalog of household goods, while rail improvements on the Hallitoro and Ohio South Western line near Park Crabury to East St Louis push rails, track grading, and bridge changes to create a smoother cross‑state corridor.
In a London department scene the future prime minister William Gladstone then chancellor of the exchequer meets a Sunderland shipowner who offers him a salary boost. Lindsey suggests a proper introduction as the shipowner is astonished by the momentous meeting.
The reminiscence recalls a 2001 account where The First Onn Gon mentions going to the Army and Navy club in Washington. He felt lonely, rang for a waiter, and asked if any of the distinguished members had been there that morning, to which the waiter replied no.
A garbled historical passage mixes reward offers for a catarrh cure, medical products advertised by Cheney and Co, and stray lines about temper control and a poison convict system. The readable items point to late 19th or early 20th century advertising and public notices.
The Metropolitan Opera presentation in Kansas City features Carmen and other works with stars including Maurice Gray. Tickets go on sale at Union Mission and local plans promise a grand event with excursions and new scenic displays.
Advertisement copy from the Prisco Line Department promises helpful resources for homeseekers with illustrated pamphlet distribution. Requests mailed free to Bryan Buyder, General Passenger Agent in Be Lonis, Mo. The mixed text includes garbled lines about marriage and medicines, reflecting OCR errors and dubious product mentions.
A Nebraska and Kansas corn crop estimate reaches 300,000,000 bushels safe from frost. The figure implies five million teams to haul the corn, 80,000 huskers over six months, and 600,000 cars for transport. Farmers seek new locations to escape crowded East acres, with fall railroad cheap-rate harvest excursions planned for October 3 and 17.
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