Great Day for Osawatomie as Roosevelt Delivers Address
At Osawatomie Kansas August 31 the dedication of John Brown park 22 acres on the battlefield site was completed with Theodore Roosevelt delivering the dedicatory oration. The ceremony featured a Kansas National Guard drill a Grand Army Woman's Relief corps parade and a Roosevelt address praising Lincoln and the cost of equal opportunity and the square deal with calls for curbing corporate influence in politics.
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Osawatomie
Kan
John Brown Park
Theodore Roosevelt
Thirteenth Regiment
Kansas National Guard
Regular Army
Col. Roosevelt
New Park
Grand Army Woman's Relief Corps
Elizabeth Uhls
Board of Trustees
Cora M. Deputy
Woman's Relief Corps of
Kansas
Stubbs
J. B. Remington
Roosevelt
John Brown
North
Grand Army of the Republic
Republic
New Nationalism and economic reform ideals outlined
The text argues for stronger government restraint on wealth and big fortunes, progressive taxation, and broad national governance. It emphasizes conservation, labor rights, education, and political reform to curb moneyed influence and ensure public welfare. It also discusses forgiveness in a theological frame, contrasting external penalties with inner restoration.
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Kansas
New York
Georgia
Justice Brady Eats Apple During Trial
While a trial was in progress in New York, Justice John J. Brady drew a red apple and a knife from his gown, pared and ate the apple. The next day he joked that reporters may retire to watch him eat another apple.
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John J. Brady
New York Supreme Court
Justice Brady
Soul Shining and the Light Within
A devotional passage speaks of the pure in soul seeing divine splendor now and in the afterlife. Each person can brighten the world by shining from within and lighting the dark places through heavenly guidance.
Doan's Kidney Pills Relieve Severe Kidney Attacks
A Rochester reader recalls intense pain from kidney stones and urine retention requiring bed rest and braces. After spending hundreds of dollars with no relief, the caller found relief using Doan's Kidney Pills, touting them as the only remedy that warded off attacks.
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St. Baker
Doan
Weller on Ministers and shaming overbearing shepherds
Mr. Weller comments on ministers who lead young women astray and laments the neglect of white Christians while others work for copper-colored people. He jokes that lazy shepherds deserve punishment to shake the folly from them.
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Gammon
Samuvel
Samivel
Mr. Weller
Charles Dickens
Where Millions Are Entombed Catacombs of Rome
The catacombs of Rome stretch about 580 miles and reportedly held 6 million bodies. Used as hiding places during Nero’s persecutions, they later housed those with no safety in daytime. They feature unique art with etched slabs and small chapels containing Bible illustrations.
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Rome
Nero
Diocletian
The
Christian Herald
A Specialist and the Dog Fancier
A man named Jimmy leaves the messenger force for work with a dog fancier. He explains he teaches ladies who buy pet dogs how to whistle, rather than feeding dogs, in a brief dialogue with a lad who offers an envelope.
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Jimmy
Roosevelt on Bores and Time Management at Outlook
A reporter recalls Mr. Roosevelt saying he shuns bores and wastes no time. He notes having only one chair in the Outlook office and argues that great bores are typically of small caliber based on his hunting experiences.
Answering for Him The doctor in the household question
A terse dialogue shows a physician father asking Jack if he wants to be a doctor. The mother objects, arguing the boy cannot kill a fly, highlighting familial expectation and hesitation. The scene captures a domestic moment of aspiration versus reluctance.
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Jack
An Operatic Expletive
In a lively exchange the speaker notes Bifferton’s devotion to grand opera and his habit of swearing by Gadski, underscoring a theater world passion for star performers. The quip captures a playful, insider tone of opera fandom.
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Bifferton
Gadski
A Man Sees Himself One in a Thousand
A reflective line notes a man who believes his rarity makes others mere ciphers. It contrasts self-importance with perceived insignificance in others.
The Professional Man and The Businessman Clash
A concise remark contrasts a professional man unable to earn a living with a business man who can. It highlights social judgment and economic tension between career paths without additional context.
Rose and thorn echo in a reflective saying
A proverb notes that appreciation for beauty often comes after hardship. The saying contrasts the rose’s appeal with the thorn’s sting to suggest a revealed value through contrast.
Right Living Through Proper Diet Emphasized by Expert
An eminent authority states there is only one disease misliving and only one cure right living, urging correct diet as the foundation of health and well being.
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United States
Departments of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Colleges’ and Experiment Stations
Grape Nuts Promotes Health Benefits and Road to Wellville
An old advertisement touts Grape-Nuts as containing vital body and brain nutrients from wheat and barley with potassium phosphate. It claims daily use rebuilds tissues and notes readers feel the benefits, inviting them to read The Road to Wellville found in packages.
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Wellville
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Lincoln
Commonwealth
Congress
Federal Bureau of Corporations
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Bureau of Corporations
Isa
God
David
Heavenly Father
Ker City
Ore
Vearm
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