Jesus Heals the Leper and Brings Salvation
The article presents the leper incident from Luke 5 as a powerful call to repentance, showing Jesus’ compassionate touch and healing power. It argues sin’s leprosy blinds, isolates, and condemns, while Christ’s cleansing touch offers immediate forgiveness and eternal life to any willing to come in humility and faith.
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Hell
Christ
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Palestine
Damascus
God
Matthew Henry
Wall Street’s Swirl Boosts Roosevelt Vote in 1904
A 1904 commentary argues Wall Street blames Roosevelt for stock declines tied to the coal strike. It credits his mediation with ending the strike and fears attacks will backfire, boosting votes for Roosevelt and the Republicans nationwide.
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Wall Street
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Gates
United States
Honest Cabinet Resents Post Office Graft Crackdown
A Washington dispatch reports cabinet members discontent with the president’s method of hunting rascals from the post office department. Bristow’s probe showed a cabinet official linked to government rent that rose through irregular means, provoking resentment at disclosures that touched him indirectly.
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Washington Dispatch
Post Office Department
Chicago Inter Ocean
Bristow
Debates and campaigns polarize amid party clashes
Reports note Mr. Bryan's penniless campaign lacking bond for treasurer and no floaters allowed. Ohio senator hopeful Clarke issues multiple joint debate challenges, while Kansas City platform questions fuel intra party controversy.
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Bryan
Indiannapolis News T Ind
Clarke
Ohio
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Kansas City
St. Louis
Glebe Democrat
Bryan Sees Free Silver Dead at 1904 Democratic Meet
Chicago Tribune correspondent in Iowa City cites William Jennings Bryan telling Prof. James W. Bradshaw that free silver will not be an issue at the 1904 national Democratic convention and may never be again. Bryan also says he is out of politics, will focus on law, lecturing, and the Commoner, and discusses future nominees and Senator Clarke.
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Chicago Tribune
Iowa City
William Jennings Bryan
James W. Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Iowa Commercial College
Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Bradshan
Roosevelt
West
Ohio
John H. Clarke
United States
Clarke
Columbus
Mr. Clarke
Public Men and Trusts in Ohio Campaign Attacks
The piece argues that Tom Johnson and his Bryanite bid for Ohio governor rely on personal attacks on Senator Hanna and other rich men tied to trusts. It warns Democrats against targeting individuals, noting many prominent figures are involved with trusts. It says policy debate on trusts is proper, while ad hominem assaults reveal moral or intellectual weakness.
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Ton” Johnson
Campagn
Ohio
Anna
San Francisco Chronicle
Hanna
Tom John
Sonian
the Chronicle
Democratic Party
Tom” Johnson
William C. Whitney
America
Clarke's Senate bid faces tough attacks from rivals
The Democratic candidate Clarke in Tennessee struggles as Republican rivals link his current stance to earlier anti Bryanism and Johnson lines from 1896 onward. They argue a wide gap exists between Clarke of the past and present, while Bryan and Johnson welcome or downplay Clarke's recantation as the political race tightens.
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Vanna
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Hanna
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Johnson
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Free Trade Fallacy According to Cobden and Chamberlain
Troy Timer argues that Cobden's universal free trade dream collapses unless all nations adopt free trade. He notes Britain opening ports while others enforce duties, exposing free traders as blind to national self interest and protectionism in human nature.
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Mr. Chamberlain
Cobden
Troy Timer
Suburban Residence Plan Emphasizes Comfort and Adaptability
A northern location design by A. Rayne showcases a 44 by 60 foot house with seven foot cellars and nine to ten foot floors. The layout creates individual apartments yet ensures easy communication and versatile focal functions, with a wide porch and ample grounds. Construction features pine and oak finishes, three coat plaster, bronze green exterior, and complete sanitary plumbing. Estimated cost around 5500 dollars, varying by locality.
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Mora
Immune Mosquito Areas Linked to Malaria Resistance
A Philadelphia Record note explains that certain areas show malaria resistance despite active disease nearby. Research by Dr Schoo and Lieut Gilles suggests acid fruit diets hinder mosquito infection, while withholding acid foods allows it, hinting at practical malaria prevention avenues.
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Schoo
Lieut. Co. Gilles
Gazelle
Celli
Philadelphia Record
Marburg Tuberculosis Study Shows Poverty Link
An analysis of consumption cases in Marburg found four-fifths of those affected were in the poorest fifth of residents. It also showed that 0.4 percent of cases occurred in 2.6 percent of dwellings, while 59.2 percent of cases among the poor were in 3.6 percent of their houses.
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Marburg
Germany
Lions and oranges spark a family joke in a New Yorker cartoon
In a captioned exchange, Mamma and Ethel scold Johnny for shorting others on fruit while a lion joke plays on lions not eating oranges. The humor hinges on a parental directive and a child’s playful deflection in a domestic scene.
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Johnny
New Yorker
New Plant in Africa Yields Rubber Source
A French botanist found in the French Congo a plant whose barked roots hold brows rubber. Landolphia Thrallonil grows in west coast forests and is being developed for export, with early samples priced at 75 cents per pound and praised as equal to ordinary rubber.
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French Congo
England
Nigeria
Kew Gardens
London
Africa
Notoriety at home tests a husband's restraint
A discouraged husband cites conflict between seeking divorce and his wife Henrietta's focus on notoriety. Mr Meekton notes temptation but doubts Henrietta would permit a divorce. The Washington Star quote frames marital strain and social perception.
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Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
Washington Star
Eminent Personage Seeks Consultation From Physician
The dialogue features an ailing figure asking about who wishes to see him, and the speaker clarifies it is the physician. The exchange hints at concerns over a medical diagnosis and the physician’s influence on the patient’s life, reflecting a bygone era’s style from the Philadelphia Press.
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Philadelphia
Press
Inquiry on Love and Marriage Sparks Wasp Debate
A San Francisco Wasp item presents a child’s question to her widow mother: Do you love me very much, mamma? The mother replies yes, and the child asks why she does not marry the man at the candy store, illustrating a playful domestic moment.
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San Francisco
Wasp
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