Slogans Shape Campaigns From 1840 to 1928
The piece traces how memorable campaign slogans and nicknames have swung elections from Harrison's log cabin to Coolidge's era. It notes the 1928 contest sparked by Mrs. Wilbur Hubbard's MD entered line and questions whether the Maryland slogan will propel the Democrats to victory.
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Ray Walters
Wall Street
Main Street
Democratic Party
Woman’s National Democratic Club
Wilbur Hubbard
Chestertown
Coolidge
Jefferson
William Henry Harrison
Tippecanoe
Ohio
John Tyler
Virginia
Tyler
Harrison
Indiana
West
Old Hickory
Jackson
White House
Martin van Buren
New York
Radio's Gifts Reach Isolated Widows In Need
An elderly New York widow, once well to do, now poor, received a radio as a Christmas gift from a donor employee. Installed at her home, the first music she heard was a violin solo with accompaniment, the woman noting she could not attend concerts or afford tickets. Marconi's rewards lie beyond money.
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New York
Marconi
Compsnion
Longfellow
Distance's Lure T Have Heard It Said Of A Great Painting
Fragmentary passage recalls advice about approaching a great painting to appreciate its best cut. It hints at distance shaping perception and value, without providing concrete details or outcomes. The text remains unsettled and lacks full context.
Viewing Women From A Distance In Howe’s Monthly
A fragment reflecting E. W. Howe's Monthly on preferring distant observation of women to avoid close scrutiny. The critic endorses a measured view, suggesting distance reveals rough construction and detachment from intimate contact.
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E. W. Howe
Two Kinds of Bores in a Lesson on Knowledge
A concise reflection contrasts the man who knows nothing and seeks to learn with the boor who thinks he knows everything and insists on teaching. The piece notes the similarity in their impediments to true understanding. Both figures are portrayed as hindrances to learning and growth.
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Abi
Seo
Homer
Chris- Han
Kansas agencies fix rate at 2.74 mills property levy
The Desicine Commission sets the state property tax levy at 2.74 mills for the year, including 2.06 mills for the general rate and .6727 mills for soldier bonus debt. Valuation rises by about 4.4 million, while intangible property drops, affecting the levy breakdown.
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The
Desicine Commission
Topeka
Public Service Commiss
Fatal quarrel after Nebraska harvest ends in injury in Dodge City
In Dodge City a quarrel after a home invasion left Frank C. Canady 47 a laborer mortally wounded with a paring knife blade in his brain. J F Harris 60 a tractor salesman is jailed on suspicion as Canady lies in a local hospital. In Arkansas City 13 year old Lewis Morford was crushed to death between two cars on the Kansas Mill Company switch track.
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Lansing
Dodge City
Nebraska
Frank C. Canady
J. F. Harris
Arkansas City
Lewis Morford
Kansas Mill Company
Summer Menu Fashions Light Meals and Novel Dishes
A cook’s column offers light summer dishes with meatless options. Recipes include onions on toast, nut and cheese bites, pineapple sorbet, walnut graham bread, nut cutlets, cog and vegetable salad, egg cheese custards, baked fish with shrimp sauce, onion salad, and a pineapple souffle.
Medical Sermonettes on choosing doctors and health
A 1927 column urges careful selection of physicians over convenience, warns against overcounsel in illness, and extols cheerfulness and moderation. It discusses fat risks, sleep importance, and the perils of overeating, linking health to prudent lifestyle choices.
Formation of Pot Holes in River Rock
Describes how rivers carve pot holes by flowing over rock guiding tumbling pebbles. Notes smaller pebbles whirl inside holes and wear them deeper. Holes range from small to 20 or 30 feet deep and 20 to 30 feet wide with pebbles collecting at the bottom.
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United States
Mexico
Texas
Great Britain
Oregon
James Polk
Tennessee
Bill
Zachary Taylor
Buena Vista
Taylor
Bragg
Lincoln
Grant
Teddy
James G. Blaine
Knight
Rupert
Blaine
Maine
Jim
Mulligan
R. B. Buurchard
Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
Charles Evans Hughes
Wilson
Roosevelt
T. R
America
Warren G. Harding
Harding
Republican Party
Maryland
VoTte Oun Ticket
Elmo Scott Watson
Kansas
Irgreare
Garden City
Eula Bell
James D. Cathcart
Richard J. Forkins
Supreme Court
D. P. Cathcart
Seth G. Wells
Treasury
Mr. Wells
Manhattan
L. E. Melchers
Kansas State Agricultural College
Egypt
Ministry of Agriculture
Melcher
Colorado
White Cloud
Gladys Breeze
Salina
Walter Lamer
H. C. Simpson Chevrolet Company
Caldwell
Gertrude Kregg
Louis Wilson
Western Newspaper Union
Irvin Cobb
Ting
Joy
Temperance
Liam
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