Roosevelt remembered at Montauk Point tribute and thoughts
A reminiscence on Theodore Roosevelt from a veteran observer recounts the Rough Riders’ Montauk Point reunion, Roosevelt’s rise from New York governor to president, his reformist battles against machine politics, bold Panama Canal action, and lasting influence on American character and policy. The piece reflects on Roosevelt’s courage, independence, and dedication to the common people, contrasting his wealth with his populist appeal.
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Teddy
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Montauk Point
Long Island
U.S
Teddy” Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Montauk
New York
United States
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin
How to Win Friends and Influence People Author Notes
A short biography contrasts memory traits of Thomas Edison with early schooling challenges and a strong home education by his mother. It highlights Edison later building a vast scientific library, concentrating intensely, and moments of forgetting his own name during a tax visit. Leonardo da Vinci is cited as another genius who relied on notes he often misplaced.
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Teddy
Panama Canal
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Cape Horn
Panama
Republic of Columbia
Columbia
Republic of
Cuba
Theodore Roosevelt
Richard Whitney
Sing Sing
Thomas Edison
Edison
Fox
Leonardo da Vinci
You and I
Criss Cross Cranberry Pie and Autumn Cider Suggestions
Fresh cranberries return to markets for a six month run in meals and pies. A Criss-Cross Cranberry Pie recipe uses cranberries, sugar, and a pastry lattice to showcase the fruit. Sweet cider is highlighted as a versatile autumn beverage and dessert partner, with ideas for serving and pairing at home. Community events note Interlake Park concerts and a Chevrolet car giveaway at a dance event.
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Amerca
Interlake
Lahore
al Menkes
Kelly Bor
Pioneer Continues Early Day Stories
A reminiscence of early Ridley and Jenkins family conflicts over religious views, community education, and neighbors. The narrator recalls early Quaker and Seventh Day Adventist debates, a generous father hosting visitors, a tedious preacher named Metcalf, and visits by Henry Clay Dean and Dwight Moody. The first school near the courthouse housed 104 students under one teacher, followed by multiple two and one room schools, with noted educators and Cornell graduates shaping local standards. Mail days, Harper’s Weekly and Nast, Beecher-Tilton, Youths’ Companion, and local Indigenous camps near mills framed childhood. a later meeting with George Mooneye on the Crow reservation recalls shared history and food generosity.
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Ridley
Jenkins
Metcalf
Henry Clay
Dwight Moody
Court House
ABC
Dora Bixby
Warren Morse
Farnum
Emma Gillett
Frank Allen
J. C. Allen
George
Ohio
John Joseph
John Corey
Helen Lawton
Belle Redner
Frankie Watkins
Harper's Weekly
Thomas Nast
Tweed
Beecher-Tilton
George Mooneye
Crow
Montana
Prince Albert Bull
Commission hearing set on electric franchise in Emmet County
Iowa State Commerce Commission schedules a public hearing for Central States Electric Company to obtain a franchise to erect maintain and operate electric transmission lines across Emmet County lands and highways. The hearing is set for September 18 1938 at 10 a m in Des Moines. Objections must be written and filed five days prior. Clinton Moyer of Iowa City visited the Kennedy home for the weekend.
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Iowa State Commerce Commission
Emmet County
Central States Eectric Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Emmet
Said
Iowa, State Commerce Commission
Des Moines
Clinton Moyer
Iowa City
F. J. Kennedy
First Church OF Christ
Estherville
John M. Tutt
C.S.B
Kansas City
Missouri
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
City Hall
Idle men seek work in the good old days
A reflection recalls a time when every idle man hurried to find employment. The author laments modern idleness, contrasting with eras viewed as productive and industrious in the community. The piece hints at nostalgia for work and socialWorth.
Botanical Society Meets at Okoboji
The national Botanical Society of America and the Ecological Society of America held their annual three day conference at the State Laboratory on West Okoboji from Tuesday to Thursday of last week. The two societies, with over 600 members, issued invitations. The Great Lakes region was declared by the societies as one of four top locations in the United States for direct study of lake and prairie problems.
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National Botanical Society of America
The
Ecological Society of America
State Laboratory
West Okoboji
Great Lakes
United States
Widely Known Cattle Breeder Dies in Waterloo
Hugh Van Pelt, 57, prominent Jersey breeder and dairy cattle judge, died at his Waterloo home after emergency surgery. He served as judge at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress and national dairy shows in Chicago and St. Louis, and his feeding and judging books are widely used by dairymen nationwide.
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Hugh van Pelt
Jersey
Waterloo
van Pelt
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Chicago
St. Louis
United States
Humboldt Voters Approve School Bond for Gymnasium
Voters by 187 to 105 approved issuing bonds of 24750 dollars for gymnasium and school improvements with WPA loan aid. The measure funds construction and equipment of the school plant with additional support from a federal program.
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Independent School District of
Humboldt
Siemens meets death after horse kick at Lake Crystal
Funeral services were held at Lake Crystal Minnesota for W Siemens a former Estherville resident who died Wednesday an hour after a horse kicked him at his son William’s home in Lake Crystal A second service followed at Buffalo Center and interment was there He was born August 6 1871 in Freeport Illinois He died four months to the day after his wife leaving five sons and a daughter mentions of other kin follow in the obituary extended note
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Lake Crystal
Minn
W. Siemens
William
Buffalo Center
Mr. Siemens
Estherville
Freeport
Ill
Obituary fragment lists six surviving children and towns
The six children who survive are William Re of Lake Crystal Edward Re of Denver Colo Rev John R of Oshkosh Wis Mrs J W Cook missionary a Assumy Indiag Rev George Re of Spercer and Rev Rev of PPrtings Minnesota
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Law
William Re
Lake Crystal
Edward Re
Denver
Colo
John R
Oshkosh
Wis
J. W. Cook
George Re
Spercer
Rev
Pprtings
Minnesota
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Chester Vandever
Sioux City
Ernest Laidig
Donald
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Arnold Laidig
Manel
Louise Fowler
Lyle Lewis
Donna Jean
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Pearl
James
Charles
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Dolly
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Hana Estherville
Thomas A. Edison
Vanderbilt Hotel
V.A
Y Ly Many E. Dague
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London
St. Paul’s Cathedral
House OF Hazzards
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John H. Gillespie
Grooklyn
N. Y
Lincoln Ellaworth
Antarctic
Ytse
Wyatt Earp
Hllsworth
Sapetown
South Africa
Warner Baxter
Freddie Bartholomew
Aubrey Ame
Reginald Owen
20Th Century-Fox
Barbara Stanwyck
Herbert Marshall
Botanical Society
Okoboji
Fred Stump
Lakes
Ernest Gideon
Ottumwa
Carl Stump
Muscatine
Forrest Stump
Dunnell
Hugh Nolan
R. W. Siemens
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Arthur Pitcher
Harry G. Banman
Oak Hill Cemetery
Woodling Repair Shop
Towa
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