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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1901
Page
4
Publication office details and printing house information for The Houston Post dated November. Includes address 1101 1105 Franklin Avenue and contact numbers for business and editorial departments. Announces circulation and subscription terms with authorized agents and payment instructions.
The Post argues for public control of utilities and municipal ownership, citing reforms and corruption in private franchise systems. It cites foreign cities and a Medford Herald reply to weigh whether municipal management can improve services, economy, and civic virtue without political graft.
A fragmentary editorial notes crowding learned professions as new reinforcements arrive from schools. It cites lawyers and doctors as crowded fields and hints at broader ambitions for power and influence. The piece stresses national needs and suggests many young men are pursuing professions that serve the country.
The piece argues for expanded American technical education to meet industrial demands as the United States lags behind Germany in tech training. It notes the upcoming colonial cane decision, shifts in court politics, and broad calls for Texas and states to fund and build schools of technology to supply skilled workers for mining, engineering, and industry.
Reports say mining has started in zinc mines near Fall Branch Tennessee, with 4 ikndce to be operated. The Kindepost calls the deposit extensive and among the richest in the state.
The Beaumont scene hosts oil firms forming with capital up to five million while JEMs Guffy Petroleum expands to fifteen million, controlling leases across Texas and Louisiana. Editorials urge digging for oil, boosting employment, factories, and population, with notes on banks, railroads, and prosperity spreading from Hearne to Waxahachie and beyond.
Colonel A E Buck sails soon to Japan signaling possible reappointment. A A Adee is praised as diplomacy's linguist and prolific state-paper writer. John Sargent born in Trieste in 1856, Lori Leighton urged his studies under Carolus Duran. Queen Victoria death rumors linger in papers from censoring time. Albert M H Smyth to Scotland for Glasgow University anniversary. represents Philadelphia American Philosophical Society with a Latin oration.
A collection of terse proverbs and wits from Chicago notes on marriage wealth and learning. The pieces lampoon social norms, caution against overconfidence, and poke fun at the gaps between ideal and real life with sharp, playful aphorisms. The tone mimics a late 19th century humor column.
A Philadelphia Times piece traces McKinley's ancestry to Shakespearean figures via Edward A. Claypool, detailing Macduff line and Irish roots. It then discusses ex Senator David B. Will and the 1904 Democratic race, questioning Hill's stance on an income tax amid platform divides and court rulings.
Prof Gaylord announces a landmark cancer breakthrough detailing the germ-caused disease, its cultivation, and animal experiments to support the fungus theory. The May 1901 American Journal of the Medical Sciences will publish plates and analyses, marking progress toward preventive and curative measures.
A fragmented, satirical piece blends poems and stray notes about Sunday rest, ice cream freezers, the hired girl, and a swirl of brief items from Ohio politics. It references Terry McGovern, Aurelia Herrera, a Chicago romance, New York divorce mills, Poland marriages, and oil stock tips amid humorous reflections on fate and everyday life.
A fashion note highlights Parma violet cashmere with silt embroidery and silver thread trim. It describes a high blouse corsage, a waist ornamented with black, and a velvet waistband. The piece urges courtesy and self-respect, urging both women and men to present themselves well.
The article argues women’s character is revealed by their writing and stationers. It urges plain good paper with minimal printed marks and warns against elaborate motifs. Perfumed stationery is discouraged, thought to reflect refinement, with faint odors acceptable only for women and then sparingly.
A simple batter uses two eggs salt sugar milk olive oil and baking powder. Slice bananda or apple, dip in the batter and fry spoonfuls in hot fat until brown and serve hot without sauce.
A fragmented menu lists items including fruit, corn oysters, cream muffins, coffee, luncheon with deviled crabs and lettuce salad, cream puffs, cocoa, mutton broth with barley, egg vermicelli, toast, and shrimp salad notes. It reads as a daily meal plan with scattered OCR errors but preserves several dish names and courses.
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