17 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Petersburg Daily Progress
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1910
Page
1
Notices show that advertising contracts were made known on application and the entry was recorded at the Petersburg post office as second class matter. The notice highlights informational filing at the postal hub. The snippet preserves official posting language and dates.
A reader laments missing classic prose in modern schoolbooks and recalls Shakespeare, Horace, and Gray as timeless models. The piece also notes a Washington push for a uniform motor vehicle bill to ease cross state travel, mentions Stevenson and Fairbanks, and cites Roosevelt’s Ananias Club in a broader view of public life.
New York February 16 J P Morgan sailed from the pier on the steamship Cedric for his European tour in the Mediterranean. He stated the trip held no special significance. Relatives and friends accompanied him including J P Morgan Jr his wife and children Mabel and Herbert Satterles.
Roanoke Va February 16 census enumerators completed a city survey to determine if the population warrants a law and equity court. The count shows about 35 000 residents, with a projected total near 40 000 when uncounted households are included.
A fragment from a page features Pat laboring three days to finish a well with a foreman pressuring for completion. Towser the bulldog eyes Pat as he lights his pipe and recalls laughing at faces of diverse groups while Pat vows to stand by himself against a man with such a face.
A humorous Chicago News item presents personified furniture bidding farewell as characters note winter turning and upcoming duties. The Front Gate and Parlor Sofa exchange lines about vacations and work resuming, capturing a whimsical mood.
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