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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1905
Page
6
The Washington Post lists delivery and mail subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions with weekly and monthly options. It notes carriage delivery in Washington and Alexandria, remittance methods, and offices in New York and Chicago under manager Paul Block.
Washingtonian readers planning to move should arrange for The Post to follow them. The paper will continue to reach them wherever they reside, with prompt delivery to any part of the country. Notify the carrier or send the order directly to The Post. Telephone 4205.
The Virginia campaign demands a clean and orderly contest with facts over abuse. The note urges candidates to appeal to intelligence, avoid personal detraction, and conduct a dignified race for state officers and a U.S. Senator, preserving Virginia’s autumnal civic decorum.
Harold Bolee argues the United States lost ground in South American, Oceanic, and Asian trade due to prioritizing internal commerce. He recommends expanding merchant marine, free ports, enhanced consular services, international trade missions, and better ratings and credits, while noting private industry must drive actual expansion beyond government aid.
The analysis argues that Germans dominate foreign trade catering with specialized skills while Japan threatens American exports in Asia by reproducing U.S. machinery and shutting out original American articles. It predicts European and American competition in Europe and South America and warns that without a trade mark protection agreement with Japan, U.S. manufacturers risk being shut out as Japanese ingenuity advances.
Editorial argues diffusion of desirable immigrants should rely on private enterprise and land developers rather than government programs. It favors restricting undesirable arrivals, expanding home building and land settlement with immigrant assistance from private or corporate schemes, and cautions against expansive paternal policies.
The piece skewers Grover Cleveland’s hunting and fishing writings, likening his rhetoric to an elephant parade. It notes his long public career from essays to campaign lectures, cites historic phrases, and remarks on his blunt yet popular pen among Americans.
The article discusses criticism of outdoor sports figures, praising Cleveland's defense of his sporting devotion while noting gnat stings of reproach. It quotes the Indianapolis News comparison to Rasselas and reflects on public scrutiny, conservatorship of game and fish, and the need to avoid moral justification for killing for sport.
Canon Lyttleton, linked to prominent British figures, elected head master of Eton College. The piece notes Eton’s long line of leaders since 1440, contrasts birching traditions with modern views, and praises Lyttleton as a famed athlete and educator, while recounting related historical figures and Times newspaper policies.
The piece recalls the Forty sixth Congress House Committee on Invalid Pensions, its chair Alexander H. Coffroth, and pensions for veterans. It traces debates on the Iowa Graybeards plan, notes Maj. W. W. Armstrong’s rooster story origins, then surveys Senate chairmen from Trumbull to Platt, praising Platt’s leadership and eloquence against the gold standard while reflecting on historic figures like Sherman and Matthews and the Stanley Matthews resolution amid party shifts.
An analysis arguing the United States will absorb Canada and Mexico into a growing republic. The piece traces expansion from thirteen colonies to forty five states, noting imperial and commercial power, loyalty debates, and historical ties with Britain and France. It predicts assimilation of Canada and Portugal with emphasis on economic integration and political unions.
The Datroit Tribune reports Bishop Berry warns pastors and laity against afternoon calls on married women when the husband is away. He favors calls that include the entire family at home for spiritual welfare, arguing such visits are more effective and safer for the home’s sanctity. Some pastors take offense, but supporters cite prudence and decorum in pastoral duties.
A mosaic of notices, ads, and brief reports from multiple towns. Trade offers include farm goods, live poultry, hay, fish, honey, pork, fur coats, and horse care products with barter options. Local incidents touch on a cart mishap, a nuisance rumor, wedding notices, club meetings, ailments, burns, and social happenings in Arkansas, Virginia, Iowa, and beyond.
A collection of quips on love money and social tests. The piece mocks men’s boastful claims about wealth and courting wisdom, noting women’s independence and the varied ways hearts and fortunes are won. It closes with cautions against arguing with dissenters and overconfident advice.
Toronto figures Sutherland Macklem and Judge Morson meet at the Shoreham hotel in Washington. They discuss Canadian student study abroad and the Oxford effect on national ties, with views on Ottawa, London, and London’s stance. Chicago’s Mr. Brooking criticizes elite youth wealth and urges simple living. Greensboro leader Mr. Bradshaw extols North Carolina GOP prospects and Tarheel Club campaigns.
A collage of humorous clippings features a Detroit tripus remark on baggy trousers and fashion immortality, misread tailoring banter in Chicago, a playful wedding proposal exchange from Judge, a crying child joke about wars, a school study quip, and a Cleveland Plain Dealer joke about Rosentvensky’s quirky punctuation with a colon at every period.
A satirical sketch argues a rich girl can marry a poor man quickly while a pretty woman finds a wealthy husband easily. It mocks female fashion as social posture and notes college education failing some men who know little about athletics. It contrasts a man’s summer taste for old clothes with a woman’s love of new outfits.
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