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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1906
Page
14
Virginia's Opportunity for Home Meats Industry
The Charlottesville region leads a shift toward Virginia producing beef mutton pork and poultry for home use and for nearby markets. Weightman cites high quality local ham and pickles as examples. The article argues Virginia can rival England as a producer of select foods through diversified farming and local ingenuity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wegntman
Charlottesville
Virginia
Old Dominion
Ufe
Weightman
England
Richmond
Political Indications In Pre Election Party Alignments
In this era of uncertainty before a presidential election the piece notes Cummins surrender to standpatters at Iowa's state convention signals a shift. It discusses tariff strategy, presidential direction of campaigns, and entanglements with labor and the GOP leadership over injunctions and key votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov
Cummins
Iowa
Massachusetts
Littlefield
Roosevelt
Uniona
Sam Mane
Bryan's Pragmatic Manifesto and Democratic Tensions
The piece criticizes William Jennings Bryan for presuming full control of the Democratic party and pressuring Roger Sullivan to resign from the national committee. It denounces his alleged infallibility, accuses him of czarist overreach, and warns that such leadership could turn elections into ratifications of Republican nominations. Bryan’s rhetoric is praised yet questioned for practicality and folly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Jose Dixit
Canaan
Egypt
Bryan Hag Nsevede Ukase
Roger Sullivan
National Committee
Democratic Party
Sullivan
Suttivan Belonge
Who Will Lead Against Bryan in 1908?
The Bryan boom presses on across states. Roosevelt and Bryan clash over inheritances tax and railroad control. Iowa’s shift dampens tariff reform hopes, while standpat vs radical lines color the race. Roosevelt’s stance, Bryan’s momentum, and party dynamics set the October path to the 1908 nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
North Dakota
Missouri
Arkansas
Indiana
South Dakota
Kentucky
Bryan
Iowa
Des Moines
Theodore Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Cullom Keeps Illinois Senate Seat Amid Bitter Contest
Illinois voters affirm Shelby M Cullom’s long tenure in the U S Senate since 1883. The piece notes his sustained influence in Washington, his strong character, and dismissal of Richard Yates as a poor substitute. It also highlights James R Mann’s victory in the House race and Mann’s steady congressional work benefiting Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Shelby M Cullom
United States Senate
Messrs
Allison
Morgan
Hale
Frye
Aldrich
Cullom
Senate
Washington
Ilinois
Richard Yates
Yates
Yeates
James R. Mann
Mann
Dicky Yates
Inols
Political Wits and Social Snips From an Era
A breezy column riffs on politics and society. It jabs at Cannon renomination, Sarah Bernhardt’s fame and the Bedquilt lawsuit, plus quick wits about Bryan, Roosevelt, Rockefeller, and Tammany. Names and places flash through, with period voice and humorous tone.
Political Musings and Quips From a Turbulent Row
The passage mocks political figures and events with satirical notes on Senator Cullom reactions Missouri Republicans pledging to back only good men for Supreme Judge and various quips about public figures. It also references Evelyn Thaw and potential clemency in cases, plus comments on food safety and domestic anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Fletcherism Promoted As Diet Reform At Institutions
The article notes experiments in Fletcherism, a thorough mastication diet, at a Connecticut normal school where thirty students earned meals for about 9 cents daily, and at a Tennessee agriculture college where six months of the practice reduced illness and half the commissary drafts. It projects national savings in food and money, arguing improved efficiency outweighs costs, promising freedom from indigestion and higher productive capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Missionary Agriculture College
Tennessee
United States
Pletcher
AUREA Ted Robinson in Cleveland Leader Poem
The poem describes a sunny girl named Aurea with golden imagery. The speaker contrasts sunshine and gold tones with her deep eyes and uncertain tenderness. He notes her hat is gold yet her heart feels cold, implying a guarded or unattainable affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Robinson
Cleveland
Sunshine
A Word for Red Tape From the San Frattoteco Chronicle
The piece argues red tape, though hated by honest folk and thieves, is essential to curb rascality and prevent miscarriages of purpose in relief goods. It cites a Detroit Free Press anecdote about a thief chased by a cop and a burglar’s quip about money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Frattoteco Chronicle
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A fragment from a New York Press column explores attitudes to love and money. It humorously notes that a will may attract lawyers without mention and critiques social pretensions, gender expectations, and parental beliefs in a satirical tone.
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New York Press
King Oscars view of King Edward in crisis over Norway crown
The piece argues that King Edward VII is seen abroad as Machiavellian in pursuing British interests, allegedly engineering Prince Carl of Denmark's Norway throne and pressuring Norway to break with Oscar while Sweden and Britain profit from a stronger North Sea stance. It notes Oscar's resentment and Swedish royal travel to England, plus Rambouillet's historic Château role and British Lords and Churchill influence.
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Oscar
Asambe
England
Prince Charles
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Christiania
Edward
Edward Vit
North Sea
William
Great Britain
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
Duchess of Connaught
Bushey Park
Rambouillet
Fatleres
Versailles
Compiegne
France
Charles X
Paris
Duke of
Bordeaux
Henry V
Charles
Napoleon
Waterloo
St. Helena
Louis XVI
Duc de Penthievre
Francis I
Catherine of Medicis
Charles IX
Dreux
Henry I
Laura XVI
Mlustrious
Angennes
Charles and
Claude de Rambouillet
Catherine d’Angennes
Marquise de Rambouillet
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Ataté
Lord Elgit
South Africa
Wienheim
Lord Randolph Churchill
Sanguise de Fontenoz
Something Doing in the Country Aided Music
A four man mandolin group titled BDoxt Hersig 4 mumbel quartet set out to serenade for serenity but faced cold weather. They lost a pick, improvised with a rat’s ear celluloid collar, and the incident proved love finds a way in harmony.
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Hersig
Mumbel
Thay Ouffin
Pension guidance for soldiers and heirs letters to Pension Editor
Information for soldiers and heirs on pensions. Readers share queries about dependent mother pensions, widow pensions, and minor or insane children. Advice covers eligibility, how to apply under general law, and the 1890 acts clarifying dependence and service origin.
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Copsright
E Jones
Pension Matters
Ann
Phoubet
Pension Bureau
Washington
Regnar
Hlis
Jess
Sala
Sime
Snary
United States Army
75 Cents for a 15000 Gem Pearl Demand Rises in New York
A New York Herald report notes a 68 grain white pearl in John Street priced at 15000 dollars, while a similar pearl from Western fisheries can be bought for 75 cents. The market shows rising demand as dealers seek direct sources from Vincennes Indiana to Prairie du Chien Wisconsin amid plentiful pearls from the Wabash and Mississippi rivers.
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New York Herald
John Street
Wisconsin
Mississippi River
Middle Western
Maiden Lane
New York
Vincennes
Ind
Prairie Due Chien
Wis
Wabagh
Missiesippi
Wissonsim
Chio
Mail cars and politics feature in era reports
In a hotel lobby interview, H F Lindsay of the Santa Fe Railway touts steel reinforced mail cars designed to prevent telescoping and protect clerks in crashes, while Oshkosh business figures dispute nicknames and stress manufacturing strength. Tennessee Republicans claim gains in East Tennessee during a gubernatorial race, with notes on Evans and Shipp amid a lynching-related controversy.
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Sante Fe
Landsay
Tennessee
East Tennessee
Eno\ville
W. W Harrison
Knoxville
H. Clay Evans
Representatie Patterson
Shipp
Origin of Toddy From London Chronille Fifty Years Ago
A veteran expert witness from Scotland explains the term Toddy for whisky with hot water and sugar as not obsolete. He traces the name Teddy to the Fundustani words tari or tadi meaning coconut juice that can become a fiery drink. He suggests a Scottish traveler may have brought the word back from the East.
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London
Scotland
Dampler
Jim Hill's Canals and a Frozen Canadian Road
A New York precinct hears plans by Jim Hill to invade Canada with a canal network. Local financiers debate his vision, noting his age and ambition, while skeptics question feasibility of year round navigation. Hill proposes using oversized sleds with spiked wheels to traverse surface canals frozen solid for eight months, creating a monster winter transport system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jim Hill
Canada
Panama
Hill
Jim Hull
Rockefeller
Hew
Gray Gables for Sale Stir Mounts in Press Rumor
The New York Press reports rumors that ex President Cleveland’s Gray Gables at Buzzards Bay may be for sale at a sacrifice. It notes a potential admirer and a Oneida steam yacht for travels, while mentioning Cleveland’s limited fishing this year and references to actors and the Equitable Life campaign.
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Cleveland
Buzzards Bay
Gray Gables
C. Benedict
Joseph Jeffersen
Boss Ryan
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Miss Summergirl and the Bridge Night Misadventure
A light social blurb from the Louiseijie Courier Journal notes a beach stroll plan discussed by a young mother and a flirtatious companion. The exchange reveals a prior engagement and a playful romantic misconnection after a bridge game.
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Louiseijie Courier-Journal
Positively Brutal. Naggsby’s witty pursuit framed in dialogue
Mrs Naggsby questions if anything valuable comes without effort. Naggsby agrees and notes he acquired her without any effort, delivering a playful twist on winning someone’s affection. The exchange highlights their banter and comic dynamic.
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The
Chicago News
Life saver proverb noted in Cleveland Leader column
In a Cleveland Leader piece an old adage is cited about a drowning man clinging to a straw and a thirsty man seeking a straw. The post uses a metaphor about thirst and a straw to illustrate the idea.
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Cleveland
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