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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1904
Page
26
The Washington Post lists subscription terms for daily and Sunday editions with weekly and monthly rates for Washington and Alexandria deliveries. It notes mail prepaid options and various payment methods. Editorial offices in Washington, Chicago, and executives Paul Block are listed. Publication date August 2, 1904.
A vintage notice explains readers can keep informed by mail while away in summer. It invites Washingtonians to request The Post follow their moves and receive world news, with a option to change or update both old and new addresses as needed.
The piece surveys potential 1908 radical leadership with William J. Bryan of Nebraska and Thomas E. Watson of Georgia as leading contenders. It notes dual party tension, upcoming campaigns, and temperance themes shaping public discourse as reformers seek common ground before the 1908 race.
A column critiques temperance campaigns and misinterpretations of a U S naval demonstration in Smyrna. It questions American missionary activity in Turkey, notes Armenian and Syrian district tensions, and argues the real outcomes of the Smyrna visit are unclear.
The piece surveys connections between the Wellington family and European powers, noting pensions, marriages, and honors across Britain the Netherlands Spain and Portugal. It recounts a scandal at Windsor and outlines diplomatic intrigues involving Sir Edmund Monson Lord Lyons and other envoys with anecdotes from Copenhagen Vienna and Paris.
A Horison Post piece lampoons James Saw yer’s proposed nineteen rules for reaching age one hundred. It argues rigid life codes ignore personal differences and may cause premature worry, noting sleep needs, vacations, diet, and habits vary by individual, so no universal hundred-year code fits all.
The Chicago Record-Herald reports a bizarre election wager by Amelie Bates of St. Louis who vows to kill himself if Roosevelt is not elected. The note, tied to a $3 stake and a stranger’s promise to add funds if saved, prompts questions about motive and honesty before lamenting the spectacle and partisan fervor.
The Boston Transcript notes that major corporations have learned under Roosevelt that aggressive action is unnecessary and that lawful businesses need not fear. the public trusts his administration and the policy it pursues. Automobiles Put to Practical Use From the Nebraska State Journal. In rural England cars replace trolleys, with large auto buses running at twenty five mph and reaching areas once cut off, a model not yet matched in the United States until road standards rise.
The Boston Herald reports on Rev. Dr. Simpson of the Christian Missionary Alliance who raised $45,214 by denouncing selfishness at the Old Orchard campground last Sunday. He contrasts it with dim religious rays that sneak through stained glass in a great church.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes Prince Higashifushimi as a rapidly emerging Japanese commander and jokes about using his name for scaling a ladder. A Philadelphia Bulletin exchange features Tommy and Mamma with a shoe-foot gag reflecting the era humor.
A garbled column mocks flattery and advice seeking from men in power. It skewers thieves, meddling busybodies, temper loss, and vague ideals. The piece contrasts the moonlit optimism with blunt realism and notes echoes of judgment in borrowed notions and loud attire.
In Fort Collins the Water Supply and Storage Company faces a water exchange crisis as six reservoirs sit below the Larimer County ditch. Low river flow prevents prior exchange practices, forcing coal payments to run a flour mill and compensate lower ditches. The company estimates coal costs at about eight dollars daily.
The Ladies Embroidery Club of Greene planned a unique invitation for a social event with Phillis Hat favors and verse inviting a post meridiem drive in the country followed by cake and ice cream despite Elements. Attendees wore pink white and green bonnets as they gathered for the afternoon gathering.
In a string of hotel chats, R T LeStrange recalls gambling highs and lows in New Orleans, moving to mining in Colorado after a decisive win. Augustine Goodwin discusses Australian federation echoes and a future U.S. Capitol. J J Lyle warns about Utah salt lake bathing, while assorted clippings offer assorted quips on sexuality, travel, and social scenes.
A Baltimore American quip notes a girl with humor enjoys a man’s view of himself. A line about a chauffeur and learning to run it hints at practical wit. The piece contrasts grand male opinions with small men’s overstatements and the trust women place in poets.
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