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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1908
Page
6
A fragment from The Washington Post discusses marital relations and divorce, noting the public attention given to marriage and family matters. The text references general perceptions of divorce and the social impact on families, with scattered commentary on public interest and personal relationships.
The article surveys Congress returning to Washington for the Sixtieth Congress second session, its tariff plans and political mood, and the tariff revision on the horizon. It also reports the ill fated cruiser Yankee’s sinking after salvage attempts and the implications for naval salvage methods.
A historical analysis argues Haiti cannot progress without external control. It contrasts Haiti with orderly, prosperous British and French West Indies and Puerto Rico under American oversight. The piece advocates U S responsibility to enforce stable government for civilization and peace, warning against Haitian self rule.
Essay highlights how German prose overflows with metaphor and grandiose phrasing. It contrasts English and German rhetoric, citing pros and cons of verbose, dramatic expression amid imperial atmosphere and political bravado.
An old account describes a telegraph line between La Paz and Quiró where wood is scarce. During the 1880 Chile–Bolivia war, adobe pillars and bottles served as insulators, with posts about 15 feet high, spaced roughly 431 feet apart over 156 miles, keeping the line above llamas and donkeys for about a decade before wooden poles replaced them.
A chemical firm devised a grenade like device for safes. A four inch by five inch receptacle holds seven different chemicals. When the safe is blown or jarred, fumes fill the air and force withdrawal or suffocation. Lasting effect six to ten hours, placed behind the locking mechanism of gate doors.
A century ago London city housed about 100 churches within the square mile now numbering a little over half that. Proposals suggest demolishing 20 to redirect funds to church work elsewhere. All Hallows Lombard Street is valued at £80,000 and St Michael’s Cornhill at £750,000. The combined site values of 30 churches proposed for incorporation total about £3,500.
Detectives from Chief Shippy's gambling squad released a man after he ate alleged betting papers in a West Madison Street saloon. The gambler, surrounded by thin strips of paper, gathered them and swallowed them to hide the evidence before the officers could seize it.
Grand Duke Michael, brother to the czar and heir apparent, is said to be infatuated with the daughter of a wealthy landowner near Odessa. The match threatens an arranged union with Princess Patricia of Great Britain, as officials weigh dynastic consequences and possible exile to allow the couple to marry. The narrative notes the grand duke's popularity and the complexity of royal succession amid competing loyalties.
From the New York Times a pair of men named George W Anthony from Burlington New Jersey and Burlington North Carolina share astonishing parallels. Both served as drummers in Civil War units facing each other, built retail and lumber trades, suffered similar bereavements, remarried, and now both report new marriages. A postal mix up first linked them, after which they met in New Jersey and found no known familial tie.
New York World reports John D. Rockefeller’s light eating advice opened eyes to finance leaders’ meals. J Pierpont Morgan rarely dines out, prefers plain solid fare with private dining at Broad and Wall, lunch at 1 pm with partners to discuss the day while enjoying bouillon, chop or steak, pie, tea or toffee, and a long black cigar.
Wil iam George Collins, a one-armed push man, is honored in Rochester after forty years service. Despite losing his right arm early, he mastered left-handed penmanship, learned shorthand, and trained others. He became a rural postman at nineteen, pursued photography and carpentry, farmed an acre, built a six-room cottage, and crafted his own nail cart for parcel post needs.
A Montreat Standard report discusses a Siberia myth where extremely humid soils cause corn to develop fungi that ferment into a bread generating alcohol after eating. The piece references M Narrlan and describes regions between the sea and a river called Mestri with pervasive humidity and unusual plant growth.
A Black man traveling from Kinaman Ohio on a Rock Island train Saturday night drew a revolver in a chair car and fired. The bullet glanced off his head, struck a Black porter at the end of the car, and the weapon fell to the floor. The man claimed the incident was an accident.
Sir Christopher Furness ridiculed the stay‑at‑home policy of government offices and urged appointing business people to government roles. He argued trade fuels the economy and that experts who understand commerce should staff key departments to save costs and boost active trade policy. He warned against excluding capable men for their trade connections.
A collage of 1890s era verse lists Christmas gifts and shopping scenes from Chicago News with hints of consumer temptation to buy. It shifts to The Awakening about a man praising an angelic lover and a doomed illusion. The piece ends with a long excerpt on locust invasions in Algeria and Tunis and methods used to deter them.
Mrs Annie Ottman, 40, was treated after doctors grafted a portion of her own skin onto a halo on her forehead. The operation, performed at Cremtie dlaviem Hospital, aims to cure a months long blood disease caused by scratching apipe on her forehead. She is to be discharged within days.
A satirical sketch on envy and social roles, noting compensation for sinners as admiration from condemners. It mocks feminine attire meant to be unseen, husbands aiding domestic tasks, and men claiming science prowess. It also portrays a disappointed fiancée after an unexpected proposal and a neglected prepared sentiment.
The New Willard quotes Republican leaders from Albany and Tennessee denying Timothy Woodruff as a candidate for federal office while confirming his leadership role. It notes Utah tariff protests, Woodruff’s non-candidacy stance, and optimism over New Mexico and Arizona statehood prospects, plus remarks on President Roosevelt’s conservation policies and reforms.
A collection of pithy aphorisms and sententious mottos criticizing vanity piety self interest and social pretensions. Witty observations warn of self serving behavior and the emptiness of flattery while noting oddities in fashion and aging.
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