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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
28
The article notes unusual early winter warmth drawing cottages south, then a sharp cold snap in Washington with forecast uncertainties. It muses on the Vice Presidency's role, referencing Jefferson, Calhoun, Webster, Hendricks, and Sherman, and suggests possible Senate participation for the VP. It also ponders coal oil reserves, conservation efforts, and oil supply dynamics amid global competition.
The article discusses the rise of petroleum wealth from past kings to modern billionaires and critiques lawlessness in the United States. It contrasts English and American legal systems, notes jury behavior, and argues for strong constitutional balance while praising parliamentary history and political figures like Asquith.
A 1910 article extols honey, peanuts, and beekeeping as unexpected wealth. It cites honey valued at 32000000, peanuts at 12000000, and Klondike gold outputs, praising bees for pollination, alfalfa fertility, and rural opportunity. It urges seizing local opportunities and learning from bees.
The piece surveys post election Britain and Ireland politics, arguing all four parties in the liberal bloc hold sway in parliament and each member’s vote remains equal. It notes implications for home rule amid a mixed party majority and references figures like Wick district and Newry as equal in voting power.
Taft’s early weeks in office show rising public esteem as he demonstrates a fair, economical, constitutional style. The Indianapolis Star notes his calm, broad, patriotic governance expanding the White House’s influence and easing partisan tensions.
From a Washington address by Ohio Governor Judson Harmon the article highlights his call to justify the Democratic victory and to repudiate personal favors. He warns that lawmakers at state and national levels must resist clamorous requests for special benefits and use authority for the general good.
In a circuit court deposition, Mrs. Sadie Gernhardt's plan to bake a pie from a lock of her husband's hair emerged. Her mother, Mrs. Emy Lackay, testified Sadie found the dark brown hair in his Texas trip suitcase and considered revenge after discovering another woman’s tresses. The tale accompanies hospital cost figures from New York.
Russia asserts a 11 mile territorial limit beyond the shore provoking clashes with England and Japan over trawler and fisherman captures. A wider Arctic delimitation may require a new international congress, while the Christiania conference centered on Spitzbergen ownership.
An article from the Kansas City Star argues wrecks cost railroads about 250 million dollars annually with 50 million in monthly losses. It analyzes ICC data, cites Brandeis, and suggests automatic train stop capability or enhanced block signals could save billions in the cost of wrecks and depreciation.
The New York Tribune argues a general treaty with Japan will mark a new era, recognizing Japan as an equal power. It cautions the drafting will be complex due to differences in social systems and economy, but a conciliatory approach could avoid embarrassment.
A new two skaters heart shaped figure called the love glide captivates Middlesboro youths. One skater moves backward while the other goes forward as they glide and finish with a kiss. Enthusiasm grows as moonlight sessions and novelty appeal drive the trend.
Poetic vignette from Everybody's and Judge recounts a boastful speaker with travels and tales of ports and ships, contrasted with a crippled man’s hidden past. A separate item from the New York World describes Mrs. Albert Tomlin losing a silver thimble, later thought to be found inside a growing pumpkin near Tuckerton, N J.
The Portland Maine Press notes residents in Washington D C complain about street clearing while Portland boasts no spending on ice and snow removal due to a lack of funds. The piece contrasts a sunny South with ongoing street issues in the North.
A collection of satirical maxims on dialogue, manners, and social pretensions. It jokes that ignorance defeats argument, compliments mask emptiness, and harmless men claim virtue while bachelors fear marriage, illustrated in pithy lines about speech, friendship, irrigation, and perception.
Christmas is another name for universal bankruptcy. If weather favors a man in high business he thinks it’s because he’s so smart at it. Many men survive the financial strain of raising a family, few that crack. It’s just as good to tell a woman you love her as to actually do it. A wife quarrels with her husband only when she can get something out of him to make up.
Newsman recounts A J Mosant from San Salvador predicting two hour flights from Washington to New York within two years and asserts aviation’s promise for transport and peace. Also notes Daniel Sully’s view of farming profits in Texas and Mississippi politics, plus calls from Minnesota and North Carolina leaders on senate ambitions and committee endorsements.
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