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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
6
The piece discusses unusually far south cold snaps this winter, noting frost reaching Florida and a dramatic Washington temperature drop. It blends weather forecasting challenges with musings on vice presidency history and oil resource perspectives.
A long analysis contrasts petroleum’s rise to power with shifting legal ideals. It laments lawlessness, argues for direct election of senators, recalls historical parliamentary unions, and questions constitutional balance in Britain and the United States. It underscores the need for stronger legal enforcement and reform.
A thoughtful 1910 column extols bees for honey and pollination, noting honey yields about 20 million dollars and the peanut and alfalfa industries. It highlights bees as essential pollinators, boosting alfalfa seed quality and crop yields, urging practical appreciation of nature’s small producers and urging readers to dig for opportunity nearby.
After Britain and Ireland’s general election, questions loom on legislative steps. The piece argues all four UK parties, plus Liberal and Unionist MPs, share equal stake in laws, deny disenfranchising any constituency, and stress parliamentary unity across regions.
Taft earns growing public esteem as congress adjourns to two weeks in session. A Jeffersonian, economical and constitutional president, he brings calm, fair dealing and a broader view of duties. Washington views the Taft administration as a prudent, winning influence shaping policy and politics for 1912.
Governor Harmon of Ohio, in a Washington address summarized in the Withington Evening, urged Democrats to justify their recent victory by rejecting personal favors and using state power for the general good. He warned that a Democratic House and state legislatures could face clamorous cormorants seeking special benefits and stressed the need for disciplined governance.
A New York Herald dispatch reports Mrs. Sadie Gernhardt sought divorce after finding another woman's hair in her husband's Texas business trip suitcase. Her mother testified Sadie planned to bake a hair pie, a plan she abandoned. The deposition details unfold as the divorce moves through circuit court. Also notes hospital cost rises in New York with daily patient care increasing from 1.17 to 2.05 dollars over ten years, boosting the drive for a 2000000 Christmas offering to fund free hospital services.
Russia pushes a 11 mile territorial limit provoking disputes with Britain and Japan over fisheries and Arctic access. A European conference on Spitzbergen ownership did not resolve broader sea boundary claims, risking a wider international reshaping of maritime law in the Arctic.
An article analyzes $250 million yearly wreck and damage costs to railroads and argues that signals alone do not stop trains. It explores depreciation, maintenance, and block signal expenses, urging discovery of a method to automatically halt trains to reduce wrecks and boost net earnings.
The New York Tribune suggests a new general treaty with Japan marks a new epoch in relations with the world. Japan seeks equal status with America, aiming for a treaty between equals while acknowledging remaining social and industrial differences. The drafting will be delicate yet possible, given Japan’s conciliatory stance and progress since 184 and 1894. A second feature notes a Kansas City Times item explaining a camel-age habit as a humorous cause for women disembarking backwards on streetcars.
A new skating novelty called the love glide thrills a small group of Middleboro youths. Two skaters of opposite sex perform a heart shaped figure with one backward and one forward glide, finishing with a kiss. Moonlit evenings deemed best for practice as enthusiasts hail it as the peak of recreative delight.
The poem recounts Crosh O Lynn and a boastful traveler with tales of distant lands while a contrast emerges with a crippled back character. Interleaved verses through Judge and author reference passengers in trains and a pumpkin mishap involving Mrs Albert Tomlin in Atlantic City.
In Portland Maine residents note no local snow removal funding yet while Washington complains about streets blocked by ice. The city department says funds are unavailable, while southern weather attitudes are contrasted with Maine’s condition.
A collection of maxims about human folly and social manners. It critiques arguments with the ignorant, comments on politeness and compliments, notes speech impediments, and jokes about marriage and bachelorhood, reflecting a sharp, humorous newspaper voice.
Christmas is universal bankruptcy and weather shapes work success. The piece notes men face family burdens, while a woman quarrels with her husband only to gain reconciliation.
American banker A J Moisant predicts two hour flights between Washington and New York aboard a metal aeroplane, citing European progress and recent aviator feats. Daniel Sully of New York doubts optimistic railroad views, noting Texas cotton profits and a booming 1909 harvest. Governors and lawmakers in Washington discuss Minnesota senatorial chances, party loyalties, and tariff views amid ongoing congressional politics.
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