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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1909
Page
32
Public notice listing terms of subscription delivery by carrier in Washington and Alexandria. Rates shown include Sunday and daily editions with varying frequencies and days. Details mention delivery areas near Pennsylvania Avenue and Fourteenth Street, with price examples for different combinations.
A fragment from a 1909 issue urges humane treatment of working horses during Christmas, calling for extra oats, blankets, and gentler handling. It argues against lash, excessive work, and cold neglect, urging drivers to show mercy and consider the animal as a working partner.
A lengthy, old style report discusses suspicions of ineligible players and ringer practices in University of Michigan football. It condemns repeated attempts to conceal true status and notes potential game reversals if facts are proven, while urging reforms to reduce danger and uphold fair play.
Sayene Smith argues crime arises from ignorance and laments the toll on society. The text reflects debates on crime, punishment, and civic responsibility, contrasting the harm of murder with theft and questioning the justification of punitive taxation. It highlights a historical discourse on criminality and societal response.
An undercover inquiry finds no grounds for criminal charges against officials. The attorney general takes no action, protests call for resignations spread, and the inquiry closes abruptly amid fear of implicating higherups. Immunity shields aldermen and lax laws persist, fueling public demand for comprehensive reform across the Dominion.
The piece weighs Mrs. Harriman against historic wealthiers like Hetty Green and Mrs. Astor, noting a $71,000,000 estate increase and claiming she manages the fortune capably. Disputed source accounts touch on how the rise in market value arose, and other side notes humor the season with Christmas imagery and political jests.
A fragmented note recalls how small sums and goodwill collide in a chaotic holiday season. The garbled text hints at a bumper, frantic finish to a Christmas gift rush and a looming public show with a controversial pie theme involving a celebrity figure.
The piece debates Harriman's vast fortune and the scope of railroad reform tied to Taft's Interstate Commerce proposals. It argues the sole function of a railroad is to be a railroad, urging comprehensive restrictions on stock acquisitions, securities practices, and Wall Street manipulation to ensure railways serve public utility rather than speculative gains.
A long critique questions Cook’s polar claim and compares him to impostors like Psalmenazar, arguing the fraud may be minor beside historic forgeries. It recalls how deception shaped perceptions of exploration claims and entertains the idea Cook could gain fame only if proven to have deceived the world and stolen money.
Buckwheat is a top exo pra producing food though hard to start hens on it. Once used to its dark look they relish it. Corn on the cob makes a good winter night feed for chickens. warm the corn cars in the oven before feeding and let them cool to avoid burning.
Dona Eugenia Ruspoll widow of Don Enrico Ruspoll faces a hard fight to overturn his will. Italian law, not a prince’s status, grants control of the Lake Nemi chateau and estate to Don Enrico’s brother while her money remains partly in trust to other relatives. The case pits the American-born widow against the powerful Ruspoli family and Italian tribunals.
From the New York Sun a Chicago interview with Misa Lucille Dore, dean of women at the University of Oklahoma, asserts Oklahoma’s social evolution. It notes strict week end calls ending at 10:30 pm, formal propriety in gatherings, and a self described push to elevate local manners as a model for the East.
London physician Dr Johannes Menill argues for sleeping with feet higher than the head to improve circulation and brain nourishment. He claims the common elevated head position with pillows is irrational and unexamined, and that gradual bed adjustments support his theory after years of personal testing.
The Long Island fire destroying Herne Oaks erased two significant American plays and a pioneering actor playwright. It devastated James A Herne’s family while depriving the theater world of a major biography and a lasting tribute to his modern realist method.
A poetic plea to the land of boyhood and Haywood, calling rise of memories. The speaker longs to return to sunlit hills, honeyed bees, and childhood mirth, to relive a backwoods paradise and innocent Christmas rapture. The piece blends nostalgia with a longing for youthful joy.
A New York World item notes Sept Maxwell and Dr Cramp ton’s system of marks in work ing order. It cites Johnny Jones and his father John Jones as beneficiaries of a balanced education stressing hygiene, discipline, and study. The piece argues both practical and academic training are essential for success.
A fragmentary captioned piece depicts a bachelor’s reflections on life during war like mornings with a downcast mood. The text contrasts hell and holidays, hinting at hardship, broken routines, and a woman at breakfast stirring tension as a sign of unresolved troubles.
An eclectic dialogue in which a narrator recalls a strange American story about buying dogs in Nazareth and the social teasing that follows. The piece parries with jokes about money, service, and wisdom, tracing attitudes toward wealth, marriage, and piety through humorous anecdotes and pointed questions.
The piece discusses a proposed diplomatic cabinet reshuffle with Meyer as a candidate for England. It notes President Roosevelt's choices and the potential timing after the former president's England visit. It mentions the Navy reorganization and the need for a capable English envoy.
Fragmentary OCR narrative shows a courtroom style exchange with a politician declaring thoughts of running for office and a misquoted past described as white as snow. The text includes surrounding dialogue about a driver and a place name Pittabung.
A mix of Oregon political talk on direct primaries with Senators Bourne Chamberlain and gubernatorial hopes, plus New York and Washington notes on crime, pickpockets, and a Panama era investor’s turbulence in Nicaragua, with references to Sen. Taylor and Judge Lurton. The piece weaves elections, party factions, and security concerns across states.
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