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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1907
Page
6
The piece likens human脱 to calves weaned from a mother, criticizing Maine Representative Hall for a bill to require free rail service for state officials. It notes the pushback from newspapers and fears foolish legislation spreading.
The piece notes a House committee favored bill to expand special delivery by allowing letters to bear the words special delivery and attach 16 cents in stamps plus the 2 cent base postage. It argues the change would raise postal revenues and ease delays for urgent letters. It questions why the measure was not enacted earlier.
The piece argues Theodore Roosevelt is a Democrat and questions Lincoln's alignment with Democratic ideals. It traces party loyalties, citing Lincoln as a Hamiltonian foe of Dems, while praising Roosevelt as aligned with the party. It notes Democrats of today quote Lincoln, and laments shifts in party identity through eras and figures.
The piece extols the Merchant Tailors' National Protective Association of America for its harmonious sessions and nonpartisan approach. It previews next summer's fashion, predicting shorter sack coats, narrow shoulders, wide lapels, and jewel buttons on waistcoats, with overcoats and sleeves designed for comfort and esthetic effect.
The passage discusses Supreme Court decisions and the government's pass capacity, noting two pardoned frauds on public lands and other exemptions. It argues such actions should not engender an urge to stretch the Constitution to expand government power.
A Chicago or Detroit era tale describes barber superstition about left handed barbers. Tales recount accidents, cold faucets, and bad luck until a left handed barber is fired. The piece notes how barbers judge newcomers by handedness and behavior, insisting left handedness marks doom for a shop until resolved.
The report notes nearly a million Austrians pay income tax, with 955,699 in 183 and total income around 3.56 billion crowns. Tax collected nears 13 million dollars, and officials and employees form the large share of taxpayers while the tax structure starts low and rises steeply for higher earners. The piece also mentions a pearl industry among Inuit and Eskimo communities near Ungava, describing clean white pearls from mussel shells in northern rivers and the curious tale of a ne’er-do-well uncovering pearls in shells.
Atlantis City Dispatch reports a five foot rattlesnake now serves as the mayor Stey’s pet. The reptile, with five rattles, occupies the mayor’s private office, lounged atop the desk, and responds to the mayor’s call. The snake’s presence unsettles staff and disrupts cleaning duties, with the mayor asserting the snake is here to stay.
A satirical piece argues women seek a husband for bread and comfort and mocks hero worship. It suggests a woman's worth hinges on practical support, while critiquing male politics and public rhetoric. The tone reflects early 20th century social expectations and gender roles.
Lord Wolverton, who sailed for the United States with Lady Wolverton and her brother, long built a fortune in banking in Wall Street before inheriting the Wolverton peerage. The piece traces Dudley family lines, Humble Ward origins, and eccentric dukes while noting Lady Wolverton’s kinship to Lord Dudley and royal connections. It also surveys English Lords stance on women’s suffrage and related political dynamics.
A Chicago Tribune piece details bizarre marriage histories and impossible kinship, including a man claiming to be his own grandfather by a series of unions, plus Utah brothers who married one woman successively. It notes Philadelphia and Minnesota cases, and ends with puzzles of tangled relations and irreconcilable kinship.
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution describes a sermon about heathen grounds and a note on former Ambassador Bella Storer arriving in Washington. It reports that Mr and Mrs Storer plan to live at their Versailles villa, a shift from earlier plans to stay in Cincinnati and then Washington. Rumors suggest friction with President Roosevelt may influence their move abroad, but mediators may have bridged the dispute.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes a proposed dog’s anthology tracing fidelity across literature. It surveys Argus in Homer, Crabbe, Crab in Launce, and Shakespeare’s hounds, with lines from Pope and Burns. Also referenced are modern dog verses and a playful snow ode from the New York World and Herald. Separate item: New York Zoological Society exhibits historic elephant tusks, gifted by Charles T. Barney, weighing 29% pounds total, from Abyssinia.
A garbled Cineago News excerpt critiques rigid rules and social pretensions. It mocks poets and habit changes while noting a theater scene and a marriage gossip line, suggesting public wit and misread motives amid miscopied phrases.
A commentator warns that U S cities will be populated by tenement dwellers as native farmers move to factories and foreigners become Americans. The piece notes deteriorating physiology in second generation immigrants and mentions sixteen year old cotton workers with false teeth.
In Miami records a full blooded Indian named Tommy Tiger rides in a carriage driven by a Black coachman. The Seminole tribesman, dressed in gaudy attire, projects dignity and composure. Observers note his fine features cleanliness and agreeable countenance as a striking contrast to familiar Northwestern tribal depictions.
Guests in hotel lobbies debate Santo Domingo unrest, U.S. port revenues, wheat and cotton prices, Salt Lake drying predictions, Tillman Roosevelt politics, and Arizona gold ore samples. The conversations reveal varied opinions of economic and geopolitical issues, with anecdotal reflections on human nature and wealth.
A full grown white four foot kirthwake giridaetyia genus fissa was shot three miles north of town by J E Peterson. The creature had black wing tips and three toes and fed on polecat carrion. It, believed blown inland by recent eastern gales, is usually found along European and American coasts.
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