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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1909
Page
14
The Washington Post outlines carrier and mail subscription terms for Washington and Alexandria with daily and Sunday options. The text includes payment methods, offices in Washington DC, and a sample Sunday issue page loaded with narrative reading about canal discussions and era curiosities.
The article surveys tariff policy and Carnegie’s call for a permanent independent tariff commission of experts. It argues Congress cannot, or should not, delegate revenue powers and questions the practicality and wisdom of a specially empowered body. It cites language on expertise, accountability, and constitutional duties, contrasting advisory limits with actual regulatory aims.
The article argues that increasing per capita money circulation boosts commerce and labor, criticizing high hoards. It cites global coinage, seigniorage, and demand for gold, urging a nimble shilling over a heavy pound and advocating a lean banking system with lower per capita money in circulation and surplus abroad.
A fragmented column blends social debate on language with local incident reports. It notes a Brooklyn orphanage fire scare where 20 boys aged 11 to 14 formed a bucket brigade under caretaker Minnie Johnson, preventing harm as fire crews arrived. The piece also references political jostling and remarks by figures like Senator Hale and Al Kaufman amid broader national discourse.
Oklahoma legislature halted proceedings as a broken clock at 2:00 paused business on Lincoln's birthday 100 years ago. Gov Haskell declared a holiday. both chambers adjourned then reconvened amid an investigation into the locked timepiece. Representative Jones noted the stoppage while clocks continued to run in Chicago.
A garbled but richly named profile traces the Sinclair family from medieval Scots lineage to the Dunbeath baronetcy. It highlights Lord Caithness and Caithness lands, royal service in Canada, and a dramatic history of betrayals and executions. It notes American connections and a high society marriage scene surrounding the Rothschild and Grosvenor families.
The piece surveys farm wealth figures from the St Louis Journal of Agriculture detailing value estimates for horses cows sheep poultry and swine and critiques tariff policy. It notes disparities in animal breeding and efficiency and comments on political figures and broader economic debates.
Chicago Pispachta the New Vere Piece Charles W Eliot, president of Harvard University, received a remarkable tribute at the Harvard Club of Chicago. Ambassador Brick praised Eliot’s wisdom, courage, justice, and friendship after noting a long career of service. Eliot responded that he would be content if remembered for his deeds.
The British Royal Geographical Society discusses wireless telegraphy for arctic expeditions. Amundsen plans to repeat Nansen’s drifting voyage aboard the Fram, while Harrison proposes a northern Canadian start with dogs and sleds. Wireless could link Fram to ships at Snitzbergen, keeping explorers in touch with civilization and cutting delay. The Navy reports wireless signals from the westward battleship fleet 2000 mines east of Hampton Roads, proving wireless practicality for distant communication.
The text discusses the idea that cold producing germs come from distant environments and that exposure to foreign visitors may bring illness. It cautions readers about introducing strangers into homes, suggesting a cautious approach to hospitality to prevent catching colds or influenza. It references Livingstone and Johansen and notes discomfort from unfamiliar climates and water.
The New York American Columbia reports a student board will regulate hazing as college opens next September. Sophomores and freshmen will have only one sanctioned rush under board oversight to curb roughness. The Morning Side campus event by Fort Wee and Little Ferry residents remains unchecked by the board. Students electing a new Student Board in June are said to face preelection promises to ignore past decries.
From the New York Prone Clubwomen of this city comes a plan to ban vice and counterfeitim by boycotting theaters that stage questionable productions. They will not speak or vote but will stay away, urging managers to heed decency over bankruptcy as audiences dwindle.
At Union Depot a Pittsburg man, Alexander McKnight, won a wager by reaching President Roosevelt’s train. He offered Pittsburg stories to the President, who accepted via Secretary Latta after passing police barriers. Randolph aided the attempt as the action unfolded Thursday evening.
A Western visitor in New York keeps a vigilant watch on his overcoat while dining with a friend. The comic misunderstanding unfolds as the Westerner notes eight coats remain, then reveals his own coat was stolen moments earlier.
A calm man, claiming to be the claim agent of the railroad, asks a reporter about injuries and the wreck. He says he has heard of no one being hurt and remains vague about the incident while the scene shows a hurried relief effort. He keeps his identity and duties distant, focusing on the chaos around.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls how Dickens learned to write and the impact of early schooling. It notes boastful claims about self-education, Latin style, and a rise from street life to writing prowess, describing how a young man shaped by London’s lanes and tutors formed a mastery of vivid letters and social ascent.
An elderly New Hampshire hotel proprietor famed for harsh rules posted a notice above the sole clock in his inn declaring the clock for hotel guests only. The man, long regarded as the country’s meanest, kept all hospitality under lock and key, denying free newspapers, washings, or any complimentary item to outsiders.
A fragmented note questions Carlyle’s memory in Beclefechan and Annandale Lib Clefechan lacks a local memorial while an Edinburgh project started in 1897 has not progressed. The Rosartes Reading Room has closed, its books dispersed, yet visitors still seek the grave path and a weathered red gravestone endures.
A garbled courtroom query and occupation anecdote from a Georgia page fragment. The speaker describes seasonal work in spring catching, summer selling rattled items for babies, and winter wood chopping, reflecting a rural labor tale from a courthouse context.
New York pres Radford outlines a planned Arctic journey from Edmonton to the Arctic Ocean on snowshoes. He plans raw meat and fish diets, no companions, and a route via Great Slave Lake toward the Yukon and Bering Strait. He aims to hunt large game and report on bison habits for the American T. San Boat Society.
A fragmentary satirical piece blends a noisy apartment scene with rural American dialect humor about food and daily life. It shifts to a public health report from Citizens Street Cleaning Bureau warning of dustborne tuberculosis and related diseases, citing Dr Cornet's experiments and urging cleanliness.
A jumbled column notes a man who thinks he knows it all and jokes about mouth control and fit in clothing. It also touches on dating behavior, a health journal on lying asleep, and urges truth telling and trust in marriage. It cites volunteers with singing ability split roughly one third to two thirds.
A fragmentary excerpt discusses truth and deception in relationships with musings on admiration for a girl, ego about beauty, and the hollow bragging of wealth. It notes lies require bigger claims to keep effect and mentions a photograph liked when praised like an actress.
Texas Republicans claim a 5 percent gain in November and say they hold the balance of power in the Texas Legislature after defeating the prohibition amendment. The piece notes conversations with Cecil Lyon and mentions federal figures, Washington visits, and reflections on political strategy tied to the era's party dynamics.
A damaged OCR passage describes milk from the Beerlan Ha being contaminated by bacteria in an antiseptic tank. The speaker mentions washing a can and solutions, warns about sour bath raink and a destructive incident, and notes bacteria entering the milk process with unclear specifics.
A fragmentary verse scene depicts a young man walking beside a brook with his brother amid pondering the stream’s tossing waters and a shared sense of wakeful wonder.
Fragmentary exchange from a Chicago Tribune page shows a quirky classroom moment where a teacher queries a student named John Timming about his origin and spelling. The snippet mentions New Pu pi Snohomish, Washington and a playful sneezing reaction.
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