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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1909
Page
20
The notice outlines subscription options for home and mail delivery in Washington, Alexandria, and surrounding areas. It lists daily and Sunday inclusions, weekly, monthly, and yearly terms, plus payment methods and address details for The Washington Post Co. in Washington DC and New York offices.
An ornate excerpt blends ancient Chinese musical philosophy on Ta Shao and the Ta-Pa-Pan with moral reflections on harmony and virtue. It weds Confucian cosmology to a discussion of seven sounds and the two principles shen li and chi shu, then shifts to a North Carolina dumpling tale about drop dumplings versus cornmeal dumplings and a rambunctious kitchen debate.
The article traces the Rue de la Paix from Napoleon’s naming to its 1816 restoration and development under Louis Philippe, noting the convent of Capuchin nuns, the tombs of Louvois and Pompadour, and the later use as a jewelry and fashion hub with the same street growing into a premiere Paris thoroughfare. It also briefly touches on prohibition trends and various disparate notes on public matters.
Sir William Neville Abdy, aged baronet, has wed twice and now engages to the widow of late Gen. George Palmer Robinson. His first marriage to Marie The rese Petrizka, once linked to a sultan’s harem, ended in separation amid costly lawsuits and extensive slander payments. The tale includes court cases with Florence St John and Mime de Benitez, plus a notorious jurist’s tale of jealousy and litigation across Europe.
In Washington and New York a colorful remark by ex Judge Christiancy questions Senator Knox’s eligibility for a cabinet post until a selection is made. The comment reflects national discourse amid Taft era politics and a counterpoint about constitutional timing.
A London inventor has perfected a device for telling the sex of eggs. A machine to reveal the age of eggs would be more to the point. The Boston revival attracts about a million worshippers with Cy Wilbur Chapman preaching at Tremont Temple daily. The Texas Legislature faces a wave of profanity over the telephone.
A spoofed Chicago News item recounts an Englishman praised by a hot hotel salesman and a strange court ruling about a pig’s right to the road. Voter suits a mayor over whiskers clipped amid election chatter, while Gov Hughins faces whisky talk and misplaced shoes aimed at a cat in a foggy, satirical panorama.
An 1903 Brentwood Company feature sketches Sir William Abdy’s turbulent marriages and the notoriety surrounding Lady Abby, Hilza Beach, and the Abdy family. It notes King Peter of Servia’s diplomatic boycott theater and Belgrade social life amid royal scandal and exile.
A fragmentary meditation on ancient instruments such as the tute ch'in and p i la moon guitar. The piece extols varied timbres from Yan lo gong to la pa drum, praising celestial harmony over formal musical rules and urging music to move the heart without rigid pitch.
The Anti Saloon League mobilizes February 16 in Louisville to press for a statewide prohibition bill. Governor Willson may refuse to call a special session unless a crisis exists, while E C O Rear warns of prohibition.
Officials in the Bronx uncover a census mystery among prairie dogs. Elderly residents were being marked and removed under a rule that the old, portly members are not allowed to live when they become fat and lazy. Bodies were disposed in unused tunnels to hide the removals.
New Haven Dispatch reports Rev Elwood Worcester of Boston challenged Emmanuel movement adherents at Yale. He argued modern cures are possible but urged churches to reopen more days, criticizing churches only open one day weekly. He warned if Jesus sought to heal midweek, churches would be closed and undertaker activity would dominate.
On a morning train from Rockport toward Pride's Crossing a stormy Westerner unsettles a family traveling with a poodle, a gray cat and a traveling clock. The mistress urges calm as the poodle seeks Bobby, then the poodle’s master moves forward in a bustle, calmed by a shared carriage.
A two week old baby boy, son of Mr and Mrs E P Lady of Paducah Kentucky, weighing two pounds at birth and measured 12 inches, grew to two pounds by two weeks. Despite tiny size, he is well formed with a one inch long hand and a one and a half inch foot. The child’s face could be covered with a watch crystal and his eyes and smile brighten moments. Parents are of medium height with two older siblings aged 10 and 3.
A toad waking early due to warmed earth near a sewer trench on Claremont Avenue leaped at a burning cigar stub. The blaze, ignited by a discarded cigaret stub, singed the toad as it hopped from the hot spot to the sidewalk. After several hops the creature returned to the grassy plot to ponder the accident.
John B Richards admitted planning a spoof to test his wife by arranging a supposed meeting with a friend of her brother about railroad transport. He lost a hat as the stake and now faces a divorce suit initiated by his wife who says a man posed as the friend to lure her to East St Lowly.
The Chicago News notes social quips about soup flavor and a husband teasing a wife over pudding. The Philadelphia Public Ledger quotes a lecturer urging marriage at 22, prompting a sharp reply from a 30 year old woman.
New York World reports at a Washington meeting of the Ophiological Society that snakes may possess vibration accumulators in facial pits, providing an extra sense and a form of intoxication. Scientist Raymond Ditmars argues that evolutionary nerve stimulation links man and serpent as both seek stimulus.
A San Francisco importer Henry Kahn advocates a permanent tariff commission of exporters importers and manufacturers to replace the congressionally edited tariff. He argues it would reflect real business needs and improve adjustments amid a 4000 item system. Nearby mentions discuss a Wyoming eagle tale and Tennessee Prohibition effects across the Mississippi.
A woman borrows a valentine from a postman and reads a page from the letter yet she is charmed by Cupid’s little sting. The scene shifts to light gossip from 1903 about marriage money and morals with witty remarks on men and widows.
A Raleigh visitor reports strong support for Charles Ho Osgood of Philadelphia as a future Secretary of State under Taft, praising his honesty and ability. The piece quotes praise from New York and Philadelphia figures, notes Republican hopes in Pennsylvania, and discusses broader South Atlantic political shifts and opposition to Bryan.
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