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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1906
Page
32
The article lists The Washington Post subscription terms for daily and Sunday editions with weekly and monthly rates, plus accepted payment forms. It also presents editorials on the Crowe jury verdict, New England gypsy moth outbreak concerns, and the Isle of Pines transfer dispute, urging caution, legislative action, and federal intervention.
The article traces slow human progress from superstition to empirical medicine, noting advances in preventive care and outdoor therapies reducing tuberculosis and pneumonia. It highlights mental therapy as a growing field and cites Dr Behring and German research, while warning against overbuilt old hospitals and linking tariffs to daily costs with broad economic effects.
The document discusses a March 2 1904 treaty to adjust title to the Isle of Pines and a July 2 1903 lease granting Guan tanamo and Bahia Honda to the United States for 2000 gold per year. It questions legality, notes Senator Morgan’s critique, and explores the proposed five inspectors of consulates and Secretary Root’s reform efforts. It also critiques the Boston Advertiser’s asserted authority and hints at tariff revision prospects.
The column surveys political chatter about tariff revision before summer, potential extra sessions, and positions of leaders like Schwab, Morgan, and Cannon. It notes economic concerns from coal outlook to shoe sales, and highlights Washington Post debates on municipal ownership and rail regulation with mockery of vested interests.
In Paris a new play has quickly become a talking point with audiences claiming the work will be seen by much of the city within a fortnight. Viewers note it is unfashionable to attend a show once two weeks have elapsed since opening.
A chaotic humorous faux editorial notes that a bachelor’s view of home finances and virtue mirrors social quirks. It jokes about wealth, self-control, and parental praise with playful mispellings and tongue in cheek observations.
The King opens Parliament amid court mourning for King Christian. Arthur Balfour receives the Order of Merit, while the new prime minister forms the administration. The opening day features ceremonial robes for peers and officials, with extensive pageantry in the Lords.
A Philadelphia column chronicles oddities from Girard College and local clubs, detailing a domestic training scheme for graduates, a colored janitor's club antics, a rhymed farewell note from a housemaid, and memories from Chestnut Street Theater. It also includes a humorous dog story and various short musings on public life and children with automobiles.
A satirical note from the New York World claims Wall Street is emptied as millionaires depart for Europe and Asia. The piece lists names like Schiff Vanderbilt Morgan and Rockerfeller relatives abroad, mocks the financial district as a sleep zone, and foresees doctors recommending it as a cure for insomnia.
Chicago scholar Prof. George Furman Foster argues in Biblical World that belief in immortality is increasingly uncertain amid scientific history debates. He questions proof of the resurrection and suggests moral laws rely on human welfare in this life rather than future life. If Peter woke with Paul’s consciousness, Peter would no longer be Peter.
A string of brief notes from small town papers cites local figures including undertaker John Foster in Caliente Nevada faulting his coffin sales, editor moves in Enid Oklahoma, Appomattox Times farewells, local college news from Bowdoin and Remington, and jokes about Posey. Reports mention weddings, social events, and charitable giving totals in the United States reaching sixty six million dollars with Carnegie and Rockefeller prominent among donors.
A fragment on romantic endings contrasts with a legal notice from Paris where Countess de Castellane seeks separation from Count Boni. divorce proceedings began February 5 with residence in Paris and a possible future property division. A New York Herald blurb notes a Chicago bank president who loaned the family cook $25,000 as a servant-solution idea.
In the Arlington hotel lobbies, figures like W B Wilton and H A Meyers discuss ongoing disputes over the new Public Printer. They reference Eugene Ware’s brief tenure, elaborate on office creations and salaries, and debate the Heyburn pure food bill while Consul General Gaffney comments on Dresden consular affairs and Saxony trade drivers. Ohio figures Gladden and Bigger draw attention as Congress nears, amid broader U S political friction.
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