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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1909
Page
18
Fragmentary page shows subscription options and postage notes for The Washington Post. Mentions delivery by carrier in Washington and Alexandria, various payment terms, and a February 22 1901 style date with old formatting.
A garbled account references Des Moines and Virginia in a discussion of early American settlement, wars, and frontier struggles. It appears to describe maps, camps, and people tied to distant events, with scattered mentions of specific places and figures.
A collage of debates on voice and manners, tariff costs, and naval strategy. Essays discuss elocution’s decline and the value of controlled speech, then shift to US fiscal plans for war readiness and canal funding. The Pacific fleet is urged to reinforce western shores, arguing a two-ocean navy plan and regional protection.
American traveler Charles Mathews reports from a round world trip that in India natives are truthful when government officials seek facts on ways to obtain a lie. He cites census returns from Allahabad listing various self descriptions such as robbers, flatterers, hereditary thieves and other odd trades.
The Rev. David C Marquia of McCormick Theological Seminary claims to own a Lincoln tale about a sick dog and a tailor made tail cuts to test its pain tolerance. Dr Stevens recalls Lincoln sharing a different version at Hampton Roads, credit then given to Lincoln. A boy seeking pennyworth of Indigo dye asks for Influenza dye in a shop, pondering recent fashions.
A young artist asks Whistler if his canvas is tolerable and faces a sharp quip about a tolerable egg. The piece also notes a boy drilling holes into a tree to benefit poorer youths by creating knot holes for baseball fences.
The piece argues that fears about pronunciation and grammar reveal social attitudes, praising evolution in language while critiquing purists. It cites Thomas R Lounsbury’s Standard of Usage to show many so called corruptions were once accepted, and notes double negatives and split infinitives persist as rich linguistic history.
Dr Sara Siewers, leading woman physician, asked Acting Mayor Galvin to name a woman to the new health board. He cited Ohio law that only electors may hold public office. She argued about jury peers and trial by electors. Galvin laughed and allowed no change.
Greg Ralom dispatch to the New York American reports the Oregon senate debating a constitutional amendment to allow state ownership and construction of railroads. The measure, already passed by the house, draws party fault lines as critics accuse Harriman of obstructing central Oregon’s development while noting business leaders back the amendment.
A hostess in Washington Gulf District tries a brown oxygen releasing tablet handed from a Paris visitor. The tablet dissolves in water bubbling vigorously, making stale air feel pure and bracing. The visitor, from France, calls it an acetylene based oxygen generator popular in winter.
The two cabmen scholars brought to light by London News earned a place beside the erudite driver found by Sir Frederick Bridge. One cabman, who drove Sir Frederick home from Albert Hall after Royal Choral Society performances, once criticized tempo in Messiah choruses and impressed the conductor. A friendship grew, revealing the cabman’s solid musical knowledge and prompting Bridge to value his opinions. He even asked to hear a new oratorio by Perost and offered to read a score to the conductor.
Royal and imperial figures in Europe are denied access to Paris. The article notes the French public and government restrictions on figures such as Don Carlos, Napoleon III, and Emperor William, detailing past visits by Rudolf and others, and contrasting French policy with Austrian and Belgian reactions. It also discusses divorce judges rising to peerage and Sir Gorell Barnes’s retirement.
Camden Dispatch reports Miss Andre Meyerhoff fled a fiancé amid guests to evade a fatal confrontation. She was crushed by a trolley car and hospitalized as plans for a wedding that evening were halted. Roland hosted a dinner for friends at 44 Haddon Avenue after her arrival in Philadelphia aboard the Merion.
Princeton University officials move to abolish the February practice of horsing freshmen, with the senior council protesting. The faculty extends the rule until May 22, tightening discipline and signaling a reduction in student privileges.
The article discusses the year 1991 as the year of the cock in China and Japan, symbolized by a cock on a drum used for remonstrance. It traces origins to ancient emperors, notes the drum’s cultural meaning, and connects it with a period of virtuous rule, while contrasting varied eyewitness accounts in modern reporting.
The Westminster Gazette reports totals for women qualified to vote in England and Wales. County councils show 663,961 in England and 41,45 in Wales. Overall England and Wales county boroughs total 35 466,802 with noncounty boroughs at 321,421 England and 5,903 Wales.
A reader notes a yearly pattern of renewed vigor in the two to eight days before their birthday anniversary, lasting some days and then fading. They speculate a possible connection between the recurrence of birth date and health maintenance, asking if there is any scientific basis.
A memoir snippet recalls Coquelin's stage fright during a Paris performance with the leading actress urging him to speak. The reminiscence continues with a humorous Houston Post line about intelligence and origin, noting that the smarter the man, the quicker he comes from the farm.
Fragmented notes from Chicago and Savannah papers quote Floyd County officials ordering ten dozen pajama sets for county convicts. The text questions prison life and the appeal of comforts, contrasting penal chains with nightwear and pondering happiness and escape.
The London Chronicle cites The London Teacher in detailing marriage rates among Manchester University graduates. Of 58 women who earned degrees, 64 have married. Among 59 men and women, only 12 have married male graduates.
A fragmentary regional item quotes dialect speech with references to Sambo Hello and Rastus. The speaker, Pee, says he is not going anywhere, asserting he has already been where he is going.
A collage of comments from visitors at the Raleigh hotel includes P Healy Jr of Buffalo Wyoming on Theodore Roosevelt as a possible 1928 nominee, views on Prohibition, the Buffalo region, and rail access. Gen Warren recalls Montana and frontier supply chains. Hermann Fussig and F E H Raymond discuss conservation and Canada and Americanization.
St Louis Diapatea to the New York World reports Mrs Mina Leider seeks a divorce from Adi Leider over his habit of eating with a knife and making noisy soup sounds. She cites strict social polish learned at Wellagley and claims his table manners cause her excruciating discomfort, while he argues the soup method helps exercise facial muscles to prevent wrinkles. She accuses him of snoring and favors sleeping in the basement to avoid disturbance, which he resists.
A distressed speaker laments persistent debt collectors pressing for remittance. The letter expresses frustration with threats of lawsuits and a desire to wait for funds, noting inability to pay while vowing to resist harassment and reject the demands.
A Philadelphia Record excerpt tells of a widow torn between concert duties and marriage as she recalls vows during Lent. Separately a physician at a privileged dinner popularizes striking matches on a shoe thigh rather than prescribed places, a genteel habit catching on.
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