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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1909
Page
20
Publication notice from Tre Washington Post listing an office at Jiventa Avenues near Fourte with limited readable context and no clear event or date.
Terms of subscription delivered by carriers in Washington and Alexandria. Daily Sundays included options for various durations with prepaid postage. Remittances via drafts, post office orders or registered letters payable to The Washington Post Co. New York and Chicago offices listed. Entered at Washington DC post office.
The nation salutes the Atlantic Fleet as it returns from its around the world voyage. The President and thousands of witnesses honor the gallant sailors who spread the Stars and Stripes amid praise for their bravery, discipline, and readiness to defend American duty and honor at sea.
The piece discusses how public figures seek to avoid newspaper attention, citing Ben Butler and Wilbur Storey as examples. It notes politicians prefer limited coverage and recounts a general critique of press influence in shaping reputations amid 19th century political dynamics. The text also touches on market optimism and pessimism, steel and iron trends, and cautious trade sentiment amid economic expectations.
The article recalls John Quincy Adams resisting a failed expulsion motion in the House over a murder trial, notes Taft era cabinet rumors with lawyers and business leaders, and discusses post office growth and political commentary on leadership and public service.
Gen Harry Bingham of Philadelphia recounts Hancock urging him to remain in uniform after graduation. Wounded thrice, he earned the Medal of Honor for gallantry and served on Hancock’s staff in Baltimore. He cites sixteen consecutive elections to Congress and senior status in the House, preferring civil service over possible military promotion.
The Rev Henry W Ireland of the Disciples Church condemns hugging and kissing during services as a menace to morality. He says some young men attend to disturb the service by kissing and fondling women, and notes that even older attendees engage in such acts. He argues kissing is like an intoxicant, urging an end to the practice in church.
The President directs restoring the name Jefferson Davis on the Cabin John bridge. Public sentiment favors actions to heal sectional wounds and unite the country, boosting the President’s esteem among many citizens nationwide.
The long troubled Princess Louise of Belgium faces growing debt and scandal after leaving Paris for Aix la Chapelle to ease creditors. German pressure and King Leopold’s silence deepen the crisis as local authorities weigh expulsion to protect the city’s reputation. Francis de Presensee, once a Paris Temps editor, now linked to Clemenceau, clashed publicly over the Dreyfus era and reform debates in a saga of politics and honor.
Montclair resident Ambrose Herrman set a barley dish for English sparrows on Sunday. Six sparrows faced two blackbirds, withdrew, and then attacked, winning a five minute initial clash. Blackbirds returned with reinforcements and attacked fifteen minutes, but the sparrows prevailed again, demonstrating birds think as well as eat.
Telegraph office rule bans the greeting Hello in favor of answering with Western Union on every call. An official,高ranking in the company, imposes the instruction, and young operators are expected to comply despite the effort. The article portrays strict enforcement and accepted obedience in the corporate hierarchy.
In a Cleveland setting a man and woman spar over the same old names in a sports column. He scowls across the table and she retorts with a playful line about the baseball notes. The exchange ends with him conceding.
Residents in Pleasantville witnessed a dramatic scene as a full grown deer rode an ice floe down the swollen Farmington River. Near New Hartford the floe struck an ice gorge and the animal was hurled into the water. It fought to reach shore but the current proved fatal.
Relatives of Charles Mead of Columbus report a remarkable blood transfusion in New York a month ago. Mrs Mead gave birth four weeks prior. the infant weighed 4 1 3 pounds at three days old, suffered hemorrhages, and by transfusion from Mead’s left arm via the femoral vein the baby began recovering. Mead’s radial artery incision closed. doctors expect no lasting harm as the ulnar artery enlarges to handle extra workload.
A sensational tale from the era describes Peter Foote, a wealthy bachelor, advertising for a wife and marrying a girl who proved to be a boy in disguise. The ceremony, attended by friends and a justice, proceeded amid comic misdirections before the ruse was revealed, leaving Foote embarrassed and the "bride" exposed as James Monroe in disguise. Separately, Michael Florie of Yonkers arrived at St Joseph’s Hospital with most of his right ear severed after a street fight. Surgeons attached the ear with fourteen stitches, and it is expected to regrow with a scar.
The Lincoln cent carries the honored image on copper while the plain coin holds the head of Lincoln. Prairie dogs in the Bronx park declared spring’s arrival by cleaning their burrows, and their weather predictions have shifted public support over the years. Alice the elephant reportedly reacted to bright sun and yearned for music, snatching a harmonica from a boy.
A visitor recalls being invited into a flat where the host took his coat and hat, offered the best chair, presented four cigars, and produced ingredients for a drink with a jolly wink. The scenario suggests a cordial, perhaps slightly theatrical hospitality setting.
A survey of German towns famed for local baked specialties. Legnitz Waldbockeleim Kreuznach Ebefewalde Thorn Aix la Chapelle Kottbus Frebourg celebrate distinct confections such as Waldbockelheim honey cakes Spritzkuchen afwele chanelle erin ten tree cake and Brezel style twists.
A quirky column sketches childlike questions and misstatements. A restless Mabel begs singing, a milk query prompts truth from Johnny, a five zone riddle prompts six, and a playful exchange reveals fathers as a horse doctor or a veterinary surgeon in a lighthearted local piece.
A Bendigo Congregational minister plans open air Sunday services to avoid poorly ventilated churches, hoping healthful air will aid congregants. In other notes, Ajeck Ross recalls a lucky golf match where his opponent legally dropped a ball and won, while a Valentine proposal was revealed in a humorous exchange.
An Arabic business message to a Manchester firm, translated by a Syrian interpreter, requested the price of coppering two water sheep of certain given dimensions. The term puzzled the firm until a translator identified water sheep as the nearest synonym for hydraulic rams used by pastoral people.
From the New York Allencap a University Law School speaker Dean L W Russell warned that Britain would not spend to aid Canada and Australia. He argued England found the United States a more profitable ally as a vassal and might seek to impose dominion once more under shared ground.
A humorous essay notes women’s temper, happiness as imagination, and loyalty to undeserving husbands. It cites a man’s poor memory of early romantic words as proof.
A collection of brief witticisms and maxims on influence worry and imagination. A man rarely seeks advice from others and a lofty idea may stem from mundane life. It suggests creating your own game if you reject the rules and notes a woman’s understanding when not pressed to explain her actions.
Gen Felix Agnus, Baltimore American editor, predicts thousands will travel to Washington for Taft's inauguration. He notes Baltimore merchants will bring workers in special trains, and outlines Washington’s preparations. Other officials praise Sherman's Senate readiness, and Ohio, New York, and Illinois figures discuss cabinet roles and patriotism during the event. A new Alaskan town, Nelson, is described as budding with copper and power potential.
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