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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1909

Page

38

Washington Post Subscriptions and Delivery Options

The notice lists subscription plans for The Washington Post with daily Sunday editions, pricing terms, and delivery methods by carrier or mail. It notes payment by draft, check, postal orders, or registered letters payable to The Washington Post Co. and provides mailing details and the New York and Hartford office addresses for management.

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Inauguration date change debate and fortunes of war

A long analytic column discusses proposed amendments to Congress to move presidential inauguration to April, linking it to national comfort and outdoor festivities. It weighs European war tensions, arbitration chances, and the cost of war versus peace, while advocating practical steps to improve national prospects and maritime policy.

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Millionaire Fletcher peddles mastication gospel to the poor

The New York World reports Horace Fletcher, a wealthy philanthropist, tours tenements on Bust Thirty-first Street promoting his theory of nutrition and chewing to uplift low-income families. He claims meals can sustain a family on $8 weekly with proper eating, describing his mission as lifelong and transformative.

Millionaire Fletcher New York Horace Fletcher Phipps Model Thirty-first Street Fletcher Venice Waldorf Yale Tema

Vanderlip Rejects Buy Offer For Horses

Mr Wood the ruff faces a bold offer to purchase horses and sleigh equipment from Vanderlip. The exchange ends with Woodruff and companions venturing off in search of a rig but returning to Eagle Bay after a mile in slushy, cold road conditions. They travel by train to Raquette Lake for an overnight stay and resume in the morning.

Mr .Woodtheruff Eagle Bay Raquette Lake

A Real Maine Winter Brightens Franklin County Snowbound

A Phillips correspondent reports Maine in deep winter with Phillips buried by 10-foot snowdrifts on main street and several more in other areas. Roads are impassable, milk deliveries scarce, and lumbering and log hauling slowed by heavy snow and drift tops being removed by six snow trains.

Kennebec Journal Maine Frankin County Phillips Philips Enery

Rare Literary Quip From Judge About Indiana Novellata

The judge remarks on a literary note about Indiana authors of novellata. He quips that many get ideas while sensing doubt, as a man with a vest asks if something is up, and someone named Deoris remains described.

Judge Indiana Novellata

Princess Freydoun Malcolm and the Italian Papers Crisis

A Rome scandal centers on Princess Freydoun Malcolm, widow of an Anglo-German engineer, who inherited General Saletta’s confidential papers. Italy seizes the documents from her, citing state secrets, amid diplomatic tensions with Germany. The piece also notes peerage quirks, Scotland's lawyers, and the structure of the Lords and Privy Council.

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Bryan and Pledger Lectures and Salary Debate

A discussion outlines Bryan and Pledger as lecture figures facing contracts and audience reach. It notes arguments over annual pay, with figures ranging around 300 to 400 dollars per appearance and concerns about balancing publicity with endurance and decorum.

Austrias Blue Wins in Paris Refer Case and War Talk

Analyzed note describes Austria pressing Servia toward arbitration over the Bosnia Herzegovina dispute with Vienna seeking credit for peace while threatening war. It notes Austria’s maneuvers along the frontier, the implication of outside powers, and the high cost of Austrian troop movements near Servia. The piece casts Servia as pressured and Austria as driving policy with financial strain highlighted.

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Hudson’s Title Under Fire as Discoverer Debate Rises

The New York Society of Founders and Patriots of America revisits Henry Hudson’s title amid fresh criticism from Beekman Winthrop and W D Kunhardt. They question Hudson’s primacy claiming Verrazano and Gomes earlier saw the river, yet officials move to honor Hudson with a tablet at the custom house.

New York Henry Hendrick Hudson Beekman Winthrop New York Society of Founders and Patriots of America Society New Custom House Henry Hudson Fort Amsterdam Fort George Theodore Fitch Winthrop W. D. Kunhardt Hudson River Verrazano Gomes St. Lawrence Atlantic Fitch Kunhardt Hudson Hendrick Mr. Fitch

Unwritten Law Figures in Southern Murder Trials

The piece contrasts Mississippi and Indiana responses to killings tied to alleged seductions. It notes a Lowndes County planter who killed a man he accused of betraying his daughter, the subsequent trial and death sentence, and aKentucky man acquitted in a separate case despite the crowd’s reaction. It contends Mississippi justice diverges from Northern legal ideas while praising the eroding appeal of the unwritten law. It also discusses the United States Merchant Marine, arguing the nation should lead global shipbuilding and navigation. It cites historical shifts and Britain’s influence on maritime trade, lamenting the current U.S. decline in sea power.

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Limits on how high a skirt could be raised

Milwaukee dispatch reports Judge Neelan in district court fined Milas May Walters five dollars for indecent exposure after Patrolman Becker testified about etiquette.

Milwaukee Dispatch New York Neelan Milas May Walters Becker Mias Walters

A Rank Counterfeit Show In Topeka Prompts Exit

A Topeka advertisement touted a Salome dance by a girl in a bathrobe. The riotous crowd expected wickedness but the performer wore a bathrobe and ceased after the third veil, while the genuine Salome is said to perform seven veils and seven dances.

Topeka Salome

Lymph to Make Him Grow By Thyroid Extract Trials

A New York Times report details doctors Bennett Herrity and Mosher at Heyleta Hospital observing sheep thyroid extract given to Harry Needleman to simulate growth from a missing thyroid. The 3 year old, once small and stunted, now receives daily grain doses with hopes of continued growth, while researchers monitor long term effects and potential outcomes.

Ian York Times Bennett Herrity Mosher Heyleta Hospital Harry Negieman East Harry Harry Needleman

Pat Crowe Moral Censor Hits Chicago Aldermen

Reformed criminal Pat Crowe denounces Chicago aldermen as among the worst in the nation. Speaking at Wuford Hall he accuses council members of using unemployed men as vote fodder, deterring crime by threat of arrests, and claims thousands are kept in city winters to secure spring election votes. He cites corruption in San Francisco St Louis and Philadelphia as a pattern.

Chicago New York Preas Crowe Kadnapper Wuford Hall San Francisco St Louis Philadelphia

Dairy Education Proposal Aids State Dairy Industry

Harrisburg dispatch reports a bill to spend 10000 to educate a milkmaid and teach butter making. Traveling dairy instructors would visit the Susquehanna farm and creameries to raise product quality and efficiency. The measure aims to advance dairy interests and daily state welfare, ranking behind New York in importance.

Harrisburg Paula Htte Mae EB Jones Susquehanna

Opal Riches At Bellevue-Stratford From Park Visitor

Edward Park a New York banker arrived at Bellevue-Stratford on a Wednesday night and registered with an unset opal. He carried bulging pockets of semiprecious stones prompting a detective to shadow him as hotel staff wondered at the treasure laden guest. He refused to place the stones in the hotel safe.

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Dedgng the Water Wagon from the Atlante Constitution

An elderly speaker decries continued state protests and warns the old man risks losing church protection if Prohibition spreads. She notes costs of travel to Chattanooga and predicts Tennessee will grow harsher as dry laws expand, suggesting he might flee to Georgia or pursue a dry route to Kalamasco.

Chattanoogy Tennessee Kalamasco

Mortality Gaps Between City and Country Revealed

At Columbia University Froderick L Hoffman of Prudential Life Insurance notes city life has higher death rates than rural areas. He cites qrath rates per 1000 of 186 in cities versus 154 in the country due to bad air milk nervous strain alcohol and accidents. He says New York's speed raises its death rate above London.

New York Columbia University Froderick L Hoffman Prudential Life Insurance Company London

Coolidge Cabinet Timber and the Ideal Secretary

A contemporary piece argues Alfrel Henry Lewis should name Charles Coolidge for Treasury chief. It praises Coolidge as experienced, discreet, and well connected, highlighting 47 years of life, 20 in Washington, and a storied press background. It claims Taft would favor merit over status, and praises Coolidge’s honesty and Americanism.

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Skating, Spite, and War Talk From Old Newspapers

A patchwork excerpt from Chicago and New York sources includes humorous verse about skating and marriage prospects, plus a proposal by Prof George T Ladd at a Western Reserve reunion. Ladd suggests a staged Pacific battle to end talk of war between the United States and Japan.

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Drunkards May Not Wed Springfield Debate

Springfield considers a bill to ban habitual drunkards from marrying. Representative Groves proposes amending Illinois marriage law defining habitual drunkard as intoxicated twice in a year and requiring affidavits with license applications. The measure aims to curb premarital intoxication among young men frequenting saloons.

Springfield New York World Ilinois Representative Groves

Visitors in Washington discuss America’s patriotism and politics

Swiss travelers Primus Bon and Friu tour the United States praising American patriotism while noting Swiss education and economy. The piece quotes Bon on presidential salary, Taft era cabinet hopes, actors' political interest, and remarks by Edward MacVeagh and George Reynolds, with opinions from Lewis Nixon on air navigation.

Why He Worried in New Mexico Marriage Tale

A Philadelphian tale from a loose press recounts a man in New Mexico calming his convalescent wife. He recalls worry and humor about bachelors and widowers, noting he married to avoid bachelor fate.

Philadelphm Loose Marler New Mexico Tex

Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press

Observations on courting and engagement life with satirical quips about men and women. The piece mocks how a betrothal or social acceptance is perceived, noting the traps of friendships and wealth. Strong voices critique gender roles and romance norms in a breezy period tone.

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