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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1909
Page
12
The Washington Post issue from January 5, 1909, discusses subscription terms and delivery areas in Washington and Alexandria. It notes pricing options, mail delivery by various schedules, and management details. It also includes editorial commentary about political figures and the era's international outlook.
A sprawling survey reviews Messina’s earthquake devastation, historic cycles of ruin and rebirth, and the likelihood of rebuilding on a new site while the old city lies in ashes, with concerns over trade, leadership, and future urban planning.
Brooklyn police seek 13 year old Pearl Ferguson missing since last Tuesday from 71 Held avenue. Father says after scarlet fever her nerves fail at times and she wanders for several days, with disappearances occurring during the first quarter of the new moon, more than a dozen times in the past year.
The New York Herald reports a Sunday Savoy Theater debate on The Battle where Rockefeller and a Socialist contributed speeches to be spoken on stage from January 7. Joshua Wanhope and Katherine Kennedy criticized the play while Moffett framed the event to showcase Socialist views.
Dr Woods Hutchinson outlined a five year program to fight tuberculosis in New York using 16 million dollars. He proposes moving infectious patients to sanitoria, expanding beds to about 130, and starting with 1,000 old and 1,500 new cases. He claims rapid reduction in new cases and near elimination by 1928 if legislation and constitutional approval align.
Hon Morris Shepherd, Texas congressman, speaks at the St James Hotel urging a constitutional amendment for prohibition. He notes a two thirds legislature vote needed and anti prohibition members in the Senate could block action while many oppose but want the issue settled, as prohibition carried the state narrowly. He backs a prohibitory law and cites district support across counties.
A 2 year old bull owned by Jackson was killed Sunday by a brown bulldog weighing about 70 pounds owned by Stephen Morris. After hours of brutal fighting the bull reportedly burst a blood vessel. the dog was badly hurt and may be shot.
A New York Press extract recalls a canner touting “extract of smoke” a coal tar product to quick dry herrings. The process replaces old slow smokehouse methods and promises higher profit, as a reporter notes the taste differs from traditional smoked herrings.
A London notice announces Theresa, daughter of the late Duke of San Teodoro, will resume the name of her husband Prince Colonna. She has recovered her sanity, reconciled with Don Mark Antony Colonna, and returns to Rome to lead the Colonna household. Her daughters marry into the Chigi and Caetani families.
Warr Schelling, a chauffeur for Charles Spohr, discovered an automobile can churn butter while in use. After a water cooler mishap caused the milk wagon to stall, he accidentally filled the cooler with cream, spurring plans for an auto butter process that could soon revolutionize dairy work across the region.
An editorial argues the New Year’s White House reception showcased officialdom and self-interest more than true public esteem for Theodore Roosevelt. The writer urges Roosevelt to host a farewell public reception or home visit for ordinary Washington residents unable to endure long New Year’s lines.
An article notes at a Russian women’s congress, some delegates defend trial marriages as moral reform, while opponents doubt the idea. The piece frames Russia’s paradoxical mix of radicalism and conservatism, culture and ignorance, and cites Nietzsche and Wilde influences. It contrasts shifting social norms with the era’s upheaval and satire.
A compact set of social maxims. The piece chides laziness and hypocrisy while lampooning attitudes toward work money marriage and promotion. It cautions that cleverness without responsibility breeds ruin and that relationships reveal judgment.
A humorous column on male vanity and self perception. It jokes about honesty, travel with family, and the oddities of buying underwear. The piece notes how men justify their desires and the difference between imagined needs and real comfort.
Nome Alaska miner W H Holmes reports campaigning across four districts from Fairbanks to Point Barrow, claiming every eligible voter backed the Republican ticket. Canton Ohio attorney Roscoe McCulloch urges Taft cabinet placement for Wallace Elllis, and Alabama Representative Oscar Underwood discusses Taft reception and the 1908 panic’s Republican link.
Eads How known as the King of Hoboes has issued an invitation to a national convention in St Louis on January 25 and 26. He states the aim is to secure work and transport for unemployed men and to address other vital matters for the jobless as winter bites. The note comes after two months of absence from New York.
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