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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1909
Page
38
The Washington Post publishes subscription terms for Washington and Alexandria delivery, including daily and Sunday rates, and notes mail, draft, and check payment options. The issue also covers the 1905 inauguration events, public interest, and preparations, with mentions of ball arrangements and related civic details.
An essay discusses the limits of formal schooling and the vital roles of mothers and teachers in child education. It argues against isolating learning from real world currents and calls for renewed attention to early training at home and in the classroom.
Late California reports show sentiment split on anti Japanese legislation with Gov Gillett opposed to direct measures. President Roosevelt urges equal application to treaties while naturalization debates would affect aliens including Japanese. Public opinion leans toward restricting land ownership and targeting Asiatic residents, raising concerns about treaty rights and Californian politics. The piece also touches on ptomaine poisoning and the pure food law emphasizing truthful labeling.
France remains economically strong with high per capita wealth and a long habit of thrift. The article notes France’s favorable trade and vast national wealth, contrasting it with German power after 1870 and Italy’s decline, urging cooperation to ensure continental peace.
The dispute between manufacturers and government chemists over benzoate of soda as a human food preservative is debated by a presidential board. The panel questions rigid enforcement of the pure food law versus preserving trade and safe food values, acknowledging the need for caution before halting widespread use.
A jumble of opinion and satire on Gov Magoon urging immediate steps to raise the sunken battleship Maine in Havana harbor for commerce, honor, and justice. The piece mocks politicians and public figures, notes anniversaries, and blends humor with sentiment about the tragedy and national response. It references Panama, Carnegie, Taft, and other notable names in a satirical tone.
An inaugural committee urges Washington public and semipublic groups to award local merchants and manufacturers supply contracts. It argues local industry has grown and can compete with outsiders, urging bids from home suppliers to fill large orders at fair prices.
Prom the New York Times a collision between the White Star liner Republic and the Lloyd Italiana steamer Florida raises questions of compensation. Harrington Putnam explained that the admiralty rule limits claims to the vessel value and pending freight, with passengers fare and cargo damages factored in. If the Florida is a total wreck only the voyage money paid by passengers may be recoverable, under the rule that property on the high sea is outside the owner's reach.
Dr Philps O Hanlon Coroner Julius Harburger push a bill to introduce scientific boxing in New York public schools to build chest development and lung power, arguing boxing can discipline youth without brutality and curb rough street fighting. The letter cites tuberculosis concerns and aims to finish with a nation fit through controlled exercise.
A Baltimore American tale recalls Colonel Ball of Laramie Wy visiting Washington. Senator Clarence Clark introduced him to officials, including Mr Fairbanks. Ball, under five feet, first eyed the Indian fan and exclaimed to the senator about his long friend’s name.
London Express reports a heated dispute at the royal playhouse over afternoon dress for English actors in the upcoming production of Virs Dot. The majority demands full evening dress or a dinner jacket, while a minority favors ordinary black frock coats. The edict enforces evening attire during daytime performances, reflecting Berlin’s obsession with dress suits at all hours.
The Omaha Bee notes a New Jersey legislature speaker described as a teacher of dicing and a figure who also speaks at Washington. The item hints at wine instruction associated with that figure and references Uncle Joe in a curiously mixed report.
Prince Augustus of Arenberg, invested by King Edward with the Grand Cross of the Star of India, is described as a leading mediatized French noble. The article traces the Arenberg line to Ligne, notes their ducal titles, historic alliances, and prominent roles in French society, court life, and charity, while contrasting mediatized status with the Murats. It highlights ties to Indian viceroys, the Jockey Club, and a century of aristocratic influence.
In New York City a bantam rooster owned by Augustus Linderman allegedly relays souls after death by sounding reveille at 5 30 a m and taps at night. The bird named Jack supposedly knows 530 a m and 980 p m calls, fooling neighbors who wonder at its uncanny timing and breeding.
In New York several Fat Men's Club members staged a private contest at 24 West Third Street with a wager of 80 dollars. Frank J Dotzler weighed 340 pounds and ate 276 oysters 215 pounds of steak 12 rolls 11 cups of coffee 3 large pies. Jack Gossman weighed 215 pounds and ate 210 oysters 12 pounds of steak 9 rolls 10 cups of coffee 3 large pies. Jack Probst weighed 235 pounds and ate 19 oysters 12 pounds of steak 10 rolls 4 large pies. Referee Balvado awarded the prize to Dotzler, who soon paid the money into his vest pocket as watchers cheered and demanded more food.
Miss Daisy Helme of Mount Vernon wed Francis T. Oliver of London at her father's coffin an hour before the funeral service read publicly Sunday. Details about John B Helme's death surfaced after the ceremony involving a gas gag that caused his asphyxiation in New York. Coroner Boedecker ruled accidental. Helme, a somnambulist, was believed to have turned on the gas while walking in his room. The wedding proceeded Friday as scheduled. France War on Foreign Corsets reports a push for prohibitive duties to shield domestic corset makers from imports. Paris presses reveal rising imports of cheaper foreign corsets, led by Germany and the United States, prompting a tarif committee review.
A blooded mare owned by George Leiper rescued her four week old colt from a quarry pool on Lesper’s farm near Eidystone after the colt slipped toward the water. The mare braved danger and pulled the foal to safety, saving its life.
An odd mix of guests at the Hotel Normandie share views on Turkey's reforms and the Young Turks, praise Abdul the Blessed, discuss Tennessee prohibition, and debate railroad and commerce cases. Attendees include Osmon, Cooke, Sascher, Speed, and Wunder, with remarks on a Potsdam gargoyle noted in Century magazine.
The text discusses a Kansas conference on dependent t and humanitarian aims. Daniela of Los Angeles notes evening sessions at the New Willard, praising past and future work for orphans in the United States. It criticizes current philanthropists for neglecting orphan education and calls for funds to educate and support dependent children to build better citizenship.
A Harper reference notes a 125000 Bible from Harper's Weekly with gold and emerald settings in Moscow's Cathedral of the Assumption. The Kremlin treasure yielded vast silver and gold, recovered by Cos sacke, who donated a 90 pound silver chandelier. Jewels and emeralds valued at 195000, with a single emerald at 56000. gold weight in church vessels estimated around 106 hundredweight. Two men lift the Bible, famed for its gold studding. The New York Post cites the Carnegie hero medals and a House of Representatives note.
Port Huron Dispatch reports Grage Crane, once deemed hopeless after a peculiar disease scorched her skin, has nearly recovered. Doctors exhausted, Wade Crane cared for his daughter with bone grafts and careful nursing as friends offered skin donations she refused, choosing life over sacrifice.
Wry verse from the New York Times portrays a woman preparing for bed with a rapid sequence of beauty rituals. The speaker chronicles late night efforts to tub, scrub, steam, and prime skin while the clock ticks toward dawn and the camera captures the scene.
A poem on regional dishes contrasts with report on the Shaker communities in Shirley and Lancaster Massachusetts. The 65 acre property is to be sold to the Commonwealth for an industrial school site, with Elder Joseph Holden delivering a clear title and $343,000 to be paid, reflecting the long declining but respected Shaker legacy.
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