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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1907
Page
18
The Washington Post announces delivery details and subscription plans including daily and Sunday options with various periods. It lists remittance methods and notes postal entry at Washington, D.C., and offices in New York and Chicago with Paul Block as manager.
A 1807 column discusses Congress raising salaries for Cabinet, Vice President, Speaker, and lawmakers, noting living costs, the press consensus, and calls for broader reforms across government clerks and military pay amid rising inflation and government strain. It also covers political rhetoric in Indiana, tariff debates, and maritime armament questions, withOpinion on salaries shaping public trust.
A London Daily News piece describes a hawker who sells small bags of laprate as a means to feed seagulls along the Thames. Gulls flock around Blackfriars Pier, perch on gangways, and surge toward sprats tossed by passersby, while crowds observe the feeding ritual during luncheon hours. Some birds grow tame enough to stand on the Embankment parapet and take crumbs.
Helen Smart a sixteen year old of 508 Ferry street Hoboken has been strapped to a bed nightly for fourteen years due to epilepsy and mental illness. Her parents John and Annie Smart say she was four when she fell and after five she began showing severe symptoms. Annie Mullins claims Miss Smart is her niece and urges sending her to the County Asylum for the insane, but the family resists. The girl’s mind deteriorated five years ago and she is watched closely, though she often moves furniture and has water poured from windows. She recently freed herself from restraints and poured water on her sleeping parents. She fears the fire escape and may attempt to escape at night.
A woman rides a car with a big dog named Sport who barks at every man nearby. She claims he is loyal and protective, insisting no flirtation can succeed while he is present. Passengers pause and avoid eye contact as the dog announces himself throughout the ride.
In Kenany City Journal humorist L Clements narrates an 1880s incident where a last minute temperance lecturer, mistaken for Mark Twain, faced a roaring crowd. The substitute struggles as the audience’s humor turns to mockery when he proclaims intemperance as a curse and urges crushing the serpent.
Frank M. Bemis, a Michigan furniture salesman, travels to New York World columns. He suffers a mysterious condition that makes him perpetually cold despite hot weather. He wears multiple layers year round, sleeps under many blankets, and his gas bill runs high at home. Doctors have yet to diagnose the cause.
Ross a sketch writer and comedian recounts early life as a jockey in Kansas and Missouri. He recalls Curtis the future senator, their shared rides at county fairs, a severe accident in Cameron Junction, and Ross later joining vaudeville after leaving the ponies.
A London report predicts future homes built from porcelain sheets replacing bricks. Finds the porcelain walls strong, decorative, and weatherproof, enabling simple construction and minimal interior care.
A garbled excerpt from Chicago News discusses social mores and femininity. It touches on marriage, money, and personal virtue with skeptical tone. The piece mentions Charity, Regina, and advice on speaking well of oneself. It reflects on children and music in the home.
An analysis of the Hervey family history and a court case involving Marquis of Bristol after he was barred from voting in a Cambridge University election. The piece recounts the long line of Lords Bristol, their ancestral home Ickworth, and the famed Yorks and Queens ties, including Lord Hervey and Pope’s satirical verses. The article also covers a 17th century bigamy impeachment linked to the peerage.
Mr Fant Abbott the clever wizard who reveals thought transference secrets has published a pamphlet entitled Can you Zancgt He tours with Mme Olivia the famous witch and demonstrates a code that lets a feeder cue a medium to reveal sums dates and letters. The piece explains the simple Abbott code used in misdirection and shows sample mappings for numbers dates and initials.
In crowded hotel lobbies in Washington, figures from Vancouver to Seattle and Kalamazoo discuss rapid regional growth, Canada U S reciprocity, and legal reforms. Prominent speakers praise American prosperity, rail against legislation overload, and share memories of Senator Alger and business prospects at paper mills, mills, and lumber.
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