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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1905
Page
6
The excerpt lists subscription terms for The Daily and Sunday editions, detailing delivery by tar tarra to subscribers and pricing per week and per month. It specifies different rates for The Daily including Sunday and separate weekly and monthly charges.
A chaotic column chains Republican policy shifts through McKinley and Dingley acts, then pivots to Patton's polecat perfume idea. It skewers Bryan on Taft Chinese immigration and warns of Fourth of July lax patriotism, plus a satirical bonus on buffalo conservation and public notices.
The piece details Count Willem Morner's 18th century lobbying for Marshal Bernadotte as Swedish crown prince, Napoleon’s wary stance, and Bernadotte’s rise to king of Sweden and Norway. It recounts Morner’s schemes, Bernadotte’s marriage, and later strains with Napoleon, plus the Morners’ exile to Germany after a Stockholm murder case and a sensational family history.
Letter urges Washingtonians moving away to send their address so The Post can continue delivering. It promises prompt service anywhere in the country and invites orders by mail or telephone.
In Good Old Georgia three editors from the Atlanta Constitution Savannah News and Atlanta Journal opine on the gubernatorial race. They praise courtesy and chivalry among rivals while hinting at preferred outcomes and reflect Georgia’s famed politeness as a virtue guiding democratic discourse.
The passage traces Republican stance on reciprocity from 1890 to 1898, noting how Blaine McKinley and Dingley framed tariff policy and how objections to treaty-based revenue measures arose. It argues party members cannot take pride in what it labels as trickery that shaped the Dingley act.
Portland's New wheat enters markets in Oklahoma Texas and Kansas while statisticians dispute government yield predictions. The New York Produce Exchange baselines show potential record totals but actual harvests often fall short, keeping prices volatile. Readers are cautioned on possible price swings as early-market supplies tighten and import factors loom.
A scrambled clipping discusses indemnities and global reaction to a billion dollar payment wrested by Germany from republican France, then shifts to light political quips about a reckless chauffeur, Russian military disadvan tages, and witty lines from multiple newspapers critiquing politicians and figures including Mr Carnegie and Bryan.
A Washington Street column riffs on second hand news and public manners. It mocks overblown critics and urges practical kindness, noting that real progress comes from deeds not words. The piece playfully contrasts bachelor plans with marriage and humorously laments umbrella borrowing.
Mor H Treat of New York is inducted as United States Treasurer succeeding Hillis H Roberts. Sixty workers tally cash across thirteen vaults with 2 152 518 7% in assets including silver, gold, bonds, and notes. Oath taken. bond set at 150000, the largest for a Treasury official aside from the New York subtreasurer’s 400000 bond.
Dr Clifford Mitchell of Chicago urges two vacations yearly to offset the shift from outdoor life to indoor manufacturing and commerce. He calls for winter and summer getaways, more sleep and open air exercise, plus reserving a large national park near major inland cities to draw crowds from cities on Sundays and holidays. Dr Mitchell, a Hahnemann College staff member, also notes a public schools paper on physical culture by Dr G W Sager of Titusville, Pa.
Oklahoma Delegate Bird McGuire reports strong support for statehood combining Oklahoma and Indian Territory. He says sentiment is nearly unanimous, editors in Guthrie endorse the plan, and pressure builds for a bill to create a single state when Congress assembles.
Annapolis Md June 0 Rear Admiral Willard H Brownson turns over the superintendency of the Naval Academy to Capt George P Colvocoresses ending three years of management. Colvocoresses will command midshipmen under Rear Admiral James B Sands who arrives tomorrow for a formal welcome with full honors. Brownson departs for Yonkers NY before joining the West Virginia at Newport News.
King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra presided at Harrow on June 3 inaugurating the school grounds expansion. Ambassador Whitelaw Reid praised English education highlighting its influence on the United States and the importance of teachers and learning. Draftsmen Lose Jobs as Treasury Cuts Drawings Output Drops. The Acting Secretary accepted sixty draftsmen resignations amid reduced public building activity since 1902.
A Washington Post dispatch notes Count Cassini, retiring Russian ambassador in Washington, will become under secretary of the foreign office. Also reported are postmaster appointments in Maine Maryland and Pennsylvania and a comic column roundup touching on politics and royal manners.
In the hotel lobby Capt ES Hroussard of New II A shares news from Louisiana about labor scarcity and population trends. Wyoming sheep men warn of high prices and potential class shifts, while Senator Harris warns of German tariffs affecting pork beef and corn. Experts in transport and canal work debate project management and labor mobility, with Ohio governor nominee Pattison praised as a notable classmate of D K Watson.
Fragmentary overheard exchange at a post office shows a customer asking if she must reveal her name to receive mail and seeking a stamp. The interlocutors speak with a humorous tone, revealing attitudes toward gender and propriety in public services.
A fragment recalls two youths on an old lawn gazing at the sky. The man doubts love under clear skies while the woman blushes, insisting the moon’s face need not be hidden by clouds. The exchange hints at romance and shy desire.
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