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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1907
Page
20
The fragment lists remittance instructions payable to The Washington Best Co. and notes mailing and office details. It mentions Paul Block as manager and includes addresses and mail classifications. The text is a damaged OCR with multiple repetitions and missing context.
The article surveys Filipino anti imperial sentiment, calls for Philippine self government, and critiques US policy, while shifting to temperance in Kentucky, Maine politics, and a push for a national department of art. It notes opposition to taxation and protectionism, temperance campaigns, and broader reform conversations across states.
A reflective piece from the Eastern Shore, recalling oysters and local disputes, the 1812 war memory, and regional loyalties. It blends lore of Chesapeake agriculture with Baltimore and Virginia rivalries, noting historical battles, politics, and social shifts shaping Maryland's coastal identity through vivid regional scenes. The narrator traces culture from Kent to Cambridge, touching on figures, dates, and long-standing rivalries within a broad coastal tapestry.
A poem from Detroit Free Press era questions who bears blame when a father mismanages daily mishaps and anger. It contrasts mother’s patience with father’s blame, noting the mother’s quiet steadiness and the child’s perspective on fault.
A chaotic tale details Edward Hackett of 464 Sumner Avenue Brooklyn seeking a Teddy bear to guide a street band, an accident on the third floor, and Patrick Hennessy a hod carrier who dumps his rod but saves it with the bear. Also a verse about a choir girl and a Suffolk County scene where a blind horse is guided by a loyal bull terrier named Tom, leading to water.
A long feature on Lord Euston of the Grafton dukedom arriving for a triennial Kalgats Templars conclave at Saratoga. It outlines his royal lineage, title, and duties, notes the family’s financial troubles and past scandals, and mentions his marriage fiasco and legal struggles. It also references his public roles and connections to King Edward and Freemasonry.
The piece discusses the Third Duke of Grafton as a famed statesman in George II's reign and his influence on political circles at Euston. It notes his unpopularity tied to imperial policy, patronage of the poet Blomfield, and criticisms of Sunday observance on his estates. It mentions Lord Euston, the succession risk to the Grafton title, and references to the Coldstream Guards amid aristocratic controversy.
Washington readers urged to keep informed by The Post after leaving the city. Address changes may be made anytime and the paper will be mailed promptly to any part of the country. Notify carrier or send orders directly to The Post at Tot shone Main 4205.
Denver Field and Fac reports a traveling circus drawing a jubilant, mixed audience across the frontier West. Indians, Mexicans, Chinese, Negroes, cowboys, and whites fill tents and hippodromes from Arizona to California, with acts delighting all communities amid lively crowd scenes and cultural contrasts.
Bald the tall slim Stork argues with the Teddy Bear about work and freedom. The bear boasts of ease from toil while the stork counters with dreams of travel from the Golden Gate to Maine.
Detroit's 21 year old diver Miss Baker is hailed as a protege in Great Lakes wrecking. She earned her first pay by raising $20,000 in copper from a sunken ship in Lake Erie and later recovered a diamond ring from a sunken barge in Lake Huron. She describes the dive as fraught with pressure and danger, yet proves her skill by guiding the wrecking boat and retrieving valuables for wealthy clients.
A Philadelphia column blends a nervous man’s haunted walk home with a dramatic street encounter. A cat named Adam Ball Bryan dies at ten years six months, reportedly poisoned after a long illness, with a neighborly funeral held near Mr and Mrs Bryan.
A mixed New York Sun style piece blends verse about Arcady lovers teased by mosquitoes and a thunderstorm with satirical notes from the New York Times. It mentions a Paranoiac, a Psychic Epiceptic, and a comic tale of a boastful machinist who loses a tug of war to a tomcat at Jessop Steel Mill near Washington PA.
Fragmented reflections discuss gender, marriage, and temper in a dated, informal voice. The text references widows, desire, and social expectations with scattered phrases about men teaching women and the excitement of imagined encounters.
In a Raleigh hotel lobby, William J Oliver, a contractor from Knottville, expresses willingness to build the Panama Canal but prefers contracts for specific sections. He recalls earlier bids as honest, notes difficulty of ground, and argues for a contracted approach and patriotic pride in the project.
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