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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1909
Page
12
Fragmented OCR preserves subscription prices and delivery options for The Washington Post. It lists rates by day week and year, including Sunday editions, plus payment methods and mailing details for Washington DC and other cities, with mentions of carriers and postal handling.
The article reports Admiral Schroeder and fleet maneuvers off Cape, praising costs and drills, then shifts to summer health advice. It notes disciplined watchfulness, tireless training, and public pride in naval readiness, followed by practical tips on surviving hot days and common sense during the heat wave.
A fragmented historical note discusses a proposed universal tax on fortunes in France aimed at funding government and municipal costs. It mentions a plan taxing all fortunes above a threshold, affecting peasants and families, with fears of social upheaval and limited relief for the poor.
A seasoned railroad magnate speaks of record crop yields and farm prosperity while critiquing consumer wages and land use. The piece juxtaposes aviation milestones, noting Blériot and Wrights amid global unrest, then surveys education, youth, and civic roles, ending with Nile irrigation progress and a steel canal project in Wad Kum-Ombo.
The Baltimore American laments the decline of abundant fishing on a famed Potomac stretch once yielding more of many species. It criticizes government action allowing German carp and Mississippi catfish, which decimated native fish spawn and disrupted the legendary angling district.
Milenopolis News reports housewives facing higher bakery costs during hot weather. Prices climb while cake sizes shrink and eggs sugar and butter use drops, leaving earnest complaints about poorer quality bread like coffee cake. Bakers defend by smaller portions and stable prices, noting limited gains from production.
The piece discusses Bolivia's supply challenges in wartime and the impracticality of various routes for materiel. It explores the unlikely opening of channels via Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and the Amazon basin, noting neighboring countries' stances and the potential broad continental consequences of a Argentina-Bolivia or wider South American war.
Tailors and shoe dealers in London note shifts in male and female figures. A growing waist and chest size trend reflects increased motor car use reducing horse riding. Average chest expands to 14? inches with 14 waist? height and build evolve. long-term changes are forecast, with expectations of further growth over time.
Saturday Review reflects on the House of Lords as composed of independent English gentlemen. It notes a growing peer sentiment favoring abolition and an elective senate model, suggesting democracy might not benefit from replacing the Lords with an American style Senate.
Baron Frederick d Erlanger, son of German and American lineage, built a career in Paris and London as a composer and social figure. His link to British and American circles includes a controversial Trent incident and a Vatican annulment affecting family ties. His current life centers on Park House in London and financial dealings tied to his banking family while composing operas like Jehan de Saintre.
Report from Towaco farmer John A Kinnear notes a 185 exodus of snakes from Hook Mountain into Puntare and Passaic valleys. Farmers fear renewed natural upheaval as rock falls of up to 5 tons occurred in 1835 after prior snake migrations. Snakes spread across Boonton turnpike, Passaic valley road. residents fear outdoor work and defend homes with clubs.
Nebraska shows strong loan repayments and new farm debt, with $90 million canceled and $364 million in new mortgages in 1908. The state population tops 1.2 million, acres cultivated reach about 400,000, and Nebraska climbs in corn and wheat production, surpassing Missouri in corn output by 2 million bushels and reaching fourth in wheat.
Observers worldwide discuss aerial navigation after M Bleriots record crossing the English Channel at near mile a minute. Commentators weigh monoplane advantages, Wright brothers influence, and future aircraft types from tri and quadraplanes to single-surface machines.
A fragmentary poem laments wasted genius and floundering aspirations to craft a sublime sonnet amid economic constraints. It contrasts grand ambitions with practical limits, imagining vast musical and poetic potential unfulfilled by daily toil.
A clipped miscellany features a political jab at the government with a heckler crying You're wrong sir as a speaker presses on. An excerpt describes the Rock of Moses in the Sinai peninsula, its size and sacred regard by Bedouin and Christians. Also included are humorous classroom bursts from From Out of the Mouths of Babes and a Cleveland Leader quip about a crawling sensation.
A bizarre local clipping blends kidnapping fear with a dog pound sighting, a St Bernard at a rear gate, and a cautious arrest. Nearby a Philadelphia Inquirer item cites a Boston school math problem about fractions and nine days, ending with a student cheekily suggesting stacking fractions.
Fragmented lines discuss honesty and politeness, noting how some avoid truth to protect others. It argues that smiles beat hidden lies and questions whether people distort health for convenience.
A humorous dated critique on women and reputation. The piece muses on hair fashion and imagined perfection, noting a man’s confidence in business and a woman’s implied religiosity. Short, satirical reflections capture early 20th century gender notions and social mores.
A Portland man extols the Northwest as a land of opportunity and scenery in Arlington while warning of counterfeit colleges and diploma scams selling fake degrees. The piece also notes revolutionary unrest near El Paso and broader concerns about migration and exploitation in the era.
The article discusses Tennessee’s revenue drive through occupation taxes. Embalmers must pay joint state taxes and undertakers’ merchant taxes, cobblers pay state fees, soft drink sellers and cash register dealers taxed, and many trades face license and staff or equipment taxes. The piece critiques broad, sometimes absurd, taxation of various professions.
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