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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1907
Page
22
The Washington Post lists delivery options and subscription rates including daily and Sunday editions with yearly and monthly terms. It provides payment methods and mentions offices in New York Chicago and Washington with manager Paul Block.
A March 7 1907 outlook analyzes possible armament limits at The Hague talks. It notes rising costs, expected naval builds by Britain Japan Russia and the United States, and calls for international limits and expanded arbitration. Also discusses protectionism, nullification, and South Carolina’s tariff stance.
A bawdy column notes a man may brag about his conquests yet honesty tires women, while wealth and advice fall short of genuine affection. The piece jokes that a man with a strong nature has few relatives to be nice to, and mocks social tricks in courting.
A Munich issued pamphlet titled The Japanese-American War of the Year 1907 argues, in a Dresden dated letter, that the war will begin within a year and details Japanese aims, the Portsmouth treaty gains, and the Japan Britain alliance as a prelude to U S conflict. It critiques Roosevelt and California school policy and foresees imperial shifts through a Japanese victory.
A light verse describes a mother choosing a simple life at home. She trades bustle for quiet routines, breakfast coffee, reading under an elm, a modest lunch, and early bed. Her mother manages meals and chores, restoring calm and content.
A New York couple in October rents a flat and visits a small shop run by a shabby hunchback. They learn the shopkeeper complains of hard times yet reveals he owns the building and two more, exposing a sharp landlord twist amid city pressures.
A European observer notes Jamaica uses white for mourning, tracing color symbolism to Europe from Charles VII era. White signifies purity, while gray, brown, and yellow carry regional meanings. China still uses white, and blue appears in Turkey Armenia and Syria. Black remains linked to death and night.
From the New York Press, Plummer’s reminiscence about Bob Toombs was delivered to a crowd in the stock exchange power house. The orator, tall and imposing, mocked a critic’s pill bill at a Marietta meeting and denounced Vox Populi as the voice of one illiterate man despite its wide weekly circulation.
Fragmentary excerpt discussing custom and truth, noting storms of opinion and social judgments. Mentions a woman’s persuasion, a bargain of a barge, and the Lord’s regard tied to neighborly praise. Reflects old editorial voice and social commentary.
A London law firm calls on Claude Robert Campbell son of Sir Gilbert Campbell baronet to come forward. The ad notes Sir Gilbert may still be alive, outlines Claude’s career and his potential entitlement to a legacy, and hints at a family mystery surrounding the title.
A walnut table built by Samuel Brumbaugh on a Maryland farm near Hagerstown, associated with Gen. Lee and the Gettysburg era, remains in Dr. S. T. Felmlee of Chicago. The piece, with wooden joinery and no metal, was used as a baptismal altar for Jefferson Davis, and is accompanied by a century-old wedding sheet and tapestry from the same farm. The article also notes Felmlee’s other antiques and a poetry excerpt from the Chicago Record-Herald.
Cleveland city records reveal a misdirected check from J P Morgan for 34 dollars addressed to Hon. John H Farley, mayor six years out of office. City Auditor Thomas Coughlin sent a letter to Morgan explaining the error and urging correct addressing in future correspondence.
Washington tale of Roland Harriman, ten, returning to Lakewood New Jersey from a Washington visit with his father B H Harriman, leaving the elder man exposed to public life. The note includes anecdotes of patent jokes and the old era of keys and watches as unrelated reflections.
James Kavanagh, an American mining engineer who returned from Seoul, describes Korea under Japanese directorate as hostile to Americans and foreigners. He recalls mines transferred to Japanese control, unpaid fees, and a regime where the Emperor is constrained and officials exercise harsh authority. Foreigners face discourtesy, limited redress, and tight surveillance as Japan tightens grip over Korea.
From the New York Sun and New York American: a satirical note on Congress ending and Beveridge, Sulzer, and railroad bosses facing defeat. Three Tottenville boys—Charles Van Winkle, Frank Tyson, and Thomas Simonsen—were heroically rescued from drifting ice in Jamaica Bay after leaping from one moving ice cake to another. Capt Richard Pearsall and crew of the tug Jacob Health rescued them and thawed in the boiler room.
Sir William Henry Perkins recalls a single ghost story witnessed by Snooks at a country house. Snooks, uneasy yet armed with a revolver, sees a small hand at the foot of the bed in moonlit gloom and, after demanding a reply, fires, losing two of his own toes in the retreat.
Police commissioner Bingham bans tips to officers. No rewards may be accepted for arrests convictions or property recoveries except deserter rewards and public standing rewards open to all by published routes.
A report notes a barber shop in a busy New York section offering services from 7 to 12 for women to be shaved or have hair shampooed and dressed. Barbers also visited residences to perform depilation for ladies, reflecting expanding privileges for women.
In the Metropolitan hotel lobby, Melvin Cornish of McAlester Oklahoma discusses the remaining Indian Territory land and future statehood. Other travelers comment on lumber prices transportation and the cosmopolitan nature of Washington, with notes on Oklahoma convention leaders and Archbishop Ireland stories.
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