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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1906
Page
6
The Washington Post solicitation states payment by drafts checks post office orders or registered letters payable to The Washington Post Co near Pennsylvania Avenue and Fourteenth Street. It emphasizes remittance methods and the address for subscription payments.
A critical commentary denies the Mount Dajo clash with the Moros as a true battle. It decries the slaughter of women and children, questions the justification for the attack, and condemns imperial pretensions and the writers’ own past rhetoric. The piece argues historians will mark the act as archipelago expansion rather than heroic warfare.
In a caustic overview the piece traces the Reciprocity idea within the Republican Party and its shifting support. It contrasts Blaine’s historic call for open markets with Roosevelts era attempts, notes standpatters resistance, and weighs the clash between maximum and minimum tariff aims and the looming 60th Congress’s stance.
A heated critique contrasts early spring prophecies in Philadelphia with Washington's warmer, approving notices of spring in the Capitol. The piece mocks a Philadelphia editorial predicting spring while asserting real spring has arrived in the District, with crocuses, blossoms, and renewed civic bustle.
Collier's notes on the March 1 provincial governor elections in the Philippines praise plurality reforms while criticizing borders of democratic government in the United States. It argues for abolishing plurality in favor of absolute majorities to avoid chaos and notes British parliamentary salary changes as a democratic stride. The piece also critiques Washington schools, calls for reform of education, and comments on diverse political and international topics with a wary tone toward entrenched privilege and partisan gridlock.
A Keystone-press style review juxtaposes battles with the Moros in the Philippines and the broader question of U S involvement. It cites Gen Wood and Gen Corbin on Moro fanaticism, Major Bullard on preparing Moros for government, and an Atlantic article excerpt including a Sultan interview. It questions the purpose of occupation, the cost in lives and money, and whether missionary work was ever the aim. A Denver Post anecdote about a hotel telephone operator adds local flavor.
A fragment from The Commoner presents a parable of the Man contemplating garden work and planning mostly in his mind. The joked Solomon tale from the Columbus Utspaten and brief Chicago Tribune snippets add humor about wisdom and perception. A playful peek at public discourse and satire.
The Providence Journal analyzes Republican fears for the next Congress. It notes internal splits, Senate opposition to Roosevelt, and likely Democratic gains from public sentiment against plutocracy. It cites the rate bill, Philippine tariff, and Gov Curtis Guild’s letter as influencing factors.
A collage of folklore and schoolyard humor from the era includes Navajo belief notes on protection from harm using red bands and sacred meals, ideas about witchcraft and evil magic linked to dark corn, and funeral-like caution. It also features light quizzes and jokes from Chicago and New York papers, including a girl’s simple definition of heroine, and quips about manners, manners and happiness, and a teacher’s math riddle.
New York Tribune reports Robert E Foster of Newton Sus sex County claims to have cultivated hens laying eggs with handles. A white eggshell teat cup shape formed after specialized feeding and white-painted housing. Observers note rapid handle development following a rooster scare, with plans to test incubating the novel eggs.
In hotel lobbies, Magee the private cook for Mrs. Hanna shares her Irish hash method praised by Roosevelt. The dish blends butter beef, freshly baked potatoes, nutmeg, and broth for a rich, hot mash. Roosevelt also approved a pepper omelet recipe with mushrooms peppers stock and shrimp served in an omelet.
From Deadwood to Winnipeg travelers recall a photographer Geo. Barraclough chasing wildlife near Wild Bill and Calamity Jane country. He spied a grizzly, dropped his camera, fled, then slipped from a precipice, fracturing arm and injuring himself as the bear lingered near. Source: St Paul Pioneer Press.
A short reflective poem from Minnaring Im Lelve Weekly honors a mother’s sacrifices with lines credited to Andrew Carnegie. It recounts a country lad’s gratitude, memories of a mother’s Bible tales, and how virtue, courage, and faith guide him back to the path. The piece weaves moral reflections with an ornate, sentimental tone.
Fragmented remarks from Virgil Ko Kellogg and J M Colvin outline party loyalties and predicted outcomes in New York and Massachusetts. The exchange touches on Higgins, Canadian reciprocity, and a forecast of Republicans' strength in Congress. Separate vignettes include Smokers habits of Senators Knox and Spooner, a Chicago humor piece, and a heated Capitol discussion about the Statehood bill.
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