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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1905
Page
20
The piece discusses President’s anticipated rest in Texas after tense Senate battles. It conjures wild Texas imagery with coyotes, jackrabbits, and jaguars, mixing political satire with frontier landscape as the president contemplates peace and arbitration treaties amid looming battles.
A late 19th century commentary advocates testing a spring start for Congress to begin work in March and run through May. It argues this would allow festivities to occur later, reduce winter disruption, and let the public judge by actual experiment whether an April inauguration day would suit a constitutional custom. It notes opposition and supports a clearer cycle of sessions with less delay.
The piece critiques mileage pay for Congress members and the push for personal registration in Pennsylvania. It notes voters’ discontent with wage inflation and calls for reform, while warning that parcel post expansion and postal subsidies could shift wealth to a few merchants, opposing these schemes as threats to constitutional governance.
A lengthy column argues parcels post would push out small rural shops, favoring big mail order houses. It questions efficiency, notes opposition in New York wholesale district, and warns about losing local access to goods and Levelling express rates.
Grand Duke Constantine Constantinevitch, president of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, helped secure Gorki’s release from prison and shelter from harsh punishment after the St. Peters burg insurrection. The prince publicly defended Gorki, who was admired as a famed Russian writer. The minister de Sipyagin later overruled an academy honor, signaling limits on ducal influence.
Health officials urge that rising insanity among London women stems from flat life monotony. The piece contrasts urban flat dwellers with farmers wives, noting limited social contact, few chores, and scarce visitors. It argues monotony harms mental health, while some women seek escape through books, clubs, church work, or business.
In a spirited critique from the Newark News, Kansas lawmakers urge President Roosevelt to fire Commissioner Garfield and appoint a probe into the beef trust. They argue the beef industry profits dwarf Garfield’s reported 9% return, highlighting packers’ economies and rising beef costs while farmers struggle. The piece contrasts Kansas’ stance with broader national industry progress and quotes various newspapers presenting urban views.
The Macon Telegraph discusses looming deficits and huge naval spending. It notes Congress overspent in the war era and quotes Hobson urging 2 billion for ships to boost cotton cloth sales in China. It mocks opium and China strategy while calling for funding without new taxes.
The article contrasts Berlin women who publicly remove bird decorations from hats with American readers in Philadelphia. It notes a stern, aggressive reform movement in Berlin to strip any bird or feather from another woman’s hat, promising indemnity against fines but not jail. The piece blends satire on fashion reform and international differences.
The City of Mexico has thrived about 389 years amid wars and turmoil yet kept a spotless financial reputation. Across empires, viceroys, and revolutions, loans and bonds shifted with regimes, but the capital never repudiated its debt, maintaining integrity through centuries.
A Louisville Courier Journal snippet shows a street collection request to help Timmins after the death of an older relative. The dialogue suggests a near family tragedy described in colloquial terms.
A playful contrast notes how impossible it would be to imagine Benjamin Harrison hosting sixty cowboys, far removed from the image of President Roosevelt entertaining sixty cowboys, highlighting the era’s evolving perceptions of presidential hospitality.
A collection of brief opinions and quips from several papers. Democrats oppose raising the presidential salary, arguing many would take the post at current pay. A Detroit exchange quips about an expensive fake solitaire. Other items joke about politics, social manners, and courtship, with satirical lines from various newspapers.
Notables such as Indiana Governor Durbin and West Virginia attorney Jake Fisher share views on state affairs at the New Wizard, Raleigh, and Arlington hotels. Cuba’s immigration mix and Mount Vernon’s rules draw comment, while Judge Lambert and John D. Waite attend events at Arlington and Shoreham. Ex-Congressman Campbell also figures in Washington chatter.
A dialogue styled, playful exchange where a daughter asks about a potential marriage to Mr Feathertop and the father humorously prefaces his likely remarks by telling her to cover her ears while he rehearses.
A collection of quips and satirical lines from various papers. Includes a young man asking about honor among thieves and a sage declaring thieves are no better than others. Also features notes on a New York man and a joke about cornering the world and college color controversies.
From the Chicago record? There are four times as many words in English as French, yet young writers insert French phrases to clarify meaning. The Cleveland Plain Dealer asks why people eat welsh rarebits only in the evening, arguing it is easier to be miserable while asleep.
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