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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1910
Page
15
The 1910 Washington Post issue weighs in on spring fever excuses for laziness and the need to work. It surveys wormed excuses, hookworm tales, and civic duty, arguing industry, and restraint, with notes on prepaid subscriptions and advertising. It also includes a Senate wealth and tariff debate, plus Aldrich and Herrick views on government spending and Taft's warnings.
A wartime style discussion cites widespread hookworm illness and a push for a Federal health department. Senator Gwen notes 46 percent affected in states, while Senators Owen and Money discuss two thymol doses costing about 28 cents as a cure, warning against lingering worry over a hookworm threat.
Lawyers across nations debate aerial navigation laws touching property below and above the surface, trespass, licensing pilots, passenger safety, and damages. The issue spans sovereignty, frontier respect, and wartime rules, prompting talk of an international conference and new safeguards for air travel.
An educational piece argues for extended kindness to animals and describes Dr WC Staniforth of Cleveland’s plan to fund a national almshouse for stray cats and dogs. Eighteen acres in Painesville Ohio will house inmates for humane care until natural death, with no vivisection. The article notes existing humane efforts like Bidea Wee Home in New York and stresses duty to animals, especially horses and dogs.
Amid labor tension in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania the Central Gabon Union of Harrisburg promotes honoring contracts between unions and employers. It asserts collective bargaining strengthens labor, condemns sympathetic strikes, and praises adherence to interstate and regional agreements in mining and shipping.
The text applauds President Taft’s nominations for United States attorney for the District of Columbia Clarence Wilson and police judge George Hoover. It commends his choice, predicts prompt Senate confirmation, and notes Taft’s personal attention to District affairs. It also references political chatter and aims to boost Democratic harmony.
A fragmentary critique argues fat fees shape expertise and a ladylike man writes with profanity. It posits a passing band can shift stubborn opinions and a man’s courage hires more than a woman. The piece notes confidence must be cultivated while suspicion grows fast. Wealth’s eccentricity is compared to saints among the poor.
Twenty one Holland Catholic families, about two hundred fifty people, traveled from New York to settle in Ottertail County Minnesota. Led by Bishop McGolbrith of Duluth, they will take 10 to 160 acre plots to farm dairy, poultry, and eventually wheat and corn. The article urges Southern states to welcome similar immigration for regional growth.
In London boards push social music halls under commissions with Victoria Music Hall opening under notable patrons. The text recalls historic Waterloo road venues and mentions Lord Brassey Lord Mont Tempis and city commissioners backing high quality yet affordable entertainment for health and charity in Amesiva.
The article describes the Italian community's efforts in New York, detailing the Leonard Street and Worth Street school history, the shift from day to trade classes, and the evolution into a social and vocational center. It notes about twelve hundred pupils, predominantly Italians, taught through formal and informal education, and the broader impact on the alien community.
A Wall Street bookkeeper housing chickens on Long Island angered locals with frost stories and small egg offers. He suddenly sold eggs at wholesale prices usurping a wholesaler, delivering dozens daily to buyers before a Queens Sunday reveal exposed the scheme and the secrets of his egg racket.
Prince Joachim of Prussia, heir to the German emperor, will enter the navy early next month and devote himself to a maritime career. The move reflects new regulations requiring high school graduation before naval training, securing broader general instruction for officers. His elder brothers and other princes hold varying ranks, while some remain inactive due to health or policy.
The piece contrasts aeroplane spectacle with racing car danger at Daytona and Rheims, noting Barney Oldfield’s mile record and the peril of motor speed. It argues aviation’s grace appeals to imagination while car racing delivers stark, destructive drama. Crowds will chase records as thrill persists.
A New York Times report notes judges and juries increasingly convict reckless chauffeurs of second degree manslaughter for deadly car crashes. District Attorney Whitman orders strict prosecutions, opposing minor pleas, as drivers who violate speed rules and flee harm face imprisonment to deter killings of pedestrians.
A Portland team claims to have rediscovered a method to preserve vegetables and edible matter using a novel process. The approach involves an element that permeates the air and can stabilize products, with demonstrations showing color restoration and prevention of disintegration. They describe experimental apparatus and ongoing efforts to secure suspended and integrated production.
The piece argues that art gains reverence and value when recognized as authentic. It contends forgery or questions of origin can plunge art from worship to doubt, yet books are judged by merit rather than authorial fame or anonymity.
The new Japanese land bill, passed by the House of Representatives, extends rights for aliens to purchase and hold land on a reciprocal basis. It tightens prohibitions but follows the practice of other civilized nations, aligning Japan with U.S. and state approaches to foreign land ownership. Count Komura hints at reciprocity, suggesting Americans may gain similar access under reciprocal terms.
In a storm a crew aboard a Canadian labour ship battled fire as boilers groaned and smoke rose amid flooding, with men clinging to decks. James Ravensstol and others are named in the scramble as the ship suffered damage and a rescue effort unfolded.
A cryptic brief notes a tie in a prom event with mentions of Cheage Sceat Wo and effort to protect tails by bag pen. The fragmentary text hints at a social function and fashion details but lacks clear, named entities or a coherent incident.
A Raleigh letter warns of possible loss of a Republican district in New York if James Perkins is the nominee, blaming Monroe County leader George W Aldridge for machine politics. The piece notes Aldridge’s control, past senatorial actions, and the potential impact on the upcoming special election and party balance.
The piece surveys bachelors and women with sharp humor, noting vanity, flirtations, and social tactics. It touches on political figures and party shifts, mentioning Wilson and state committees, then pivots to historical reforms, immigrant workers, and party realignments shaping a Democratic to Republican shift in a district.
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