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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1907
Page
50
A fragment from a Washington Post page extols newspapers as powerful teachers and daily chronicles. It urges balanced reading, warns against excessive newspaper habit, and commends the value of current events in shaping knowledge of the present era.
Justice Harlan’s lecture elevates George Mason to a Washingtonian rank, praising Mason’s Virginia Bill of Rights and the ten amendments to the Federal Constitution. The discourse contrasts strict construction with imperial prerogatives, urging a revival of Mason’s principles amid modern partisan debates and the clash of paternalism and individualism.
District Commissioners praise progress in milk safety measures after requesting a national health report last June. The report finds only 10 percent of typhoid cases traced to milk, prompting proposed new regulations and a expert conference to resolve differing opinions and strengthen community support.
The passage contrasts Europe’s claims of seriousness with the joke taken in intelligent circles. Bickens recalls a Kentucky tavern keeper proud of “all the blood of all the Howards.” It notes the German Empire as a sword founded nation versus a nation born from the people’s will, highlighting a clear distinction between the two.
A veteran investor cautions against the belief that towns are full and opportunities scarce. He claims outsiders often seize openings in poultry and other ventures, while locals overlook chances at home. He cites personal fortune from early ventures and urges legitimate, careful search for local business openings.
From Munsey's Magazine and the Los Angeles Times report a sensational critique of a wealthy individual. The piece urges ruin of reputation and perpetual attacks, while a Japan dispatch describes Yokohama women wrestlers in a crowded arena with brutal throws and cheers from a enthralled audience.
Pittsburg discovers a second Andrew Carnegie, twelve years old, a full cousin of the Iron master. The boy imitates the elder Carnegie’s signature and writes large checks, even a $1,000 marble game “check.” The child lives with his two sisters on Noble Street, son of William Carnegie, youngest uncle of Andrew Carnegie. He married late in life.
Fragmented, cheeky observations on doctors fees success theatre and relationships. The piece riffs on perception color sight marriage shopping and social mores with sly humor and streetwise tone.
The National Society of Musical Therapeutics held a session in Carnegie Hall led by Eva Augusta Vescellus to explore music’s influence on the pulse. Physicians Ralph Grace Samuel C. Tracy and W. R. G. Larson reported pulse changes during vocal and instrumental performances. The event included experiments with heart rate readings and a claim that music can affect emotions and health, though critics noted the test conditions were not fully controlled.
A card game tale from the Houston Post contrasts risk in play with fear of loss. Mrs. B Alter of Hope Valley Rhode Island travels to New York and holds a baby for a stranger in a department store. The baby is later left at East Twenty second Street station with no clues to the mother.
An optician tests glasses for women and notes that round lenses in black rubber frames suit eyes best. A Massachusetts roosters defends turf against pups and other animals, earning local fame as a burly guardian. The excerpt ends with a poetic wartime menu riff about winter dishes and rhubarb pie.
A French countess shares a kitchen anecdote about spinach served for fourteen days. Quartier ordered three barrels. The chef was told to serve all at dinner and keep leftovers warm for the next day, continuing until day fourteen. Spinach on day fourteen supposedly improves.
Lord Liverpool's death recalls that William Ewart Gladstone nearly accepted a peerage as Earl of Liverpool to honor his ties to the city. Objections from the Jenkinson family stalled the Liverpool title, leading to Gladstone's choice to die as plain William E. Gladstone. The piece also notes the office of lord steward and recent transitions amid Liberal party dynamics.
A mother named Tabby feigns illness to lure a doctor named Mouse to the scene. The physician, suspecting a ruse for meat, delays giving treatment and departs without attempting the cure. The tale closes with the line the doctor offers absent treatment as a final quip.
At East Baltimore street Animal Show Sallie the chimpanzee mourns her mate Joe who died in her arms after illness. The proprietor describes Joe as a fine specimen who could write and wear clothes and notes the grief of staff and police at the scene. Prof McClune of Princeton requested the carcass.
A man named Daniel Young born in America, who gravitated to Texas, caused a scene on Broadway from Twenty fifth Street, wielding a two pound knife with a foot long blade. He threatened, yelled and damaged property, then was detained by police at Tenderlyn station after claiming he was sober.
A lyrical verse describes Spring gathering an Easter bonnet from valley and hill and lane. It notes showers of sun and rain dressing the bonnet with no milliner's aid, praising April's jade and the briar and bloom of the countryside.
The famed Shealer’s barn at Gettysburg, weakened by time, will be razed by owner G. W. Shealer who has sold much timber to relic hunters. Built nearly 150 years ago and once used as a Confederate hospital, it is among Adams County’s oldest barns and drew battlefield visitors for generations.
A humorous column notes that a man's reputation hinges on being caught not. doctors avoid waking their own medicine. the cost of living fixes rely on lowering incomes. modern inventions trap men working late as wives can ring them at the office.
In Washington hotel lobby discussions Senator James A. Hemenway of Indiana declares strong support for Vice President Fairbanks as the Republican nominee and notes Indiana will send a solid delegation to back him. Nathan B. Scott weighs in, predicting early convention fights but favoring Roosevelt if he runs. Local officials, governors, and editors share views on the looming convention and Party dynamics.
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