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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1908
Page
22
The Washington Post outlines subscription options delivered by carrier in Washington and Alexandria, with daily and Sunday plans by mail or carrier. The text also discusses improving business prospects and investor interest in railroad and coal sector recoveries amid spring optimism.
The piece surveys currency measures like the Aldrich and Vreeland bills as the nation confronts financial tremors and the need for relief. It praises Roosevelt’s leadership while warning rivals against premature attacks, and weighs Democratic nominating dynamics centering on Judge Gray versus Bryan with Southern support highlighted.
The Spread Eagle, bound for Bremen Avenue stock yards, lost a red cow at Elsah after she balked at boarding, leaped into the river with her calf, and later rejoined by fishermen near Madison. The animal swam down the river, reuniting with her calf aboard, and caused a humorous scene among river travelers.
Inventor Jacques touts a corset for men to ease riding and drills for officers and men in active service. Surgeon General shows reluctance but Mme Tacanes proceeds with interviews to gain support and Department interest. Aimed at obese military officers, the plan promises better comfort and longer service readiness.
A legal filing in Newark shows a pet fox terrier named Tassels listed as a partner with Frank Mickel Weller in the firm F M Weiler & Co at 319 Bank Street. The court, noting no law prohibits a dog as a partner, issued a certificate now displayed at the Bank Street office confirming the firm’s compliance.
Nassau waters host a range of curiosities as locals watch colorful fish through improvised water glasses. Parrot fish with golden body size, cow fish with bovine face, hogfish snouts, groupers, amberjacks, turbot, and numerous angelfish appear in abundance. The delicate flesh of angelfish makes them a frequent hotel menu item.
Henry Wolf aged twenty three walked on Second Avenue with a milk bottle secret, when Officer Nelson and Kantrowitz stopped him. Kantrowitz confessed he had used a shoemaker's thread to steal milk nightly by tying bread to the bottle and watching from his window. In Harlem court Wolf paid a $2 fine for the curious breakfast theft case.
Denver dispatch reports the death of Mrs Lyulph Ogilvy after an appendicitis operation. Her death strains a long quarrel with her husband, Lyulph Ogilvy, Earl of Airlie’s descendant, who faced foreclosure on his Colorado ranch and drifted to a Denver night watchman job. The piece traces Ogilvy family history, army service in the Philippines and South Africa, and a web of aristocratic connections across Scotland and England.
Mr W Harker notes Martha reads of an Egyptian mummy discovered with a hat on. Mrs Harker asks anxiously if it was worn straight. The unusual detail prompts amusement in the Chicago News item.
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt sees Taft as a strong vote getter among Catholic voters. Taft’s Philippines friars land settlement and broad church tolerance earn papal praise and support from Catholic clergy, boosting Taft’s appeal in certain states.
A collected Tale on New Jersey and Connecticut shifting to the Republican column as Bryan looms large in the national scene. It traces New Jersey’s political realignment since 1896 and notes Connecticut’s similar pattern from 1840 onward, with Republican victories across elections. The piece cites historical party swings and the impact of Bryan on state loyalties. It also includes assorted items from Yonkers and London dispatches, with brief anecdotes on public figures, a bank receiver story, and a curious peasant custom in a churchyard for alms.
In a Friday Senate speech Senator Davis railed at national newspapers and press figures, attacking their treatment of him and his rhetoric. He skewered Arkansas and Roosevelt, mocking state lore and implying delays in progress. The critic’s anger centers on press respect and political timing.
A sardonic verse piece reflects a transformed creature's bewildering shift from primordial existence to human society. The speaker recalls prehistorical senses, bewildering tests, and the alien experience of domestication as they navigate animal remains and human customs.
A chaotic verse recounts a driver and a man with a monkey wrench who intervene during car trouble. The chauffeur battles crowd reactions, while a heroic helper performs repairs amid a dusty whirlwind race. The poem ends with the man of power guiding fate by the wrench.
A jumble of remarks rails at Wyoming roadways as Prof Brevier notes no street grid yet in the state and Cheyenne eyes a streetcar system. The piece blends wit from New York and Chicago items with local chatter on oiling boulevards, dust, and roadbeds, plus scattered quips on politics and daily life.
In Washington Chicago lawyer George R. Peck lauds a railroad with a 150 million stock increase enabling vast Pacific Coast extensions. He cites policy toward rights of way and government reservations, asserting broad national pride in the railway’s plans and leadership.
A garbled passage depicts someone celebrating a loss and urging a parent to stay calm. The text hints at a philatelic or educational context with an implied exam and emotional reaction the next day. Names and precise details are unreadable.
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