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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1908
Page
16
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A critical examination of George Bernard Shaw described as wild and clever. The piece discusses his defense of his plays, influence of Ibsen, and the controversial Gettting Married, analyzing its treatment of marriage from a woman's perspective and Shaw's stance on modern matrimony.
The Post surveys the District branch of the Womans Auxiliaries of the Civic Federation, noting that many members lack wealth and highlighting labor interests' influence on female organizers. It argues the social aim remains welfare work and better conditions for workers, while criticising wealth-based representation.
Tom Watson critiques William Jennings Bryan from early praise to later disillusion. He contrasts the Bryan of 1896 as bold and patriotic with the Bryan of 1900s as a party hack, arguing future leaders may bear the crown of thorns, not Bryan.
Miss Esther Jinberg of Odebolt ends a two month sleepless ordeal after Dr Granville Ryan of Des Moines treats her with a method kept private. The case, described as the most unique in Des Moines medical history, prompts a full report at the State Medical Society meeting in Des Moines next week.
A fragmenting mix of travels and anecdotes spans North American life from Ontario Indigenous dress to Rainy River wigwams. A New Town Press note recalls a champagne magnate’s France visit and a cemetery epitaph. Atlantic City dispatches mention a jewelers’ offers after a secretary’s pearl tooth accident.
The article details strained relations between Vienna and St Petersburg over Prince Peter of Montenegro and the title Duke of Herzegovina, tied to Zachlum. It notes Vienna’s protest, Montenegro’s defense, and the title’s shift in prominence amid Russian court honors. Also included is a London society note on Lord Portman's marriage plans and a donkey milk anecdote.
Mrs Allen, a former Deer Island city matron, has lived twelve years as a recluse at Boylston Place in Boston. Though wealth allows fashion, she never leaves home, reading to stay connected with the outside world and managing her house and wardrobe from within.
Bloomington resident Tames Baxter, Civil War veteran, aged seventy four, requested a simple farm wagon burial with no hearse, flowers, or eulogy. His box coffin was an old farm box, and he urged flowers be sent to brighten his final hour, not inside the casket.
Bridgeport dispatch reports Mrs O L Massinger wife of a prominent physician fell under hypnosis as doctors sought to solve three week hiccup spell. The attempt paused the attack briefly but hiccups returned as she woke. Doctors believe the next 48 hours are critical for her survival.
The Chicago Tribune notes that only eight chief justices have served since the government’s founding and five since 191. It profiles John Jay John Rutledge Oliver Ellsworth John Marshall Roger B Taney Salmon P. Chase Morrison R. White Fuller and discusses Fuller's long tenure, retirement age, and Democratic ties amid historic court leadership.
A fragmented account lists quirky sightings from a hoptoad eating a cow to cassowaries at play and a rattlestake leaving his wife. It cites Frederik Hovenden of London asserting electricity and ether are the same, and a moving picture experiment with cigarette smoke in a glass box and a finger-arc lamp setup.
In Washington hotel lobbies John Forsyth touts Australia as a crop powerhouse and criticizes drought effects and water limits while discussing capital location. Separately, Indianapolis lawyer Overmser predicts Taft nomination amid party dynamics and the 1912 election context.
A witty column notes a woman’s idea of truth in compliments and explores ideas of respectability tied to clothes. It jokes about money freeing one from sleepless worries and mocks men’s at home rationalizations over simple comforts like water for shaving and drinking from household containers.
A garbled Chicago News fragment discusses love, marriage, and duty with assorted misprints. It riffs on social expectations, stage versus actor dynamics, and humorous life observations about married men and absent wives, ending with a wry note on home life.
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