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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1908
Page
44
The Washington Post lists delivery options in Washington and Alexandria with daily and Sunday editions. Payment methods include draft checks and registered letters, with various options for monthly and yearly subscriptions and separate Sunday inclusion details.
Washingtonians leaving the city should keep informed by having The Post follow them. The paper will be mailed promptly to any part of the county and subscriptions can be updated as needed. For changes and to start service call The Post at Mal 4202.
The piece argues that free print paper and wood pulp policy benefits the Republican party. It cites figures like Nelson Aldrich and Rene Helffer, discusses press costs, reciprocity debates, and references a 19th century policy atmosphere shaping legislative action and newspaper economics.
A long, polemical essay rails at division among the District Commissioners, praising past unity and warning that petty strife threatens governance. It contrasts harmony with today’s debates on John A. Tolmsen and political maneuvering, urging cooler heads and stable leadership.
A column praising waiters William Gordon and Frank Lawler in Chicago for earning wealth through service. It extols courteous conduct, selfless tipping, and square dealing, citing Roosevelt and Willam Jennings Bryan ideas. The piece lauds waiters’ diplomacy, knowledge of manners, honesty, and discretion. It closes with a lofty note on virtue in hospitality.
A mosaic of stray ideas and social musings spans topics from wage expectations and fortune to public health myths and urban life. The piece snarls through quips on class luck, persistence, illness fears, and contemporary politics, interweaving jokes about fashion, unions, and theater with notes on public figures and events.
Political analysis from a London dispatch quotes Morgan predicting Taft will be the next US president. It argues Bryan would not win many Northern states, outlines electoral vote shifts, and contends Taft could secure a solid path to the White House with about 270 votes while Bryan’s prospects depend on state-by-state results and nominations.
Historical musings ponder if a United States president who commits murder or sinks into open immorality could be impeached or removed. The piece traces legal avenues from trial in DC to possible impeachment, noting constitutional ambiguity and political factors that might prevent removal.
Lord Howard de Walden a famed London landlord and sportsman is noted for wealth, bachelor status, and royal connections. The piece recalls his Audley End country seat hosting Harvard crew, Boer War service, and ties to the Howard de Walden title while detailing family history and property holdings in Marylebone and Cavendish Square.
Abram Schaeffer of Elizabethown promised in 185 to support James Buchanan for president and shave his mustache. The West Donegal man has not had a bare upper lip in over fifty years, once a rare pledge tied to politics and style.
The New York Herald argues Congress should halt embassy building in foreign capitals and fund a stronger navy. It cites lessons from past wars, warns that coastal defense hinges on sea power, and urges prioritizing battleships over decorative offices to protect property and national security.
Miss Frankie Raymonde portrayed by Mrs David Henderson amid tragedy after her husband David Henderson dies during their act. With no understudy she returns to stage and theatre, faces misnaming in dressing, and hides grief behind bravado as audience applauds despite her heartbreak.
Wilbur M Tuttle fought a rattlesnake in the street and killed it after a thirty minute struggle on California Avenue. He was bitten on the right ankle and suffered swelling in both legs but walked to a physician’s office with assistance.
Washington laundries regulation prompts Congress debate as members consider a model law to curb destructive machinery. Rep James Hampton Moore of Philadelphia leads calls for action while critics say Congress does little and time is wasted. Meanwhile James Allen Monroe, a cattle shipper, is celebrated on his South Side as his family welcomes a baby girl Virginia three weeks ago.
A New York Times report describes a Kings County Medical Society demonstration of Prof George Poe's artificial respiration machine. Dr William Harrison of Guadalajara Mexico used the device to revive a small dog after it appeared lifeless, drawing applause from a largely medical audience. The invention blends suction and an air pump to exhaust foul air and renew with oxygen, touted for potential in asphyxiation and consumption cases. Poe, a government chemist, has labored for years on the system.
A compilation note covers poems about a pessimist walking a primrose path with a pebble in his shoe and a comic report on New York veterinarians anaesthetizing a rhinoceros. The piece details the dose, the Bronx setting, and the risky operation. It closes with a satirical scolding on breakfast beef prices and frugal eating.
A humorous riposte on self control and social mores from a New York Press columnist. The piece jokes about cursing in front of children, a mother fearing harm to a child’s mind, and men’s sleepless sermons caused by uncomfortable pews. It also notes a theory that women’s habla sparks dukes to marry and criticizes gossip about women’s behavior at home.
A satirical column questions consent and intent in dating scenes with jokes about women and deception. It discusses social norms, marriage, and male and female behavior in a cheeky, stagey voice.
Former Congressman J G Sibley returns from four months in the Holy Land declaring no political plans. He praises Senator Knox as a strong presidential candidate and predicts Taft’s delegates may favor him. Sibley notes Kentucky Rider suppression efforts and Republican hopes in various states, while praising Bryan’s Philippines visit and his own views on independence.
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