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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1905
Page
15
The Daily except Sunday will be delivered to Washington and Alexandria subscribers at 9 cents per week or 40 cents per month. The Daily including Sunday costs 10 cents per week or 70 cents per month. Delivery by carriers at the stated rates.
A disjointed 1905 column spans tariff talk, railroads, and social issues. McCleary and McLeod critiques mix with Hoke Smith Georgia plans to domesticate railroads. The piece muses on labor, poverty, war, and public policy, weaving political commentary with satirical scenes and editorial asides.
A garbled excerpt parodies advice columns and social mores. It mocks hypocritical claims of honesty and home life while lampooning romantic courtship and school priorities. The quirky lines critique village propriety and self deception in a satirical voice.
A long profile recalls Lady Florence Dixies colorful life as writer painter equestrienne and activist. It notes her past royal connections with King Edward and Queen Victoria, a contested alleged assassination attempt, and ties to the Land League through family figures including Lady Queensberry. The piece sketches her sports and charity work, literary talents, and a dramatic, rumor‑filled 19th century portrait.
The Philadelphia Prose dispatch analyzes McClellan’s failure to seize a pivotal political moment in New York. It portrays his presidency as marked by integrity and reform, yet argues his indecision and Tammany ties cost him a clear path to the Democratic nomination, leaving his four year mayoralty with weak support and tough fiscal opposition led by H. S. Color and the board of aldermen.
Chicago Tribune notes James J Hill seeks control of the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway. The Katy would connect St Louis to the Southwest and Gulf, linking grain, cotton, and manufactured goods to Pacific and Atlantic routes. The plan broadens Hill’s network against Harriman backed lines Union Pacific and Southern Pacific.
A dialogue describes Clara’s upcoming marriage as she shows her trousseau from Paris, a ring, the future home, furniture, horses and carriages, and other wedding preparations. The speaker recalls no details about the prospective groom.
Fragmented chatter from multiple papers mentions hopes the President can align departments with modern business practices before his term ends. Interspersed notes reference social plans, proposals, and light personal banter about engagements and Auto Wine machines.
A fragmented verse string from a 19th century newspaper page shows children speaking lines about fashion and propriety. The text mixes dialogue about dress length and color with disjointed entries referencing a Tommy, a milkman, and a thunderstorm, including short child utterances and garbled stagey lines.
In a lively, sprawling report from the New Willard and Raleighs, prominent figures including Hon J B Southard, James Charce, and Dr A C Peck share views on party reform, machine politics, and civic faith. Anecdotes cover Mrs Andrew Carnegie’s Paris dress lesson, a Denver clergyman’s charity work, and prospects for Blackburn, Langley, and Hearst in a shifting political landscape.
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