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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1909
Page
22
The notice outlines subscription terms for Washington and Alexandria delivery. It lists prices for daily and Sunday inclinations, payment methods, and advertising details. It references address details, postage, and mail handling rules plus the Washington Post Company contact.
In Washington on October 2 1809 Congress faces Maj Sylvester's plea for a larger metro police force amid praise of its training and dedication. European war tensions rise with Austria Italy and Germany boasting fleets while New York mounts a grand parade and national sentiment echoes patriotism.
Proin the New York World Taft tour notes three remarkable aspects of American evolution. He observes national homogeneity in fashion, language, and customs across cities from New York to San Francisco. The piece praises a standardization of manners, morals, and political discourse, with language fusion diverging only from regional dialects such as Bostonian and Cockney-like speech.
A long reminiscence traces gifts to U S presidents from pumpkins to a 1400 pound cheese sent to Andrew Jackson and a Jefferson cheese bought for cash. Descriptions include the famed 1400 pound cheese’s aroma and late 19th century gift practices, plus a gas turn off misreading anecdote and a cheeky customs remark about a foreign package.
A garbled report from a baseball game in Chicago mentions Comiskey as manager of the White Sox and an umpire named Hurat appearing with two companions. The fragment suggests a scene at Comiskey Park with references to officials and onlookers, but details are unclear.
A lengthy note outlines the bankruptcy of Mrs. Hertman, long allied with Queen Alexandria, and details White Lodge in Richmond Park. It recounts royal occupants, repairs by Edward VII, and Hampton Court hauntings, including sightings of a spinning wheel and ghost legends tied to Catherine Howard and Jane Seymour.
A New York Sun item reports Keifer of Ohio facing ridicule after wearing or being accused of wearing evening clothes at an uptown hotel event. The piece contrasts New York rigidity with Latin fashion norms and cites Higinbotham and a West Hurley digression to illustrate local parochialism and cosmopolitan tolerance.
A segment of the Central New England Railroad including several stations will be abandoned at midnight next Saturday. The move ends the line’s presence in the area and shifts freight and passenger service to the Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railroad, aiding bondholders with a property valued at about half a million dollars.
The article discusses efforts in the United States to gain permission from the English government to move William Penn's remains from Jordans, Chalfont, to America, noting opposition from Jordans trustees and Friends sentiment. It also recounts the unusual September funeral of poet John Davidson in Penzance, where his body was buried in Mounts Bay after a public dispute over ceremonial removal, with details of the procession, boat transfer, and the final underwater interment.
A fragmentary school life note describes Wilkes leaving for college with peers hoping for resilience. The text mentions tying knots, sewing outfits, hazing risks, and pride in keeping silent about experiences at the new setting. The language reflects youthful rites of passage and local gossip tone.
A diverse 1900s style column notes Wright brothers and government payment for an aeroplane contract sparring over delayed funds. It shifts to New York society gossip about the Johanns family naming a newborn at the ninth hour, with many digressions on luck, marriage, and domestic humor in a bachelor’s reflections column.
A garbled paragraph from the Detroit Free Press recounts sharp social venom about an unsuccessful playwright and a failing romantic plot. The dialogue veers between disillusionment and fatalistic wit, noting sour grapes and practical need in a strained literary theater context.
Hotel lobby chatter centers on Judge Gaynor as a capable executive for Greater New York. Backers, including H Ward of Brooklyn, praise his lawfulness and popularity, while observers debate his gubernatorial prospects and potential to lead New York under a strict, law based administration.
A verbose column reviews Rev Dr Fair and Willies Life Theology arguing they threaten the gospel. It juxtaposes age hopes of living to a hundred with critiques of modern New Church ideas and medical faddisms. Anecdotes about Aunt Anne and a Boston-bound fashion of shoes illustrate cultural tensions in a satirical voice.
Curiosity grows as prohibition shifts liquor flow from Nashville style wholesale homes to nearby Rossville Georgia. Chattanooga residents report cross state shipments and streetcar access for purchases, with express firms expanding staff to meet demand. Authorities face loopholes while distillers remain the target.
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