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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1909
Page
20
A lengthy 1909 Washington Post page outlines rates, mailing details, and branding for The Washington Post. It includes subscription options by carrier and mail, prepaid terms, and advertising representation. The page also runs a series of wire service style items on canal work, military preparedness, and political forecasts.
The Kiel Canal, opened in 1890, proved too small for modern ships, prompting Germany to spend about £11 million to widen and deepen it. The project aims to improve rapid transit for fleets between the Baltic and North Sea, adding larger locks, deeper channels, and bigger passing places as ships grow, while armies of workers operate on both sides.
Seven life rules attributed to Dr F Bucer describe daily habits for health. Steps include moderate meals of wheat corn and meats, fresh air, open air exercise, early retirement and rising, warm clothing and regular bathing, sunshine, and cheerful sociability. The note emphasizes keeping illness in the basement where it cannot reach the upper levels.
Omaha papers mock Taft visit banquet fashion noting swell 30 a plate event but full dress attire faltered. One guest wore spike tail coat white waistcoat with gold studs while another garish tie marred look. Western fashion zeal and presidential focus on votes emerge amid lighthearted critique.
A long, fluctuating portrait of Lord Tweedmouth and family links, describing his career in the Royal Horse Guards and as military secretary to Lord Selborne, plus his later financial troubles, the Meux brewery losses, and the transfer of his title amid heavy succession duties. It traces a web of kinship to the Marlboroughs, the Churchill family, and Coutts bankers, and touches on a Bergen-like series of aristocratic intrigues and legal cases. The piece also notes a Beagle of monarchy and the creation of a Liechtenstein order, and closes with a Chicago Tribune courtroom exchange about a venireman’s lack of opinion.
The article describes Spain’s unpopular war in Morocco as reports contradict ons and internal pressure rises. It notes Premier Maura's alleged consent to a military dictatorship with Weyler at the helm, and speaks of suppression measures, propaganda victories, and a nation wary of defeat and loss of prestige.
London dispatch from the New York World notes James B Townsend reports Bulgarians chafe at absent American minister, preferring a Sofia resident envoy. He surveys legations in Bucharest and Athens, describes Constantinople post, Sofia growth, and American embassy facilities versus European peers.
A Philadelphia report claims Prof Metchnikoff and Dr Laurence back the idea that aging is influenced by gut bacteria. They suggest a dietary path using harmless bacteria to retard death, noting long life correlates with absence of a large intestine in certain animals and birds.
The transfer of William Penn’s remains to the United States faces likely failure as Quakers oppose removal. English negotiations with Jordans trustees stalled. Penn’s wish to be buried at Jordans near Chalfont contrasts with his Delaware home shrine. Legal and local formalities under English law hinder any bones being moved. The piece notes sentiment and practical obstacles to reinterment.
A London cable reports Lord Kitchener’s farewell address to India mirrors Lord Curzon’s 4 year earlier valedictory. The Times may have inspired the wording, raising questions of authorship as Curzon allegedly supplied the lines.
Visitors in Washington discuss Arizona admission with Delegate Cameron and Senator Me, asserting swift passage through the House and Senate. Maurice More predicts early December action, crediting presidential support and rising industrial and agricultural strength. A New York Sun reader excerpt follows about a letter home contrasting romance and flat life, noting personal reflections.
A fragmented prose narrative recalls household clutter from shoes and towels to agateware and laundry, mingled with a humorous Chicago News item about a parrot trained to chatter. A joke about a husband’s misadventures at home contrasts with a tale of a talking bird.
A brief, pointed meditation on relationships and temper. It notes a bachelor’s view of red hair and women’s temper, suggesting early enthusiasm fades. It hints that a man’s interest wanes if love is celebrated too intensely and that genuine affection risks becoming dull.
West Virginia figures discuss labor demand and tariff policy with Senator Howard Sutherland and colleagues. The piece notes industrial labor shortages, agricultural production potential, and outlays on infrastructure including roads and railways. It references international roads compared with U S progress and cites plans for public works and defense in Australia as context.
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