The Alashinat on Post Notices and Obituary Reflections
The Washington Post notices reflect on Henry Payne’s death and service as Postmaster General, praising his integrity and anti corruption stance despite political controversy. A second piece critiques Rev Samuel C Carter of Nassau Presbytery, arguing he should resign after abandoning Presbyterian doctrines and requesting a formal dismission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Payne
Nomethody
Payee
Grasse
Ught
Payne
New England
Oil Hay State
Befn
Washington
Syatg
New York Globe
Naagau Presbytery
Samuel C. Carter
Globe
Presbyterian Brethren
Carter
Social Outlook on Upper Circles and New York Etiquette
A satirical survey portrays New York society permitting women to smoke in cars at night. Washington observers anticipate similar norms passing to the capital, while longing for social spectacles like luncheons or parrot receptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Sylvester
McAdow
Newport
Lanix, &c
Debate on Supreme Court duties and restoring laws
The piece argues that while the Supreme Court is the final authority on constitutional matters, individual citizens may oppose or seek reversal of decisions through lawful channels. It defends loyalty to the Constitution while supporting efforts to restore laws annulled by the Court and criticizes obstructive rhetoric in political discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Knox
Philander C. Knox
Matthew S. Quay
United States Senate
Knox
Judge Parker
Judas Parker
Supreme Court
Perker
Supreme Bench
the Herald
News and Courier
Charleston
Latimer
Boston
New England
Wiliam
Bryan
Fragmented political musings and public notices excerpt
A jumble of political opinions and social remarks spans preferences for Filipinos, on the spot advantages, salaries, and voter misgivings. Mentions include Chicago Owl, Veraity, Emperor William, Emperor Rockefel, Gen. Bristow’s fate, Cortelyou, John Barrett, Meredith, Judge Phelps, Leslie M. Shaw, and an Iowa man founding a home for wives of drunkards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Harper
Chicago Owl
Veraity
Emperor William
Emperor Rockefel
Newport
Meredith
Phelps
Lee
Mass
Court of St. James
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
East
Washington
Treasury Department
Future of Indian Territory and Five Million Life Policies
The Indian Territory houses large numbers of Indians from the five civilized tribes including Cherokees Choctaws Creeks and others with substantial mixed blood and freedmen. The white population greatly outnumbers natives, and statehood under Oklahoma is expected after a House bill. Also cited are World’s Work figures noting about six million adult males with life insurance and nearly 19 million policies in force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Five Civilized Tribes
Indian Territory
Indiana
Indiana Territory
Europe
United States
House
Senate
Oklahoma
Mfe
Woes and Wit in Brief Society Quips
A collage of vintage quips from press and papers exposes social foibles and urban humor. Snappy lines lampoon editors, gossip, schooling, and self image while offering pithy takes on fame fashion and the foibles of daily life in early 20th century newspaper chatter.
French President Loubet Faces Law While Busy With Succession
The piece notes that the French president Loubet was fined for game hunting without a license, contrasts his status with monarchs in Belgium and England, and discusses possible successors Bourgeois and Doumer. It also sketches Loubet’s simple, democratic life at the Château de Mazan and his activities, including swimming, walking, and hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcense
Fermin de Chemse
M. Loubet
Emile
Lumiine
V'Elysee
Belgium
England
Edward
Edward VII
M. Bourgeoiis
M. Doumer
Bla Spura
Indo-China
France
Far’ Orient
Gambetta
Chamber of Deputies
Papa” Loubet
Chateau de Mazang
The
Brome
Marsanne
Chateau
Spencer Walpole
Richard Collas
John Hage
Adolf Beck
Home Department
London
Mr. Aubrey
Spencer Walnuie
Peryeeval
House of Commongy
Robert Walpole
George I
George EH
Earl of
India
Modernized Church Music Reform In East Seethes Over Hymns
A Kansas City Journal excerpt surveys rising church music reform in eastern cities. Critics charge wealthier churches replace congregational hymnody with star soloists and orchestras, diminishing devotional focus. The piece notes smaller churches lack means to compete, while ministers fear loss of traditional fervor to professional performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Churet
Tag
Rise of the business woman and office reform
An article features Miss Marre B. Cleveland of the Business Woman's Exchange in Chicago arguing that demand for trained women in office work is rising. She says women now handle roles beyond routine tasks, showing initiative and independent thought, with advantages in conduct, appearance, attendance, and discretion compared to male workers. The piece notes mixed opinions on these claims while acknowledging women increasingly participate in important jobs without salary declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Schurz
Marre B. Cleveland
Business Woman's Exchange of Chicago
Miss Cleveland
Dasipation
Ines
Cleveland
Ungallant Times and the Lacy Burglar
A humorous item discusses chiding gullibility and old fashioned gallantry as a family laundress signs a service notice In a skewed exchange Mrs Crawfoot and Mandy discuss washing the children while a sign proclaims family washing done inside The piece contrasts a woman burglar with a lacy burglar and hints at changing social manners
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Crawfoot
Mandy
Mrs. Crawfoot
Hiram
Father Crawfoot
Dabster Quietly Bows To Shifts In Art Exhibits
Dabster no longer shouts at high art and has eased his rhetoric. The latest show he organized was pulled from prominence after the hanging committee declined it, signaling a shift in his public stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobacco Trust
Secretary of the Treasury
Recketery Hhaw
Great
American ‘Tobacco Trust
Treasury Department
Shaw
Connecticut
Hoboken
Boone County
Habana
Pailadelphia Public Ledger
Mr. Border
Farmer
Philadelphia
Dabster
Davis
Murdy
Montana
Shoreham
Joseph Toole
Washington
W.G Conrad
Great Falls
United States
Conrad
Clarke County
Old Dominion
Fragmented Punchline Fragments From A 1900s Page
A garbled collage cites lines from Smart Set and New Yorker pieces about saloons, spinster reflections, and social witticisms. It mentions counting saloons in a block and jokes about frills, bills, and thin legs, with hints of dress and propriety. The text is largely incoherent but preserves era tone and city scene imagery.
Political Gossip Shapes Indiana Campaign Movements
The piece surveys Democratic and Republican maneuvers nationwide with focus on Indiana and New York. It notes Parker's Indiana emphasis, Hearst’s renewed activity, and Knox's legal arguments amid party infighting. It mentions labor groups, blocs in New Jersey and Connecticut, state canvassing, and tensions in Pennsylvania districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Repubicans
Indiana
Roosevelt
Hill
Woerkmemen
Esopus
Vicinly
New Jersey
Connecticut
Newsmen gauge global conflict harms to U S economy
In the New Willard hotel, travelers and observers from Washington to Montana discuss the Russia Japan war and its toll on American industry. Samuel Hill of Washington cites reduced cotton goods demand and idle mills in New England, while others note educational reforms and political shifts shaping the national mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Japan
United States
Samuel Hill
State of Washington
Harvard
New Willard
America
Lowell
New England
Cmt
Germany
England
Francoud
Temporary Job in Herpery Weekly by Campbell of Tamman Fame
An amusing dialogue between two Irish New York City municipal workers, Milligan and Dougherty, discusses a temporary position held by Mulcahy. Dougherty predicts Mulcahy will not last long, mispronouncing phrases in a humorous, clipped exchange. The piece is attributed to the late Representative Campbell of Tamman fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boas
Tom Watson
Cortelyou
John Barrett
New England
Knox
Hoonevelt
Parker
Roosevelt
New York
Burke Cockran
Cockran
Cochran
Australia
D. B Fullerton
Melbourne
Arlington
Washington
Uell
Chicago
Italy
Edward J. Russel
Motiir
Raleigh
Wwth
Gortrol
Herper'y Weekly
Representative Campbell
Tamman
Dougherty
Comparative Temperatures In House Doctor Laughs At Laird
A country doctor visiting a house to take and record the laird's temperature is met by the butler. The doctor quips about the laird's condition while the butler reveals the laird died at twelve o'clock. The exchange captures a moment of dark humor surrounding a death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Mrsusmeyy
John
In the Shadow From the Boston Gide Noted War News
From the New York World a brief on distant conflicts contrasts with Manchuria while a patient recovers under advanced treatment. The piece frames war reports alongside personal drama and concerns over a pocketbook and heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Virginia
Manchuria
New York
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Alashinaton Post
Ffce
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Alezendria
Washington Post Co
Wizbington
D. C. Avenue
Vanderbilt
Paul Block
Thicago
Unity Building
Maj. Sylvester
Panama
M. Duque
New York Herald
Eli
Hoy
J. Adam Bede
Bede
Swallow
North Pole
Pat
Eveene Debs
Republic
Ambassador McCormick
St. Petersburg
Panama Canal
Clark
la Follette
Wallace
Tom Lawson
New Orleana
Papa Leagitt
Col. Bryan
Wilson
Boston Herald
Charleston News and Courter
News and Courter
Herald
A. C. Latimer
South Carolina
Charleston News and Courier
Democratic Party
Tari
Thippine
Providence Journal
Luke Wright
Gen. Apathy
Kelley
Riley
Brady
Hoyle
Hagleton
John Redmond
Gen. Corbin
Florida Times-Union
Gen. Bristow
Post Office Department
Future OF
the Society
Chicago Tribune
Suddyn-Klymer
Ambish
Coakley
Theris
Pittaburg
Louise
Uglymuge
Uglymugs
Louize
Chicago News
Lo Bay
Philadelphia Record
Meny & Man
Maude
Fiahea
Dia
Herbert Bismarck
Prussia
Countess Hacke
Wuling
Augusta
Kaiser
Herbert Hismarck
Yank
Privy Council
Nie Tather
Werbert Bismarck
William
Bismarck
Berlin
Bank of England
Prince Herbert
Herbert
Bay
Crispi
Wiliam White
Constantnople
Edward Malet
Kalx Ser
Marquise DE Fontenoty
Rise OF
New
New York Press
Frilla
Aman
William Ri. Hearst
Congress
Mr. Hearst
New York American
Association of Democratic Clubs
Hearst
St. Louie
Hearer
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Sohn A. Smith
Camden
Tharst
St Louis
Smith
Pennsylvania
J E. P. Hall
Jim” Gutt
Parker Management
York
Daniel F. Lafean
William McSherry
Adams
West Virginia
Lafeau
Congressional
Babcock
National Committee
Beart
Indianapolis
Taggart
Overstreet
Indianapollo
Tia Etht
Denver
J. Elien Foster
Pho Ty
Enué
Pituburg Post
Jos Finney
Sons Andei
Iga Mari
Hawaiian Islands
Mari
Islands
Hawaii
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