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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1909
Page
44
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Long account notes Brightwood Park’s loss for street extension while praising the park as a cherished city landmark and public space. The piece laments severed associations, discusses competing demands of progress, and previews a shifting landscape where old gathering spots give way to new development amid broader critiques of infrastructure and waste.
A lengthy discussion contrasts surgery and medicine, noting experts’ views on chronic disease treatment, the limits of cures, and the value of nursing, care, and humane bedside manner as essential to patient recovery. It also touches on a Kansas City reclamation proposal for the Missouri River and then shifts to reflections on British governance, Ireland, and writings on punning.
The New York Times reports Taft praising U S prosperity from Boston to Portland and notes his plan for a “marvelous crusade” of legislation. Denver hosts 6100 delegates debating a broad program including a controversial corporate tax and regulatory measures. Observers question the speed and scope of Taft’s reform drive amid strong opposition to taxation methods.
Ellsworth cites Washington letter context on October 6 accusing The Post of misattributing Ingalls remarks and Burnes eulogy. He argues The Post borrowed phrases from a schoolboy translation and from a Denver newspaper, claiming Ingalls used others’ words without proper credit. He urges sticking to facts in political memory and attribution.
Vice Chancellor Walker in the court of chancery ordered the Delaware River Quarry and Construction Company to fire a heavy blast next Saturday at noon to test its effect on the nerves of Mrs Evan Parent who complains the blasts upset her and make life unbearable The blast will be observed by a stenographer and an expert for each side to note effects on Mrs Weinman and the adjacent property and the blast location is the quarry site
Rev CG Taylor, longtime Southern Baptist missionary in Brazil, reports new government concessions granting 140,000 horsepower waterfall to four American synods for electricity. Taylor notes 100 churches and 6,000 members, an American school needs English teachers, books, and desks amid growing demand. government also bought 16,400 items.
The piece argues it is premature to judge American traits while noting England has assimilated many foreigners though now has a larger native population. It suggests discussing American traits now would be foolish and that assessment of national character is uncertain.
A Chicago physician recently back from Europe predicts cancer may be conquered within five years as several eminent researchers work toward a common breakthrough. He cites strong seal of hope and robust personal and scientific efforts, and believes multiple discoveries could emerge almost simultaneously. The outlook is hopeful and may reflect real progress beyond mere optimism.
Robert Vernon Harcourt heir to Harcourt Oxfordshire estates and New Forest lodging is engaged to Margery Cunard, a cousin of Sir Bache Cunard. The match ties Harcourt to American and British ducal lines, with noted ties to Morgan and Motley families, and potential succession to Nuneham Park. The piece also covers connections to Lord Kitcheners plagiarism claims and a digression on the dukedom La Force in France.
The article quotes Nexon and Nixon arguing that electric shock will become a decisive war weapon aboard ships. They warn airships and explosives could be foiled by armor while a perfected thunder bolt delivered by a machine could kill sailors regardless of protection.
From the New York Freeman’s Journal, W J Spillman argues country birth gives boys a better start than city upbringing. He cites letters from presidents and railway bosses praising farm training for independence, self reliance, and economic understanding as proof of farm life benefits.
Rit wit notes in Parliament joke about members being nicknamed by trades. McKinnon Wood of Glasgow timber merchant is linked with Coal Again. Sir Hawin Corewal of Bethnal Green a cost merchant. Sir John Dewar Inverness shire a Perth blender, nicknamed White Label. Tommy Savedust is Sir Thomas Roe of Derby, a Midlands wool merchant.
There is a common belief that Malays are dying out due to enterprise by Chinese Tamils Javanese and Europeans. The piece argues Malays are not dying but thriving as a steady and courteous race with language spreading across regions from Suez to Australia.
The New York Tribune reports calls to form a coastal defense corps by merging Marine and coast defense forces. Marines may seek transfer to the Army, while generals urge guarding back doors of fortifications and littoral areas. A single head would oversee the defense, reporting to either Navy or War secretary as needed.
A verse sketch titled The Pole Hunter s Recipe mocks pretension and satire. It parodies travel talk and fashionable jargon with surreal imagery and bearskin, auks egg, and a bearsion moth eaten look. It ends by inviting rivals to hear the poem at three dollars.
A dated verse mocks romantic passion under strict hygiene rules. The speaker forbids kissing, fearing contamination from antiseptic fear and sterilized touch, lamenting love constrained by Pasteurised hands and disinfected fingers as a metaphor for infection of the soul.
A Philadelphian entered a pipes shop to learn the method of making pipes. The shopkeeper, a recent arrival from Fairburgh, claimed he could only make a cuddie a short puff. After a quarter was offered, the boy showed a long pipe and broke off a piece, declaring that was how cuddies are made.
A razor strop once belonging to EW Stephens traveled from Kansas to Sur and around the world. Lost in Hong Kong Calcutta Cairo Athens and Athens again it hopped between hotels and mail routes before finally being returned to Co Juma. The strop cost two dozen times its original postage.
Quoted aphorisms note that even the largest fish begins life small and that bravado falters when tested. A man’s power lies in restraint, not wealth, and youth with means need not show self reliance. The piece contrasts wisdom, pride, and practical sense in brief sentences.
Consular reports note a novel idea to train stewardesses as nurses. Elder Dempster Co plans a regular nurse training course at the Royal Southern House for its Liverpool outfit. Vessels sail to West Africa and Canary Islands. focus on treatment of malaria and practical benefits cited by shipping circles in Liverpool.
Fragmented reflections on marriage and women with scattered quotes about love, death, and social expectations. The prose mixes anecdotes and musings as it touches on a wife’s absence, a man’s fate, and gender dynamics without a clear linear narrative.
Washington visitors discuss California state division, noting political risks and potential shifts in Senate balance. They recount southern resentment toward tax assessments by the state board of equalization, discuss Prohibition politics in Nebraska and Iowa figures, and recall Civil War memories and Washington visits by Capt. Watts and Dr. Willard Clark.
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