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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1909

Page

20

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France and Our Tariff Debate in 1909

A fragment from a 1909 discussion on tariffs and foreign policy weighs risks of a tariff war with France. It mentions breadstuffs, raw cotton, champagne, and Paris as sources of pressure, with reference to U.S. political figures like Bryan, Taft, and Roosevelt era debates. The piece touches on Democratic party divisions, Jeffersonian legacy, and the broader economic stakes of trade policy.

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Farmers urged to build model farms and agrarian schools

Ab Janes HMI argues before farmers that the nation must invest in model farms and agricultural schools to boost real farmers. He notes the United States produces crops but has few skilled farmers, citing immigrant land buyers who abandoned 20 acres yet earned little, calling for training to lower living costs and raise productive farmers.

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Campaigning in New York and telepathy debate

The piece surveys Bourke Cochran's New York mayoral campaign amid slander and deprecation, praising Barnard and Gaynor while noting the transit issue. It then critiques Munsterberg’s telepathy dismissal, arguing that scientific belief should await evidence and citing cases of telepathic communication and sentiment between minds.

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Balloon Descent Dress Rules Stir Aerial Fashion Debate

The article outlines balloon descent attire advising knickerbockers and lightening harnesses, noting skirts hinder ascent and proposing neat warfare coats or shooting-gun styles. It rejects tassels and feathers, suggests motor veils, and predicts debates on airplane attire as descent methods differ.

Good Roads Campaign Warns of Maintenance Needs

Propaganda for better roads shows strong nationwide impact with millions invested in highway improvements. Experts warn maintenance is essential to prevent deterioration, citing French practices of constant patrols and road care as a model for long lasting results.

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Germany's Unemployed Backlash Sparks Socialist Gains

The article notes recent elections show rising socialist support in Germany as unemployment worsens. It cites the Statistisches Jahrbuch for 1909, Berlin averaging 60,000 idle workers, widespread industrial downturn, and high military taxes fueling unrest amid naval rivalry with Britain. The Kaiser claims pacifism while tensions grow.

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Airship Era Promises Peace and Progress in a Turbulent World

The article weighs the dual arc of airship development as a military asset and a peaceful travel and commerce vehicle. It notes pacifist hopes beside militarist fears, cites pioneering women pilots and public curiosity, and questions the social implications of balloon attire and politics.

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Better Parents Needed. Moderna Life Demands Up

A discussion at the British Medical Association warns of rising nervous instability in children as civilization grows. Experts link infantile neuroses and moral perversions to defective nerve centers, urging improvements in housing, feeding, environment, and parental guidance to prevent suffering and social costs.

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Signs of Solid Wealth and Steel Orders Rise

New York Times reports favorable steel corporation results with rising unfilled orders signaling future profits amid cracked credit signals. The piece notes dividends are less important than order backlogs and cites farm value estimates and cotton trade outlook as context for domestic demand and market resilience.

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Extravagance of Bad Roads in Farming Communities

The Lewiston Journal argues bad roads are an avoidable tax on farmers. It computes transport costs for 100 bushels of grain and shows doubled expenses when roads are poor, affecting market delivery and school and church access, social ties, and overall quality of life.

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The Brosh Standard Screw From Xarpere Weekly

The British War Office reports a precise standard screw used by engineers. A six foot compressed steel screw, attached to a two foot lathe, requires a constant 60 degree temperature and vibration protection to limit errors to one ten thousandth of an inch. The device showcases meticulous tolerance for scientific purposes.

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Flying Machines and Animals Observed on Zeppelin Flight

From a German journal a report notes horses and cattle fleeing, sheep bleating, and birds hiding as Zeppelin III flies from Dasselloré to Essen. Count Zeppelin argues airships will terrify furred and feathered game and alarm birds and predators. Swed ish explorer Van Honken reports elk foxes and hares fleeing as a dog rushes into a house.

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Muscular Woman Delivers Petition in Belgrade

A muscular woman visited the Servian home minister in Belgrade on Tuesday. She restrained the minister with ease, read a lengthy petition from district school mothers, and then bowed to the minister and his secretary before departing in peace.

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Sister of Earl Enters Convent in Belgium

Tainy Maud Barrett sister of the Earl of Cavan and widow of Henry J Barrett has withdrawn from London society and entered a Belgian convent of a strict Roman Catholic order. Her sister Lady Sarah Sladen, active Salvation Army member, also features in the piece with connections to American families. The article traces lineage and pensions linked to Richard Penderel and Mary Elizabeth Withington, plus aristocratic ties to the Bute line and the late Marquis of Bute.

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The Battle for Gold in European Finance

The article argues France drains world gold by hoarding and restricting investment, while the United States and Germany actively invest and generate wealth. It contrasts France’s policy of keeping capital at home with U S and German use of funds to expand wealth, noting France’s large Russian securities burden and the need for a huge gold reserve.

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Boom in Apple Growing in New England Potential

The Portland Press notes New England must rouse farmers to apple opportunities despite inertia. It cites a strong pomology society, Dr Whitehel, and the new state experiment farm at Montmouth, praising hard work and scientific methods shown at the Boston show as proof New England can rival Oregon in fruit quality and flavor.

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Hypnotist Disputes Conductor Aboard Michigan Central

A man aboard a Michigan Central train near Xpailany Mich claims hypnosis powers and tests the conductor’s honesty. The conductor resists, insists on tickets and money handling, and quips about not stealing four cents as the hypnotist mocks his own powers.

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Australians Enjoy Life in Belvedere Feature

Mr Robert Carr of Sydney extols Australia as a land of life and leisure. He highlights Sydney’s parks and the 87,009 acre national park and the 7,000 acre Kuringal chase as prime recreation. Melbourne Adelaide Hobart and Brisbane also offer fine grounds for public enjoyment.

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Colstoun Pear Legend Tells Of Guarded Luck And Family Ties

The Colstoun Pear, famed for its guarded luck, traces to the Hays of Yester and Lord Tweedale lineage. A tale says Hugo de Giffard, Marmion’s Warlock, passed it to his daughter who married an ancestor of Colstoun. After a fire, the relic with a bite mark was saved by Mrs Baird and stored in Edinburgh bank during rebuilding.

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Roads in South Loom Over $20 Million Improvement Plan

The Manufacturers' Record surveys Southern road plans totaling between 20 million and 25 million dollars for permanent improvements. County officials report contracts already awarded and work underway, with funding from state bonds and potential tax raises. The census highlights vast progress, varying sentiment, and strong hopes for a lasting Southern road system advancing regional growth in coming years.

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Call of the Cheyenne echoes through Washington and West

A stream of reminiscence and travel notes recounts calls to Cheyenne and frontier life, with mentions of Arthur Chapman and a vivid portrait of riders, cattlemen, and the lure of the West. The piece shifts to interviews about Rhodes scholars and Oxford, travel essays, and road improvements influencing American mobility and exploration.

Ship captain questions a dangerous celebratory plan

An excerpt depicts the captain debating if burning red fire and firing rockets would be proper if the ship strikes a rock. A tow headed youth with a bulldog pipe is mentioned in the awkward, damaged passage reflecting unsafe nautical bravado.

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Assassination Murmurs Stir Japan Policy Debate

Fragmented paragraphs debate how the assassination rumor influences Japanese policy toward Korea and imperial aims. The text weighs economic stakes, national prosperity, and the prudence of expansion, noting public skepticism about implausible narratives and the fragility of political rhetoric in wartime markets.

Reflections of a Bachelor and Political Rhetoric

A fragmented batch of opinion notes mocks reckless speculation about debt and vanity in politics. It cites a New York Fresh Hope line, quotes Hermano D Money on charges, and records a Maryland suffrage debate alleging misstatements and the Mississippi tax preregistration requirement.

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