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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1910
Page
9
The Washington Post reports on Taft's economy plan under the Sundry Act to use accountants to study government methods across departments. Aimed at efficiency, the inquiry will compare costs and processes, with retirement reforms and centralized reporting to Congress.
The piece surveys American aviation efforts, noting Wright brothers and Curtiss attempts, government support gaps, and Admiral fitness tests, alongside praise for Washington's civic cleanliness, police efficiency, and cultural stature. It also reflects on weather's impact on crops, political ironies, and France’s purse power shaping policy.
A New York Times piece notes Halloween as celebrated in the United States has shifted from old English harvest customs to a harsher urban festival. It cites noisy crowds, police surveillance, and alcohol use as aims of modern merrymakers while examining the festival spirit and neighborly disruption as observed by psychologists.
Champ Clark arrives in town alleging a Republican plot to dilute Missouri's representation through a biased census. He cites erroneous county losses in Pike Lincoln Calaway Montgomery Warren and Franklin and calls for a recount, accusing deliberate misrepresentation to reduce the state's congressional seats. He says counties have grown, but census figures show declines.
A 19th century column discusses the cane as a fashion accessory. It describes cane types for different occasions from business to social events, noting woods like cherry and oak and handles of ivory or silver. It emphasizes color and style to match attire and personality.
Rockefeller’s sense of humor is recalled in a November American Magazine piece detailing his storytelling on drives and a farmer joke about turning out for another man. It also notes a New York Mail item on an enormous pearl necklace influx into the United States as American travelers return from Europe, with customs inspectors reporting a rush of genuine oriential pearls and a question about half a million dollars of pearls moving to London and Paris jewelers.
A witty exchange from Unicaga news has a booker's daughter testing suitor Sportleigh about his honesty and method of courting. A visitors’ query at the North Dakota State Fair about canning cucumbers prompts a Fargo politician to call it the insurgent cucumber, noting it does not always align with a party.
Rear Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, newly promoted to command the Atlantic fleet, is noted as the smallest senior officer yet renowned for football, boxing, and long service. His career spans Alexandria bombardment, Tel el Kebir, Peking relief attempts, naval gunnery reforms, and marriage into wealth, with rapid ascent toward admiral of the fleet.
Grand Rapids记 special feature on Mrs Clemsea Truesdell oldest resident, once dancer with Gen Lafayette and entertainer of Henry Clay, Webster and Jenny Lind. She lived in Kent county poorhouse on her 105th birthday, fortunes lost in Civil War, later supported by niece Mrs Edwards White. Husband died. they married quickly after meet in Buffalo.
Inquiries in The Philadelphia Inquirer highlight repeated fake wireless messages causing maritime misdirections. A steamer reported in distress off Cape Hatteras triggered tugs to assist, only to be found safe at the Breakwater, raising costs and owner anxiety.
Chicago sociology professor William I Thomas headlines a National League of Handicraft Societies talk on why women gossip, tying it to vaso-motor shocks and ancestral excitement. The column threads through humorous clippings about wealth lumps, French marriage strains, and wry jokes from various papers.
The Bastille record recalls a masked prisoner brought there on September 1 168, who died in November 1703 and was buried as Marchiali. Seventy books and fourteen theories have tried to identify him, with claims ranging from Count Matthi d to Marechiel and Geh du Buland, reflecting a centuries old puzzle.
A fragmented row of items describes a bridge party with edible prizes including a four pound steak and chops, pies, and fruit as incentives amid a comedic rural tone. Halloween poems warn of goblins and a naval torpedoes gadget note contrasts with Missouri political reform for widows.
A collection of aphoristic lines on pride criticism politics and gender roles. The speaker notes flaws in self opinion and public virtue while cautioning about gossip and misperception. It touches on marriage risk humor and social norms in a breezy, reflective tone.
A satirical column notes men boast of their principles yet push their policies, and jokes that a bride becomes a wife ten minutes after vows. It suggests a way to redo most transgressions and asserts respect for admirable traits in women, even without marriage, while poking at social expectations.
Car enthusiasts in Keokuk announce a bill to form a national tourist guidance bureau with offices in major cities. The plan, backed by federal data from Agriculture and Geologic surveys, aims to ease traveler information and reduce reliance on private guides.
A fragment from Everybody's Magazine shows a dialogue about a brother in the mining business asking about type of mining and a Baltimore American clipping questions why Caelish oppose woman suffrage. The text reflects period style and shows brief exchanges on labor and gender rights.
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