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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1905
Page
18
The Washington Post lists delivery options for daily and Sunday editions with weekly monthly and yearly terms. Remittance methods include drafts checks post office orders registered letters or express orders payable to The Washington Post Co. Offices in New York and Chicago are noted with managers named Paul Block.
Washingtonians leaving the city are urged to keep in touch with The Post. The paper will follow subscribers anywhere, with prompt delivery to any part of the country. Notify the carrier or send orders to The Post, Main 4206.
The text praises President Roosevelt for actions outside constitutional duties that boosted his popularity and world fame. It highlights his 1902 intervention in the coal strike and a peacemaking role in a major global conflict, arguing his decisive use of presidential prestige saved nations from calamity and signaled duty and courage beyond formal obligations.
The article argues prosperity, high wages, and rising wealth challenge tariff reform efforts. It cites Republican pledges to reciprocity under the Dingley act, notes wealth concentration, and calls out opposition from some party papers while praising Democratic and press support for continued reciprocity. It references the Atlanta Constitution editorial “Prosperity's Steady Stride.”
An editorial celebrates Labor Day as a national holiday while praising Washington’s workingmen. It lauds their industrious, orderly conduct, savings, and wages, noting rare Saturday disorder and peaceful labor relations. The piece contrasts booming industry with political fears, urging a cheerful, united observance.
The piece argues Republican bias expects Bryan to lead in 1908 with a radical platform. It notes Moody's Chicago beef trust crackdown, targeting corporations over officers, citing the Morton precedent and urging firm penalties for corporations while offering no personal vendetta against individuals.
The piece surveys Anglo Japanese treaty news and reactions in Britain and Europe. It notes England's pledge to aid Japan, tensions over Kiao-chau, and German interests being kept at arm's length while Britain seeks alliances and favorable balance amid a volatile imperial landscape. It also touches American sentiment and tariff debates shaping protectionist versus free trade arguments.
A long survey of disparate notes shows railroads lacking automatic couplers and air brakes, a New York servant girl winning 80000 for refusing to testify about employer scandals, and other political and social quips from the era including crop bans, tariffs, and editorial jabs as public sentiment shifts on policy and morality.
A jumbled roundup mocks The Washington Post as it travels through papers from New York to Springfield. It lampoons editorials and quotes, noting liberal digs at Wall Street, tariff talks, and a secretary of state candidate’s appeal while tracing shared jokes on politicians and pundits.
The article warns against fake noble titles sold through adoption or contracts in Europe, noting German law restricts adoption to name only and imposes imprisonment for misuse. It explains that true titles pass only through proper marriages or direct royal grant, and cites Esterhazy, Spain, and British connections to illustrate how real dignity is transferred or denied.
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt praises Theodore Roosevelt and the presidential ascent scene, contrasting fortune and effort while noting confidence in American unity. Humorous quips from the Philadelphia Ledger and Cleveland Plain Dealer follow, with light backstage banter and social observations on public figures, romance, and common foibles.
Theaters shift from syndicate control to rival competition boosting native American drama. Reforms loosen European influence, aiding playwrights, actors, and managers while audiences gain varied offerings despite mixed art quality.
A Memphis newspaper piece questions Col Henry Watterson of Kentucky after his European sojourn. It grills whether he has abandoned rugged pioneer roots for European tastes and high society, urging him to redeem himself rather than ruin a popular Kentucky legend.
Rayville Mo Enterprise reports last Wednesday’s Rayville youths rode a boat to Keokuk Iowa. They toured a large bridge city riverfront scene and returned before 4 pm with a lively crowd and several scuffles on the boat. Local notes from Charleston W Va and Moscow Idaho wrap the column with varied society items.
In the hotel lobbies, travelers share views on U S customs poll taxes and rude officials. Adelaide's Henry Waterman complains of an $8 charge for four, while Tennessee's T W Murray discusses Ham Patterson’s gubernatorial bid and Mes ri political hopes. A Kansas City figure notes Dixon's stance on Liberia. Other items touch South Carolina’s dispensary debate and New Zealand’s prosperity and sheep farming.
A slang filled exchange features a flack drummer recognizing a white whiskered man as an old settler. The village chant counters that the man is not an old settler but has known them for years in a tense street-side dialogue.
A collage of clipped lines from multiple papers features humorous scraps about publishing pains, tainted inheritances, Rockefeller notoriety, and idle seaside vacations. The items mix social satire with brief exchanges on marriage, publicity, and travel, reflecting early 20th century newspaper humor.
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