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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1904
Page
6
The publication outlines delivery terms for The Daily and Sunday editions. Subscriptions in Washington and Alexandria are 15 cents per week, with monthly rates indicated. The Daily including Sunday is offered at a reduced weekly rate and a monthly rate specified.
A column-like column recounts sensational scolding of a parasitic pest and its industrial toll, followed by extensive commentary on Senator Depew and Roosevelt. It notes press opinions, party rivalries, and the Massachusetts convention, with additional items on royal engagements, diplomatic departures, and a mock campaign roundup. The piece reflects turn‑of‑the‑century political theater and editorial tone in New York and Washington press.
Rumors flare over Secretary Wilsons Guatemalan ants said to destroy boll weevils in Texas. Alabama papers claim the ants are gone while Charlotte Chronicle jokes the pests may have fed on cotton bolls. Officials seek answers as drought ends and climate debates continue. The department also touts success with the Little Peach project.
A collage of political asides from Sept. 8 including New York graft talk, Maine independence, and rumors about governors and candidates. Mentions Manassas, Cuba palm bark ban, and Cuba. Notes a court martial in Manassas, Roosevelt and Hill comments, and satire on Jim Crow rats. Concludes with editorials praising The Charleston News and Courier and a weather quip on sprinkling streets.
A collection of quips from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune and Chicago News features. Snappy lines cover acts, vanity, marriage, ness of boasting, and everyday wisdom. Notable pieces joke about vaudeville, elegance, honesty, and social foibles with a wry, period voice.
Panicked Paris gossip claims Arthur Meyer editor of the Gaulois will marry a Count Turenne daughter. The piece details Meyer's checkered past including a duel, a court-damning fake photo, and his anti Semitic notoriety, contrasting his social slip with noble alliances. It also traces Stanhope lineage and Lord Dartmouth's US ties and plans in St Louis.
A historical critique argues Congress’ reduced funding for Smithsonian original research risks turning the institution into a public spectacle rather than a driver of knowledge. It notes large museum and aviation expenditures elsewhere while urging continued government support for genuine scientific inquiry and publication.
The Kansas City Journal notes a reported rich Nevada gold ore find yielding over 36,000 per ton. If the vein holds, it promises long-term prospecting, immigration, and renewed activity in Nevada’s mineral sectors, contrasting with past population declines as irrigation plans loom. The piece also contrasts farming booms in other western states with Nevada's mining history and prospects.
The piece traces treating as a long standing social ritual across cultures and eras, noting women increasingly host while men remain primary drivers of hospitality. It argues excesses fuel spendthrift and drunken behavior, introduces the Ant Treating League of America as a practical temperance effort to curb abuses without ending hospitality.
A Detroit Tribune piece portrays Mrs. Sarah Fonda from Battle Creek who moved to Oklahoma with $24, homesteaded 160 acres, built a home, dug a cellar, and raised a crop despite cyclones and hardships. Her $24 entry fee now equals over $1,500, illustrating pioneer grit and the availability of ground floor opportunities elsewhere.
The passage argues that a modern view grounds gender in nature and instinct. It contrasts the old fear of suppressing the young animal with teaching youths to channel this energy into healthy development, avoiding weakness and vice through balanced training.
A fragment from the Fort Worth Record and Philadelphia Ledger parodies. Aunt Ann rejects an old Indian peace pipe as her nephew notes its value. A playful exchange on brass versus gold bands accompanies a quip about shy lovers and a runaway in a series of humor items.
A young Balt more man courts a theater crowd via a staged automobile ride scheme at a local hotel. Capt. Singer and Col. Green offer views on national matters as Vermont and Kentucky politics surface with party tensions and electoral forecasts. The tale closes with a modern Romeo and a witty retort about a polar expedition.
The Chicago Tribune and Detroit Free Press present satirical exchanges about strikes and retirement rumors. Jokes contrast meat strikes with tastings and haircutting malapropisms, while Cincinnati riffs remark on prize fights and visiting teams, highlighting playful media banter.
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