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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1906
Page
6
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The article argues Southerners should stop reacting defensively to hostile press from St Louis and New York papers. It contends Southern dignity is not dependent on distant criticism and criticizes overreliance on indignation. It cites Brownsville affair and urges calm, humorous resistance to Northern disparagement.
Patchy dispatches from Danville report a conservative household solution to divorce ending a legal separation by keeping the estranged wife as cook for the husband’s business. John Palnes marries teacher Miss Lian Bkepuize while Mrs Palnes 2 agrees to remain in cooking duties, ensuring continued support and a stable setup under the Pelner plan.
The writer imagines novel marriage clauses enabling divorcees to swap roles, hints at a buoyant Republican optimism, and analyzes Maine election unrest. He muses on social invention, railroads, trusts, and insurance disclosures shaping public trust, suggesting Republicans bear responsibility for prosperity or downturn.
The piece lauds Joseph B. Foraker's Dayton speech comparing him to Edmund Burke. It praises independent thought and refusing to be instructed by constituents or others. It argues the Senate should honor conscience and judgment, not mere voting obedience.
A visiting English observer criticizes Mr Shaw for wielding unchecked Treasury power during financial stress. The letter argues for statutorily defined duties, currency simplification, and automatic money supply responsiveness to commerce, urging Congress action amid imperfect US currency control.
A long discussion on the ethics of minding one’s own business, duty to family and employer, and the value of honesty. It references an anonymous letter to the Washington Post about reporting crimes in one’s job and echoes moral maxims including “To thine own self be true” and the Golden Rule. It comments on political campaigns, labor influence, and public conduct with observations from the era. It weaves in anecdotes on banking ethics, public notices, and broader social conduct without graphic detail.
A garbled clipping discusses gender roles and bachelor life with stray phrases about a curator, a car, and faint reference to social expectations. The readable bits hint at mockery of women and personal misgivings, but the text is mostly indecipherable.
The D'Andigne family, famed Francoise nobility, announces the engagement of Marquis Rene d'Andigne to Miss Madeline Ives Goddard of Providence. The piece traces the marquis’s historic role with Napoleon and the Vendéan cause, noting the family’s ancient line and notable alliances.
A California earthquake disaster prompted a visitor from the East to praise locals for their response as rescuers freed a New Yorker trapped beneath debris. Amid the rubble a voice cried for extraction, while other figures and references from distant places surfaced in the chaotic scene.
The Lindenwald suburb near Chicago debates incorporation as trustees clash over pay gaps in the public school system. A janitor earns 28 per year while the principal, overseeing eight teachers, makes 3 percent less than the head of labor. The dispute risks board disruption. A separate note cites social remarks from Philadelphia and Chicago papers about heredity, character, and temperature in a fragmented, era-typical collage.
Experts doubt the existence of human hydrophobia as a real disease. University of Pennsylvania Professor Charles Mulls, National Academy of Medicine President Theophilus Pargin, Jefferson Medical College’s Dr Joseph W Hearn, and Dr Edward C Boltzka question rabies as a human or dog illness. They cite hysteria and misattribution, noting bites or saliva exposure may not always cause rabies. Contamination through licking paws and scratched wounds is discussed, with emphasis on prompt treatment after animal contact.
William Haydon and Gurney Randall, delegates from London meat trade guilds, returned from Milwaukee to inspect American packing houses. They reported the U S inspection safeguards against diseased meat are absolute, canned meats are wholesome, and the packing houses are sanitary. They noted they are competitors of American packers, so their statements carry full weight.
The passage discusses sentence length trends from historical writers to modern journalism. It cites Bacon Dickens Thackeray Arnold James and Wells noting varying word counts per sentence, with modern averages around fifteen to twenty-three words and mentions 16 Wells 23 e7 Frome tie Philadelpha smuser as garbled OCR.
Manila reports misstate the cost of Commissioner Forbes’ planned Baguio residence. Parsons drafts Burnham plans for a plain comfortable bachelor home. Forbes says the cost caps at 10.06 gold, about twenty thousand Philippine pesos, or roughly two thousand pounds, with further currency quotes to follow.
In Kansas, 15 new Americans were made in a single day by a district judge. The newcomers from Harvey, McPherson, and Marion counties traveled to Hutchinson in extra cars for the court session led by Judge Gallo. They filed first papers and prepared to complete the naturalization process, a requirement of federal law, before voting.
In Montana glaciers a mass of ice contains grasshoppers stacked in strata about a foot thick. The ice preserves immense swarms thought to have been trapped during ancient migrations. Early explorers note locusts on western mountain tops, and modern farming has reduced breeding grounds.
Editors in Indian Territory face challenges reaching all voters printing adult language and multilingual notices The New State Tribute in Greek and the Italian miner outreach in Oklahoma seek to influence ballots amid cross language confusion Local columns lampoon travel tales and social miscommunications through brief satirical vignettes The Philadelphia eyes column notes jealous misunderstandings in a lover’s quarrel case
Katherine Di shello, seven, daughter of Salvadore, tumbled thirty feet into an old well near Reed's Gap Meriden Connecticut. Water filled the well, bucket surfaced, and Mrs Digherty hurried to winch rope. Child clung to rope, with loot in bucket. she was playing today.
From the Wi Record. In Luzerne County and surrounding districts, Republicans reject schemes that lure youthful prodigy and claim the nation faces danger in the Roosevelt era. A father predicts a Democratic Congress, while critics insist the plans were made from scraps to split the party.
A collage of brief items cites Mrs Noah, Wall Street, and imported gowns. It notes Mark Twain’s autobiogramy, Kansas’ twenty five years ago column trend, and a mix of quotes on social topics. Also mentioned: King Edward’s figure and a Philadelphia lawyer’s banishment insight.
In Boston and Raleigh, Charles Moore and Representative Calderhead shared views on Republican strength. Moore praised Massachusetts Republicans under Gov Guid and predicted unity, while Calderhead predicted solid regional support for Republicans amid strong crop yields, industrial growth, and continued congressional majorities despite La Follette tensions.
A New York Sun report narrates a Saratoga race tale where a politician runs a lucky bet across the board after a winning day. He and two friends invite others to lunch, claiming a big kill. The luncheon ends with the bill and a disqualification revelation.
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