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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1910
Page
29
A historic open letter from President Taft signals a shift in party unity as he retracts a prior administrative stance and seeks to quiet misgivings between Pro Taft Republicans and insurgent factions. He aims to show fealty to the congressional crowd while signaling openness to further reconciliation.
A garbled column discusses whales as food and nutrition, referencing Sir James Cichton Hrowne and sanitary inspectors. It notes whale meat as a protein source, notes on odor tests for edibility, and jokes about inspectors tasting duties. The piece blends satire with speculative notes on culinary use.
The piece surveys the milk producers' price evasion via a gentleman’s agreement, criticizing higher local prices and arguing overproduction costs. It then pivots to political theory, noting how protectionism and the divine right of kings persist as potent ideas, citing Disraeli and European monarchs.
Archaeologist inspector general M Lucien Magne reveals the royal tombs of Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard I, and John at Fontevrault Abbey. The site’s twelfth century architecture and long royal associations underline its historic significance, with tombs long hidden by later cloister rebuilds.
The article extols photography as a humane outdoor pursuit. It praises wildlife shooting with a camera, noting no season, day or night opportunities, and the use of devices like telephone lenses and flash for nocturnal shots. It emphasizes nonlethal observation benefiting health with minimal environmental impact and no need for wildlife destruction.
A survey of stump oratory’s decline from Douglas Lincoln era clashes to modern political vivisection. It notes Tennessee figures like Guv Patterson, Andy Johnson, James K Polk, and Toombs, contrasts with newspapers and public documents, and jokes about Taft and a European tour shaping business optimism.
Dr William H Pheley, general secretary of the International Brotherhood of Andrew and Raiho, quit after four weeks of detective shadows in Philadelphia. He confessed to drinking gin rickeys and whisky while studying sociology in the Tenderloin, saying occasional beer followed, yet he denied intoxication and blamed malice by enemies in his former congregation.
Relatives cannot confirm which of the Elliott twins Frank or George is dead after a man identified as George Elliott leaped before a train at Noble Street Wharf and his body was taken to the morgue. Mrs Boyle, a sister, could not positively identify the victim. further kin await arrival of their father in Atlantic City to aid identification. The brothers, long separated, shared an indistinguishable appearance with no distinguishing marks.
In the Chicago Tribune, Mr Makinbrakes meets rising politician Mr Kilmer and muses on public perception of notoriety. He then shifts to a light jab about the White Sox needing players who can hit, framing it as a general point on merit and public opinion.
A fragmented prose collage mixes a Chicago vs Pittsburg game scene with a stunning pitch at Hans Wagner and a traveling on a pass joke. It shifts to domestic restraint as a desperate suitor debates marriage, and ends with courtroom quips about a milk jug and a missing cat.
Prince Dolgorouki figures as a central thread through European and Russian history. The lineage spans princes, ambassadors, generals, poets, and aristocrats, with ties to Catherine the Great and Catherine’s exile, Romanoffs, and historic Crimea conquest.
The aged diplomat Augustus, long out of work, served as minister resident at Bogota before retirement. A magazine editor praised him as a gallant public servant, noting his defense of England's honor in Fez. A London Punch quip questions railway pools and damp gummers.
Abe Hummel, once a prominent New York legal figure, is in Chicago at the Congress Hotel with his sister and friends during a world tour. He discusses his forthcoming memoirs titled Oh What I Know About You, insisting the book will be an interesting, versatile personal memoir with no hidden scandals and no dirty linen. He names topics about Lily Langtry, Frederick Gebhard, Lotta, Patti, the Booths, Jim Fisk, Ed Stokes, Boss Tweed, the Vanderbilts, and others, and notes he could reveal more but will refrain. He compares his approach to Lincoln and vows no malice, only truth and curiosity.
Head Keeper Billy Snyder operated on Jim the Central Park Zoo hyena after an abscess formed on his jaw. Four keepers bagged the animal and moved him to a closed lion house for treatment where Snyder stabbed the wound and cleansed it with antiseptics while Leo the lion watched. Henry Hudson and Miss Fulton, two famous cubs from last July, are mentioned nearby.
A 45 year old man laments the loss of Beadle dime and half-dime library charm. He longs for old authors like Co Prentice Ingraham Ned Buntline Edward L Wheeler and Edward Elis, noting today’s fiction lacks their distinctive period charm and artistic quality. He visits secondhand book shops seeking the classic Beadle tales Deadwood Dick and similar works.
John Fox the novelist stayed overnight in a Kentucky mountain cabin. In the morning he went to a mountain stream and produced a comb and toothbrush from his traveling case. A native youth eyed him and finally said shyly, mister, san't you a lot of trouble to yourself.
The Springfield Republican reports flatfoot as the latest fashionable malady hobbling communities. Experts debate remedies from metal and leather supports to prescribed shoes and barefoot exercises, while warning the public to adopt proper walking and weight distribution to prevent arch problems.
A poem lingered over a cat named in a dreamlike mood. The speaker muses on the feline’s thoughts and the ancient prayers it might evoke, imagining Ra and mystic streams, while questioning humanity's faith and the power of a cat’s purr.
From the Chicago Daily News a reflective versester mulls fame and money as a nation wanders through time. The piece notes how the average man is rarely discussed, hints at social pretenses, and jests about fortunes, women, and a mock brand of prohibition.
Two is company tul after they are married A Man reaeena and is wrong, a woman guesses and is right Some people seem to get along by let ting their relatives do it for them. One of the worst things about braiins is how lonesome they make anybody Even when a man happens to have semee he can prove he hasn't by falling in love.
Aikens of Rooksf ord Illinois and Dutton of Boston discuss urban growth and rural expansion, noting immigration limits, city crowding, and the appeal of country life. Carlson of Pittsburgh predicts Pan American unity from canal opening. Williamson of Columbus highlights Cleveland and Detroit gains, while political shifts and military showcases draw observer commentary.
Reverend Peter Henry of the First Reformed Church in Groveville launches a crusade against hobble skirts calling wearers lunatics and godless. He bans admission to his church for women in such dress and predicts a fall sale of the garb, though none will dare wear it there.
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