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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1910
Page
9
Publication notes in Washington Post area about subscription terms and prices, with details on mailing options and payment methods. A long editorial discusses Secretary Wilson's tariff speech, food prices, population growth, and agricultural development, analyzing impacts on farmers, consumers, and urban supply.
Census notes Atlantic City's resident population rising sharply driven by visitors and tourism. Growth tied to accessibility to Philadelphia and thriving hospitality sector, with 40 years ago residents around 5,043 and current counts nearing Sacramento levels. Local economy shifts to serve guests, risking resident exodus without sustained amenities.
A discussion laments pistol availability and compares US and England gun laws. A married man, father of a child, elopes with a young woman, amid a critique of family influences and the danger of toy pistols in children. The piece contrasts legal purchase and regulation and warns of violence.
The piece argues for reciprocal tariff relations with Canada stressing its impact on Maine and New England. It highlights cross border trade in lime, lumber, fish, and agriculture, mentions Tafts agricultural reciprocity proposal, and notes maritime provinces favor United States goods to cut freight costs. It also discusses energy ideas and political metaphor about wind and sun power.
The Baltimore Sun rhapsodizes over mint for juleps arguing the herb should not be crushed or pressed. The piece contrasts Kentucky lore with New England provocation, recalls Daniel Webster’s punch tale, and ends by condemning any crushing of mint as abominable.
The piece surveys how early American fiction and history echo conservation themes through Natty Bumpo, Leatherstocking, and The Pioneers. It contrasts extreme and moderate views, notes sugar maples and forests persist, and parodies early 20th century politics and society with wit about fashion, crime, and national figures.
A visionary inventor aims to replace politics with a solar and wind based fuel method. He claims it can triple steam output for the same money as current coal, focusing on practicality over political consequences. The piece notes his failure to present to scientific bodies and hints at the broader stakes.
A New York Tribune piece discusses whether modern education will change marriage ideals. It notes home economics expanding to boys, aiming to teach consumption and household duties. It cites schools like Washington-Alaton in Boston with model flats where boys and girls learn domestic responsibilities.
Portland dispatch reports the Animal Refuge begins fall rescues of household pets deserted on bay islands after summer. Boats search islands for cats and dogs left when cottages close, with many tragedies revealed of frostbite, starvation, and wretched collars left by summer visitors.
The article presents a newly issued service code for Monteleone Hotel staff. It highlights guest priority, professional conduct, and respect toward patrons, noting that guests fund salaries and define service standards. Included are comical, tattered excerpts and an asylum seeking story fragment.
The International Congress awards Spitzbergen to Norway after long talks. Norway gains sovereignty boosting its territory and control over licensing, policing, and Arctic coal ventures led by Uyer and Longyear. US interests via Arctic Coal Company monitor events from Christiania. The piece also notes a separate obituary item on Count Henning von Arnim, linked to the German ambassador and Bismarck era tensions.
Silver Cup prize for rescue work is awarded by John Mitchell of the National Civic Federation with U S Army Medical Corps judges. Twelve teams from five coal companies compete in four tests simulating mine injuries, burns, fractures and obstacles. Woodward Colliery team wins the silver cup. Mitchell urges stronger safety laws and automatic compensation, praising lifewaving demonstrations by US Bureau of Mines engineer H M Wilson.
The Thunderer dreadnought rises at the Thames Iron Works in Tower Hamlets. About 2,000 workers in blue overalls labor from 7:30 each morning amid scaffolds, girders, and cranes as keel plates advance. By year end launch is anticipated with major machinery and armor fitted at Dagenham. The transfer to Britain’s fleet hinges on two signed papers, marking the formal entry of a nearly 10 million dollar project.
A man watches a solitary woman on a moonlit pier by the bay as he contemplates approaching her. He recalls inviting her to the hotel and notes her wary, distant glance, leaving him unable to act despite lingering in the scene.
Fragmented verse about children’s laughter and garden shadows. The speaker envisions shy girl and bubbling boy amid dusky blooms, a moonlit world between heaven and earth, longing for perpetual innocence even as night wind and planets murmur questions.
A sentimental piece recalls Arthur Wallace Peach and a long-ago farewell in Boston, reflecting on memories and the ache of time. It mingles poems, adages, and selections from Chicago News and New York Press, noting quotes about love, ignorance, fashion, and daily life while weaving a faint narrative of missed chances and lingering good-byes.
Article from the Los Angelan Herald extols the Costella Valley as ideal for date cultivation. It outlines planting density seeds per acre, age when palms bloom, thinning and offshoot profit projections, and notes the high cost and risk of imported offshoots but predicts a lucrative future for early adopters and investors in California date orchards.
A compilation of remarks from visitors in Washington, discussing the Panama Canal impact on Australia, US and Australian trade, labor systems, and political shifts. Included are notes from Sydney speakers on canal dues, Japan immigration, and possible Tennessee gubernatorial outcomes influenced by the Patterson faction.
Mrs Forrester in chat charmingly confesses she confuses horizontal and perpendicular because four syllable words once taught how to spell. The piece notes a shift in language today with easier definitions than spellings. Miss Worthily attempts to write amid a noisy party as the scene pivots on a single miswritten word direct.
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