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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1909
Page
14
The item announces subscription rates for The Washington Post with delivery details in Washington and Alexandria, notes Sunday and daily options, and references a political essay about British and German naval power, Anglo American treaties, and global balance of power, citing naval data and speculative policy views. It mentions subscription payments by drafts and confirms postal registration.
A garbled OCR fragment references old navy items, names, dates, and locations. It mentions Camas Getty Noalenys Pou and scattered terms like honey and van, but lacks coherent context or complete facts. The fragment preserves several proper nouns without forming a clear narrative or event.
A curious tale shows a clever invention saving a garden by striking the ground behind a plant and tripping a mechanism. The text then shifts to commerce noting a three month surge in imports over exports in the United States, rising industrial activity, and debates on税 reform, defense spending, and political reforms. It discusses Germany and Britain, denatured alcohol, and election dynamics in New York as part of a broad survey of economics, policy and national growth.
New York American reports a municipal ownership railway on the Queensboro Bridge, collecting about 1,009 tickets on opening day. Fare collection caused some confusion at the Manhattan end with turnstiles and a few passengers unaware they must pay to exit onto the street. Bridge Commissioner Stevenson and assistant Frederick Lene ran the operation as officials seek a formal fare arrangement and possible franchise details.
After long inquiry the Royal Commission on whisky and other spirit drinks releases a broad report. It rejects strict standards or exclusive materials and declines to limit the term whisky to pot still products. The Lancet notes omissions on regulation and suggests potential quality controls remain unresolved.
A journalism department is launched at New York University with instructors including Prof Joseph Johnson Abe, Frank J Warne, G H Hoth Elsa, A W At Wood Gnanc Al editor, and Prof WH Loughie. The program offers courses in news writing, copy reading, page design, editorials, libel law, and practical newspaper management, with lectures by leading editors.
A Springfield owner, George James, keeps two horses with distinct roles. One, tied to church duties on Sabbaths, is trusted to remain calm otherwise. The other, a vigorous horse on a Hampden farm, will be cared for by the estate as long as used, with no service demanded of the animal.
Thomas Acheson of 716 Capson Street, a former Canadian soldier who served with the Perth Rifles in the Fenton raids and Indian wars, asserts a government grant of 129 acres around the North Pole. He says the grant recognizes service and notes he was the last to apply under a Hagilah law provision.
The article chronicles Mahomet V's imperial progress through Ottoman domains starting in ancient Nicaea, highlighting his public interactions with diverse faiths, the easing of Macedonia unrest under the new regime, and contrasts with Abdul Hamid’s restraint. It also notes changes in British peerage with the extinction of the earldom of Carysfort and discusses Proby family estates at Elton Hall, plus a papal ban on Roman theaters and cinemas.
The article notes a shift from traditional four-inch spiked cowboy boots to two inch mul-tars heels as riding days decline. Ranches are divided and cattle tamed, forcing cowboys to spend more time on foot around corrals and fences.
A garbled classified notice offers divorce services for a fee of 2010 dollars quoted from Munsey Magazine. It mentions sending a wife away, terms include house rent for seven months and servant costs, and lists an attorney fee and incidental charges amid unclear wording.
Riot and crowd disorder marked the New York Mardi Gras week at Coney Island. Police, aided by 54 officers, cleared the 7000 revelers from Surf Avenue before dawn. Disturbances included insults to women and pepper spray, with fines imposed for some attendees. The scene reflected a season of violence and disorder that may threaten future festival operations.
The New Haven Register notes Prof Eméry, head of Yale's political economy department, is appointed as chief of the department. The article highlights his balance of theory and practical tariff views, contrasting him with Serena Payne, Welson Wo Aldrich, and others as tariff experts.
A sprawling plan from Roosevelt and associates envisioned a towering 1000 foot glass dome and a Hudson River exposition. The idea grew from a Holland Society banquet remark and aimed to fund grounds with 4000 from each nation state and city, selecting a 70 percent acre site two miles below Jersey.
A garbled reconstruction mixes assorted phrases about street life, governance, and a fire engine tale. The text mentions a Chicago mayor, a Lake Shore Club, and an international summit, interwoven with stray lines about clothing, grammar, pets, and a missing coat. The piece reads as a collage of readable fragments from a newspaper page.
A fragmented excerpt from the Chicago News Night discusses watchmen, social attitudes, and insecurity. It reflects on how men react to success, fear of acceptance, and the notion of a hard life amid everyday temptations. The tone is ironic and observational.
The piece opens with a caustic line about envy of success and hints at gendered observations. It derides vanity and self deception, noting women prefer sincere affection to feigned passion. It contrasts a farmer blaming weather with personal faults and mocks social norms.
The New Willard crowd debates 19th century party dynamics predicting effects on tariffs and elections. Observers from Chicago and Boston cite Republicans and Democrats shifting tariff views, voter priorities on food prices, and the Pellagra scare impacting farming regions from the South to the Midwest.
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