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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1909
Page
14
The issue blends subscription terms with a long editorial on Roald Cook Peary and the polar race, plus regional West and Middle West sentiment. It references Taft era politics, Mississippi Valley growth and East vs West power dynamics, and critiques on presidential candidate origins.
A garbled selection mentions Rey Rainey’s hens on Long Island and a wish for a fancy poultry house with 20 nests and a record kept of each pullet’s egg output. The text wanders into politics, fusion candidates, and a Fulton-Hudson calibration, with little coherent narrative.
A crowd in a monastic village anticipates doomsday on a Friday citing biblical prophecies. The piece notes recurring doomsay prophets, historic failed predictions, and public fear in New England alongside discussions of hurricanes and storm paths affecting maritime trade and coastal towns.
Colorado politics swirls around a potential woman congressman. Mrs Decker, regarded as a top contender, is backed by Democratic suffragists and potential rivals note Ruth Bryan Leavitt and Alma Lafferty as other notable women linked to the race. Helen King Robinson is also mentioned as a leading Democratic figure.
The Chicago Inter Ocean lauds President Taft for his calm defense of tariff reform as radical yet not intended to hurt any industry. The piece highlights his modest quiet style and questions how President Roosevelt will respond to such stance in light of recent history.
The Congregational Education Society receives a startling donation from the Missouri Lumber and Mining Company to establish and maintain an academy for industrial training in forestry and mining. The entire town in Southern Missouri is pledged to support the academy, which will feature dwellings, stores, a bank and active village life, demonstrating practical interest in vocational education.
A Chinese man was fined after an incident where a passerby was jostled in the rain near a street. The judge noted it was a breach of peace and stated he imposed a heavy penalty due to the defendant being Chinese.
President Richard MacLaurin of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology returns after a three month absence and voices strong support for an aviation course. He cites a France gift of 310700 to establish an aviation professorship and urges a subsidiary program to other courses, noting that site selection remains crucial before launching the curriculum.
The article argues President Taft is a formidable fighting man with immense and beaming good nature. It asserts the public has been misled by appearances and promises, but presents proofs of Taft's strong resolve, striking power, and high credentials as a capable leader.
The article argues Emperor Nicholas I showed sympathetic gestures to Jews in Russia, suspending pale laws for 200 families in Moscow and backing a liberal reform bill through Stolypin. It notes the Duma debate over full emancipation, including rights to lease land and participate in companies, and contrasts Jewish conditions with Romania. It also touches on Queen Victoria’s era and a social elopement tale surrounding British aristocracy.
Walter Prichard Eaton notes alarm over dwindling student numbers in Protestant seminaries and rising costs, impairing recruitment. Ministers urge salary hikes to attract capable young men, aiming for living wages enabling education and ministry, as urban churches strain under poverty and demand. Detailing average annual salaries across denominations.
The New Haven Register discusses placing a Jefferson Davis statue in Mississippi beside Washington and Lee, arguing it could heal Civil War wounds and cement Union unity. The piece notes Connecticut readers’ reactions and signals a shift toward justice and peace in northern states.
A Wilwaukee Wisconsin letter writer argues the phrase O 3 originated long before the Mexican War and was used by an army officer marking pages with OK. The contributor asserts the term dated to an engineer party in 181 and that ok shorthand grew from marginal notes by an officer named Methuse ala.
The Rev Thomas W Cook rector of St Andrew Episcopal Church announces that smoking will be allowed during the service to stimulate afternoon men’s meetings. Invitations broadcast urge men to attend with pipes or cigars. The congregation supports the effort, hoping for success.
A Brooklyn Eagle piece recalls John Fitch born Windsor January 21 1742 who first applied steam to boats, predating Fulton’s Clermont. Fitch built early steamboat models, faced neglect after his 1798 suicide, and is contrasted with Fulton’s later success and the 1866 Clermont trial.
A poem depicts steam power driving ships and industry to reshape the globe. It envisions engines spewing smoke, lifting workers, and knitting lands together as technology urges global movement and progress. The piece contrasts mythic hauntings with the rise of modern steam.
A garbled verse fragment notes a coronet tuned line about a sixpence and rye, a balloonist in a barroom counting money, a woman leaving to work, and a social scene where clothes and rye color the nose, all in a ragged OCR style. The text reads as broken lines with misspellings and missing punctuation.
An aged swordfish shaped weather vane stood along a southern road from Black Island, about 7 feet tall with a 2 1/2 foot form. Fishermen recall the vane as the only swordfish weather vane seen, weathered yet intact, pointing to the wind over time.
An eccentric figure in a rural setting relocates his house to a neighboring county, claiming comfort there. When surveyed, landowners accuse trespass and the tax collector demands payment for taxes, highlighting a dispute over jurisdiction and taxation.
A fragmented piece references Chicago hens and farmers, noting window departures, aging, and poverty. It mentions moving to town, wool removal from shoes, and a neighbor’s footwear, with stray lines about conviction and a heavy man in a cotch.
Washington lawmakers debate Gov Harmon as the likely Democratic nominee for Ohio in a presidential contest while reflecting on Guy Johnson's influence. Representative Harry Maynard cites Johnson's popularity and warns Harmon's rival appeal could shift Northwestern state support, with Bryans and Cook discussed as potential behind the scenes factors shaping the nomination.
A fragmentary piece riffs on politicians and marriage in a satirical tone. It notes Senator Scott's likely reele tion, praises Republican steadiness, and mocks village gossip while highlighting a wedding scene and a lecture on foreign missions. The text reads as a period commentary on social and political life.
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