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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1909
Page
22
The item lists subscription rates and delivery options for Daily and Sunday papers, including prices by carrier and mail, with payment methods. It also includes a long column of editorial content on political figures and events, noting Dr Cook’s Arctic achievement and reflections on the Taft era, Peary and Cook debates, and Midwest politics.
A fragmentary item mentions Rey Rainey of Huntington Long Island keeping fancy chickens. Plans include a 20 by 400 house with separate roosts and a record kept of each pullet’s egg production and lifespan. Also notes unrelated political chatter about Peery Cook and FultonHudson calibration.
A Massachusetts pamphletish column recalls Mother Shipton rumors and other doomsday prophecies. It notes repeated predictions across New England and New Jersey, with police once arresting a man in a frenzy. The piece traces centuries of millenarian belief, from early Christians to 19th century anxieties about judgment and natural disasters. It references hurricanes in the Caribbean and the Galveston disaster, and discusses how such fears seed vigilant, sometimes fragile, faith.
In Colorado a hot political battle centers on a likely first woman Congress member. Mrs. Decker, praised as a brilliant speaker and expert on parliamentary matters, is favored to succeed Mr. Rucker, with Democratic suffragists and figures like Ruth Bryan Leavitt and Helen King Robinson noted as contenders or supporters within party circles.
Chicago Inter Ocean praises President Taft for defending tariff reductions as radical yet not harming any industry. The commentary highlights his modest quiet speech and questions how Roosevelt will respond to a policy seen as not meant to hurt anyone.
The Congregational Education Society receives a remarkable donation from the Missouri Lumber and Mining Company to establish and maintain an academy for industrial training in forestry and mining in a southern Missouri town. The donor, after exhausting local timber resources, funds the school as a practical public benefit, signaling growing support for industrial education in the state.
A Chicago court fined a Chinese man after an incident where a woman, seeking shelter from rain, noted his courtesy to a stranger and he helped her to a street corner. The woman was not arrested and the defendant faced a heavy fine, with the court arguing the punishment reflected disorderly conduct rather than race. The Chicago Record debated the outcome, questioning whether the fine was justified given the defendant’s ethnicity.
President Richard MacLaurin of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology returned after a three month absence. He supports establishing an aviation course as a subsidiary to existing departments. A gift of 310700 was made in France to support aviation studies and a new site is viewed as the key issue before funding a course at MIT.
The article defends President Taft as a strong fighter, arguing that his immense and beaming nature hides a first class fighting ability. It asserts Taft's mastery, impact, and robust persona, portraying him as both formidable and resolute in leadership.
The article discusses Emperor Nicholas II showing clemency toward Jews in Moscow and supporting liberal reforms for Jewish rights, while noting the Duma’s slow move on emancipation. It contrasts Romanian oppression as economic, cites King Charles and Roumanian harvests, and recounts royal elopement anecdotes involving Queen Victoria’s era and Welsh aristocracy.
Walter Prichard Eaton argues in The Ministry as need grows for more and better seminary students. Clergy face meager pay, rising living costs, and ethical strains while seeking to attract youths. Average church salaries vary by denomination, with Methodists around 1800, Presbyterians near 700, and Congregational and Episcopal ranges cited.
The New Haven Register praises a proposal to place a Jefferson Davis statue in Mississippi beside Washington and Lee, arguing it could heal Union wounds. The piece questions how Connecticut readers would view such tribute and notes a shift in public sentiment toward truth, justice, and peace.
A Wilwaukee Wisconsin Evening record recalls a professional editor asserting the phrase 9 EK originated long before the Civil War. The writer claims its use by an Army officer revising accounts and signing OK on pages. The anecdote links 1810s and Taylor era through to political claims.
The Rev Thomas W Cook rector of St Andrew Episcopal Church announces that smoking will be permitted during the afternoon men’s meeting to stimulate attendance. Invitations have been broadcast asking men to attend with pipes or cigars, and the congregation supports the movement as likely to be successful.
The article recalls John Fitch born 1742 in Windsor Connecticut who conceived steam propulsion for vessels around 1785 and built an early steamboat. It contrasts Fitch with Robert Fulton, notes Fitch’s suicide in 1798, and details his pioneering trials on the Delaware River before Fulton’s Clermont era. It cites Sparks American Biography and Westcott Life of John Fitch as sources.
A poem from The Clermont depicts a steam locomotive roaring from iron stacks and smokey gales. It envisions steam drawing fleets of the world together, with machinic power knitting lands, tides, and horizons as turbines and craftsmen unite. The piece blends mythic imagery with early industrial awe.
Fragmented lines evoke a burlesque rhyme about a balloonist in a barroom, a wake of unpaid debts and worn clothes. The jumbled text hints at a song lyric with references to a long-ago constitution, sixpence, burying money, and a riotous bar scene.
A long remembered swordfish shaped weather vane stood on Black Island Roadside, rising about 8 to 12 feet and extending along the southern shore. Locals recall the vane, carved in wood, as a notable landmark connected to fishing history and island life.
In a curious tale a man who wore the story telling role carried his nose into the next county and placed it down as if at home. A landowner warned him for trespass when surveying the country and the tax collector sent a bill for taxes.
A fragmentary column presents quirky lines about Chicago hens, farmers moving to town, and etiquette about neighbor footwear. It weaves humorous aphorisms on aging, wealth, and conviction in short, pointed phrases.
Democratic lawmakers in Washington discuss how Guy Johnson’s death reshapes the nomination for governor. Harry L. Maynard says Johnson’s strength would have made him a formidable opponent to Harmon, and party leaders weigh whether Harmon or Cook will secure the nomination as they eye Northwestern states and a presidential section.
A fragmentary satirical essay notes politics and society with a mockconversation about politicians and congress. It references Senator Scott and the Republican party's vigor, mingling domestic scenes, weddings, lectures, and a playful take on public life in a provincial setting.
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