Washington Post Subscription Terms From 1908
Publication blurb describes delivery options for Washington Post with daily and Sunday editions, prices for weekly monthly and yearly terms, prepaid postage, and payment methods. Includes office locations in New York Chicago Hartford and Philadelphia and dated August 17 1908.
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Washington
Alexandria
Sendas
Arts
Post-Ofice
Washington Post CO
Washington, D
Washington, DC
New York
Flatiron
PAUY
Phicago
Hartford
FALLS
Let The Post Follow You Washingtonians May Move
Readers moving from Washington should have The Post follow them to stay informed about affairs at the Capital. Address changes are welcome and the paper will be delivered promptly anywhere in the country. Send orders to The Post at Main 4205.
A Month in America Sparks Dutch Poet Critique
A Dutch writer and poet criticizes American art in Washington and New York, arguing Americans misunderstand metaphor and that American cities favor tasteless florid style over genuine beauty. He urges developing a distinct American art form anchored in native themes, not Greco Roman models. The piece also notes legal remarks on circumstantial versus direct testimony and the lasting doubt in eyewitness accounts.
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Dutchwaiw
Hoela
Eodaleformer
Fredaick van Jeden
Toled States
Washington
York
Aind
Ametha
Efe
New York
Leruty
di van Heder
Evers
Greece
Rome
Holland
di van Erden
Somerer
Congress
Greelar
Wigham
Unwritten law case of Hains and Annis shocks New York
A lengthy critique of perjury and judicial reliability follows an account of Capt Peter C Hains and Thornton Hains shooting at the Bayide Yacht Club. The piece condemns their deliberate murder as an act against government and society, arguing it mirrors a broader erosion of trust in legal order. The judge’s rulings and the role of evidence are scrutinized as part of a defense of lawful authority.
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William E. Annis
Peter C Hains
USA
Thornton Hains
Hains
Annis
Anis
Bayide Yacht Club
Capt Hains
Thornton
New York
Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
England Invasion Fears Amid News of German Moves
A long, panoramic column recalls Anglo German tensions from a mocked invasion scare to Kaiser and King Edward visits. It discusses public fear of a Teuton invasion, race tensions at Springfield, and reflections on law, education, and social order, with varied notes on contemporary politics and culture.
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Ligland
Hobson
England
Dorking
Euron
Cot Pollock
Agust
German New Guinea
Kaisers Army
Foreign Office
Germany
Holland
North Sea
United Kingdom
Arnold White
Edward
Kaiser
Kronenberg
Alexandra
Joosity
Sing Euward
Pellagra Origin Traced by South Carolina Alienist
Dr Babcock, superintendent of the South Carolina Insane Asylum, touring with Senator Timan, identifies pellagra as the Southern United States disease. He links it to diseased corn and proposes stringent corn inspection or regional corn production to curb the outbreak, noting observations from Georgia the Carolinas and Texas with Italian health authorities.
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South Carolia
Paris
Cable
New York World
United States
Timan
Albany
Dr Babcock
South Carolina Insane Asylum
Babcock
Georgia
Carolinas
Texas
America
Italy
Pavone
Italian Board of Public Health
Talfay
Lombardy
Babcocks
Thiman
South
Rapid Recovery Marks St Louis Trade Outlook
The Inevitable comment on the industrial situation is that trade volume now exceeds even optimistic forecasts. Wholesale houses are busy, lines are expanding, and some firms run night shifts to fill orders. August and September 1906 are expected to match the best months in recent years as crops promise heavy agricultural traffic. Railroads reopen shops and recall workers, signaling rising demand and a return to normal operating staff levels within weeks.
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St Louis
Atx
Shpedt Hardware &c
Kept It to Die In from a Philadelphia Lodging
In a Baltimore American item Mr T W Jones notes a man with ample income but ruinous habits kept a room unused for years just to die in a respectable space. He rented lodgings monthly, scarcely entered the room, and finally passed away in a seldom used chamber during delirium tremens.
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Baltimore
T W Jones
Philadelphia
Ambulance Run Causes Patient to Think Undertaker Wagon
Kirlin of the Good Will Fire Company drove an ambulance to transport Isaac Bauermann to a hospital after a flood poisoning scare. Bauermann, barely able to walk, suddenly sprang to the door upon seeing the vehicle, mistaking it for an undertaker’s wagon and pleading not to be buried before death.
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Patistown
Chicago
Inver
Kirlin
Good Will Fire Company
Sambulance
Isaac Bauerman
Sccarcely
Bauerman
The
Chicago News
Mfe
Telepathy tale from the New York Press
A telepathic woman recounts a sister’s operation and ether anesthesia. She describes listening from the anteroom, feeling anxious, then falling asleep in a chair as the sister was operated and later waking when the procedure finished.
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New York
Is This Why We Are Warmer From Europe’s Cold Trends
The French astronomer M. Camille Wiammarion reports based on recent figures that Europe’s temperature has been falling. Paris has averaged about one degree below normal with harsher readings in spring. Similar cold trends are noted in England Belgium Spain Italy Austria and Germany.
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Indianapolis
Europe
M Camille Wiammarion
France
Paris
England
Belgium
Spain
Italy
Austria
Germany
Foreign Money Aids Pretender In Morocco and Court News
In Morocco Muley Hafid is reported as gaining power with Anglo American financier support amid rival European syndicates. London and Washington are noted for links to the Moorish claimant and possible concessions in mines railroads and oil. Also covered are Buckingham Palace open days for public view delayed by renovations, Cuba's envoy dress at court, and Lord Alverstone’s controversial blackmail ruling.
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England
Europe
Muley Hafid
Mules Hafid
Standard On Company
London
Muley Hafidro
Aé Fez
Advicga
A‘shméad-Bartlett
Igie Sig Ellis Ashméad- Bartlett
M Bartlett
Coutta
Morocco
Jangier
Young
Ashmead Bartlett
Brooklyn
Amenca
United States
Pablo
Lee Palace
Tendon Wite
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Cuba
Unite States
Switzerland
Lord Alverstone
Blackmall
American Bar Association
Seattle
Siervier
Jo Joel
Realtinilionaire
Alverstone
Steiner
Jake Joel
Atlantic
Manquise DE Fontenot
Brentwood Company
Tale of ghosts and gold near Midvale and Tomstown
Two Waynesboro men hunted for buried treasure said to be hidden by an eccentric elder Hoke near Midvale and Tomstown. They dug all night at Goods Mill and fled in fear after claiming to hear spirits. An elderly Monts store resident reports a ghost seen in her garden, tied to Hoke’s vanished gold.
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Hagerstown
Hoke
Good's Mill
Midvate
Edgemont
Tomstown
Midvale
Monts Store
Fomstown
Some Historic Giants From Og to Gog and Magog
A compact survey traces giant legends from Og and Gog and Magog to later tall men. It notes Deuteronomy on Og king of Bashan and his bedstead claim, medieval depictions in London, Caxton’s tales, and lists real giants such as Topinard, Tinlander, Winkelmaier, and Charles Byrne. It compares heights across peoples from Britain to Livonians and Polynesians.
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Gog
Magog
Harpers Weekly
Og Gog
Magee Ogwe
Bashan
Asa
London
Tinlander
Winkelmaier
Charles ;Byrne
Galloway
Scotland
Waist Line as Barometer of Public Welfare in Boston Clothier
A Boston clothing manufacturer producing 740000 cheap suits annually says waist measurements reveal prosperity. He notes a shift from 30 to 34 inch waists a decade ago to 35 38 inch waists today among Western and Southern customers, reflecting improving American living standards.
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Providence
Boston
Fat growth in hospital casts shocks New York readers
A New York hospital report describes patients gaining significant weight while in plaster casts. Doctors note it is not a rare phenomenon, with many undernourished individuals becoming fleshier during treatment, sometimes causing pain as casts tighten.
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New York
Des Moines Pioneer Joe Reynolds Passes at Home
Des Moines Register reports the death of Joseph Reynolds known as Uncle Joe a longtime charity figure who fed hundreds and aided thousands of poor families. Once a race track bettor who later embraced Christianity his wealth supported free Christmas dinners and meals at his Walnut Street restaurant. He required patrons to refrain from profanity and his hospitable scene drew many newsboys and waifs seeking aid as he shared his last crust with friends in need.
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Des Moines Register
Joseph Reynolds
Des Moines
Indianola Road
Caele
Joe’ Reynolds
Joe
Walnut
Cnele
The Cowboy’s Lament and The Air Age Parable
A Texan roundup tale contrasts the plain cowboy pony with machines and rockets in a column from The Indianapolis News. The verse pairs rural grit with modern speed, noting the old horse’s faults yet praising its steadfastness alongside a parade of ambitious figures who promise progress but risk downfall.
Chiggers Found on a Fly by Oakland Businessman
Oakland businessman A Lamb displayed a fly with four full grown chiggers feeding on its body. One chigger bored into the glass while under magnification. The report also notes Civil War era color changes in warship tinting from gray to white and back, with white adopted for the navy after peace.
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Oakland
Evans
Lamb
Reflections of a Bachelor in Pointed Paragraphs
A collection of satirical snippets from the Chicago News reflects social foibles and clever aphorisms. The brief pieces lampoon flirtation, deception, and vanity with witty counters to risky schemes and quick reputations.
Marvelous Marshfield Cow Sparks Local Folklore
Charles Codding of Millington reports a cow near Marshfield that produced a remarkable milk with a strawberry flavor after a creative misadventure. The tale blends rural humor about berries, milk, and domestic life with playful disdain for fussing men at funeral moments.
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Marshfeld
Charles Codding
Millington
New York
Tor
Ohio Campaign Tilt in Taft Harris Battle
Prominent Ohio observers describe a sharp split between temperance and anti temperance forces as the 1908 race shapes up. Edward Wust predicts Taft will win while Harris carries rural support, with liquor interests pressing to close saloons and sway voters. The Pure Food Congress signals cross state push for a uniform law, drafting a model bill for twenty states.
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Ohio
Buckeye
Edward Wust
Cincinnati
Taft
Wust
Willard
Gov Harms
Wuer
Harria
Narris
Harris
Judes Harmon
Torther
Smalker
Senate
Ganda
Hquer
Ilis Harmon
Ilarima
Inis
Tla Cues
Warmon
Wale
Tafts
Doraker
Mackinac Island
R W Allen
Association of Kantucky
Texington
Roosevelt
Buttle Mackinacon
Pne
Fort
Congress
Pure Food Congress
Agriculture Pearson
New York
James Faust
Pennsylvania
E F Ladd
Kentucky
M A Scovell
A . Bhrd
Michigan
W D Bigelow
Washington
Town Where Nobody Dies Carver Turns Underdone Youthful Town
Dispatch reports Carver Massachusetts gains fame for an extraordinary health record with no deaths in six months. The town, once with six undertakers and four physicians, now sees dwindling services as most undertakers vanish and physicians shift to farming on the hillside, fueling legends of a fountain of youth for Carver residents.
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Carver
Mars
Philadelphia
Undertakers
Massachusetts
Ais Aove Vu
Eaien Ucetne
I Aide
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