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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1908

Page

9

Washington Post Publication Office Rates and Addresses

Publication office details for Washington Post include delivery options in Washington and Alexandria with daily and Sunday inserts, various subscription periods, prepaid postage, and payment methods. Addresses listed for New York and Chicago offices under Paul Block management.

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Let The Post Follow You In Washington City

A brief notice urging readers to subscribe and keep informed about affairs at the Capital. Readers are advised that addresses may be changed as desired and the paper will be delivered promptly to any part of the country. Orders can be sent directly to The Post by telephone at Malin 4205.

The Cytiw's Great Need and Courtesy in Virginia

The piece urges Congress to fund public buildings in Washington and improve jail facilities. It argues vivisection debates will intensify with heart surgery cases, while praising Virginia courtesy and the South’s revival of manners. It contrasts Northern briskness with Southern hospitality and stresses sectional reconciliation.

Dutch Venezuela dispute eyed for peaceful blockade plans

Discussion notes a possible peaceful blockade by Holland against Venezuela to pressure President Castro to settle debt and claims. It considers seizure of customs houses with U S consent or an armed landing if needed, stressing need for prior agreement and avoiding occupation of Venezuelan territory.

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Virginia and the South in one united future amid campaign talk

A lengthy commentary extols Virginia blending Northern energy with Southern charity, praising its citizens as educated, active, and welcoming to outsiders. It rebuts sectionalism, frames Virginia as a trendsetting example for postwar unity, and quips on current politics and press takes with regional humor.

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Shiras to Join Roosevelt in Africa for Snapshot Hunt

George Shiras, 34, likely to accompany President Roosevelt on an African trip as a key photographer. He plans using isochromatic plates and flash powder for night work, with camera traps guiding him to game. Shiras, son of former Supreme Court Justice George Shiras II, is renowned for 3,000 wildlife negatives and acclaimed photographs from major expositions.

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Diplomatic Intrigues and Royal Marriages in Paris and Vienna

The article details Belgrade and Paris diplomatic intrigues touching Servia and König Alexander era, recounting Prince Radolin's prior knowledge of Servian envoy Vestfetich plus a Belgrade street sweeper tale. It then profiles Isabell Voisin known as Zizi and Arsene Karageorgevitch, and notes the rise of two American women as British ambassadresses Lady Lowther and Mrs Johnstone, with background on the Johnstone family and royal connections.

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Ozone Plant in Pittsburg Aims to Purify Water

A Pittsburg plant at the Homeopathic Hospital conducts experiments on ozone production to purify water and destroy bacteria. Electrolysis via lime dries air then generates ozone for treatment, with tests using city water, sewer water, and disease germs. Initial results suggest pure water may be achievable.

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Death in Many Forms Across Modern Life

A Manchester Ideas column muses that progress and speed endanger life. It cites rising accidental deaths from swallowing objects, hurried traffic in London, and dangers at home from wires, gas, and collapsing structures, contrasting with faster transport. It recalls a West Hampstead artist’s suicide after chloroforming cats and a bear’s train misadventure, then notes two drinkers setting a cider drinking record in Philadelphia.

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Push and Pull Exercise Used by Fat Man in New York

A New York Press piece notes a stout man keeps self in shape with a basement push and pull routine. He moves wheeled heavy objects including a two ton safe a 9000 pound chain box from a ferryboat and a bullion cart weighing 1603 pounds adaptable to 15 300 pounds total. The exercise relies on pushing and pulling these items across a cone floored basement. The subject shows prodigious strength with no muscle binding.

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Tragic Suicide And Odd Body Trade Revealed

Fred Vincent 42, who sold his body to physicians, swallowed 52 grains of drug in Royalty Club saloon after planning suicide due to cancer and disfigurement. He died in his hotel room, had sought Chicago treatment, and his body was reportedly purchased by surgeons. Also included are scattered poems and a note about a transfusion case and a Newark study debate on gender expression.

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Reflections of a bachelor from the New Fork

A column of witty maxims and social observations from the Chicago News style sketches. It jests about pride in appearance and knowledge, parental beliefs, and the oddities of daily life. The tone pokes fun at honesty and self reliance, with humorous asides on dentistry and wagons.

Politician and clergy comment on race track ban in New Orleans

Senator Robert O Connor of Louisiana says the race track bill stops racing and benefits the city, while clergy and travelers share mixed views on politics graft and reform. Rev J O Meara notes Atlantic City as orderly. Herbert Brown recalls Havana cab fraud. A McLoughran cites cigarette law enforcement in Northwest states.

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Military Art, Critic in Meissonier Gallery

Four artillerymen toured the Metropolitan Museum picture gallery as they paused before Meissonier's Friedidnd-1907. Two soldiers drew near the Old Guard in the background and noted the soldiers carrying old fashioned Aprilitteld rifles.

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