Terms of Subscription Rates in Washington Post 1911
The Washington Post outlines subscription terms for carrier and mail service in 1911, with daily and Sunday options, various durations, and prepaid payment methods. It notes entries of foreign advertising representation and indicates second-class mail status for the paper, dated Saturday, August 26, 1911.
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Dally
Washington Post CO
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Chicago
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Washington sifting uniform laws and politics in Philadelphia era turmoil
A long column debates uniform state legislation and proposed divorce law reforms, noting Philly politics featuring George H. Earle Jr., backed by Penrose, and a split due to the Republican Nomination League. It discusses governors conferences, reformers, and the national impact on state and federal law with wider remarks on national figures and party dynamics.
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Vare
Senate
Pennsylvania
Aeroplane Destroyer Tests Need Realistic Targets
The piece argues that the aeroplane destroyer at Indian Head proves nothing by firing at the sky. It says true accuracy requires horizontal fire and real targets, not overhead shots. It suggests practicing with a service rifle against hawks to gauge capability. Seeing a sky shot misleads laymen about naval bombardment effectiveness.
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Three Candidates Vying for Philadelphia Mayor Nomination
In Philadelphia the Republican mayoral primaries loom with three candidates including William Ware, brother of State Senator Edwin Ware. Senator Vare pledges a possible million-dollar push for his brother, while Senator Penrose cautions against forcing a contractor onto voters.
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Hobbies for the Summer in The Great Establish Kinship
A social survey of summer recreations shows notable figures like Lowell Eliot Asquith Balfour Burns Roosevelt and Taft find hobbies in golf boxing public speaking and big game hunting. The piece weighs how hobbies reveal character, noting fishing for Cleveland Jefferson and bibliography for Osler, and argues true hobbies demand passion and outdoor activity.
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Wealthy New Yorker Dr Meyers Lived Frugally In City Basement
Dr. Charles F. Meyers, a noted New York figure valued at about 600000 by his lawyer, lived in a basement room of his own building at 311 West Forty eighth Street. He owned twenty houses, bonds, and mortgages but ate from lunch wagons and cooked in his single room. He once drafted a will with A Singerman, and relatives await a newly written will while disputes over his estate arise.
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Nassau Street
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Tries to Shave His Cat Ends in Hospital Injury
A Philadelphia boy Henry Hetz age about six sought barber fame by shaving his family cat with a knife. The cat resisted and Henry’s face and arms were scratched, sending him to Mount Sinai Hospital. The snippet also notes light quips about Col Stealey and poets in other papers.
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Sigel Straet
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MME JEANNE SAY LOSES TWO TITLES IN FAMILY SUIT
The former Vicomtesse de Tredern faces ongoing litigation with relatives led by her son the Vicomte de Tredern over marriage consent and insolvent status. Courts granted a consell judiciaire for the son, not a marriage prohibition, while detailing the celebrated mother's fall from aristocratic titles and names after divorces and social upheaval in Paris society.
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Dinners Won By Hairpins In City Hairpin Hunt
On yesterdays walk between Fortieth and Forty-second streets five young men hunted hairpins spilled along the pavement. Henry Waugh led the contest with 48 pins while Sta ton had 8 Brander 7 Marshall 5 and Ernest 4. The man with the fewest pins buys the dinners at Sherry's. The police joined in to count pins found near the new Public Library.
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Ragweed Season Blows In Aches Nose And Tears
From the St Joseph Gazette hay fever notes describe ragweed pollen as the culprit behind tearing eyes and runny noses. Victims use many handkerchiefs daily and some travelers flee on vacation to escape ragweed, while occasional severe cases link to asthma.
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Private John Allen Dissents on Vardaman's Mississippi Line
Private John Allen, staying at a northern hotel, refuses to claim Mississippi on the register. He criticizes Vardaman for dividing the state, praises Senators Williams and Percy, and says recall power could oust Vardaman. He notes Vardaman’s appeal to rural voters and his flashy dress, while farmers prosper. Mrs. Allen plans to attend the American Bar Association meeting in Boston next week.
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Washington
Lightning and Aviator Echo From Outlets of Time
A patchwork of fragments from historical papers recount a dramatic thunderstorm described as the Autograph of God, an aviation comment, a gruesome oil-factory accident in Philadelphia, a puzzling Portland postcard mystery, and satirical quips from Chicago and New York presses. The storm imagery foregrounds nature’s force while the oil incident details the survivor’s breathless swim and rescue, highlighting peril and human courage.
Visitors to the capital praise America and critique its culture
English visitors at the Willard discuss America’s progress and superlatives while noting crude aspects. Capt. George cites booming pride and diplomacy alongside Britain’s labor tensions. Sargent’s Rome exhibit draws praise and critique of his hands. Local planners seek better Washington playgrounds and civic pride.
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H. Edgerton George
Willard
America
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Kipling
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