Washington Post Subscription Rates and Offices 1904
The Washington Post lists subscription terms for daily and Sunday editions in 1904 with weekly monthly and yearly rates. It notes delivery to Washington and Alexandria, payment by drafts checks or orders, and identifies city offices including Pennsylvania Avenue near Fourteenth Street and Chicago Office Unity Building with managers Paul Block and others. The date is Tuesday August 50 1904.
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Alexandria
Washington Post Co
Pannsylvania
Fourteenth Street
Nes Yuee Umce
Vannerblit
Prant Hlock
Chieags
Unity Bullding
Paul Block
Let The Post Follow You For News At Home
Washington readers away this summer can have The Post follow them by mail. It is the best way to stay informed about home affairs and world news. Change of address should include both old and new addresses.
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United States
Massachusetts
Nfalyoke
Homer J. Stratton
Jarlington
Treland
The Occultation of David B. Hill Rumor Retires From Public Life
Hon. David B. Hill of New York announces retirement from public life with implications for the Democratic campaign. The statement, issued amid doubt from some and hope from others, takes effect January 1, and observers question its real motive and impact on Judge Parker and party dynamics.
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Choosing Between Two Evils in Politics Today
The piece argues that the maxim do not choose either evil guides voting, urging compromise in governance. It praises Charles Sumner yet says real statesmanship requires accepting lesser evils when perfect options fail. It notes progress arises from ideas clash and public duty to back near-right choices.
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Roosevelts War Record Questioned In Political Debate
The piece argues that Roosevelt pressed for war with Spain in 1898 and that Democrats acknowledge broad national unity in that war. It contends that Republican and Democratic voices shaped cross-party support, while criticizing claims of organized Negro murder societies as pretexts. It emphasizes wartime patriotism and party strategy.
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Francis H. Leupp
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McKinley
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New Tripartite Entente Rumors Shake European Powers
A shrouded rumor in Berlin reports talks among London Paris and Berlin aiming at a tripartite entente beyond Anglo French ties. King Edward and Emperor William are cited, with Baron Hammerstein visiting London and Paris. The piece notes France's evolving view of Russia and the hope of European predominance on Eastern questions, while warning diplomacy remains uncertain and unconfirmed.
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Morgen Post
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Germany
Europe
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Alsace-Lorraine
Vatican Relocation and Papal Communications Spotlight
Foreign notes describe Cardinal Rampolla and Cardinal Merry del Val moving headquarters to Castel Gandolfo for summer, with Italian government enabling private telephonic and telegraphic links to Rome. The piece also discusses Canterbury, Henry IV’s burial, and a Paris jewel fraud case involving Countess de La Tour du Pin and the Countess von Horn, ending with Horn’s arrest and the countess’s finances.
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Wives And The Newspapers From The Hartford Post
A humorous social critique arguing newspapers at meals disrupt married life. It outlines causes of strain between husbands and wives when readings intrude on dining, noting lucre and preferment as motives and urging understanding of kitchen duties and shared sociability. The piece reflects a period outlook on marriage and media.
Saved His Life in a Silly China Tale and a Kangaroo Joke
A column blends a traveler’s quip about China and Wit with a tale of a Chinese doctor saving a life. It then shifts to a humorous note on kangaroos, noting their four legs, tail, and bouncy nature. The piece ends with a folksy moral about perseverance and obedience to teachers, signed Benny.
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Buden
Chicago
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More Crushing Still from the Chicago Tribune
A young man, spurned by a woman's scornful refusal, rises to depart and he quips that she would not marry him even if he were the last man on earth. She retorts she would not marry him even if he were the first man on earth, a sharper rebuke.
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Another Way to Get Credit From the Boston Transctipn
Thompson asks how Jameson has unlimited credit in stores. Jackson explains a rumor spread by Jameson’s wife claiming she married him for his money, which seemed plausible given his finances.
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Real Trimming and City Wit Across Papers
A Chicago man plans a trip to St Louis and jokes about being “trimmed” on arrival. A St Louis reply teases that trimming will happen there. The New York Press reflects on marriage, flirtation, and moral judgments, noting women, mischief, and the cost of social choices in blunt, humorous lines.
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Lawlessness of the Law in a Turbulent Era
The Florida Times-Union argues that formal lawlessness, backed by authorities, pervades the nation. It cites defrauded figures, shell games on Wall Street, biased taxation, and punitive misuses of power, urging reform at the top to curb widespread injustices and protect the republic.
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Abolishing the Bread Label In Chicago Past Era
The United Master Bakers in St Louis convention vow to drop bread labels as unhygienic. Health officials may examine their potential danger while defenders tout advertising value. A light fiction interlude follows with brief exchanges and a gag about cutting early.
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Lifelong Puzzle for Men From Ally Slove
A witty exchange on understanding women shows a man noting two periods of confusion in a man’s life. The woman replies with the punch line that the two times are before he’s married and after he’s married.
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At the Concert
In Chicago Ida asks how Uncle Hiram enjoyed the classical programme. May Not at all. The anecdote notes a worn shoe signaling when to applaud. A straw vote is taken. In New York Sun canvassers ask Mrs Henpeck who Mr Henneck will back. she answers herself.
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Pointed Paragrapha Readings on Wit and Self-Reflection
A collection of pithy aphorisms contrasts humor with judgment. It notes how milk and eggs symbolize quality, jokes about speeches, prejudice, fashion, top rooms versus parlors, beauty’s impact, and a woman's path to self-image through a mirror.
Louisiana’s Lt Governor Sanders Seen in New Orleans Lobby
A distinguished young Louisiana leader, Lt Governor J. Sanders, was observed in the Ritz House lobby. He spoke of Louisiana’s prosperous times, cotton, sugar, and rice interests, and New Orleans’ role post Panama Canal. Other officials and citizens at the scene praised Democratic unity and regional support.
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Taft Speech Echoes Shaw in Montpelier Address
Secretary Taft’s speech at Montpelier yesterday contrasts with Secretary Shaw’s earlier remarks, yet resembles them in its persuasive aim. The talk is noted as the sort that rallies votes and signals political strategy.
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