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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1909

Page

14

Washington Post subscription rates and payment data

The notice lists subscription options for The Washington Post with daily and Sunday editions, including monthly and yearly terms, plus accepted payment methods like drafts checks and post office money orders. It mentions offices in New York Chicago and Hartford with Paul Block as manager in Chicago.

Washington Post Co Washington, DC New York Ofce Flatiron Paul Block Chicago Hartford

Fragmented 1909 King Kaiser history and royal kinship

A garbled 1909 account traces royal lineages from England to Frusila and Legland noting kinship with the Kaiser of Germany. It weaves in legends of Mary Stuart, Sophia Dorothea, and Swift era anecdotes, ending with strained references to quarrels within royal houses and a dubious portrait of ongoing enmity.

Kaiser England Frusila Legland Kaiser of Cermuany George H Friderick Witam House of Brunswick Mary of Scotland Sphia Torothea Royaty Saxe Swifts Winfre Frovbecq Ktobert Welrole Tha Aly George II Frederick Toby Hingcraft George IL Wat Peglad

Roosevelts post presidency and electors debate

A survey of political shifts inked with Roosevelt’s legacy, examining the electoral college, party influence, and calls for constitutional fixes. The piece critiques reformers, discusses Morton’s district plan, and warns of succession issues should a president die before inauguration, while reflecting on Taft era debates and Bryan’s role.

Morton Congress

Lord Douro’s engagement in British aristocracy amid wealth and scandal

A chaotic review describes the engagement of Lord Douro to Miss Maud Coats, detailing family fortunes, debts, and the Wellington lineage. It notes the Duke of Wellington’s heirs, past court-martials, and hazing incidents that led to resignations, while outlining the Mornington earldom and Wanstead Hall’s ruin alongside references to American heiresses and royal connections.

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Has a Right to Go Corn Report From Lincoln Herald 1908

The Corn Reporter notes a vast corn crop and distribution across uses. It lists figures for flour and grist products, malt liquor, distillation, glucose, export, seed, and feeding purposes, totaling 518 million bushels and 193 percent of the crop, with 37 percent for feed.

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Missing man and implied theft tied to spouse assets

In a clipped report, A B Stotts disappears on a Monday with $110 said to belong to his wife. The note hints at personal misdeeds and an earlier, jumbled time frame, mentioning Perkins' Hel and a possible link to Denkore amid confusing details.

Stotts Terete Stott Perkins’ Hel

Peppercorn Payment Clears City Property Title

In Newark NF the failure of Jesseas to pay a yearly peppercorn rent on three lots at South Eleventh and Orange Street led Anna T Nevison to pay 475 to clear the title from encumbrances. Nevison later sold to Sophita Wall of Brooklyn, and a loan was refused due to forfeiture to the church. Nevison then paid 675 to satisfy the peppercorn and secure the lease title, with future annual peppercorns expected.

Jesseas Trinity Episcopal Church Newark South Eleventh Orange Street Anna T. Nevison Ge Miss Nevison Sophita Wall Brooklyn Legac Jessees Miss Nevison Church

Skipper Defies Navy Over Sea Steering Test

Captain H Clarke of the White Star liner Georgie refused naval officers’ order to take the ship to sea for a steering test. After a rough voyage and a late return to bay, Clarke directed the Georgie to a port like Halifax. Navy officials had arranged a outside bar maneuver to observe steering, but Clarke disobeyed at quarantine.

Georgie New York H Clarke White Star Halifax Deeple Georgia Clarke

Silence room for women at Immanuel Baptist Church

Chicago dispatch reports Rev Johnston Myers opening a "silence room" at Immanuel Baptist Church where women may not speak aloud. The room includes leather couches for rest and naps, aiming to provide quiet to prevent breakdowns according to Myers.

Chicago New York Johnston Myers Immanuel Baptist Church Cy Myers

Fox Hunting Costs Highlight the Dignity of Masters

The Westminster Gazette notes that Lord Willoughby de Broke spent about £100 yearly beyond a £350 guarantee for the Warwickshire Hunt, illustrating rising costs since Draper’s era. It cites Major C Ricardo’s Craven mastership with five seasons totaling roughly £2,300 annually and hunting across four days a week.

Westminster Gazette Willoughby de Brok Warwick Warwickshire Hunt Draper Ricardo Craven

No Hope Dr Bull Will Recover From Illness

A tainted report claimed Dr William T Bull was cured. Doctors denied any improvement. A letter from Isle of Hope Savannah to Mrs Bulls secretary confirms no benefit. Despair grows as the physician remains gravely ill and set to travel south for treatment.

Dr. Bull New York Wiliam T Tla Isle of Hope Savannah Bulls Bullds Ul

Cain as a Baptismal Name in London News

A London correspondent notes Cain is rare as a baptismal name yet cites Cain Hammond a Lelaton blacksmith. A Portsmouth reader recalls an old shipmate named Cain Mahoney, a navy warrant officer, whose Irish parents wished Kean Mahoney but the horse sculpture allegedly carved Cain.

London News Cain Lelaton Cain Hammond Portsmouth Mindea Cain Mahoney Navy Hig Kean Mahoney

Can the Mule Be Silenced From the St. Louis Post Dispatch

A garbled item questions if depriving the Missouri mule of its hay would mimic the effect of a gun. The text is unclear but suggests a metaphorical query about silencing the mule and its hind leg reaction remains unreadable.

St. Louis Allencing

Heeled Women Lose Newark Damage Suits

A New Jersey circuit court upheld against two Newark women in separate cases that high heels contributed to their falls when a public service trolley started. Mrs Annie Dyer’s claim was dismissed. Mrs Annie Sener sought $10,000 but lost. Witnesses described the heels as opera or extraordinary for weight, with defense noting the danger of alighting from moving cars.

New York New Jersey Newark Public Service Corporation Jorge Hussey Escex County Chauncey H. Beasley Annie Dyer Annie Sener Prince Street Mrs Jener Miss Walsh Potter

Tramp Evil Growing Across Rail Lines and Times

Reports relayed by O F Lewis show a rising tramp and trespasser problem along eastern railroads feared to burden railroads and state governments. Increases cited by multiple lines include the New York Central and others with 71 percent at Central Vermont and 30 percent at Chicago and Eastern Illinois, attributing much to unemployment and hard times.

Prom Chartres Commons Mississippi River O F Lewis Lewis New York Central Ward Times Vermont Chicago and Great Northern Dela Ware Lackawanna and Pennsylvania Philadelphia Reading Tne Northern Pacific McCrea Ilegal Southern Pacific

Cat chase ends with furious chase and brush in kitchen

In a Chicago kitchen a dog named Pat prompts a frenzied scene as Jones shouts for quiet and men from the stairs are called. A young Tommy barely hears the bark, then is chased by an enraged man wielding a hard hairbrush.

Pat Jones Tommy

Called His Bluff Tit Bite Fragment

An Oxford undergrad jokes with a friend about money from his father for books. The exchange reveals a witty bluff at the end of term as the friend disputes the request and the reply hints the author kept the books.

Sam Oxford

Missouri shuts down its school of journalism

The New York Herald reports Missouri abolishes the school of Journalism at its state university, faulting it for becoming ornamental and for toy ing with the ethics of the newspaper profession. The piece warns that toy ing with journalistic ethics has long been dangerous.

New York Herald Missouri Fies School of Journalism State University Wse

One Bird That Is Batinet In Freanyionam Text

A fragment mentions an extinct bird and a canary named Little Beesie-Qur. It references a cat that caused extinction. The text is opaque and nonstandard, offering no clear event or source details.

Henle Bessie Beesie

Parrot Lifts Family From Fire In Early Morning Warning

Laura the parrot saved Simpson family members and Mrs Hoolman when a bedroom fire broke out at 2am. The bird cried ovas ovas triggering awakening, allowing escape to the roof before firefighters arrived. Twenty five canaries perished to the smoke as the flames were contained at a loss reported as 000.

New York Lapra Simpson Ananias Club Mra Miss Hootman Mra Simpson Laura Laure Simpsons Mitea Hoolman Miss Hoolman

When Sally Beckons in a News Letter of March

A reader voices fixation on Sally amid apocalyptic weather and wars, contrasting personal longing with world events. The piece blends a Chicago News poem about seasons with a bear spear hunting anecdote from Karelia, detailing a dramatic confrontation with a bear and the spear’s use.

Elaborate Funeral for Baird at Bradley Plot

A parrot named Polly, the Pet bird of J Le Fayre Bradley, had a funeral in Plainteld on Wednesday. The ceremony followed a human-like service with two cotton lined caskets and cut towers, and Polly was buried beside Bradley’s father in the Bradley family plot.

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Reflections of a Bachelor in The New Yok Press

Observations on riches and relationships. Men chase wealth while women trust spouses for steadiness, and ownership fantasies like yachts reveal status signals. A man’s vanity in finance clashes with simple honesty as a bank bill miscounts expose fragility of reputation under scrutiny.

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Pointed Paragraphs on Waking Dreams and Duty

A concise reflection on personal responsibility and empathy. The writer notes that today’s worry stems from yesterday’s blunder and that most dreamers expect miracles upon waking. It argues selfish people rarely keep troubles private, and that while many feel a duty, few act on it with sense and restraint.

Chicago News

Lincoln Revered Like Great American, Roosevelt Praised

Westerners like Bat Mesterson and Frank Comer describe Lincoln as universally revered and predict Roosevelt will join his stature. At the Wormsley era, Geronimo and Red Cloud figures are recalled with mixed feelings, while Kingston Jamaica discusses earthquake insurance fallout and recovery progress amid royal and political visits.

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