Washington Post Subscription Terms and Addresses
The Washington Post delivery terms list daily and Sunday options, with prices for carrier and mail service in Washington and Alexandria. It notes payment methods including drafts checks money orders and express, and provides the post office and office addresses in Washington D C, including Flatiron Building and Harlanfont Building locations.
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Paul Block
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Patt, Block
Inviolate Institution and the Supreme Court
A February 28 1908 column extols the United States Supreme Court as an inviolable institution whose integrity sustains liberty. It defends the court against attacks, notes public respect, and cites judges like Brown, stressing that criticism must be cautious and that the court’s authority is essential to national peace and justice. It then shifts to commentary on automobile regulation, federal power, and the need for prudence balancing interstate commerce with state control.
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Supreme Court of United States
Institut'onal Geibiics
Supreme Court
Sa 1 Court
Tomogile
PSU
Arden
Tony Tiisatat
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Aneed Hornwal Ag
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Brown
Congress
San Francisco
Heling
California
Rupert Bins
Marine Hospital Service
Atlantic
Washington
Orient
Cos
Algisance
Mysterioua
Bun Pranessen
Morgan Autograph Album Described as Remarkable U S Book
The article previews an autograph album soon to be presented to J P Morgan before his voyage to Europe. It praises the bookbinding as a superb example of American craft, notes a single engrossed page, and observes handwriting traits among elderly signers and financiers of Morgan's era.
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Holland
Paradelphia
J. P. Morgan
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Grolier’ Club
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Levi P. Morton
John 8. Kennedy
John A. Stewart
Morgan
The Problem of Flesh by Henry Sherman
Dr Henry Sherman explains how two men of equal weight can diverge in fat and thinness when given the same food. He credits active tissue, body surface, and digestive disturbances for differing food needs and urges regular meal times to train the stomach for predictable intake.
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New York
Henry €. Sherman
Dr. Sherman
Sherman
Man Killed Trying to Rekindle Fire with Dynamite
Oscar Johnson, foreman of a wing dam crew, died at Priest Rapids when dynamite near a small fire exploded. John E. Baker, a fellow workmate, said Johnson held dynamite in one hand and added smaller pieces to the blaze, two feet from twenty four sticks thawing nearby, causing a simultaneous blast that killed Johnson instantly and hurled Baker several feet.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Oscar Johnson
Priest Rapids
Johnson
John E. Baker
Jahnson
Pallel
Where Fruit Is Cheap in South Africa and Canada
Mr. George Hector of London says fruit in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, sells at 12 to 18 cents a hundred for apricots, 1 cent each for plums, 25 cents a hundred for oranges, and 23 cents a peck for large plums, with grapes also inexpensive. Apples are scarce in the warm climate, though Canada supplies affordable fruit via long-distance transport.
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
George Hector
London
England
Stafford Hotel
Canada
Snoring Snails Ideas From A French Naturalist
A concealed naturalist reports snails snoring in Mantel piece cages with vines, sparked by possible Ba ce bie influence. The odd tale follows a quiet investigation revealing sound, scent, and curious behavior among pet gastropods. Nearby, a Cleveland Plain Dealer note tells of an elevator sign mischief and a bystander waiting six minutes.
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France
Mike
Ifo
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Reflections of 4 Bachelor From the New York Press
A satirical item lists quips about marriage faith, belief in miracles, public winners, and love sparked by letters. It mocks social notions with wry lines about men and women and newspaper fame.
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Alco
Democratic cowardice in Bryan critique in Springfield speech
From the New York World via the New York Tribune, the piece rails at William Jennings Bryan for allegedly barring opponents from a Denver convention and for pressuring Democrats. It argues many in Congress oppose his nomination, fearing electoral backlash, while accusing Tammany Hall and Union Pacific bosses of similar tactics and praising party politicians who stand by their convictions.
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Bryan
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Animals Fear Not in Yellowstone Park Says English Tourist
An English tourist praises Yellowstone National Park for its strict regulations and friendly wildlife. Chipmunks, squirrels, birds, a doe and fawn freely approach visitors while bears roam nearby but retreat when humans advance. The observer notes the peaceful, unfettered motion of animals around hotels and roadways, a scene described as solid fact rather than a fairy tale.
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Yellowstone National Park
Bird
Mfe
Absey
Boom for hard cider in prohibition areas
Baltimore American notes that druggists taxed as liquor dealers under new rules for bitters and like drinks push hard cider. A. I. Ruth of Cincinnati predicts rural distillers will increase hard cider production in Ohio and apple states, potentially making elder and other substitutes widely available in dry communities. Prohibition advocates urged action to keep cider in contraband.
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Howard
Sam
Ohio
Blight of Bryanism in Kansas Delineates Shifting Parties
The Kansas Democratic State Convention endorses Bryan, while the Sunflower State trends Republican strength. The piece notes Kansas last backed Bryan in 1908 and McKinley and Roosevelt margins earlier. it argues no Democratic congressman from Kansas and predicts overwhelming Republican majorities if Bryan faces Taft, citing historic margins and party shifts. An incidental excerpt recounts a St Joseph physician describing an elderly patient who dreams of wealth, showing a quirky, compassionate observer amid hardship.
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Bryan
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Roosevelt
Taft
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Anne
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Awe at Grand Canyon Prompts Pancake Banter
A Cleveland dining critic recalls standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon of Arizona and feeling awed as the vast scene seemed almost divine. A party of hotel guests nearby interrupted the moment with a burst of lighthearted pancake breakfast chatter.
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Grand Canyon
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First Record of Tar and Feathers in Pearson’s Weekly
The excerpt argues that tar and feathers were not uniquely American but part of medieval punishment. It cites Richard Coeur de Lion’s order for seamen accused of theft to have their heads poked, hot pitch poured on the scalp, and pillow feathers shaken aloft to mark them as thieves for the next landfall, prompting the offender to seek adventure with the crew.
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Orient
South America
Strait of Man
Pearson's Weekly
Richard Coeur de Lion
Philadelphia Record
New York
Kavanagh of Barns Elected Carlow MP and Family Legacy
Walter MacMorrough Kavanagh known as the Kavanagh of Barns has been elected unopposed as MP for County Carlow on the nationalist ticket. The piece recounts his father Arthur MacMorrough Kavanagh’s remarkable life despite severe physical disabilities, their descent from Dermot MacMorrough, and the family’s long political and social involvement including drumming up Irish nationalist sentiment and public service.
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Bar
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Mr. Kavanagh
Making the Next President in Play by Island Delegates
Washington observers discuss how insular delegates from Hawaii, the Philippines, and Porto Rico could sway the Republican nomination. Taft factions and anti Taft forces vie for control of the national committee, potentially altering the candidate chosen. A parallel is drawn to Kansas City 1908 when royal Hawaiian influence helped decide the Bryanite plank.
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Philippines
Porto Rico
United States
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Roosevelt
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Chicago
Knox
Pennsylvania
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Quay
Asis
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Mr. Penrose
Cactus Jim in Coast to Coast Mood and Melange
A patchwork poem from major papers features Cactus Jim reflecting on life out West versus the East, stage fame, pay, and the desire for a quiet ranch life, contrasting powder smoke with the plain air and a yearning for peace. It also touches on immigration debates and a germ scare story from New York and Philadelphia papers.
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New York Times
Cactus Jim
Cactus Way
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Remarkable Bird Described In Academy Lecture
A Philadelphia Inquirer report recounts a lecture called The Bird and its Surroundings at the Academy of Music. Witmar Stone described a large hawk from the Southern Sea, active at night, with a wide open mouth catching insects and butterflies, noting a specimen that swallowed a yellow warbler by mistake.
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Beng
Roosevelt
Dr. Long
Witmar Btone
Academy of Music
Jarier Taondon
President McKinley and Mrs McKinley in Canton plan
A veteran observer recalls McKinley and Ida McKinley planning to stay in Canton after his inaugural, their shared devotion, and the desire to return to Ohio. The reminiscence notes his modesty and reluctance for a second term, and a world trip they dreamed of before settling in Canton.
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John J. Kennedy
New York
New Witlara
White House
Canton
Executive Mansion
Ida
Kennedy
Washington
Ohio
Homer Laughlin
Los Angeles
Laughlin
Mr. Laughlin
Mrs. McKinley
Mia McKinley
Duty and Decay in a Pennsylvania Home
In Lippincott's Magazine a Monday morning scene unfolds as a colored wash woman arrives late to her weekly duties. The mistress learns the woman stayed home to receive her diseased brother's remains from Pittsburgh, explaining the delay with blunt honesty and moral ambiguity.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Pointed Paragraphs from the Chicago News
A collection of limericklike lines and aphorisms on marriage habits charity and honesty with playful puns about happiness possessions and social manners. The items tease romantic judgments financial prudence and everyday vices through blunt witticisms and moral quips.
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