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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1908

Page

28

Washington Post Subscription Terms Listed

The notice outlines subscription options for The Washington Post with daily and Sunday delivery, by carrier or mail, and varying durations from one week to one year. Payment methods include checks and money orders, with offices named in Washington, Chicago, and Hartford and a manager listed.

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Prohibition clash and economic concerns in national debate

The piece surveys Prohibition advocates pressing Congress to dry the District of Columbia and urges state and local action to advance prohibition. It discusses economic anxieties from immigrant labor, currency policy debates, merchant marine proposals, and looming court decisions, highlighting how policy and finance shape national prospects.

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Railroad robbery tale hints at danger and disguise

A Kansas City railroad conductor recalls a thwarted train robbery after a lantern blow to a bandit. The near miss shifts the man toward caution and anticipation of further trouble in the days before January.

Kansas City

Effect of Aldrich Bill on Bank Currency Debate

In the Philadelphia Press, Holland notes bankers question how many bonds could back new currency under the Aldrich plan. He warns about bonds held by major institutions and railroads, the panic risk of bond liquidity, and the possible shift from clearinghouse loans to bond based currency during emergencies.

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CUSSIN' THE CLIMATE AND THE POST OFFICE TALES

A Philadelphia Record item recounts a West Philadelphia woman proving the Post Office’s efficiency after a letter from Arizona to Osage Avenue, delivering from Tuc son Artz to Washington, then back to the Osage address in under a week. Sid Smith’s roaming cussin' the climate provides humorous local color and regional verse.

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County Farm Provides Humane Care for Incurable Insane

Descriptions from the county farm show inmates labeled incurable are discharged as cured annually. Writings from Steward C W Britten emphasize kind treatment, good food, and exercise as medicine. Attendants treat patients as ordinary individuals, avoiding demeaning language and blows, claiming the county farm can care for incurable cases as well as state asylums.

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Reflections Of A Bachelor From The New York Prey

A satirical reflection on marriage and women notes that even educated men may fail to avoid missteps in love. It jokes that policing a wife’s fidelity is hard and humorously argues bigamy as a joke. The piece mocks social norms about church attendance and parenting to signal virtue.

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Russian Empress Broken by Strain in Public View

Russian Empress suffers a nervous breakdown amid royal pressures and assassination fears. She seeks abroad relief for mind and body while debate over regency and the czar’s future swirls among Grand Dukes and court circles. Her absence magnifies political tensions as Nicholas weighs a prolonged exile with family safety in mind.

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Superstitions of the Stage From London to Covent Garden

The article notes stage superstition among actresses and singers in London and Paris. Lena Ashwell, Jane Hading, Mme Patty, Sarah Bernhardt, and Mme Albani are cited for beliefs in the evil eye, thirteenth guests, or black cats influencing careers and luck at Covent Garden, with debut success linked to a cat sighting.

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A Little Cold and a Sunday Best Dressed Death

A fragmentary verse and editorial excerpt describe a man dying after a simple cold, noting his final rest in Sunday attire. The text shifts to a discussion by a distinguished physician on gait, leg mechanics, and the benefits of daily open air walking for health, arguing simple mobility beats formal footwear for comfort.

Thaa Almeel

Real Blarney Stone Tale in Brooklyn Eagle

In a Brooklyn Eagle piece Julius Chambers bets on a sham Blarney stone exhibit in Ireland. He recounts Cork visits, Blarney Castle myths, and the dubious claim that a courtyard rock is the real Blarney, noting the castle ruins and ivy covered wall.

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Superstition in Business Prompts Bank Speculation Tale

In a Brooklyn Eagle column, Jutina Chamber notes San Francisco bankers Walker and Brown were arrested for speculating with depositor funds in wildcat stocks after consulting a famed forger. The piece mocks credulity in signs and omens, citing crystal gazers, familiar spirits, a tiger skin on Wall Street, and travel mementos like Plymouth Rock and Jordan water as examples of misplaced confidence.

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Trials and public strain in a nation of doubt

The Baltimore American reflects on prolonged trial anxieties and political discontent as Congress debates disfranchisement and public upheaval. It notes social fatigue from endless speeches, factional spats, and a looming demand for a general settlement amid rising tensions. It also links societal ills to pervasive billboard culture and urban cleverness trends.

Congress

What Prohibition Costs in Milwaukee vouraa era study

A concise inquiry into the economic impact of Prohibition, asking how much a single state costs when it goes dry. It implies a historical cost assessment, focusing on government revenue, enforcement expenses, and social effects during the Prohibition era.

Milwaukee

Georgia liquor crackdown spurs closures in 1920s panic

A jumble of figures notes Georgia shut every saloon and wholesale house on January 1, with distilleries and 860 licensed spots closed. Savannah Macon Augusta Atlanta losses cited, while total revenue losses and costs to cities loom. The piece portrays statewide impact amid prohibition era.

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Visitors to the Capital Discuss Democratic Hope and Taft

The article records conversations about Democratic candidates with emphasis on Grover Cleveland era figures, support for Harmon, Bryan, and Foraker, and Texas and Nebraska sentiment. It notes Captain Simpson's views, Roosevelts policies, and Taft prospects, plus remarks on Sterrett and the future of Roosevelt's nomination. It also touches submarine warfare trends and naval fleet shifts toward underwater vessels.

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