Washington Post subscription rates and offices notice
The Washington Post announces subscription options including daily and Sunday delivery with various frequencies and prices. It lists delivery through carriers in Washington and Maryland, and notes remittance methods and multiple city offices, managed by Paul Block.
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Congress and public servants pay raises debate in 1807
The era reports broad support for a 30 percent salary increase for Cabinet members Vice President Speaker and Congress with claims of rising costs and living expenses in Washington. Criticism notes inadequate pay for army navy officers and long fixes for government clerks while urging revision to reflect times.
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Strapped to Bed Fourteen Years From the New York Herald
Helen Smart a 16 year old girl of 508 Ferry Street Hoboken has endured being strapped to a bed nightly for fourteen years to prevent her from wandering due to epilepsy. Her parents John and Annie Smart say she was injured at age four, later developed mental illness, and has since shown dangerous behavior including moving furniture, throwing water from windows, and attempting to escape via a fire escape. Mrs Annie Mullins of New York claimed Miss Smart is her niece and urged sending her to the County Asylum for the Insane, but the family refused consent citing guardianship and ongoing care needs.
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The Dog Was Wise From the New York Sun
A woman in a car carried a dog about the size of a pound of butter. The dog barked at a man across from her, while the owner calmed it with phrases and insisted Sport was a good protector. The scene drew quiet amusement as others avoided eye contact to prevent the dog’s suspicion. The man moved away, readers watched in bemusement as the dog’s bark drew attention.
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Mark Twain substitute stirs crowd with temperance tale
Kenany City Journal recounts L. Clements known as Mark Twain telling an amusing appointment lecture he could not keep. A temperance speaker fills in, audience cheers his substitute, laughs at the misfit remarks, and the substitute rants about rum as a serpent before storming off in anger.
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This Man Is Always Cold and the Strange Disease
Frank M. Bemis, a Michigan furniture salesman, traveled to New York World readers with a rare condition making him perpetually cold. He wears multiple layers year round, sleeps under many blankets, and keeps clothing on even in heat. Doctors have not identified a cause, and his gas bill reaches about 90 dollars monthly.
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Rise of Two Charlies from Jockeys to Senators
Ross recalls a longtime friendship with Curtis once fellow jockeys riding through Kansas and Missouri. He details their start in racing, encounters at county fairs, Curtis's rise to Congress and Senate, and Ross’s own leap to Vaudeville after leaving the ponies.
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A Simple Solution Says Unemployment Fix in Style
An item from the Times-Democrat ridicules unemployment schemes by proposing brief commissions and steady jobs, citing past political bluster. Another note from the New York Herald discusses Roosevelt memorials, a house sale, and a Roosevelt Home Club dispute over fund raising and a mortgage. It ends with a feature on porcelain houses as future dwellings, describing sheets of porcelain walls and their low maintenance.
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Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A fragmenting page notes social norms and gender roles. It mentions convent life, marriage ideas, frugality, self-praise, envy, and parenting, reflecting a historic urban mindset on womanhood and financial autonomy in domestic life.
Herveys and Hastings Echo in Bristol's Bigamy Case
The Marquis of Bristol challenges peer voting rights in university elections and recounts the Hervey family's long rule at Ickworth. It notes the 1692 House of Commons stance on peer voting and previews appeals while recounting Lord Bristol’s ancestry, the Hastings battle, and Queen Caroline's circle.
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Thought Reading Easy From the London Chronicle
A review of Mr Fant Abbott and Mme Olivia the medium, detailing his pamphlet Can you Zancgt on thought transference, and exposing the code he uses to misdirect audiences during blackboard tricks. The piece notes the pamphlet’s accessibility, origins in London exhibitions, and contrasts with claims of occult power. It includes examples of the number and letter coding system and mentions a skeptical Atlanta Journal commentary.
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Vancouver Visionaries Praise Growth and Liberty
In Washington hotel lobbies a group of visitors spoke on Canada’s prosperity and U S relations. A J Perlad of Vancouver lauded rapid growth from 30,000 to 66,000 and heavy lumber demand while praising Canada’s liberties and potential reciprocity with the United States. Thomas B Hardin of Seattle denounced frequent legislation and urged jury reforms, longer judge terms, and professional input. Joseph Emerson Brown of Kalamazoo extolled Senator Alger’s prompt help, and Henry Jewell of Denver argued the United States as the world’s leader in opportunity and wealth, urging wakefulness to national wealth and foreign talent. Col W E Haskell and Mrs Haskell, Boston Herald, visited and noted Washington’s blizzard and the capital’s charm.
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