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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1908
Page
24
Public notice from The Washington Post detailing carrier and mail subscription rates for daily and Sunday delivery, including costs for various terms and payment methods. Located at 14th Street near Kenneylvania Avenue, Washington DC, with entry in July 1908.
Readers are urged to keep informed on affairs at the Capital as addresses may change. The Post will deliver promptly nationwide. agents or orders should be sent to The Post Tele-Store Man 4205.
The Brooklyn Eagle reports a return to full employment as 50,000 iron and steel workers in Pittsburg go back to work. Blast furnaces restart, railroads repair shops resume operations, and car builders gear up for rising demand. The note highlights a labor shortage in unskilled roles due to migration, with multiple plants recalling thousands and signaling broader economic revival.
The new fiscal year opens with signs of industrial and communal revival. Railways and coke ovens expand, thousands gain work, bank failures decline, and grain movement finances look stable. Death rate and loneliness improve as prosperity nears, with cautious optimism against alarmism.
The piece surveys thunderstorm lore from old and young astrologers noting scarce storms this season and recalls dramatic lightning stories. It cites fear and resilience, including people seeking shelter and odd customs, while juxtaposing Cabinet era trivia with historical presidents. It also reports Jamaica’s first strike in Kingston sparked by cigar factory policies and a note on brewery drink allowances.
Crown Princess Stephanie of Austria confronts hostile European royal circles over her marriage to Count Lonzy Longay. Maximilian Harden’s interview revisits the Munich Eulenburg affair, with Lonya y scrutinized amid ostracism by King Edward, Leopold, and other dynasties. The piece notes Lonya y’s isolation, blocked invitations, and the broader pattern of royal discomfort with morganatic alliances.
From The Kansas City Star: superstition in Taft's makeup, C W Trickett of Kansas City, Kans. urged to refuse Prohibition nomination. Discussion of Blaine, St John, and 1884 politics. St John blamed for denting Blaine's bid via Prohibition run, reshaping Kansas political loyalties. Trickett's Kansan temperance record highlighted as contrast to prophesied downfall.
An editorial argues that nominating a murderer for president reveals not danger but harmlessness. It notes the nominee is underage and felon disqualified, while criticizing bombastic rhetoric and linking agitators to nonviolent political restraint. The piece claims Americans are practical and unlikely to follow unfit leaders, despite socialist rhetoric.
On a Tuesday evening aboard a moving train two daily commuters played bridge for points while traveling between their homes and New York. A sudden draft blew the score sheets from the window, causing a stop to retrieve them. The cool head in the group assessed the situation as the two low scorers would pay next month’s tickets, with the incident affecting the June result and yielding a substitute outcome the next day.
Venango County farmer Derrick Ezra Smith of Rockland Township reports a rattlesnake charmed his watchdog during cattle drive. He struck the five foot snake with a cudgel, killing it instantly after the dog froze in a trance then collapsed from heat and fear. Smith asserts the dog’s reaction was due to the reptile’s influence, not venom.
A tall tree in front of Willard H Stearns home hosts an odd execution of an English sparrow by six birds. The scene, described as remarkable, ends with the sparrow suspended and dying, while other fragments discuss irrelevant era topics and a diamond mine superstition in India.
A robin building a nest at the Grove Hill Cemetery entrance died in a tragic incident witnessed by children and women. The bird became entangled when a windblown string wrapped around a branch, tightening as it struggled to free itself, leading to death.
Minneapolis businessman Samuel Hawkins reports on possible Democratic ticket pairing of Bryan and Towne, predicting strong campaigning appeal. He notes Bryan's whirlwind style and Towne's oratorical strength, while weighing Taft and Sherman as Republican counters and mentioning Indiana and other state dynamics observed during a Denver visit.
A vivid twilight sight reported along Tenth Avenue from Twenty Ninth to Thirty Fourth Street where a massive cloud outline resembled a colossal profile of a man, evoking Joe Cannon with a perpetual smile. The figure stood out in a pink sky but gradually faded.
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