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The Post Offers Mail Forwarding For Washington Readers
Saturday July 29 1816 announces a mail forwarding service for Washington readers of The Post. It urges subscribers to update addresses and note duration of mailing, with subscriptions payable in advance to The Washington Post Company.
America First in Commerce urged by Illinois association
The Illinois Manufacturers Association urged a Party of American business men be sent abroad to study Europe Mexico and Japan to boost postwar commerce. The President plans tariff commission work gathering data to shape schedules and backs broad government backed foreign commerce strategy to secure American market leadership through tariff power.
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Europe
Mexico
Japan
Tariff Commission
United States
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
America
Meat Prices and Rural Credits Impact on Public Benefit
Meats costs rise linked to animal value gains while new rural credits cut interest to six percent for farm improvements. The Department of Agriculture shows hogs, cattle, sheep and chickens up in price. hog prices rose about 24 percent, with 109 pounds averaging $84.4, a record monthly level.
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Pennsylvania funds sheep purchases to aid farmers
The article discusses a state initiative in Pennsylvania financing the purchase of many sheep via bankers and distributing them to farmers on a profit sharing basis. It argues that other states should support the Department of Agriculture efforts to expand farming facilities and notes the limited but growing appeal of rural youth programs during vacations to spark interest in farming.
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Department of Agriculture
District Government Amendment Sparks Senate Debate
The amendment by Senator Works to abolish the District of Columbia municipality and place its functions under Congress scrutiny would shift capital governance. It proposes financing the capital from the Treasury and subjects all taxes to Congress, risking drastic changes without a substitute system. The ruling marked general legislation but invites broader study and caution before any action.
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Capital Needs Drive Oil Pipeline Expansion
The text discusses how US oil companies consolidated to enable large scale production and pipeline networks. It notes Kentucky pipelines are expanding with a $500,000 investment to build branch lines, aiming to handle new developments and higher output. Production in Kentucky may rise above historic levels, with Estill and Allen counties cited as rising producers.
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Ora Allen
Fragmentary 19th century note on capital and discovery profits
A damaged passage discusses capital and profit from discoveries, likening early California gold findings to modern resource ventures. It questions national gains from such discoveries and the role of large capital in enabling business.
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California
A Life for a Life in Arkansas Mercy pardons Porter
The governor of Arkansas pardons Hezekiah Porter, a negro pardoned after 21 years for manslaughter, recounting an escape rescue by the governor from a near drowning. The piece links ancient mercy to modern clemency and reflects on justice yielding to mercy across history and fiction.
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The Suffrage Drive and the 1920 Election Manoeuvre
The suffragists push for a national amendment while parties show support for votes for women. Analysts doubt large cross party guarantees from candidates as women voters may split by issue. Observations on voting, pacifism, and the day length joke color a broad political snapshot.
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United States
Inheritance Claim Ties to St Aubyn Line St Michael's Mount
Capt. St Aubyn is named heir to the St Levan estate on the uncle's death, with St Michael's Mount and Davenport holdings valued as entailed. The article traces the St Aubyn lineage, notes recent family losses in the war, and describes the Mount's historic fortifications and local legends. It cites connections to New York and the Nicolson wedding, with cultural context of Devon and Cornwall aristocracy.
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Wages and Prices Across Eras and Economies
An analysis asks whether high wages drive inflation or vice versa. It cites U.S. 1901–1913 showing wages rose 29 percent while prices rose more, leaving real purchasing power down. Australia saw modest real wage gains. postwar price surges complicate the picture. The piece notes the need for formal government study.
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Australia
Congress Adjourns Early With Saturday Session Canceled
Congress adjourned at 6 30 p m until 10 a m Saturday with no session scheduled for Saturday. District 7 game activities and meetings paused as lawmakers paused business until next day.
Monaco Hero Rescued City From Moors in Tenth Century
The article extols a Grimaldi ancestor as Monaco’s defender who drove Moorish forces from the coastline in a pivotal seventeenth century-like tale. It frames Monaco’s founding era, notes Greek and Roman influence, and recounts how a Genoese captain unified the 653 square mile principality, earning absolute rule.
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Home Accident Risk Tops Public Safety Warnings
From Indianapolis News based on Chicago coroner data, most fatal accidents occur at home due to carelessness. In 11 years 29,884 deaths were investigated, 15,241 at home and 14,628 outside. Burn injuries, asphyxiation, poisoning, slips, and dangerous uses of stoves, matches, and chemicals cause thousands of lives lost, including 105 children under five in 1915 from scalds and burns.
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The Coming Time
poem recalling aging and changing love as children grow up and leave home for futures beyond the familiar street. The speaker reflects on past kisses and blossoms, noting the new, taller generations while pondering life’s as yet untraveled path and the loneliness ahead.
Water as a Stimulus in Modern Life
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports Dr Simon Baruch endorsing cold water bathing as a national habit beneficial to Americans. It notes widespread adoption, citing daily showers as a stimulant before work, and references ancient Rome Greece and modern Japan as examples of public bathing benefits. Germany’s public bath culture is highlighted with 205 towns having pools in 1910 and 310 with shower baths.
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Simon Baruch
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Baruch
India
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Greece
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Germany
Grant Urged Rigid Probe of Whisky Frauds 1875 Letter
A Grant era push for a rigorous whisky fraud probe surfaces in correspondence. Secretary Bristow faced pressure as official actions followed, including prosecutions and pardons. The pivotal letter from President Grant urged thorough pursuit of all guilty parties and warned against influence shielding offenders.
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World’s Strangest Society in Tuscan Mercy Workers
From Pearson’s Magazine a Leghorn procession of a dozen men in black masks and broad hats carries the dead and transports the injured to hospitals. Members of the Misericordia Society wear masks to hide identity while performing mercy work, with Florence as its origin and 70 branches across Tuscany. In Leghorn alone about 9,000 members serve freely, roughly one in five adult males.
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Leghorn
Italy
Tuscany
Great Misericordia Society
Florence
Port of Missing Wheels In Florida Bicycles Reappear
Margaretta Tuttle reports in the Saturday Evening Pant that bicycles are everywhere in Florida. Despite cars becoming cheaper, bikes fill Palm Beach streets. Men women and children ride with bells ringing as hundreds wait to be hired on shaded roads and in the hotel lobby.
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Margaretta Tuttle
Palm Beach
Florida
Radish Uncovers Lost Ring in Tiffin Garden
Mrs W oH Seager of Bucyrus, wife of an implement dealer, misplaced a heavy gold band in her garden four years ago. While pulling a radish, she discovered the ring tightly looped around the radish root, ending a long-lost item mystery.
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Ohio
Toledo Blade
W Oh Seager
Washington hotels and a 1916 political forecast mix
A Willard era column features Democratic optimism on Wilson’s peace record, Ohio support, and Minnesota and New York voting hopes. it notes Cox’s renomination remarks, contrasts GOP chances in Minnesota, and discusses soldiers voting on the border, shark talk, and Australian coast anecdotes.
A Sixth Sense Dinner Gossip Sparks Wit’s Prompt Remark
At a MecClure's Magazine dinner a guest, overhearing a woman gossiping, prompts a witty remark. The remark suggests the subject has a delightful sense of rumor, eliciting laughter from the table.
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