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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1908
Page
20
The notice outlines delivery options and rates for daily and Sunday issues. It lists daily and Sunday included or excepted terms, with durations ranging from one week to one year and mentions Mall Postage preparations. The item reflects a period newspaper subscription pricing and delivery plan.
Washingtonians leaving the city are urged to have The Post follow them to stay informed about capital affairs. Change of address may be made anytime and the paper will be delivered promptly anywhere in the country. Notify the agent or send orders directly to The Post. Telephone Malin 4205.
Fragmented OCR article outlines discussions in Congress on wartime powers, requisitions, and security measures. Mentions the secretary of the Freie, property seizures, and potential condemnations, with references to Senator Gore and broader legislative activity affecting civil rights and national security.
Article recounts Navajo traditions and legends around the Mesa Verle National Park area near Farmington New Mexico, detailing a guide named Vleaon, the Haunt of Ship Rock, and a myth of the rock moving to shelter refugees. It mentions the Navajo people, ancestral warfare, and the enduring belief linked to the rock’s movement and the tribe’s survival.
Workmen on Main Street in Manassas uncovered a three foot deep trench dug during the Confederate War. Beneath flour barrels and miscellaneous items were found, along with a cache of decayed barrel staves and other debris. A trench and hidden supplies were revealed as grading progressed.
An old cat known for hunting helped by a man named Bob executes a bold stunt on a low roof. It seizes one rat on the eaves, while the other leaps to a berry tree. The cat then tailors a dramatic chase, grasping both rats, and finishes with them in its mouth and paws on the ground.
The article urges harmonious relations between the District commissioners and the board of education to avoid hindered work and conflicting actions. It stresses that cooperative effort protects community interests and prevents one department from harming another.
The piece argues that neither the board of education nor the District Commissioners are perfect yet should be treated with gentleness. It praises their honesty and kindness, urges calm critique, and favors measured reform over harsh public rebukes or dictatorial calls for action. The tone endorses restraint and civil discourse in governance.
From Leatie's Weekly, Taft managers speculate on drafting Gov Hughes for second place if Taft fails to secure the nomination. Hughes could lead on first ballot in some cases, but history shows leaders often shift to other roles. Hughes aims for first place or withdraws if cheated.
The text notes that in the twenty first verse of Zephaniah chapter seven and in the eighth verse of Zephaniah chapter three the complete English alphabet and Hebrew final letters appear within phrases. It presents a curious claim about hidden letter sequences across biblical verses.
Lord Kitchener will end his term as commander in chief of British forces in India next fall with a salary of 5000 dollars a year and no extension. Gen Sir Beauchamp Duff, his chief of staff, is named as successor in accordance with the Indian army seniority system. The change follows Kitchener’s reforms and health concerns, with Duff taking over as British India dominance shifts back toward home command.
The article notes oxen respond to cheerful singing by drivers, horses show pleasure when music plays, and primates mimic musical sounds. It cites Cant de R’s regiment march where a horse moved behind musicians, and mentions piano notes pleasing Scarlatti’s cat and monkeys using hollow sticks for rhythm. The piece discusses musical psychology in animals and Darwin’s gibbon singing.
An excerpt discusses suicide rates across the United States and global trends. It argues death by own action rises with civilization and climate is not the main factor, citing George Rennin on Me Cires. The piece notes higher rates in temperate zones and even links seasonal sunniness to suicide, suggesting a paradoxical pattern and a grim psychological mood amid social life.
In Waterford dispatch a man named P J Donovan, overseeing a new post office build in New York, claims to be alive with no pulse in either arm. Doctors report arteries severed below the biceps from past heavy lifting leaving him without wrist heartbeat, requiring alternate methods to count life signs.
On the New York pier spectators watched the liner Philadelphia sail to Southampton. A man in a raincoat with a striking woman handed a shaggy yellow dog to her while kissing the animal and saying a playful goodbye. He then kissed the woman and boarded the ship as the crowd remained quiet.
Two Chicago sisters plan to wed on the same evening and in the same church despite warnings of bad luck. They cite old family superstition and numerous tales of misfortune from a double ceremony yet proceed to arrange a “safer” version to avoid wrecking happiness.
A fragmented poem-like piece discusses political topics, memory of presidential votes, and social rituals. It references states, debates, and figures from a bygone era, weaving in lines about June and a bride, a graduate, and a candidate. The piece shifts to reflections on reading in bed and the mind's activity at night.
A Denver Republic newspaper note reports a homestead entry impacting a site at a graveyard. The piece concerns ground previously labeled as Ruges cemetery land and records a claimant’s title to the area once reserved for burial use.
A collection of humorous sayings about gender relations and misadventures in dating from the Chicago News style column. Jests on flirting, clothing, church pews, plumbing, aging, and money frame light social satire with sharp witticisms. Notable lines touch on experience, generosity, and the costs of romance.
A heated, rumor filled account recounts James A Dooley of Enportla Kans and Urey Woodson of Kentucky discussing William Jennings Bryan and the 1900 Democratic nomination. It notes Bryan's confident stance, Kentucky and Nebraska delegations, and reactions of Governors Johnson of Minnesota and Colfax, with reference to Cross of Gold speech and possible presidential dynamics.
Frederick D Ramle a Newark real estate dealer and Miss Florence L Ap war of New Germantown NJ left their wedding in a wagon used as an undertaker’s cart. Friends planned a grand send off. The couple slipped into an alley behind the house and fled in the improvised undertaker wagon.
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