Washington Post Subscription Rates and Policies
Subscription options are listed for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier or by mail with various durations and payment methods. The notice names The Washington Post Co with Edward B. McLean as president and notes second class mail status with foreign advertising offices listed in New York, Chicago, Boston, and Detroit.
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Washington Post Subscriber Notice And Address Updates
Notice to subscribers urges readers leaving Washington to inform The Post of address changes to receive papers anywhere. Includes how to renew ahead of expiration, payment in advance, and options for daily or Sunday editions with expiration dates on the address label.
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Pacifists Form New People's Council of America
In June 1917 pacifists now form the People's Council of America. Its members include peace advocates and antimilitarists who oppose U S military action in World War I. They call for no army and no war, arguing for surrender to German autocracy if tolerated. They urge surveillance by secret services.
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People’s Council of America
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United States
Good Old Corn In A Green World From The Bog
Fragmented input describes corn and harvest imagery with references to corn, bog origins, gifts of the Good Spirit, and sensory details about aroma. It seems to refl ect a nostalgic or poetic notice about corn and its significance, but the readable portions are sparse and stream of consciousness.
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Merwan
Essary
Overtaxed War Department Faces Reserve Officer Deluge
The piece notes an immense surge of applicants for the officers reserve corps, with complaints of discrimination and delays in processing. It highlights the strain on War Department clerical work, crowded offices, and the vast effort to organize camps and relocate personnel nationwide.
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Treasury financial report fragment with scattered figures
Irregular OCR fragment from United States Treasury data shows totals, revenues, disbursements, and assets with numerous figures and garbled text. It includes notes about fiscal year receipts, general fund assets, and a concluding stray sentence describing a silent listener.
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Dalton
Spirit of Teamwork in Wartime America
A wartime column extols American teamwork as the engine of victory. It lauds patriotism in camps, factories, rails, mines, and homes, arguing government action and vigorous industry will sustain prosperity and war readiness. It contrasts American initiative with German industry and urges citizen responsibility to support Washington's war effort.
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North hominy Igrita and corn dish delight natives
The excerpt praises North hominy Igrita as familiar to natives, edible with country butter or with sugar and cream as a dessert. It notes Virginia soft cornbread inspires patriotism, and cites U S corn yields: 3,124,746,000 bushels in 1912 and 2,583,241 last year. It urges restoring banner figures to feed the world.
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Virginia
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Racing Revival At Chantilly Amid War Time Limits
Racing resumes at Chantilly with no betting or gate money as France preserves stud value during war. King Alfonso attends under the title Duke of Toledo and wins the Prix de l Horloge, while British leaders discuss resuming Newmarket meetings. A London announcement notes forthcoming royal and social marriages, including Capt. the Hon. George St John Brodrick and actress Peggy Rush, with detailed lineage of the Brodrick family and Midleton title across generations.
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Gallipoli
Ian Hamilton
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J. Rush
Cromer
Norfolk
Peggy” Rush
United States
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House of Willoughby
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Edward VI
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Wiltshire
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Midleton
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England
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William Chambers
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Marquise DE Foxtenoy
Works by the Hour from the Boston Transcript
A dialogue snippet describes a man named Maggie’s calls and long visits, with Casey noting that Mike is a plumber and that his father before him was also in the trade. The text captures a local flavor of tradespeople and domestic scenes in a Boston setting.
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Proceedings of Congress and Committees in Brief
Recessed at 4 oclock until noon today administration food bill was further considered. Senators Sherman and Nawland s proposals along with tax changes and war measures dominated the session. The Russian mission to be formally received next Saturday. Secretary Baker urged $2,000 for relatives of Tatauji Sato killed in Mexico.
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Twixt Chesterton and Shaw A Dreary Debate
A poetic fragment contrasts Chesterton and Shaw with mock earnestness. The speaker notes a lifelong habit of hearing their debated ideas as a tedious yet-significant quarrel. The piece mocks the "Tricky Tenets" of both writers and the allure of intellectual debate.
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No Ordinary Animal Prince Dies In Brewery Fire
William Ingen and his wife mourn the loss of Prince the educated horse at the West End as flames from the Louisville brewery fire engulfed his stable. Prince, owned for twenty years by Mr Zurlinden, delighted locals with tricks and kindness, leaving children and neighbors to recall his glossy sides and tokens of affection as the grave was filled.
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Chesapeake Affair 1807 Triggered War Anxiety
110 years ago a British Leopard attacked the American frigate Chesapeake off Virginia in 1807. Four sailors were seized, sparking outrage and Jefferson’s proclamation to keep British vessels out. The episode helped fuel the push toward the War of 1812 and the U.S. doctrine of free trade and sailors rights.
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Army transfers and promotions amid unit reassignments
A long army orders bulletin details Second Lieutenant Leon Erler moving to the Sixty-second Infantry, Captain William G. Ball shifting to quartermaster duties, and Captain Asn TI. Singleton reporting for duty in lat. Also Colonel Edward R. Chrisman is detailed to command the Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry, with Col. Burnham reassigned to the Fifty-sixth Infantry. Additional movements include Capt. Harry A. Hegeman to Philadelphia and New York on official business and various officers retired or detailed for examinations and promotions.
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Leon Erler
Twenty-second Infantry
Sixty-second Infantry
William G. Ball
Sixteenth Infantry
Quartermaster Corps
Ball
Asn TI. Singleton
Jethye City
Edward R. Chrisman
Porto Rico
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Corps of Engineer
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Bordan Thomas
Kenneth Jones
Henrys
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Batoo Koos
Views of Capital Visitors on Interesting Current Events
A collection of opinions from capital observers covers the Allied war effort, German defense, and political dynamics. It includes remarks on public support for the President, New York mayoral politics, and Pittsburgh and Allegheny County electoral plans, with references to figures like Norman E. Mack and Dr. Andrew Jackson Barchfeld.
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van Weaten
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Pittsburgh
Smiles Amid Tears From a Philadelphia Widow’s Birthday
Fragmentary OCR notes recount a Philadelphia widow’s eightieth birthday with references to a publisher’s prospectus praising Haaseng and a sense of mixed emotion. The text blends names and phrases in a torn stream, offering little coherent detail beyond personal milestones and literary imagery.
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Philadelphis Bullenr
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