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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1917
Page
11
Classified notice lists delivery options and pricing for the Washington Post with daily Sunday and various annual, monthly, and weekly terms. It notes remittance methods and addresses, including Edward B McLean as president, and lists advertising representatives in major cities. The date shown is Tuesday March 15, 1947.
Exmoor wild deer and ponies rise to the challenge of preservation as the Acland family lease the moor to the National Trust for 500 years. The arrangement preserves the landscape from farming or development while keeping existing rents and rights, ensuring Exmoor remains intact for future generations. The Aclands’ historic ties span centuries with notable members linked to American aid and British politics.
Army orders detail assignments and resignations across multiple departments. Major lectures on sanitation will be delivered at Wisconsin Madison and Western Reserve University. several lieutenants are set for promotion exams after April 15, 1917, with duty shifts to Portland, Little Rock, and Washington. Officers on duty in Japan and abroad are to be examined by respective generals, and boards are convened for chaplain appointments at Fort Caswell.
Massachusetts voters clash between progressives and stalwarts as delegates to the constitutional convention are chosen in May with June convention on the calendar. Primaries follow in August for governor candidates, shaping a pivotal state decision.
Corneliua A Tugele former member of the House and presier of the New York State Barriers Aray tion at the Willard urges loyal support for the President during a critical hour. He warns that backing down could invite foreign threats and even war while calling for calm, social and economic renewal, and a shift toward postwar adjustment and disarmament.
A Japanese minister in a January 28 diet speech warned against Japanese capital participation in Chinese projects like the Grand Canal, noting concerns over German interests in Shandong and urging that American efforts remain economically focused. Chinese critics argue any Japanese involvement risks political entanglements and threaten China’s sovereignty, urging the United States to avoid alliances with Japanese capital.
The New York State Chamber of Commerce pledges to supply goods and services to the national government at profits no greater than private sales. It notes past profits in wars like the Civil and Spanish wars and praises modern American manufacturers who offer to turn over plants to government control to let price and profit be set by the state. Patriotism is seen as enlightened selfishness that may prevent calls for government ownership during war.
The United States declares that American merchant vessels will be armed for protection as Germany threatens to sink ships within a high seas barred zone. If an American ship is sunk, war may follow. the U S argues moral right to defend sovereignty and neutral rights.
A editorial note argues that American aid to Belgium has been crucial but is at risk as the commission withdraws from occupied France and Belgium. It cites over 250 million dollars spent on relief in northern France and Belgium, with the United States contributing about 9 million, and calls for greater private donations to compensate for reduced personal services led by Herbert Hoover.
A Mohammedan lawyer proposes submitting the guilt of the attempted assassination of Premier Lloyd George to trial by ordeal. The article traces the history of such tests from witchcraft to modern sensational acts, arguing the moral meaning endures as the spirit confronts suffering, while noting a critical remark about Judge Darker and a dubious German counterfeit machine bearing the legend In Von Igel We Trust.
The Paisley shawl, descended from the Scotch Kashmire tradition, is being revived. Manufacture demands long patient labor with Tibetan underwoot fibers, yielding yarns valued at $120 per pound. A single shawl often occupied three men for a year and fetched $900 to $1,000 in some cases.
A detailed narrative of the Mitsukoshi department store across from the fish market. The piece highlights spotless floors, shoe etiquette, elevators to a roof garden with a fountain and band, an Inari shrine, an American soda fountain, a conservatory, a tearoom, a photo gallery, an art exhibit on the fifth floor, toy displays, and floors styled in Japanese and foreign decor.
A Belmont Coal Company mule had its ear burned by live wire contact in the mine. Dr V. H. Brevena repaired the ear with sewing, and the operation was successful so the mule remains in service.
A man entered a Cleveland area store with four small potatoes on his arm to buy goods. Lacking five cents in change he offered a medium potato and started to leave. The clerk called him back, selected two lima beans from a sack, and gave them as the owed change.
A Birmingham Age Herald excerpt features an insinuating stranger offering a high stakes bet to Squire Supaby of Pippinsburg. The exchange centers on betting $200 on a horse race with a potential payout of thousands, illustrating bravado and risk. Supaby dismisses the risk as he counters with his own wealth.
From the New York Sun dispatches the Holywell well in Flintshire Wales is said to have run dry after a long flowing history. The legend recounts Saint Winifred born around AD 600 and a tale of her head restoral by St Bueno. The well’s cure as a sacred pool drew pilgrims likened to Lourdes.
From a New York exchange a wife may search her husband’s pockets if he withholds a sufficient allowance. Magistrate Cornell ruled she has the right to go through his trousers when asleep. Samuel Kell testified the husband earned $15 weekly but only $4 to $6 was given for nine years for two children. Last Friday night the wife admitted taking $17 from the pocket, then sewed the pockets closed and slept with the trousers.
Maj Henry D Thomason is relieved from duty at Fort Sam Houston and will report to the Southern Department commander to accompany troops toward Plattsburg barracks then proceed to Plattsburg. Capt Henry Rodgers retires from active service and returns home. Maj Alvord Van P Anderson detain and assigned to Fort Wayne and Newark recruiting duties for ten days. Capt Alfred Aloe granted leave of absence upon relief from quartermaster detail.
Fragmentary exchange shows a woman and an innkeeper in a London Opinion piece. A lad and a pet pupis are referenced, with a bemused owner and a boarding house mistress asking which part of the chicken is desired.
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