The Washington Post Subscription Terms Listed For 1908
The notice outlines delivery by carrier in Washington and Alexandria, monthly and yearly subscription options with Sunday and daily deliveries, prepaid postage, and payment methods including drafts checks and money orders payable to The Washington Post Co. It also lists office locations in New York Chicago and Hartford with manager Paul Block.
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Alexandria
Washington Post CO
Washington, DD
Post
Washington, DC
New York
Flatiron
Paul
Chicago
Amce Hartford
The Socialist Ideals in American Politics Debate
The passage discusses contrasting views on socialism and individualism. It cites McClelan's warning that eliminating individualism would destroy conscience and national strength, urging fewer men with ideas and more with ideals to shape politics and society.
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Ted
A. Gargus
Cormel
Mia
Tika Indus
McClelan
Americas
Resta Uing
Fragmented Vision of Reform in Our Time
The text rails against formal theories and bureaucratic reform, predicting a future without fine-grained theories or provincial governments. It argues reforms will come from within, dismissing commissions red tape and policing power as unnecessary.
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Bungie
Campaign fever and oratorical fervor roils national politics
A vivid forecast likens the 1908 presidential season to 1896 with calamity talk and mass rallying. Theodore Roosevelt and Bryan figures loom as potent forces while party panic and public zeal collide. The piece muses on leadership, fate, and the dream of political change.
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Lkely
Bryan
Jackson
Clay
Douglas
Lincoln
Blaine
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
England
Sturop
Seymour
Garfield
Harrison Weimley
Bryan Jal
Usury laws and money lending debate in Senate committee
Discussion on restricting usury and money sending in the District faces strong opposition from professional lenders who warn new rules would hurt borrowing by the poor. Advocates argue fair rates reflect risk, while opponents insist on preserving business and access to small loans for needy borrowers.
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Washington
Senat Platrot
Ot & Tokber
Bishop Brent Named Washington Bishop and Civic Regulator
The article notes Bishop Charles H Brent will succeed Henry Yates Satterlee as Episcopal Bishop of Washington. It highlights Brent's reformist stance, past work in the Philippines, and his suitability to lead the diocese, including cathedral construction efforts and community service. The piece also mentions broader reflections on money lending regulation and public affairs.
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Washington
Charles H Brent
Henry Yates Satterlee
Episcopal Church
FP Hippines
San Francisco
Inl
Islands
Ohio Democrats back Bryan a half sane state in 1908
Analyzes Ohio political scene amid nominating Judson Harmon for governor and drafting a Bryan delegation to the national convention. Argues Ohio has not reliably backed Bryan, citing historical losses by Bryan in 1896 1900 and 1908 prospects, with Republican gains and Negro voters’ shifts impacting outcomes. Notes Hanna Foraker feud and party divisions.
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Ohio
New York World
Judson Hermon
Httle
Bryan
Mr Bryan
Hanna
Foraker
Cooper Union
North
Taft
Brownsville
Secret of long life and a centenarian formula
Retired sea captain John Brettschned claims a herbal formula and advice from a clergyman can enable longevity to a hundred. He, aged 84 and looking 64, says his family history supports the method and plans to offer it to scientific institutions for testing. He cites fresh air and exercise as parts of the regimen and seeks proper use and funding assurances.
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New York Herald
John Brettschned
Fast Seventy Seventh Street
Brebeckneider
New York
Brettschneider
Faithful Horse Gets a Pension. Appalling Disregard of Life
A New York World report notes a Senate passed bill favorably reported to the House to regulate long sea going barges. It cites Secretary Straus on 192 barges lost in past years, 49 of 60 deaths among 192 aboard. The piece critiques coal interests and calls for federal action to curb dangerous towlines and aging vessels.
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New York World
Frye
Senate
House
Sears
Straus
Congress
California Alligator Farm Opens in Los Angeles
Los Angeles receives a shipment from southwestern Louisiana of about a thousand alligators, ranging from pencil lead size to large predators. They arrive in a freight car for a new gator farm, driven by rising demand for alligator leather used in jewelry and handbags.
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Los Angeles
Baltimore
Louisiana
Southern Pacific
Vernon Family of Sudbury Hall and Allied Nobility
A lengthy profile traces the Vernon family of Sudbury Hall Derbyshire and their allied lineages through marriages to Heiresses, detailing ancestral origins from Norman barons, Haddon Hall ties, and the Kent winded Kin derton line. It notes wealth from collieries, guardianship by uncles, and connections to the Harcourt and Shouvaloff families, with references to notable residences and estates including Nuneham Park and Stanton Harcourt. The piece also recounts historical marriages and titles linking the Vernons to the Dukes of Rutland and the Earls Harcourt, plus a biographical sweep of Count Paul Andrejeowitch Shouvaloff and allied Russian and British figures through 1908.
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New York
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Wiliam Frederick Vernon
Daniel M Frost
St Louis
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Asquith
J Pierpont Morgan
Mary Ethel Burns Stichly
Vernon Lewis Harcots
Harcourt
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Earl Harcourt
Edward Vernon
York
Vernon Archbishop Harcourt
Canon William Harcourt
Sir Willam Harcourt
Nuneham Park
Stanton Harcourt
Oxfordshire
Thames
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Paul Andrejeovitch Shouvafof
Jalta
Crimea
Berlin
Poland
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Moscow
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Sergius
Peter Shouvaiot
Paul
William
Prince Bismarck
Count Schouvaloft
Vienna
Herbert Bismarck
Kaiser
Rise of John Burns from apprentice to British parliament member
A historical profile of John Burns, once an English engineer's apprentice earning two shillings weekly, who educated himself, spoke on his feet, and rose to Parliament and a privy council seat with potential annual pay of 25 000, illustrating social mobility and labor representation in Britain.
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British Necews
Jabus Chambers
Brookly
England
Thia Republic
John Burns
Iscal
Great Britain
Burne
Labor
Ben Butler
Benjamin Disraeli
Serpent Worship Across Antiquity and Voodoo Links
A Lancet discussion traces serpent symbolism from ancient temples of Apollo and Esculapius to primitive serpent worship. It links Egyptian Greek and Haitian voodoo practices, noting cannibal rites described by a French officer and suggesting Aesculapian cult as an early form of voodoo with ties to Genesis imagery of the serpent and the brazen serpent healing tale.
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Esculapius
West Indies
Haiti
Africa
Catholi Missionariis
Soulongue
Rooster Becomes Proud Brood Mother in Maplewood
Maplewood, Mo. reports a rooster known as Mr Molly Coddle hatched twelve of fifteen eggs after three weeks of sitting. Owner Kitchell feared the rooster would harm the chicks and moved the brood to a writing hen. The bird resumed incubation by laying fifteen more eggs, rekindling his paternal duties.
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Cimernnatt Enquirer
Maplewood Mo
Kitchell
Kutch
Molly Coddle
Lagged on His Last Run by a Fire Horse Jim
A fire horse named Jim collapsed and died after lagging behind his team near Barclay Street and West Broadway while responding to an alarm at Vesey and Greenwich. Driver Charles Wanders struck Jim once, yet the horse surged forward then fell near a hydrant as the engine paused.
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New York
Barclay Street
West Broadway
Vesey
Greenwich
Jim
Tom
Charles Wanders
Wardly
Meaning of Muff and the Muff Wearers in Paris
The Landoq Chronicle notes mufts were worn by more men than women in Paris and defines muff as a soft thing that holds a lady's hand without squeezing it. It also discusses German usage of muff as a sulky person or a growing dog and questions if the metaphor refers to muff wearers or softness. Fear Smoke Will Ruin Crops reports on Chin Gee Hee, head of a railroad in Hongkong hinterland, facing native opposition who feared locomotive smoke would ruin crops. four locomotives were US bought, two from Germany, with the project needing to overcome local resistance.
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Osin
United States
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Ryan Leno
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Daomo
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Taft
Oraker
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Erin Raa
Lites
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Lazarus
Superius Caesar
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Potonius
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Nike Martin Sehenk
Florence Nottingale
Crimean Campuan
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Paris
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Hongkong
Germany
Bryan's faltering bid shadows a waning national surge
The text argues Mr. Bryan’s early lead is fading as prospects shrink across Southern states. Texas remains his strongest card but even there sermons with ticket charges sparked discomfort. South Carolina Louisiana Alabama show growing hostility, while overall momentum dwindles and doubts loom about the Denver nomination.
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Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Texas
Christ
Denver
South Carolina
Louisiana
Alabama
It Pays It Pays To Advertise A Vintage Comic Verse
A humorous verse from the Chicago Record Herald extols advertising by illustrating how need and desire drive responses. It compares a hungry baby, a lost lamb, and a coy maiden, each scenario concluding with the refrain that it pays to advertise. The piece uses playful moralizing to sell attention.
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Chicago Record Herald
Those Hats and Ducks in Ditches Echo via Young Hearts
A collage of sightings includes a tale of Those Merry Widow hats in a church and elevator misadventures ending with a nose gouge and a desire to transform into a cow. Separate notes report Yakima County game concerns as trout and salmon flood irrigation ditches, with ranchers and youngsters catching fish in pear orchards and alfalfa fields. Authorities seek protection as fish enter ditches, laterals, and grass.
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Yakima
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Thomas Mullen
Yakima County
Ed Parker
Pear
Canton Shannon
Mullen Paya
Pointed Paragraphs from Chicago News
A collection of witty lines on human nature and social behavior. Observations claim people laugh with you rather than at you, money drives action, and cleverness often clashes with virtue. It notes merchants’ reluctance to reward virtue and contrasts virtue with wit in public life.
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Chicago News
Reflections of a Bachelor from New York Press
A humorous column argues women seek control over finances while men follow minimal moral constraints. It notes women track household expenditures to hide costs and claims some men balance bad luck with money matters better than others. tone suggests social attitudes of the era.
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York
Interv iews With Capital s Visitors In Washington
Richard Harding Davis recounts a visit to the New Willard and Capitol, describing a pigeon with a War Department note, a doppelganger tale in Nashville, Nazareth Hall apprentices, and remarks by Rep. Cannon and others. He notes Moravian Church ties, the Pineapple and copper industries, and editorial stances on the print paper trust before Congress.
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Richard Harding Davis
New Willard
Mr. Davis
War Department
Mr Davis
Nashville
Beard
Walker
Davis A
Hury
Minicr
Nazareth Hall
Br & J Blum
Higgs
S H Eberts
Flum
Nazareth
George Writheld
Thylty
William Ailen
Fhadelphia
Forks
Delaware
Imreth Ilere
Alln Tal
Spangenbeim
Doctor’s Final Test Reads Patient’s Eyes Cured
The Chicago Tribune recounts a test where an eye patient with months of treatment is asked to read from twelve to fifteen inches without blinking. The eccentric physician then presents the bill, concluding the patient’s eyes are cured.
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Chicago Tribune
Pinchnickel
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