Washington Post Subscriptions 1807 Rates and Offices
Publication details for Washington and Absenteta Daily with Sunday included options. Subscription terms show daily and Sunday rates, weekly and monthly plans, and postage by air or post office orders. Remittance methods name drafts checks post office orders and express orders payable to The Washington Post Co. office locations listed in New York Chicago and Washington D C. Dated Thursday May 8 1807.
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Washington Post Co
Washington, D. C
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New York
Flatiron
Paul Block
Chicaga
Hartford
Muneger
Let The Post Follow You Washingtoniana Travel Notice
A notice urging Washingtonians moving out of the city to keep The Post informed about capital affairs. It explains that addresses may be changed freely and the paper will be mailed promptly to any part of the country. Notify the carrier of any address change. Main 4205.
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Silent Smith
Chicago
Sam
Damm
White House
Jacob Riis
Ellen Terry
John L. Sullivan
Cardinal Gibbone
Roosevelt
John
Naming of Ships Highlights State Representation
The New York World notes Delaware Utah and North Dakota lack battle ship names while Oklahoma could join the fleet later. It suggests Delaware or New York could earn a name via a future ship, and warns that as new ships arise the supply of suitable names may dwindle. Republican unrest in Maine follows over tariff policy affecting shipbuilding and state prosperity.
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Utah
North Dakota
Empire State
the World
United States
World
Union
Oklahoma
France
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Maine
Congress
Anvil
Pennsylvania
Clyde
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Muja
Maine Republican
Waterville Pasting
Nak Cratic
Warfield
Annapolis
Fort Afc Henry
Francis Scott Key
Eben
Brownsville affair and tariff reform debate in Baltimore
A Baltimore dispatch questions whether negro voters helped elect the Democratic ticket, noting mixed claims about the Brownsville incident and negro influence. The piece discusses Republican managers’ skepticism, Democratic gains, and the broader tariff reform debate amid standpatters and editorial voices.
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Browsville
Baltimore
Brownsville
Mahood
Alarming rise of unexplained disappearances and crime
The piece discusses a growing pattern of disappearances in New York and other cities, noting missing adults and children, high-profile cases like Marvin, and the difficulty of tracing abductors. It cites police efforts, international examples, and urges development of individual responsibility to curb crime.
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New Yorkr
Chidren
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Pandelphia National
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Bankas
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Cudahy
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Hempstead
L. I
William EK. Walker
Connecticut
Willuggest
Japan
Germany
New York
Celestial Empire
America
William Comes Home From College In Rural Ballad
A humorous piece recounts William returning home weary from campus life yet eager to rest at home with Mother Marth while remaining a sturdy footballer and fencer. The verse contrasts farm work with his college frills and hints at his reluctance to labor on fences or gates.
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Chicago News
Willyam
Mother Marth
Fragmentary Chicago News Verse Passages
A distorted Chicago News fragment presents jumbled lines about home men, guidance, and elusive advice. The unreadable text mentions a woman, a frisag, and a warning tone about fools and wisdom, with ruined phrases obscuring intended meaning.
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Chicago News
Arbuthnots An Ancient Family In Britain And India
A long, detail rich article traces the Arbuthnots from Osbert Oxford’s crusader era to later branches led by Sir Robert Arbuthnot and Viscount Gough. It notes Sir George Arbuthnot’s arrest in Madras on criminal charges, plus connections to British aristocracy and colonial administration, including Calcutta and the Council of India, and mentions related Hungarian and Armenian nobility.
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Madras
Abe
Ea P. MroFadyen
Rama
Arbuthnots
Londo
Emgland
Scotland
India
Agbuthnots
Adtbuthnots
Hindustan
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Cape
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Holy Land
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Beorgh
Arbuthnot
Arbroath
Charles I
Robert Arbuthnot
Viscount Arbuthnot
Kincardineshire
William the Lion
Royal Navy
Edinburgh
George IV
Alexander Arbuthnot
University of Calcutta
Council of India
Lord Dudley
Lord Cork
Lord Southesk
Airlie
Lord Gough
Field Marshal
Viscount Gough
Ae Land
Fragmentary OCR Note On Family Inquiry
The readable lines show a child asking about a new baby brother and a quoted exchange about promises. The fragment hints at family conversation and expectations but provides no clear event, date, or named entities.
Matador Verges calms runaway horse at Montevideo pier
At a Spanish Line steamship Montevideo departure, a truck horse bolted through a crowded pier. Enraged drivers and panicked crowds scattered as Enrique Vargea, a matador, leapt in to control the animal with a steel-quick grappling move. The crowd hailed Verges as he led the horse aboard, while the bull troupe prepared for Spain after a year in Mexico.
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New York
Montevideo
South Strest
Spain
Oridge
Mexico
Enrique Vargea
Kaya
Varges
Fumidor
Jesus Cisa
Barzel Letters Found in Old British Barrel
Washington dispatch notes two letters found in a British mail barrel in the Galapagos region. Addressed to U.S. families and dated October 195, the docs were rescued after airing through a Guayaquil postmaster's report. Despite weathering, addressees may still receive them via post offices. Through line, two items on walking around the world and bachelor reflections are listed with limited context.
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Ohio
Lorain
Torx
King
Gama
Wes
Barzel
Washington Dispatch
Baltimore American
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Allejandro Mann
Bay
Galapagos
Tortoise Islands
Pacific
Equator
United States
Rail travel safety myths debunked by Interstate Commerce report
The ICC quarterly bulletin shows rail accidents rose to 20.94 per hundred million travel, with 190 passenger deaths in three months. High speed is not the main cause. many crashes occur on slow trains due to human error and insufficient block-signal interlocking systems, especially in the United States.
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Cassacy
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic
Frank Heigh Dixon
Ifngland
Terra Cotta
Washington
Germany
United States
British Isles
Dixon
Wes Haves
England
Ode On Leaving Home Aims To Eternal Remembrance
The verse traces sailors voice from Thomas Moore about slow ships cleaving the wind and pennant fading as they leave beloved shores. It reflects on memory, companionship, and the ache of parting, praising shared joys and the homes left behind. Travelers recall tranquil scenes and the joy of reunion while acknowledging fate binds them to distant places.
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Thomas Moore
Calls Made by Proxy Now in Fashionable Society
The article describes how society uses stationers to print visiting cards and appoints a well dressed distributor to deliver them. Only intimate friends receive in person calls while a corner of the card signals a deputy handled the contact.
Skidoo Name Rejected by Post Office Office
The Venango County post office formerly named Skidoo has been discontinued after protests from citizens. The Franklin postmaster suggested the name under pressure when no other option arose. The department finally yielded and renamed the office.
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Man of the Moon Light-Weights
A Chicago Tribune piece explains how gravity alters human weight on other worlds. It lists Earth's 140 pound man weighing 23 pounds on the Moon, 14 on Venus, and escalating figures for Mercury Mars Uranus Saturn and beyond, illustrating extreme differences in lift and motion under varying gravities.
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Chicago
Earth
Moon
Venus
Saturn
Zululand Customs and China Reform Viewpoints Gathered
A San Francisco speaker in New Witford recounts Zululand marriage customs with brides bought for two oxen and chiefs as rulers, while English lawyer J Wharton Wilkins in Shanghai discusses China arming for the modern era. Other notes cover upcoming National Association of Railroad Commissioners convention changes, Lieutenant Commander Trench's Italian officer visit, and a Pacific fleet outlook amid growing Chinese modernization.
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Victor B. Nelson
San Francisco
New Witford
Nelson
Oscar
Sweden
America
United States
Bergen
Norway
Zululand
California
Erglis
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Tia Chef
China
J Wharton Wilkins
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Peking
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Japan
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