Terms of Subscription for Washington Post in 1916
An old subscription advertisement lists delivery by mail including options for daily and Sunday editions, weekly plans, and annual rates with Sunday included. It notes advance payment, acceptable remittance methods, and that the paper is entered as second class mail from Washington, D.C., with foreign ad reps in New York Chicago Boston and Detroit.
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Gerrer
Washington
Wlexandvia
Danly
Washington Post CO
Washington, D. C
Postoffice
Washington, C
Paul
Fifth Avenue
New York
Mallere Building
Chicago
Devonshire Street
Boston
Kresge Building
Hope of Peace Addresses Wilson Envisions Global Unity
President Wilson in a League to Enforce Peace address outlines American desire for Europe peace and a future association of nations to preserve peace, while warning that no immediate negotiations are in sight. He stresses U.S. neutrality and urges preparation against future war as nations ponder a great consummation.
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League To
Wilson
Europe
United States
America
Nce
Congress
Lengthening the Day in War Time Clocks Ahead
German workers gain an extra hour of daylight by advancing clocks one hour, with Britain and other European nations following. The change allows earlier rising and earlier start times, conserving kerosene and electricity during wartime, while Canada and Denmark rapidly adopt similar shifts.
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Germany
Simpst
Armes
London
Denmark
Holland
Universal adoption of daylight saving would boost work efficiency
The text argues that while daylight saving could improve daytime productivity, its benefits rely on universal adoption. Without broad implementation, gains are limited and individuals testing the change alone would find it inconvenient in many respects.
American Citizens in Mexico Appeal to U.S. Electors
The Americans in Tampico urge the electorate to pressure Carranza’s regime amid confiscation decrees and unrest. They urge the U S government to protect citizen property and lives, noting suspensions of rail service, looted trains, and currency disputes, and argue appeals should reach U S voters directly.
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Mexico
United States
Tampico
State Department
Americana
Saltillo
Carranza
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Queretaro
Cuernavaca
Lansing
State Department of the
Ior
Wilson
Gaialy
Republic
Business Expansion and Labor Stability Amid 1916 Outlook
The week closed with broad business growth and amicable labor settlements. Building activity surged across the United States with numerous contracts and planned construction. Agricultural land values rose as farm prices buoyed by demand and profits encouraged expansion and cultivation. Europe’s released soldiers after the war are expected to swell immigration and farm labor in the United States.
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United States
Union
Europe
European refugees to boost American farming boom
War weary Europeans will find peace and prosperity in cultivating the United States fertile fields. Their settlement here after the war is expected to drive up demand for acreage, lift farm land prices, and prove that U S lands are worth more per acre. The anticipated agricultural expansion promises wide benefits to business and the public.
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Europe
United States
Verdict Praises Bank Officials Acquittal Sparks Public Vindication
Washington reacts to the jury verdict exonerating Charles C. Glover William J Flather and Henry H Flather in the Riggs National Bank case. The piece condemns baseless indictments while defending integrity and urges caution by grand jurors amid complex business affairs.
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Washington
Riggs National Bank
Charles C. Glover
William J. Flather
Henry H. Flather
Charles ©. Glover
Grand Jury
Lord Tollemache Skilled in Science of Electricity
Lord Tollemache, badly wounded at the front in France where he serves as captain of the royal artillery, is noted for brains and originality with a strong turn for mechanics and electrical science. He runs a Peckforton castle workshop, is a keen motorist, and married young. The article details the Tollemache lineage, Helmingham estate, and historic ties, ending with a note on eccentricity and the benevolent lordship of the family.
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France
Royal Artillery
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the Hart of Dysart
England
Helmingham
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Tollemaches
Helmingham Manor
Stephen
Dysart
Lionel Tollemeche
Eton College
Charles I
Charles
Old England
Elisabeth
Marquise DE Fontenot
Brentwood Company
Lights on baby carriages in London law
From Popular Science Monthly London enacts a rule requiring baby carriages to have sidelights. The measure aims to reduce collisions in streets darkened by Zeppelin raid fears. Front lights must be white, rear red to improve visibility.
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London
Popular Science Monthly
World’s only living quadruplets born for Kaya family
Oklahoma City dispatch reports the four girls born June 4 1915 to Mrs F M Kaya Hollia Okla are the world’s only living quadruplets. Journal data notes birth weights 3 44 44 and 44 pounds and seven months later 14 and 16 pounds for lightest and heaviest. The mother described as strong and 30s to 35.
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Oklahoma City Dispatch
Chicago Examiner
F. M. Kaya
Hollia
Okla
Journal of the
Oklahoma State Medical Association
Mrs Oyster of Hawaii and the comic name craze
The piece notes Hawaiians choosing humorous and gender inappropriate names in city directories and baptisms. It cites examples like The Thief The Ghost The Pig Sty Chale Pau and The River of Twilight, plus playful names honoring doctors and medicines and ending with a nod to Queen Liliuokalani meaning A Lily in the Sky.
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Hawaiii
Mr. Sclasore
Mrs. Oyster
Lixsard
Kaneta
Kattie
Turkey
Beretania
Honolulu
Wahine Malkat
Mra Thompking
Ramson
Susan
Kukena
Polly Sarah
Jane Peter
Henry Ann
Kamea Ot Ole
Coan
Hawaii
Sven
Mikia
Michael
Jaseph Squilla
Liliu O Ka- Jani
London Women Gather in Restaurants as War Changes Society
An officer home from the Orient notes a social shift in London as women dine unescorted, sip wine, and smoke in large numbers. He observes women consulting wine lists and ordering meals with independence, while staff identify them as war workers from Whitehall.
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London Mail
Orient
Jove
Evel
Whitehall
Brown
Priosa
The Dream of Love Poem Fragment by Felger McEtemy
A lyrical piece titled The Dream of Love presents a series of romantic images. The poet invites lovers to a garden gate and lanes of May to dream of love forever, seeking stars, moonlight, and memories of loves past and future.
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Felger McEtemy
Bird an expert pickpocket steals key from railroad overalls
Mentone California dispatch reports a wren snatched a valuable railway key from J Trench during a visit and revealed the missing string when the bird’s nest was disturbed. The tale, recycled from Detroit Free Press, adds quirky lines about crowds and an umpire’s call.
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Wren
Railroad
Overalls
Mentone
Cal
Dieputch
San Francisco Chronicle
J Trench
Banta Fe
Mr. Trench
Battle of Sackett's Harbor Fought 103 Years Ago Today
May 1813 battle narrative shows British plans to seize Sackett's Harbor, Gen Jacob Brown and Col Backus rally militia, British attempt lands on Horse Island, fire cripples stores, culminating in a British retreat and American victory. Brown earns promotion to brigadier general for defense.
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Sacketta Harbor
Kingston
Col
Backus
Jacob Brown
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Brown
Horne Island
Horse Island
Col Backus
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Frown
Provost
United States Army
Singing Mouse at Lewis Home Draws Hippodrome Offer
Huntington Park dispatch reports a Hippodrome representative offered 150 dollars for a singing mouse kept by Mrs C W Lewis. The creature sings like a canary and first drew attention by noises in the walls. After a house drive, the mouse was captured and caged, visited by about 100 people, with listeners noting a faint yet clear song similar to a canary. Scientists deem it a mystery with tongue movement suggested as the singing mechanism.
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Huntington Park
Baltimore News
Hippodrome
C. W Lewis
Bees Raid Langworth School Trapping Forty Children
Bees swarmed from a hive in Langworth School corner trapping forty pupils and Miss Ida Watford for hours. Students hid in a adjoining room as teachers and older students fought the swarm with wet cloths and improvised gear. Parents returned armed with sulphur to rout the bees and free the children. several kids and farm animals suffered many stings.
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Calsiale
Cal
San Francisco Chronicle
Langworth School
Ida Watford
Old British copper coins found behind wallpaper in Lobdell mansion
In South Wilmington the Lobdell mansion, being razed for a six story factory, yielded British copper coins over 200 years old. Discovered by Thomas W Cunningham, some pieces show the date 1775 while others are worn to the point that exact years cannot be read. The house dates to about 140 years ago and belonged to a Lobdell pioneer.
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Wilmington
Del
Phita
Lobdell
South Wilmington
Thomas W Cunningham
Extra Trouble at Dinner Guests Robbed
Mrs Benham relates reading of a dinner with guests bound and robbed. Benham comments on whether waiters could take tips in the regular way.
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Chicago Herald
Benham
Views on Capital Visitors and Political Party Roles
The article records opinions from K Hendricks of Cameron Texas on legalizing political party bankruptcy. It describes secret caucus practices by national committee members selecting state and federal office candidates, plus views on Oklahoma and Maine electorates, and sentiments about Wilson’s prospects and Democratic prosperity.
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K. Hendricks
Cameron
Texas
Ebpitt
San Antonio
Houston
Austin
Dallas
Mension
Neo
Internal Revenue
United States District Attorney
Congress
Value of Good Roads Highlighted by Oregon Farmer
Harry West of Scappoose Oregon told Washington dairymen that a hard surfaced Columbia highway 200 miles long cuts costs and time for shipping cream. He compared old costs 60 cents for Portland train tickets and 5 cents streetcar to today 18 cents per can by auto truck and 40 cents for a twice daily door to door ride to downtown Portland.
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Columbia River
Harry West
Continental
Washington
Columbia Highway
Columbia
Portland
Mountain Lions Invade City In Denver North Side
Two mountain lions, a male and a female, roamed a northwest Denver neighborhood this morning attacking two people and frightening residents. Police with rifles searched the area as the lions remained at large, last seen heading toward the foothills seven miles away. Victims included Mrs. J Carlin and J H Hutchard, who fled from the predators near West Twenty fifth Avenue and Meade Street.
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Denver
J Carlin
Weat
Twenty-fifth Avenue
J H Hutchard
West Twenty Fifth Avenue
Meade Street
End-seat hog term explained in papers
In a Yonkers Statesman style piece the phrase end-seat hog is explained as the person who grabs the seat you desire. A Boston Globe collector-style exchange notes a bill’s passage after a first reading, signaling a civics moment.
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Yonkers Statesman
Teilory
Boston Globe
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