Pennsylvania and Virginia Rates for Washington Post Subscriptions
The notice outlines subscription terms for delivery by carrier in Washington and Alexandria, listing weekly and yearly rates with Sunday inclusions and postage. It notes payment by draft, postal money order, or registered letter, and identifies The Washington Post Co as publisher with domestic and foreign advertising representatives. The date shown is Friday November 13, 1914.
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Washington
Alexandera
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Mini Tayadle
Gajyabeta
Washington Post CO
Washington, DC
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Paulco
Fifth Avenue
New York
Chicago
Lawsonshire Street
Hoelon
Kresge Hanlding
Detroit
If Dunkirk Should Be Taken
The article argues that a German capture of Dunkirk could threaten Allied positions in Belgium and northern France. It analyzes strategic aims, potential shifts of focus, and possible British retaliation by closing the Channel, noting the broader impact on Allied and neutral shipping and the balance of power in early World War II.
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Dunkrk
France
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Ustend
Dunkirk
Belgium
Varia
Ostend
Germany
Great Britain
England
Holand
Scandinavia
Burt Timer
United States Needs a More Powerful Navy
A long editorial argues for a stronger U S navy to defend independence from entangling alliances. It warns treaties alone cannot guarantee security and urges rapid naval build up, threat assessment of the Panama and Suez Canals, and insistence on U S control of canal passage amid modern conflicts. The piece stresses preparedness over false economy and urges political leaders to support decisive naval expenditure.
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United States
De‘siroua
Washington
American
Egypt
Belgium
Reny
Europe
George Fox
William Penn
Atlantic
Pacific
Theic
Privy purse keeper Frederick Ponsonby named
Decline in immigration and a royal appointment dominate page notes. Frederick Ponsonby is chosen to succeed Sir William Carrington as keeper of the privy purse, reflecting court tradition, duties, and the incur of kingly trust. The piece also discusses immigration trends, rural illiteracy, and the need for educational expansion to balance urban growth.
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William Carrington
Privy Purse
George III
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Indian Presidency
Bombay
India
England
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United States
Bureau of Education
America
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Lea
Sir Frederick I
George
Queen Victoria
Btr
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St. James’ Palace
Windsor Castle
Sandringham
Balmoral
Coldstream Guards
Edward VII
King George
Sir Henry
Royal Household
Courting in Church in Dayiton Ohio Sermon Sparks Debate
A youthful Dayton Ohio preacher mixes modernist ideas with traditional church life. His insistence on reform sparks questions about the role of religion in contemporary society and the appeal of youthful spirituality amid old sanctuaries. The article notes the preacher’s appeal to youth and the tension between timeless devotion and evolving beliefs.
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Sterling
Dayino
Ohio
Dayton
Amerca
Lorksmiths
Ovethren
Ileten
The Last Doll, Is Gore Melancholy Musings
A University of Missouri piece laments toy makers like Heinrich the German who, worn by war, leave a trail of dead workers. It contrasts joyous Christmas dolls with a hurt world where gifts shrink and guns replace crafts, urging early shopping to spare grieving families.
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Heinrich
Mmidget Rairoad
Santa Claus
Monument to Birds Commemorates Utah Cricket Siege
Salt Lake City's bronze and granite memorial honors the gulls that saved early Utah crops. A granite shaft rises from a fountain, with a globe showing two gulls overhead. Bronze tablets depict settlers with ox carts, the gulls’ flight against crickets, and the harvest, witnessed by era survivors.
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Salt Lake City
Salt Lake Tribune
Wettlers
Utah
Birds Know the Meal Hour at Seattle Fruit Stand
A Seattle Post-Intelligencer piece describes PhiL Degens, a Peck fruit stand clerk on Third Avenue, feeding pigeons that gather near noon to 2 pm. Dozens of birds of varied appearance perch, enter the passage between fruit and magazines, and eagerly accept peanuts Degens scatters, steadily growing bolder over weeks.
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Seattle Post-Intelligenter
Phil Degens
Peck * Frust
Third Avenue
St Mark's
Venice
Degeys
Dageus
Why He Shunned No Tip From the Waldorf Window
A New York Times item recounts a man who mistook a Sixth Avenue barber shop with a no tips sign for a chance at free talk. He then noticed a nearby window promising Black eyes painted here, pondering if the two signs hinted at a linked scam or simple humor. A reader also recalls a debate over elect rical progress and a stubborn husband dismissing touch button convenience at home.
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New York Times
Sixth Avenue
the Waldorf
Experts commend the German Navy Experts commend the German Navy
The New York Herald notes British admiralty honors for survivors of the Erhden and Captain von Muller with his officers, praising German naval prowess. It argues that global naval experts recognize the German general staff and sea training as a model of scientific preparedness and disciplined duty.
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New York Herald
Bea
von Muller
Great Britain
Geman
Pacific
Parrot’s German Prejudice Sparks Night Court Case
Martin Reicke, superintendent at 184 West Ninety sixth Street, was arraigned for assaulting Howard Sissel after trying to teach a parrot to cheer for Kitchener and swear in English. Reicke denied the act, saying the boy and companions provoked the bird. Magistrate McQuade fined him nineteen dollars.
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Kitchener
New York Times
Mc .Quade
Martin Reicke
West Ninety-sixth Street
Howard Sissel
Reicks
Reicke
McQuade
The South Goes Dry In Verse On Prohibition
A humorous verse laments Prohibition sweeping the South, with playful jabs at cocktails and mint juleps. It contrasts old wine and whiskey with legal drying laws, noting teetotaling mood across Kentucky Tennessee Missouri and Carolina as the water wagon rolls. The piece blends regional place names and light satire.
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Cuba
Milwaukee
Tennessee
Southland
Town Sells Jail in Hard Up Connecticut Village
Noank Cain reports a village auction during hard times selling jail building contents for 8312 and the jail itself to Squadito Brothers of Mystic for GE r and utensils for 637 A mattress brought 135 Tramps in Hazel KY criticize the sale and avoid Noank while Oliva porters for hotel staff interact with a well dressed stranger in a humorous note.
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Nerr Fork
Connecticut
Palais de Justice
Paris
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Dreas
Oliva
Steps to Prevent Cancer
The New York Sun reports cancer is preventable and curable with early recognition. Dr Mayo urges public reduce fear by understanding cancer is not hereditary and emphasizes early physician consultation for any irritation such as warts, moles, ulcers, or chronic inflammation. Prophylaxis and restraint in radical early operations may increase cures.
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New York Sun
William Mayo
Minnesota State Medical Society
Shakespeare Now German Prologue for Winter's Tale
Amsterdam report claims Germany grants Shakespeare a second home. Prologue in Leipzig production praises Germany as Shakespeare’s shelter and native land, while England is viewed as a temporary dwelling. The fool’s speech extols Germany as the poet’s true haven.
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New York
Germany
Shakespeare
Altes Theater
Leiping
Ernest Jialdt
England
Weather Forecast and Storm notes across DC region
U S Department weather bulletin for Maryland Virginia and District of Columbia reports rain chances Friday and Saturday with rising south winds. Depressions tracked over Texas Gulf coast and Midwest bring rain to Texas Michigan and the Dakotas and threaten the lake and Ohio valley regions. Temperatures and humidity shown for midnight to evening with record rainfall and sunshine hours noted.
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U.S
Chats of Visitors to the Capital
Local discussions feature A Jackson of San Francisco praising public men and reform, and Too4 Applegate of Milwaukee noting Wisconsin export strength as rail and trade prospects. Thompson of Chicago discusses European war and future control of the Black Sea with Burrage and Entente. Greiner of Trar shares views on Republican law and order after recent elections in Colorado and militia calls amid strikes.
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Willard
Forense
Amerie
Yuan
Qiacig Bia Loyaut
Peking
China
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United States
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Parti Ilans
Wisconsin
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Milwaukee
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Turkey
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Thomrpson
Florepe
England
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Asia
Africa
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Greiner
Trae
Raleimh
Alf Carlson
Colorado
Laat
Railroads to Give Farms to Immigrants Plan Launched
A Chicago led plan by the Hadlreal Industrial Improvement Association proposes massive railroad backed farms for European war migrants. Railroads would grant 190 acre plots on credit, fund equipment, and educate farmers, aiming to place tens of thousands on farms and boost national assets.
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Chicago
Hadlreal Industrial Improvemen Association
United States
Housanda
Peres Gary
Baume
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Megree
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