Washington Post subscription terms and rates 1914
The Washington Post rate card lists daily and Sunday delivery options for Washington and Alexandria, with monthly and yearly prices. Subscriptions by mail must be prepaid to The Washington Post Co. at Washington D C. Foreign advertising representative details are shown. October 12, 1914.
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Washington
Alexandria
Gy Mall
Rivet Ae
Wee Bob
Washington Post CO
Washington, D. C
Paul Hlouk
Tifth
Avenur
New York
Devonshire Street
Resprington
AID THE SOUTH NATIONAL NECESSITY NOW
The speaker urges immediate federal aid to the South to avert widespread bank ruin and preserve national prosperity. He stresses currency liquidity, employment, and purchasing power, condemns moving gold abroad, and calls for Treasury action and South political support to relieve cotton planters and stabilize the economy.
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McAdoo
Dione
Nelo
United States
South
Federal Reserve Board
Secretary of the Treasury
American food and supplies amid European war demand
One article argues that the United States, as the world’s breadbasket and manufacturing hub, must meet growing demand for food and war materials driven by Europe’s conflict. It notes 10 million in European armies, vast agricultural output at home, and the logic that shipments will continue regardless of ethics, urging Americans to embrace prosperity from the war.
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South
Union
Ohio
Europe
United States
England
Japan
Germany
Austria
France
Russia
Seaboard
S. Gnoet
Antwerp
Belgian
Channel
Great Britain
Congress
Senate
Thomas A. Fullen
Oklahoma
Willard
Publiching Commission
Obanen
Great Continent
Wists Hema Company
Apge
Cahoma
Jit
The Coming Elections and European War Talk
The piece surveys upcoming state elections in New York Massachusetts Pennsylvania and Ohio noting tariff debates shifts between Whitman and Roosevelt and cross notes McCall Walsh and Penrose campaigns. It weighs Germany Britain naval power and Antwerp in war strategy with political jabs and playful asides on current events and public figures.
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New York
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Whitman
Col. Roosevelt
Murphy
Samuel McCall
Long Teader
House of Representatives
Mr. Walsh
A. Witchell Palmer
Sullivan
Sherman
Princess Marie III Injured by Mob in Coburg Suburb
The Dowager Duchess of Coburg Gotha, widow of the late Duke, and sister of Tsar Alexander III, was assaulted by a mob in Coburg while returning from a drive. She was beaten and left unconscious, faces bruised, clothes torn, with police and soldiers only able to prevent worse. Doctors fear she may not fully recover.
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Marie
Coburn
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Alexander III
Russia
Czarina
St. Peteraburg
Alexander II
Saxe-Coburg Gotha
Duke of
Edinburgh
England
Victoria
Gale-Coburg Gothais
Great Britain and Ireland
George
Nicholas
Kaiser
Grand Duke of
Hesse
Spain
Roumania
Cyril
Coburg
Germany
Coburgers
L. V. Caziaro
United States Army
America
Mule Foils A Hog Thief In Bold Bowling Green Tale
A Bowling Green dispatch reports the arrest of Robert Fites a colored man charged with stealing two hogs. He borrowed a buggy and dress to disguise the hog a hoax misfired when the horse bolted and the hog ran off. Indicted by a grand jury he was jailed after months on the run. The tale highlights his attempted inventive theft.
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Loutavilla Courier-Journal
Bowling Green
Robert Fites
Dead Dog Brought to Life Experiment Reported
In a Washington State College veterinary trial, Drs. Kalkus and Dirksline anesthetized a yellow mongrel, drew ten ounces of blood, and after the dog’s heart and breathing stopped for minutes, attempted to revive it by injecting blood from another animal with a salt solution, recalling Alexis Carrel’s work.
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Ilve
Alexis Carrel
Clock Over 112 Years Old From Kansas City Star
Orr of 23334 Forest avenues owns a grandfather clock likely one of Americas oldest. He is unsure of the exact age but confirms it is over 12 years old and that his grandfather brought it from Europe. The seven foot clock ran well until last fall when weight cards broke and no clockmaker could repair it.
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Kansas City Star
Orr
Forest Avenues
America
Ohio
Archeville
Atlanta
Attic City
Bramarck
Bosan
Buffalo
Cheyenne
Town
Davenport
Denver
Des Moines
Duluth
Minn
Galveston
Texi
Helens
Indianapella
Ind
Cs AB
Kansas Ely
Penland
Ortiend
Salt Lake Cts
San Francisco
Springfield
Tampa
Birds Steal Diamond Ring From Woman’s Window Ledge
Los Angeles Times reports a blackbird nest in an old peach tree in J Edward Reed’s yard yielded a missing engagement ring. Mrs Reed had misplaced the ring two years earlier while baking and leaving it on a window ledge. The nest was dislodged when the tree was chopped, and the ring was found with the birds.
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Los Angeles Times
J. Edward Reed
Reed
Bell rings when fish bite on trot lines in Alabama
Farmer John Blow of Sescambia County uses bells on trot lines to signal hooked fish. He works plowing and farming on Conecuh River banks while bells alert him to fish, saving time. A Canadian dispatch adds a report of a vampire bat instance near Ottawa, killing a dog. The bat is described with gray fur, brown and white mottling, twelve inch wings, and five toes.
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Birmingham
Ala
Atlanta Journal
John Blow
Sescambia County
Conecuh
Ottawa
Canada
Dispatch
New York
Tribone
Edward Wickham
Here
Mr. Wickham
Weather and tides at dawn with regional forecast
The page lists sun and tide data with am and pm high and low tides at 8:00. Weather forecast covers District of Columbia Maryland Virginia and nationwide notes cooler trend Monday and Tuesday with shifting winds. Includes temperatures, humidity, rainfall, sunshine hours and a short set of quotations from newspapers.
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US 8
Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
Michigan
Gulf of &. Lawrence
Upper Lake Region
Atlantic
Ohio
Virginias
Misasseippi River
Misieeippi River
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Rocky Mountain
Upper Lane
Ghin Valley
North Pats
Rocks Mountains
South Atlantic States
Rocks Mountain
Plains States
Missouri Valley
Minsissippi
Ohio Valleys
Upper
Dake
Atlantic States
Fitted His Gun. From London Opinion.
Tommy asks for another box of those pills for mother as Drugeist asks if his mother said where they were. The River Bulletin notes special in The Washington Post Harpers Ferry item. Potomac and Shenandoah rivers boil clear.
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London
Tommy
Desert Tortoise as a Pet Sparks Simple Affection and Fierce Fights
A youth companion piece notes southern California children favor the giant desert tortoise as a pet. The animal digs a 2 foot angled tunnel, hibernates November to March, sunbathes in spring, and drinks water after brief meals. Once tame it enjoys petting, though fights ensue when matched with rivals.
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California
Hla
Ataya
Gypsies And Boyland Echoes Of Autumn Dreams
A fragmentary poetry piece blends images of road life and gypsy freedom with nostalgia for Boyland and autumn memories. The verse shifts between carefree nights on the road and distant recollections of chestnuts, persimmons, and the old home as seasons change. Notable contrasts include travel freedom against the pulls of home and memory.
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Boyland
Old Boyland
Hoyland
Rooster guard dog of Malibu man guards home
Governor the Rhode Island Red rooster acts as bodyguard and alarm system for Jack A. Henry at Malibu Mountain home above Santa Monica. The bird crows from 4 am, wards off strangers and loiters with Henry, deterring dogs and other animals, while Henry rises late. Governor is devoted yet aggressive toward intruders, except those armed or inside.
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Carington
King George
Wilam Carington
Bil Carington
St. James Palace
Sir William
Francis Warden
New York
Warden
London
Paris
Queen Victoria
Americas
Victoria
Sir Wiliam
Crenadier Guards
Wycombe
House of Commons
Marquis of
Lincolnshire
Santa Monica
Cat
Aloha
Malibou
Jack A. Henry
Henry
Rhode Island
Steve
Ike
Henr
Woman Whips Twenty Men With Billiard Cue in Hudson Fight
Mrs. Frank Shulasky 60 clashed with 20 workmen on her Hudson property over a curb plan. She struck several men with a billiard cue and delayed work until Police Chief Kohn Peterson and officers arrived. She fought the officers, was cuffed, escaped briefly, then captured again after a state constabulary assist.
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Wilkes-Barre
New York Tribune
Frank Shulasky
Hudson
Kohn Peterson
No aid to straight point dog with wooden leg in Wisconsin
William Bullstein of the Columbia Clothing Company owns a pointer named Max who lost a hind leg in a steel trap. The leg was amputated after freezing. An expert artificial limb maker created a miniature wooden limb for Max, restoring his hunting ability and optimism for future outings.
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Wis
Milwaukee Sentinel
William Bullstein
Columbia Clothing Company
Max
Billstein
Bilistein
Interviews Reflect Capital Visitors On NY Campaign
The article surveys New York political dynamics with quotes from Alpert B. Vaya of New York, noting Roosevelt's influence may split opposition and highlighting Glynn, Whitman, and the Sulzer faction. It also discusses Mayor T. Thompson's views on Chattanooga’s commission form of government and civic planning, plus his European civic observations.
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New York State
Alpert B. Vaya
New York
T Te Balen
Roosevelt
Sulzer
Bulmer
New York City
Gerd
United States
Jim’ Wadsworth
Calder
Wadsworth
Oklahoma Oil Troubles and Mobile Port Prospects
Oklahoma faces oil market collapse as price controls and production orders squeeze producers and limit purchases. Meanwhile Mobile, Alabama posits a bright future as a growing Atlantic port with Panama Canal traffic, a new San Francisco line terminating there, and a rail network funneling Alabama resources to Pacific ports and beyond.
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Mobile
Ala
Herema
Atlantic
Arthur Rich
Raleigh
San Francisco
Atlan
Pacifc
Pevona
Seaboard
Pacific Porta
Mobille II
Birmingham
Pacific
South America
Hawaii
Orient
Australia
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