Washington Post Subscription Rates and Delivery Terms
The notice outlines subscription options for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier in Washington and Alexandria. It lists prices for daily and Sunday prepayment, monthly and yearly plans, and mail subscriptions with advance payment required. The text includes partial figures for rates and timing, reflecting era pricing and service details.
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Plain Talk by Lloyd George on Britain’s War Costs and Production
A blunt appraisal shows Lloyd George blasting the British public over wartime costs and the drop in output. He cites a $200 billion bill and a $5 billion trade deficit, urging increased production while opposing nationalization. He favors reorganization and worker input without government mine control, giving a grim, cautious forecast for Britain’s economy.
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Help for domestic workers advances in England reforms
The piece discusses Britain’s postwar push to redefine domestic service. Government programs now train servants, guarantee a minimum wage, set hours, allow unionizing, and grant equal status to women workers, spurring emigration abroad for many. It considers broader sociological importance and compares views on international cooperation.
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End of the Dime Novel and its Decline
The article argues dime novels fall out of favor due to competition from movies and magazines. It notes boys still pay a dime for sensational stories, but screen and print media eclipse Diamond Dick Nick Carter Frank Merriwell and similar heroes. It reflects on cultural shift and nostalgia for old pulp era figures.
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Pershing Returns Home a Victorious General of WWI
General John J. Pershing sails toward homeland amid French cordiality and national admiration. Congress plans to seek his counsel before fixing military policy and army size while pondering universal training. He faces ongoing speculation about political futures, but for now rests on his wartime honors and public praise.
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Historic Queen Elizabeth Cup Sells At Auction For 19000
London report states the Elizabethan globe cup awarded by Queen Elizabeth I to Admiral Drake sold for 19000 dollars. The terraqueous globe, Zurich circa 1570, bears no direct Armada reference and may have circulated as a general souvenir rather than a commissioned trophy. The piece highlights Drake’s earlier raids and world voyage, with a call that such a storied cup belong in the British Museum rather than private hands.
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Defense of the Guilty and Welsh Castle Future Ruler
Lord Finlay argues that a defense attorney may continue to represent a prisoner who admits guilt even when proceedings begin, stressing ethical duties and limitations. The piece also notes a possible plan to grant Cardiff Castle to the Prince of Wales, detailing its history and Lord Bute’s ownership and the Cardiff political climate.
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Senate Debates War Era Legislation And House Action
The chamber debated railroad control restoration, Palmer and anti strike measures, and Pershing rank while nominating officials and honoring military policy. House sessions adjourned after a no quorum point of order, passing a pearl button tariff and addressing veterans and forest fire funding.
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Argentina Among Eight Largest U.S. Trade Partners
Argentina ranks as the eighth largest customer of the United States for the year ending June 30, with total trade valued at 204 million dollars. Other leading partners include the British Isles, Canada, France, Japan, Cuba, Italy, and Belgium.
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Trains to Principal Cities Timetable Snapshot
The Washington Post publishes a condensed timetable of trains from Washington to major cities, with departure times for Atlanta Baltimore Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Detroit Indianapolis Jacksonville Jacksonville and Florida Louisville Memphis New Orleans New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Richmond St Louis and others. Schedules are updated as railways announce changes. times reflect Railroad Administration data.
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War Trade Board lifts most Hungarian trade limits
The war trade board announced that licenses will be issued freely for exporting American goods to Hungary with restrictions only on strictly military items. Imports to the United States will be largely unrestricted, though aircraft, armor, arms, and other military materials remain barred. The change follows an allied agreement. trade with Austria and Germany is tied to peace treaties.
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War Dept lists Distinguished Service Cross recipients
The War Department announced Pershing awarded the Distinguished Service Cross to multiple American Expeditionary Forces members. Recipients include Lieut. Col. Edward Marton of Waynesburg Pennsylvania and others across states such as Pennsylvania Texas Virginia Kentucky Maine New York and Washington with addresses ranging from Germantown Pa to Seattle.
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Brooklyn
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Concord
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Col House to Return to Paris for Peace Delegation
Col EB M House, then in London consulting with officials on League of Nations work, will go back to Paris to resume his role in the American peace delegation. The State Department announced the plan, denying reports he would soon return to the United States.
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Daniels Plans Canada Visit on Dreadnought Trip
Secretary Daniels Kans accepts invitation from Canadian officials to visit Victoria British Columbia on September 11. Admiral Hugh Redman speaking for the Pacific fleet will join on the battleship New York, with a division of destroyers to accompany from Ban Fraselove.
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Clergymen and Teachers Struggle With High Costs
Detroit speaker Mat Williamson laments Washington shortages in instructors and clergy as prices rise. He notes teachers leaving classrooms for industry, ministers facing austerity, and many religious groups seeking preacher unions while urban clerics endure hardship.
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Boys Needed on Farms Due to Urban Drift after War
Dennis Cobb of Fremont Ohio warns at the Powhatan meeting that food production suffers as thousands of troops and city workers stay in urban areas after demobilization. He notes many youths abandoned farms for high wages and city life, and urges government focus on restoring rural labor with youths and girls back to agricultural work.
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Rifle Practice Predicted To Boom After Navy Range Meet
Col Robert G Stewart praised the national rifle matches at Caldwell New Jersey where Maj Gen John A Lejeune declared the rifle won the war. Gen Lejeune and Gen Barnett urged broader civilian rifle training as a strong reserve, echoed by Franklin D Roosevelt signaling range expansion.
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U. S. to Lose Imperator and Allied Ships
The Imperator and other ships allocated to the United States by the supreme allied war council are to return to the council for disposition in the future. The Imperator is being reconditioned to its former troop-transport form, while officials refuse to confirm any U.S. ownership or potential transfer as payment for debts.
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