Washington Post Classified Rates and Mailing Info 1908
The notice lists subscription plans for The Washington Post including daily and Sunday delivery in Washington and Alexandria. It specifies rates by frequency and duration, prepaid postage, payment methods, and addresses for subscription orders and agent representatives with a date of Thursday September 23, 1908.
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Washington
Alexandria
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TME
Washington Post CO
Washington, & C
Washington, D.C
Proposed Navy Exposition Spurs Talk of Trophies
The piece argues for an exhibition room to display naval trophies and gifts from battleships, noting how such trophies sit idle in safes and navy yards. It contends public access would honor donors, naval heroes, and the nation’s history while countering the drift toward subsidies.
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Wea
Meus Camay
Freeman. A
Soawestel
Gorda
Navy Yards
Animal welfare and disease toll in early 20th century notes
The article discusses humane care for animals, comparing San Francisco and local practices, advocating a Band of Mercy, animal homes, and humane education. It also surveys pellagra’s spread in the South, its symptoms, spread, and dietary links to damaged maize, with historical notes on its origin and medical understanding.
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North Carolina
Haly
Whiten
Spain
Tviar
Italy
United States
Mount Vernon Hospital
Alabama
The Theaters' New Rival and the Moving Picture Boom
The piece notes a nationwide rise of moving picture shows with over a million daily attendees across 1000 venues. It cites conversion of churches and stores into theaters, the phonograph in place of organs, and frequent program changes to attract steady patrons daily.
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Pring Lipplaratt
Ginger Ag
Maine
Oregon
New York
Frigeo
Banta Fe
Kaskakie
Chicago
O Meir
Stald Ord Battimors
Churchas
Governors Island Moth War Rages On With Steel Wire
F. J. Roth head gardener on Governors Island leads a massive campaign against millions of white moths and cocoons threatening the island’s trees ahead of the Hudson Fulton celebration. Six workers brush bark and trunks with wire brushes, slashing moths, cocoons, and eggs to safeguard widow trees. The effort highlights moth behavior and prior infestations across Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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Taland
New York
Saul
Davia
F. J. Roth
Governors Island Miliary Reservation
Wilbur Wright
Gienn H. Curtiss
Roth Ivo Mere
Roth
Hudson-Fulton
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Governors Island
Romance of the Balfour Barony Roams England’s Courts
A long fragmentary feature traces the Balfour of Burleigh lineage from James I through Mary Cray’s marriage, the 1714 attainder reversal, and the modern revival by Queen Victoria. It notes the current holder’s stature, ties to Bruce and Gordon families, and the Stanmore peerage’s creation by mistake, including Gladstone’s 19th century Home Rule interference and Stanmore’s forced Lords vote.
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Ambeesidor Bryce
Lord Charles Bersaford
Pilgrims
New York
Arthur Balfour
Scotland
Salisbury
Robert Brice
Earl of
Higin
Lora Balfour
Cornwall
Bevon
Dartmoor
Prince of Wales
Queen Victoria
Lord Belfour of
Mary
Henry Stenhouse
Nverketthling
Robert
Stenhouge
Inverkeithling
Edinburgh
Margaret
Margaret Balfour
England
Balfour of
Bruce
Kennet
Robert Bruce
Conaty Clackmannan
Alexander Bruce
House of Lords
Burteigh
Larq Balfour
George ‘Hamilton Gordon
Lord Stanmore
Arthur Hamton Gordon
Earl of Abardesn
Ireland
Ami
Lady Belfour
Graster
Hie Ufa
Minor Estonius
Colental
Gladstone
Arther Gordon
Slanmere
Lord Aberdeen
Sir Arthur
Gordon
Arthur Gorton
Rother
Hearquise DE Fontenot
Deaths From Fourth of July Celebrations Rising
Statistics compiled by the American Medical Association show a record high in deaths linked to Fourth of July celebrations this year, with 215 fatalities, the largest in five years. Most victims were active youths aged 8 to 18, and many deaths were caused by accidents and lockjaw after firecracker use. Calls grow for state legislation to curb the sale of fireworks, beyond city ordinances that are poorly enforced.
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Leckiaw
Lockjaw
United States
Seeing New York Airship to Take City Passengers
The New York Times reports Hudson celebration will include a "seeing New York" airship departing Madison Square Garden roof garden to carry passengers daily over the city. The American Eagle, 80 feet long with 15 seats and 3300 cubic feet of gas, will be operated by Joel T. Rice of Hot Springs Arkansas and John R. Riggs, noted sky pilots, marking its first use for city tours.
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New York Times
Hudson
New York
Madison Square Garden
Curties
Wilbur Wright
Joel T. Rice
Hot Springs,Ark
Hot Springs
Barbarism in Mexico and other readings from the era
A collage of excerpts parasitically discussing Mexico under Diaz, echoing Turner’s claims of slavery like conditions, prison systems, and autocratic rule. The piece cites various voices from business, journalism, and banking in Mexico City, warning of suppression and the danger of ignorance amid imperial interests.
Philippines viewed as future asset under American rule
An interview with LC Edwards from Manus discusses seven years in the Philippines. He praises improvements in agriculture, notes hemp dominates exports to the US and Britain, and says education will create loyal American citizens. He downplays Japanese interest and describes Manila’s fortifications.
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Swa
Philippines
LC. Edwards
Manus
P. 1
Bureau
Au ‘Ture
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Manila
Manila Bay
Lsar
Manila Harbor
Massachuseus
States
Edwetts
Suez Canal
Reflections on a Bachelor and London Street Railways Notes
An assortment of musings on bachelor life from the New York Press and a London transit brief. The reflections discuss dating logic and women's perceptions, then shift to London Underground details: minimum 1 cent fare, annual passenger totals, transfer tickets, and council costs for suburban routes. The piece also quotes New York political commentary on mayoral nominations and party dynamics affecting elections.
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London
Dali Conacilar
Trade Repoera
Ennri
Remark on Washington’s government buildings impress Melbourne visitor
Robert Drouet of Melbourne praises Washington’s government buildings as unmatched by any city he has seen. He cites the Capitol, Congressional Library, and Union Station as extraordinary, compares Paris and Frankfort, and says no other country surpasses the United States in grandeur. He plans to take a strong impression back to Australia.
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Taft
Monetary Commission
Himsev
MacVeash
Postal Savings Bank
Midein Court
Marin Subaidy
Conservaton Pollcns
England
Aaquith
Birmingham
Balfour
Pittsburg
Paly
Joseph Chamberlain
Great Britain
United States
Germany
France
Chamberlain
Canada
South Africa
New Zealand
Australia
Wil
York
Frisea Road
Olinhams
Through Express
Itv
Washington
Robert Drouet
Melbourne
Willard
Europe
United State
St. Peter's
Rome
Paris
Capitol
Congressional Library
Union Station
New York
Frankfort-on-the-Main
America
Aged Chauffeur Leads 80s Ride For Harvest Apple News
An elderly chauffeur from the Guba Patelot area drives a party of four men over 80 for a town tour in vintage style. The piece notes apples for harvest, predicting plentiful supply and prices around six dollars per barrel last year while recalling quirky rural sayings about autos and calamities.
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Vames A. Story
United States
New York
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