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The Washington Weekly Post Archive

  • Washington, District of Columbia
  • 18951900

About

The Washington Weekly Post was first published on August 8, 1878, roughly a year after the establishment of its parent newspaper, the daily Washington Post. This 5-page weekly was printed on Tuesdays and amassed features from the daily edition for a national audience. It eventually surpassed the daily in sales with a circulation of 35,000 by 1885. Like the daily, the Weekly Post was under the editorial direction of publisher Stilson Hutchins and printed from the Washington Post building at 914 Pennsylvania Avenue. The pages digitized here, however, represent a later era of the paper after its purchase by Frank Hatton and Beriah Wilkins in 1889. In its early years, the paper was 26 x 39 inches and cost $7.50 annually, but it eventually settled into a 16 x 24 inch format with an annual subscription of $1.00.

Archive Info

  • 528
  • Washington, District of Columbia
  • 18951900

Source Information

The Washington Weekly Post, 1895–1900 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2024. Last updated: March 8, 2024

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Louis August Suicide

Louis August Suicide

The Washington Weekly Post
Washington, District of Columbia
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death - George Divelbiss

death - George Divelbiss

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Washington, District of Columbia
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Patsy Ward obituary

Patsy Ward obituary

The Washington Weekly Post
Washington, District of Columbia
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The Washington Weekly Post
Washington, District of Columbia
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Patsy Ward birthday notice.

Patsy Ward birthday notice.

The Washington Weekly Post
Washington, District of Columbia
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The Washington Weekly Post
Washington, District of Columbia
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Archive Info

  • 528
  • Washington, District of Columbia
  • 18951900

Source Information

The Washington Weekly Post, 1895–1900 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2024. Last updated: March 8, 2024