Strange Character in Washington Dies in Lonely Room
The odd figure Gen. William Hugh Roberts, famed for war tales and theater of intrigue, was found dead in a sparsely furnished boarding room. His life mixed tall stories, a pretend military career, and elusive connections to Washington politics and journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hugh Roberts
Samuel
Washington
Robarts
Dumas
Peru
Indiana
Europe
New Orleans
Hayes&Tilden
Army
Chicago
Valparaiso
War Department
The Fashionable Woman's Club and Its Types
A perceptive look at fashionably clubbed women in 1908 society, contrasting club life with domestic roles. The piece visits the Triflers and other elites, notes varied types from Philistines to Bohemians, and profiles a leading fashion figure who blends charm with etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Triflers
Anthony Hope
Washington infant mortality linked to mothers feeding habits
Dr W C Woodward health officer cites high DC infant deaths as caused by neglect and artificial feeding. He blasts prevalent customs that leave babies poorly nourished in summer though he admits some mothers cannot nurse due to poverty or illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Woodward
Knowle
Washington
W.C. Woodward
District of of Columbia
Government publications: Daily Consular Reports and Patent Office Gazette
Secretary Cortelyou expanded the press role as the Department of Commerce took over Daily Consular Reports from the State Department. The Patent Office Gazette appears weekly, self-supporting at five dollars a year or ten cents a copy, illustrated and detailed with inventor claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Congressional Record
Congress
United States
Navy Department
Agricultural Department
Washington
Wall Street
Chicago
Daily Post Office
Henry C. Payne
R. J. Wynne
Cortelyou
Department of Commerce
State Department
Patent Office Gazette
Louis BE. Coolidge
The New Department of Commerce and Labor
The new department covers extensive duties with 1,289 officials in Washington and 8,838 nationwide. It operates on an appropriation of 9,796,841 dollars for the fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Grateful Detroit Woman Praises Peruna Cure
Miss Muriel Armitage of 86 Greenwood Ave Detroit organizer of the Royal Templars of Temperance writes of five years of uterine irregularities ending in hysteria. After six months and fifteen bottles she declares herself cured and urges others to try Peruna which she says cured catarrh of the pelvic organs and the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Armitage
Greewood Ave
Detroit
Mich
Royal Templars of Temperance
Peruna
Peruna Advertises Cure for Pelvic Catarrh and Nervousness
An 19th century style promotional notice claims female weakness is pelvic catarrh and urges cures by Peruna. It argues catarrh harms overall health and promises permanent relief for chronic and mild cases, inviting readers to write to Dr. Hartman of Columbus for free advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Uncle Sam, Publisher
Uncle Sam's Editorial Department
Woman’s Club
THE
Triflers’ Club
Miss Muriel Armitage
Dr. Galdwell
Pepsin Syrup Company
Monticello, Lil
Seltzer
W. H. May
M. D
Pine Street
New York City
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Corona
Brockton
Mass
Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Back
Missouri
Kansas
R’y
G. W. Smith
Marquette
Wisconsin
Barron
Washburn
Telse & Stondall Land
Pittsville
Wood County
Wis
Fitzgerald & CO
N. K.A
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