Round the Capital Information Gossip Picked Up Here
Washington society circles buzz as marriages and engagements loom among quartet of belles. Miss Walsh faces possible union with a prince while Miss Elkins eyes the duke as Miss Townsend hosts Bar Harbor visits. Miss May, rich and settled, delays matrimony. Toward next season, Washington society will shift attention elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syewutng
Vinson Walsh
Katherine Biking
Misa Elkins
Mathilde Townsend
Washington
Bar Harbor
Duke d'Albe
America
Miss Townsend
Misa Isabel May Ang
Count von Hatsfeldt
Miss May
Cassini
Keiles Washington
Otter
Jackson Located Treasury Site by Walking Cane Legend
The 19th century tale recounts President Andrew Jackson selecting the Treasury site after a walking cane supposedly struck the earth on a Pennsylvania Avenue corner. Mills designed the building, begun in 1830s and finished August 1839, with repairs to reveal solid granite quarried in Maine and New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Andrew Jackson
United States
United States Treasury
Afte
Rile
Jackson
Ream Sylvania Avenue
Teealan
Presdent Jackson
Maine
New Hampshire
Woman Refuses Contest for Estate in Fortunes Tale
Anna Cammack, daughter of John Cammack, declares she will not contest her father’s will seeking about 1 million in estate income. She continues her civil service clerk job at $660 yearly, saying she will not be diverted by publicity while the will favors Elisabeth Cammack and a minor son. The late florist died June 15, leaving most of his fortune to his wife and son, with Anna as the only other direct heir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Anna
Cammack
Washington
Mil
Commack
Arnaanmack Hardesty
Tate
Post Office Department
John Cammack
Civil Service
Brightwood
Elisabeth Cammack
John Edmund Cammack
Anna Cammack
Admirered
Big Force to Take Next Federal Census
North is preparing for the next federal census covering 90,000,000 people in the United States and territories. It will be the most gigantic enumeration ever attempted, aiming at accuracy and thoroughness. The effort will include agriculture, manufactures, and mines in addition to population, with the Philippines not included this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Guam
Samos
Nditta
Grandpa Able to Seer Testion to Wife's Accomplishment
A fragmented anecdote centers on a brilliant talker wife and her husband’s mock regret, with club commentary about her endless chatter. A humorous aside features Billie and Tillie discussing Miss Gotrox, a freckled heiress with several millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandpa
Billie
Irl
Tillie
Miss Gotrox
Cuticura Cured Four Skin Disease Cases
Mrs Lillie Witcher of Chattanooga Tennessee reports a severe skin trouble lasting two years eased by Cuticura. She used two cakes of Cuticura Soap and a box of Cuticura Ointment to cure herself and a baby with a similar condition noted on the face and hands. The note is dated February 16 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Witcher
Eleventh St
Chattanooga
Tenn
Kidney remedies and household tips in a mixed ad clippings
An OCR fragment lists medical claims for Dean's Kidney Pills and a general ad list including eye health and laundry product lines, interspersed with quips about pies and piano tunes. It cites Lake City Minnesota, Buffalo New York, and various generic line items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ham Center
South
Oak Street
Lake City
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn’ Co
Buffalo
N. C
Melba in Paris and a polite kindergarten lesson
Melba receives a rare ovation in Paris during an opera gala while in St. Petersburg she faced enthusiastic crowds. A bitter cold night ended with admirers serenading her as she left. The next day a crowded platform awaited her departure and a pencil autograph was endlessly sought. In a kindergarten scene a teacher admonishes Freddie for licking a plate then he defiantly licks again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melba
Paris
St. Petersburg
Taloa
Freddie
Fred
Health and income linked by strong health in work life
A Chicago clerk describes how illness cut her hours and earnings until she switched to GrapeNuts and Postum. She credits steady meals and improved digestion with lifting her from bed to daily work, stressing health as a key asset for self support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Postum Co
Battie’ Creek
Mich
Westvite
Also Mentioned on This Page
Quartet of Belles
Mian Brelyn
Walsh
Eiaan
Count von Iso
Omerely Walsh
Chen
Misa Walah
S Tor North
Cuticura
Castoria
Santa
What Is
Castoria Alwayrs
Tine
Jeanne
Dar
Defiance
Liz Lone
Woon Ceny Ruee Ton Toilet CO
Besta Many
Defiance Starow
Wb Batanion
Kaneae City
Fic Srrur Co
Fereia
Defiance Starch Company
Omaha
Nebraska
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