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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1910
Page
7
Today begins an annual August sale offering fully new furs and fur garments not previously shown. Highlights include French Electric Near Seal and various fox and wolf skins with one quarter to one third off regular prices, plus large muffs and fur trims for the upcoming season.
Special to The Washington Pus from Charleston West Virginia July 31 Governor Glasscock who has suffered rheumatism in his legs and hands for years is reported slightly better after visiting Huntington as the guest of Dr Guthrie head of one of the States hospitals He had left his office seeking rest due to weather aggravated pain and plans to stay away until health improves after last summer’s trip and treatment.
John D. Rockefeller delivered a morning homily on Forgiveness at Euclid Avenue Baptist Church Sunday school. He offered morocco bound copies of a morals book to reporters, calling it one of the greatest literary works, and urged all to learn how to forgive with a full and blessed heart.
Readable text highlights a stock rich in items for camping and vacation outings designed to boost enjoyment and comfort away from home as Doe prepares to go.
Washington society notes arrivals and returns of prominent naval officers and their spouses. Assitant Secretary Beekman Winthrop returns after a North Shore cruise, with plans for August travel to Canada. Margaret Dix to wed Charles Lanier Lawrence in Mount Kisco New York. many families linger at Warm Springs, Sagamore Lake George, and Newport events.
The czarina tours Livonian roads by electric runabout near Riga with a lady in waiting, drawing peasant interest. Peeresses clash over coronation privileges and social favors, while Mrs Sarah Hodgkins marks her 102nd birthday with three daily glasses of soft cider. Gossip links Mrs Irvie Chapman and Baron de Rothschild, and Ambassador Kerens’ daughter Gladys Kerens is engaged to George Hamilton Colket of Philadelphia in Vienna society circles.
In 1909 Harbor preparations surge as ships cluster under canvas. Fraser reappears in ragged exile claiming he worked his way up from a scullery, then recounts a grim voyage on the Blessed Isle and a tale of hunger, daring escape, and a perilous boiler transfer at Kalvik River with Big George intervening by firing a warning shot to avert disaster.
Durand of the census bureau says census farm questions count operators by ownership regardless of sex, aiming at economic independence of farm families. He notes no intent to ignore women's rights, only classification by who operates the farm, with three owner/operator models. The narrative then shifts to a maritime pursuit scene involving Emerson, George, and a damaged scow amid a tense chase and plans to bolster watch on cargo ships.
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