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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1906

Page

15

Woodward and Lothrop to Close at Five on Saturdays

During the heated term the Woodward and Lothrop store will close at 5 oclock on Saturdays, affecting shopping hours for customers and employees in the downtown district.

Wholesome Summer Reading Excerpt Highlights Reading

A promotional notice touts summer reading options from light fiction to instructive courses. It lists works such as Man Overboard by Marion Crawford and Mrs Pendleton's Four in Hand by Gertrude Atherton, noting cloth bound editions and suitable for travel and family readers.

Ummer Marion Crawford

Paper Novels at 5c include Mulock Norris and more

A listing of affordable paper novels features titles such as John Halifax Gentleman by Miss Mulock Chris by W E Norris Vivia by Mrs Forrester Emma by R D Blackmore The Great Helper by Frank Barrett Dark Days by Hugh Conway and others offering value to readers.

John Halifax Miss Mulock Chris W. E. Norris Vivia Mrs. Forrester Emma R. D. Blackmore Great Helper Frank Barrett Hugh Conway

Paper Novels at 10c in The Salem Press

The page lists new paper novels including Ye Lit Ne Salem Made by Pauline Bradford Mackenzie Ossip Schubin The Story of a Genlua by Ossip Schubin The Flying Halcyon by Richard Henry Savage NPabp the Priest by Baring Gould A Gentleman Player by Robert Nelson Stephan Aunties by Ewan Martin The Blind Goddess by Randall Irving Tyler The Warners by Gertrude Potter Daniels

Pauline Bradford Macklez Ossip Schubin Richard Henry Savage Npabp Priest Baring Gould Robert Nelson Stephan Ewan Martin Randal Irving Tyler The Warners Gertrude Potter Daniels

Book sale offers 20c paper novels six for a dollar

A newspaper ad lists six for one dollar paper novels including Mademoiselle Da Berny by Pauline Bradford Mackle The Real World by Robert Herrick Joan Marmaduke by Samuel A Church Brown Vi C by Mrs Alexander Conqueror by Mrs Gertrude Atherton and The Crisis by Vineton Churchill listing prices and authors.

Mademoiselle da Berny Pauline Bradford Mackle Robert Herrick Joan Marmaduke Samuel A. Church

Paper Novel Deals and Noted Titles in Cheap Lot

The advert lists paper novels at 35 cents each or three for $3.00. Featured titles include Coming of Theodora by Eliza White, No Gentleman by Clara Burnham, Bista Verner by Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Cat's Paw by B. M. Crocker, Eyes Like the Hen by Maurus Jokal, The Sontesatone of rivolous Girl by Robert Grant, The Wise Woman by Clare Louisa Burnham, and Lacy Herding by Mary J. Holmes.

Theodora Eliza ‘White Gentleman Clara Ge Burnham Bista Verner Oliver Wendell Holmes B. M. Crocker Maurus Jokal Sontesatone Robert Grant Wise Woman Ae Clare Louisa’ Burnham Lacy Mary J. Bolmes

Five New Novels in This Week’s Reading List

The Saint by Antonio Fogaz translates from Italian and probes present day religious questions and politics. The Sphinx's Lawyer by Frank Dabpey is a bright moral tale. Mise Trances Baird, Detective by Reginald W. Kauffman blends love and intrigue. Tonlu, Son of the Sierras by Gen. Charles Ring portrays Apache war with color illustrations. Botr to the Blue follows army life by Florence Kimball Russe with illustrations by R. F. Etwell.

Antonio Fogazx Frank Dabpey Mise Trances Baird Reginald W. Kauffman Eecus

New Books of Importance and Guides on Cotton and Gardening

New Books of Importance lists George Washington letters and Lear diary, a cotton guide by Buskett and Poe, How to Make a Fruit Garden by S. W. Fletcher, Camp Kite and Camp Life by C. S. Hanks, a Hamilton essay by Frederick Scott Oliver, and John Thomson’s essays on books with index. Main floor Tenth St.

George Washington Tobias Lear Mr Lear Washington Charles W. Buskett Clarence H. Poe S W. Fletcher Bates Charles 5. Hanks Alexander Hamilton Frederick Scott Oliver John Thomson Iubrarluan Fres Library of Philadelphia Tenth St

Washingtonians in France and European society

Washington society notes register Mr and Mrs Johnson Mr and Mrs Doughty and Miss Haggerty at the Herald office in Paris Italian Ambassador to be transferred to London and Baroness des Planches departure feared. Shaw family arriving from Europe to Maine coast. Mrs Shaw rested after Washington season. Belmonts delay departure. Pinchot and Durands abroad. races at Baden Baden and Paris Jockey Club gatherings. A mix of travels, social visits, and transatlantic connections from Washington to Europe across summer social calendar.

Johnson Doughty Miss Haggerty Herald Office Paris London Mary Leslie M. Shaw Shaw Europe Arlington Maine Balreuth Switzerland Washington Baroness Des Planches Italy Sylvanus E. Johnson Eugene , Doughty Mise J. Roosevelt Haggerty Schley Lake George Belmont Baden Baden Charles Carroll Mr. Carroll Paris Jockey Club

Half Century Wedded Golden Anniversary Celebrated

Mr and Mrs Bernhard Gunderf of 1838 Seventh Street Northwest celebrated fifty years of marriage with a reception at Preund's 1815 Tenth Street Northwest. More than 300 guests attended as relatives and friends joined in the tribute.

Bernhard Gunderf Seventh Street Northwest Preund’s Tenth Street Northwest Gusdorf Baltimore Washington Osler Elija Lodge 1 . B.bd David

Heller Golden Wedding Celebrated At Washington Home

Mr and Mrs Simon Heller of 617 K Street NW celebrated their golden wedding with a large reception for friends and relatives. Married in Baltimore on August 17 1856 they moved to Washington a year later and have spent forty nine years in the city. Guests included sons nephews and many relatives with gifts of gold and a diamond pin for Mrs Heller from Rebecca Lodge Daughters of Israel.

Guy V. Henry Jefferson White Mountains Murray Bay Oliver Europe France August W. Noack Street Boston M Louise Wimsatt Mer Eleanor Johnson Luray Misa Johnson Atlantic City Benjamin B. F. Graves U Street Northwest Opungea Lake Catskills Henry Just Wolf Gusdorf Louis Stein Rabbi Stern Mighty Street Temple Henry J Breslau Hanna Gusdorf Morris Daniel B Alexander B. Gusdorf Carlene Breslau City E. Goldman Toledo Oslo Mrac I A Gusdorf A. Gusdorf Newnan Gusdorf Baltimore Joseph Levy Richmond M. Rosenbatm Max Hollander Jennie Ho Simon Heller K Street Mr. Heller Mrs Heller Washington Heller Rebecca Lodge, Daughters of Israel

Scrap of Paper Reunites Mother and Her Children

Louisville reported a 25 year search ends as a long separated mother Mrs. O ByneTreasure joins her two children Ruth Treasure and Charles Treasure after a torn notice and a chance meeting rekindle family ties. Ruth now Mrs William Spicer and Charles a farmer near Harrods Creek reunite with their mother in Memphis Indiana and Kentucky.

Louisville Eia Thomas Gboune Charles Ruti Ruth Episcopal Lewisville Alameda Jane Sol Jean Diesy Ballard Spher Glenview Sven Treasure Kirs Thomas O'Byrne Mr O'Byrne Ruth Treasure William Spher Sphere Preature O'Byrne

Self reliance as business need and dietary advice

A brief essay advocating self reliance ties it to business success and practical living. It urges adopting proper eating practices as a source of energy and discipline, noting that success cannot be achieved by reading alone and must be earned through action and daily choices.

Apitezo cereal claims nutrient balance and easy digestion

An old advertisement touts Apitezo as a cereal with vegetable iron and balanced nutrients that build tissue and enrich the blood. It promises easy stomach work, broad health benefits, and good taste, urging trials with cream before switching brands. A laundered price note mentions Grains 10c per package.

Chuckwagon Cal Rips Western Fiction Madly

Chuckwagon Cal reviews a Louis Globe-Democrat piece on Western literature, surmising cowboys wear chaps and action dominates plots. He mocks heroines, gunplay, and the sensationalism of Eastern writers, praising a real West rooted in hardworking women and rugged life.

Chapman Louis Globe-Democrat West Chuckwagon Cal Hull Lincoln Ang No Heig Gunpowder Belt Hag New Jersey

Fragmented talk on American friendliness and quotes mix

A garbled collection of quotations and comments on national character contrasts Britain France and America. It cites Mo Le Bon Kipling and Rudyard Kipling, plus snippets from Chicago Tribune and Indianapolis News, ending with a typographic joke about a Kentucky colonel and a Detroit Free Press item.

Fender Matthewa Mo le Bon Rudyard Kipling Brooklyn Stadard Sullivan Bryan Chicago Tribune Indianapolis News Chicago

No Seat for Woman as Men Hold Back on Car Row

A prematurely gray woman recalls a New York Press tale in which a young girl proposes a shared scheme to secure a street car seat. The narrator ends up with a strap while fifteen men read papers, realizing the supposed courtesy toward elders is not universal.

New York Press Ming Columbus Avenue

Backward Children Helped In Springfield School Tale

Read in Everybody's September feature by Marion Melius the City of Special Schools in Springfield. A formerly protested venture for peculiar or feeble minded children proved beneficial through individual attention, easing schooling burdens and changing community attitudes. The piece notes gender balance and early demonstrations of happiness in the special room. A London Times anecdote about Father Healey and a Protestant minister highlights wit on religious differences.

Springfield Marion Melius London Times Father Healey Bray Purgatory

New Standard of Praise Shifts to Dress Over Beauty

From the Boston Herald, a note on social norms where praise emphasizes clothing over beauty, remarking that few women are not smartly dressed and that good attire sets a standard surpassing mere beauty amid fashion discourse.

Boston Herald

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