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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1906

Page

6

Woodward and Lothrop closing early on Saturdays

During the heated term the Woodward and Lothrop store will close at 5 o clock on Saturdays.

Wholesome Summer Reading Offers Light Entertaining Works

A local catalog promotes summer reading with light fiction and periodicals. It highlights Marion Crawford and Gertrude Atherton titles, along with Kipling and Winston Churchill, all cloth bound. It suggests books for students travelers and children, emphasizing enjoyable recreation and continued education.

Ummer Marion Crawford

Paper Novels at 5c from Various Authors

A listing of affordable paper novels priced at five cents features titles by Miss Mulock W E Norris Mrs Forrester R D Blackmore Frank Barrett and Hugh Conway among others offering accessible reading options.

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

Paper Novels at I0c and Other New Titles Featured

A roundup lists new books and authors including Pauline Bradford Mackenzie Ossip Schubin Richard Henry Savage Baring Gould Robert Nelson Stephen Ewan Martin Randolph Irving Tyler Gertrude Potter Daniels and others. It highlights titles such as The Flying Halcyon The Story of a Gen Lua and A Gentleman Player among varied works.

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

Paper Novels at 20c Six For One Dollar

Local book sale offers paper novels at 20 cents each or six for a dollar featuring titles by Pauline Bradford Mackle Robert Herrick Samuel A Church Mrs Alexander Gertrude Atherton and Vineton Churchill plus Conqueror by Mrs Gertrude Atherton and The Crisis by Vineton Churchill

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

Paperbacks at 35c Each Three for Three Dollars

A local bookseller advertises paper novels priced at 35 cents each or three for three dollars. Titles listed include Coming of Theodora by Eliza White, No Gentleman by Clara Burnham, The Cat's Paw by B M Crocker, Eyes Like the Hen by Maurus Jokar, and The Wise Woman by Clare Burnham among others.

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 and Authors from Various Lands

A brief listing of new novels including The Saint by Antonio Fogaz translated from Italian, Problems OF Waly, The Sphinx's Lawyer by Frank Dabpey, Mise Trances Baird Detective by Reginald W. Kauffman, Tonlu Son of the Sierras by Gen Charles Ring with Apache War themes and colored illustrations, Botr to the Blue about army life by Florence Kimball Russe with several illustrators.

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

New Books of Importance at Main Floor Tenth Street

A catalog note lists several new books with brief descriptions and prices. George Washington letters and Lear diary recounts join works on cotton farming fruit garden and camp life in a Philadelphia library sale setting.

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 Europe visit and transfers

Washington society quivers at word of Italian Ambassador potentially moving to London as Baroness des Planches departs Europe. Mr and Mrs Johnson Doughty and Miss Haggerty register in Paris. many Washingtonians, including the Shaws and Belmonts, are abroad or awaiting summer plans in Europe and Maine.

Johnson Doughty Miss Haggerty Herald Office Paris London Mary Leslie M. Shaw Shaw Europe Arlington Maine Balreuth Switzerland Washington Baroness Des Planches Italy J L Loose The Willard Edinburgh Belmont Baden Baden Charles Carroll Mr. Carroll Paris Jockey Club

Golden Wedding Celebrated by Gunderf Gusdorf Family

Mr and Mrs Bernhard Gusdorf of 1838 Seventh Street NW marked their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception at Preund's, 1815 Tenth Street NW, attended by over 300 relatives, friends, and lodge members. They wed August 17, 1856 in Baltimore and have lived in Washington since six years after marriage. The couple's six children and numerous kin joined, with telegram greetings from distant friends. The event featured floral decorations and a dollar-a-year gift from the Elija Lodge.

Bernhard Gunderf Seventh Street Northwest Preund’s Tenth Street Northwest Gusdorf Baltimore Washington Osler Elija Lodge 1 . B.bd Davia Wolf 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 Joseph Levy Richmond M. Rosenbatm Max Hollander Jennie Ho

Heller Golden Wedding Marked by Family and Friends

Mr and Mrs Simon Heller of 617 K Street NW celebrated their golden wedding with a large home reception attended by relatives and friends from Washington and other cities. They were married in Baltimore on August 17 1856 and have lived in Washington for decades. The couple received numerous gifts including a gold headed cane and umbrella, and a diamond pin for Mrs Heller from Rebecca Lodge Daughters of Israel. Their son Charles Heller of Philadelphia attended, and many nephews nieces and relatives joined in the celebration with ages ranging from small children to young adults. A sister of Mrs Heller Mrs Rachel Wallach also participated.

Simon Heller K Street Mr. Heller Mrs Heller Baltimore Washington Heller Rebecca Lodge, Daughters of Israel A .B. Straus Silvan Isaac Straus Julian Straus Charles 8. Straus, Jr Charles E. Streng Leon Baer A. L Straus J. H. Levy Sol Fleisonman Rosa Fleischman Jake Hable Hermann B. Herman C. A. Heller Max Held Joseph Held Louis Heller Henry B. Harris Solomon Noot C. M. Heller Rachel Wallach

Scrap of Paper Reunites Mother and Her Children

Louisville report tells of Thomas Goune reuniting with son Charles and daughter Ruth after twenty five years. Ruth, now Mrs William Spicer, and Charles, a farmer, were taken by her husband to an Indiana home. both grew up unaware of their mother’s search. A torn notice finally connected them and led to a joyous reunion with Mrs O Byrene.

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 a business staple urged by diet advice

An essay argues self reliance transcends literature and is essential in business. It asserts nourishment and proper eating fuel success, urging readers to adopt disciplined habits and seek practical energy rather than rely on theoretical reading alone.

Apitezo cereal promises complete nutrition and ease

An advertisement touts Apitezo as a seven food diet with vegetable iron and balanced nutrients. It claims to build tissue enrich blood and energize the system while tasting pleasant. The copy suggests using cream for a month then switching to preferred foods. Grains price 10c per package.

Chuckwagon Cal Rails at Western Fiction in a Magazine

Chuckwagon Cal mocks Western novels in a Louis Globe-Democrat piece. He mocks chaps, gunplay, the heroic gunman, and the Eastward heroine while praising the real Western woman who works a ranch, educates children, and keeps the home fires burning. He forecasts a future author who writes the authentic West.

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

American friendliness and witty lines from newspapers

A compendium of remarks about American sociability and liberty versus equality, quoting Mo Le Bon on France and Kipling on what Americans favor. It cites the Brooklyn standard, Chicago Tribune, Indianapolis News, and Detroit Free Press style snippets about political talk and a Kentucky colonel at the beach and a quip about a man in authority who should seek a politician.

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

Men Offered No Seat on Streetcar, Woman Recalls Bold Scheme

A prematurely gray New Yorker recounts how a young woman proposed a seat swap game to secure a seat for the elderly passenger. The plan backfired as every man aboard refused, leaving the narrator to ride perched and reflect on aging, manners, and societal rules.

New York Press Ming Columbus Avenue

Backward Children Helped And Father Healey Phrasing

An article notes Springfield's special schools for peculiar or feeble minded children, highlighting happier outcomes and reduced prejudice. It recalls a London Times piece on Father Healey of Bray debating purgatory with a Protestant minister who claims not to know the difference between good Protestants and Catholics. The Irish wit retorts that sixty seconds in the next world will reveal it.

Springfield Marion Melius London Times Father Healey Bray Purgatory

New Standard praises women for dressing well in Boston Herald

The Boston Herald notes a shift in praise for women, saying few are not smartly dressed and that a refined wardrobe now carries more weight than beauty, highlighting social expectations and evolving standards of appearance.

Boston Herald

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