Woodward and Lothrop closing early on Saturdays
During the heated term the Woodward and Lothrop store will close at 5 o clock on Saturdays.
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1906
Page
6
During the heated term the Woodward and Lothrop store will close at 5 o clock on Saturdays.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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