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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1909
Page
13
Readable section highlights strong remnants and incomplete assortments offered at end of week closeout. Names not shown. Shoppers urged to act now for value as stock is limited and sales end Friday.
Five men and young man suits in stock with two lots priced to clear. Lot 1 at 4.75 each, Lot 2 at 12.95 each, with marks down on worsted, serge and homespun fabrics. Also womens nightgowns, kimons, Valenciennes lace and corsets offered at deep discounts, with multiple items and sizes reduced.
A large after season sale offers every Colored Neglige Shirt in stock at special prices not seen this season. Includes gold plated collar buttons, lisle hose, pajama sets, lounging robes, undergarments, and a wide range of cotton dress goods with substantial reductions on many pieces and suits. Stock numbers and prices vary by item and department across the store's floors.
Long item notes Lt U S Grant and Mrs Grant leaving 183 Nineteenth street for two years and planning possession end of September. They reside in Root Apartments with Mrs Grant visiting Senator Root in Clinton, N Y. Also mentions society engagements, diplomatic postings, and several Washington and New York social figures along with travel plans and recent weddings.
Funeral services for Mrs Shelby M Callom wife of the Illinois senator were brief and held at the family home with prayer and Scripture. The procession traveled by Pennsylvania Railroad to Springfold Illinoisards and the casket was to arrive in Springfield tonight for services at the First Presbyterian Church and interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Washington readers witnessed a crowded benefit performance of The Dress Rehearsal a musical burlesque by Donald McLeran George Bentley and H Kirk. The cast featured Washington actors Miss Christine Fox Miss Marguerite Neill and Miss Anne Thomas with Newton Fox directing and Mr Zappone leading the Pony Ballet. A repeat performance was announced for Saturday evening as the show drew enthusiastic applause and praise for ensemble and individual numbers.
Funeral services for Dr Walter Duckett, prominent city druggist and president of the District Retail Druggists Association, were held at his home on Pennsylvania Avenue. Hiram Lodge No 10 and Hiram Chapter No 10 led the rites with Grand Army of the Republic members. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers included four Masonic members from both lodge and chapter. Duckett left a son, William S. Duckett, and a sister, Mrs Mary A Rogers of Minnesota.
The will of John Calvin Roberts of Kernersville probated today provides $10,000 to the North Carolina Conference to establish a church college. If the project delays to 1590 the fund remains to educate poor young men for the ministry, with interest used for this aim. The remainder goes to heirs.
Basil Hayden of Nelson County Kentucky died in Greenboro. He became a recluse after his sweetheart died in 1863. He rarely left his yard and spoke only to an overseer. A bank accounting error worsened his penury. The estate is near $100000.
Funeral services for Mes Mary Ann Gibbons aged about rest in Congressional Cemetery followed a Monday night death. Reverend Cares P Williams of Trinity Episcopal Church, in which she belonged since, led the rites. Mrs Gibbons had ties to Virginia and had lived in Washington since 1825, with a first husband named John Sturgeon, son of Senator James Sturgeon of Pennsylvania.
Snapshot items recount Edith Craig recovering from a serious accident amid suffragette riots in London, her arrest and removal by taxi back to protest, alongside notes on Queen Vaud of Norway guiding the education of Crown Prince Olaf and a playful, tomboyish queen. The column also recalls Miss Alice Mary Swift’s Dublin will benefiting cats, a vivisection clause, and a $2,000 fund for Irish police prosecutions of animal cruelty, plus an incident involving Talbot, the President’s son, crashing a runabout near the White House and Young Taft’s late spin before races off Mathenond.
A 1910s style health column notes elimination as a mechanical and chemical mental process. It warns against excess food waste and favors fermentation though alcohol can be injurious as an auto intoxication source. It cites Metchnikoff on colon retention and buttermilk fermentation as beneficial and contrasts meat versus cereal starches and vegetables.
President Tart wins support for a tariff overhaul in the Philippines, promising free access for sugar cigars and tobacco to the United States while retaining export taxes on hemp and copra. Critics, mainly foreign business interests, warn of impacts on rice, the tobacco and sugar sectors, and U S industry competition. The law aims to raise revenue and fund public works, with ongoing debates over who bears the tax burden and how it affects American merchants and Philippine producers.
Supreme Court Justice Amend grants a final decree of divorce for Grace Stecher Chandler from Byron Chandler the New Hampshire banker. Chandler accused of marrying dancer Grace Larue. woman may resume maiden name but Chandler barred from remarriage during her lifetime. Alimony possible if plaintiff seeks it. Also reports drowning of Edward T Boag in Raquette Lake Utica NY after attempting to save life. former NY College of Physicians and Surgeons official.
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