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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1910
Page
21
Low priced towels offered in a newspaper advertisement. 82 inch towels six for 60 cents. Hemmed Trish Huck towels grass bleached Old Kilpatrick brand 25 cents each. 18 by 36 inch hemmed Huck towels 15 cents each or 1.75 per dozen. Hemstitched Huck towels Grass bleached extra large 24 by 42 inches 35 cents each or 4.00 per dozen. Regular price five dollars.
Folding lawn swings advertised with seats for two or four, described as strong durable and well made. Prices range from $3.50 for two seat units to $12.50 for iron canopy models. Fourth floor Eleventh St.
Pickling supplies offered including whole or ground spices in bulk and airtight tins. Finest mixed pickling spices 4 lb at 22c, tables 40c. New green ginger root 1b at 15c. 1000 gallons Colonial Cider Vinegar on sale, 35c per gallon with stone jug. Terma fifth floor tenth.
The health officer endorses an automatically working dog muzzle that allows drinking and breathing while preventing biting. Properly sized and fitted muzzles meet legal requirements. Priced at 5c for all sizes. Muzzle was made to specifications for their use.
Assistant Secretary of State Huntington Wilson and Mrs Wilson entertained yesterday at their residence on K Street in honor of the Esperanto Congress delegates. Mr John Barrett Dr Ludwig Zamenhof and Mrs Orr assisted in receiving. Mrs Wilson wore a white embroidered gown. The Navy and Treasury officials left Washington for Lenox Beverly Mass and Dublin NH respectively. A Platt Andrew acted as Secretary of the Treasury. Meyer family to be hosted next week at Mrs Vanderbilt's camp on St Regis Lake Adirondacks.
Washington society visitors and residents are cataloged with summers spent at Greenaburg and Lenox, Later headlines note nuptials including Miss Lucy Merriam and Wilbur Vanderquip Leech, and couples headed to Atlantic City Asbury Park Long Branch. Many names and destinations recur across the regional social circuit.
Newport notes Aug 19 parade of visitors and plutocrats. Cincinnati’s Larner Harrison visits Commodore Morgan. New York figures Hale Jr Peters Witherbee Goelet Fahnestock attend tours and dinner parties. Polo, golf, and dances fill a weekend with Vanderbilt, Astor, and Widener patrons, plus multiple dinners and a major theater style production.
The Duplex stove promises better cooked meals and tastier results while saving fuel costs. It speeds cooking for housekeepers, reduces kitchen odors, and prevents scorching with no stirring needed. It can keep milk warm all night and allow breakfast or dinner to be ready early. Ideal for fishing and camping outfits. it claims to provide many meals anywhere.
Dr T J Allen explains digestion hinges on mind and stomach mechanics. A weak motor or prolapsed stomach leads to retained food and putrefaction, risking blood poisoning and dyspepsia. Relief lies in fasting, exercise, light diet, and mental relaxation rather than invasive stitching.
Paul Smiths Camp on Upper St Regis Lake hosts a house party including Mrs Charles Tracy Mr Archibald S Alexander and others. Guests from New York Mr and Mrs Crate F R Drake join Simeon J Drake as Elton H Rogers returns to the lakeside village. Mrs Sidney E Morse and Miss Mary Morse visit Spitfire Lake while Mrs Hotchkiss welcomes guests and plans dinners. A dinner at Kamp Kamambi features Catharine and Daisy Cameron and Duncan Cameron with Camp Medemine guests. The season’s visitors at Paul Smiths attend the Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium benefit bazaar at the hotel led by Dr Edward L Trudeau and several society organizers.
At the Mathewson Hall last night the Jules Jordan Opera Company performed the second act of Martha under Dr Jordan with the Mathewson Orchestra. Eve Johnson Jordan mentored Martha, Nancy was Varino Brown Streeter, Lionel by Wallace Reynolds, Plunkett by Daniel Linn, with Peacock and Beall-Ranske among soloists. The program featured Madam Butterfly and A Serenade by Herbert. Next performance August 25, followed by Most on August 26 for St Peter's Church benefit. Payne Whitney sailed from Newport on the yacht Atlantic with a polo party headed for Wildfield farm, including J M Waterhouse.
The Casino hosted luncheons for several couples including Mr and Mrs Robert Bohlen and guests from Albany. Notable registrations included Baron Schlippenbach, Miss Morrison, A G Brownell, and J J Reynolds. Former President James B Angell arrives at the Arlington for a month-long stay. Robert Grier Cooke of New York is registered at the Imperial.
Bar Harbor Me August 19 The visiting officers of the North Atlantic squadron were entertained at the Country Club from 4 to 7 30 p m Admiral Staunton and staff attended with almost the entire summer colony Rear Admiral Robley D Evans retired hosted a reception and dance at the Swimming Club inviting all officers The club house bore flags and signal flags The Marine Band from the flagship played Mrs Warren B Dennis of New York gave the largest luncheon so far entertaining 55 The officers invited local women to informal receptions and dances on the Tennessee on Saturday afternoon.
In the Berkshires Benox Mass August 19 continued good weather brings a revival of riding and coaching. Harley T Procter was out with his bags on a brake. Mr and Mrs David T Dana Newbold Morris and other cottagers were in the saddle. Letters announce Miss Freide Hoffman engagement to Dr Rudolph F Ohle of Rome. Mrs Pearson and Ward Pearson sail for Europe. Goff family return to New York. Walter Pritchard Eaton leases the Hoffman villa in Stockbridge for fall.
Mrs. Corey denies coffin rumors and plans a quiet life at Villegents as Countess Thamara de Swisky entertains Newport with a private barefoot dance and piano recital praised by 400 guests. Miss Daphne Wasmer defends nursing as a higher calling, while Queen Hortense’s tomb identity sparks Swiss mystery and guests plan further charity appearances.
Capt Lee M Lipscomb chief of the assorting division in the Postoffice Department died yesterday morning in a Salisbury hospital after several weeks illness due to typhoid pneumonia. His body was brought to Washington. Funeral services are expected Monday afternoon with burial in Arlington National Cemetery. He leaves wife two daughters Mrs Douglas C Cordiner and Miss Louise Lipscomb. He resided in Gaithersburg Maryland and belonged to Pentalpha Masonic Lodge No 194.
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