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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1910
Page
7
The August sale continues with store hours closing at 5 pm on weekdays and 1 pm on Saturdays. Best Furs offers new styles at a fourth to a third less than regular prices, with a guarantee of perfect satisfaction to the wearer in every transaction.
Luxurious fur coats dominate this August promotion with models in 36 to 52 inches. Featured are Brown Coney and Mirrored Pony skins, Nearseal and Brilliant Seal styles, Russian Pony, and Motoring coats with satin linings, shawl collars, jeweled buttons, and cuff details. Prices range from 30 to 195 dollars with values listed.
Experiments show distilled water removes waste but lacks beneficial minerals and vitality found in filtered or good spring water. Filtering is better for purifying high mineral content. boiling may destroy vegetable organisms, which is useful this season and may aid kidney health.
President Taft signed the exequatur of Senor Don Ceasar A. Barraneo as vice consul of Cuba. The consulate will be stationed in Washington, and Barraneo previously served as chancellor of the Cuban legation in Washington.
An advertisement touts the duplex stove as ideal for fishing and camping outfits. It promises warmth without fear of scorching and allows keeping milk for a baby warm all night. Dinner can be prepared in the cool of morning and breakfast placed in the stove in the evening.
Prominent Washington residents and guests are noted traveling to Europe and domestic resorts. Senor de Quesada departs for The Hague and Berlin to assume ministerial posts while Miss Boncack and Miss Dennis plan northern visits. Capt. Jones, Mrs. Murray, and families head to Bar Harbor, Haven, and Colonial Beach for the season. several others return, visit relatives, or attend house parties in Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and New York.
Mrs William Bateman Leeds of New York and Newport dazzles at Deauville wearing mauve and gray gowns with lace and pearl accents. Lady Sarah Wilson and Lady Arthur Paget attend events. Paget cites dyspepsia diet and improved mobility. Royals update with Princess Mary mastering typing. Persian marriage rites described. Miss Jane Thornewill masters monocle. Roslyn church music and Trinity vestry dispute noted. Swift & Company reports Washington beef sales at 7.77 cents per pound.
Ella K Newsom, later Trader, of this city is hailed as the American Florence Nightingale. A widow of a Mississippi-born physician, she went to the Confederate front inspired by Nightingale, sacrificing social norms to heal wounded soldiers. Recently knocked down by a horse and wagon, her condition is serious.
Maj and Mrs John Smailey conduct a christening at the mission hall 610 Louisiana avenue. Two infants are sheltered at the Salvation Army Home for Women, Girls, and Children at 59 U street NW. A home report shows 41 births since foundation June 21 196, with seventeen deaths. The home sheltered nearly 90 girls under 21 and about 4 women, cared for 221 children including infants, and provided employment to nearly 90 people.
Every woman eyes fall outerwear with excitement as the Ladies' Home Journal Fall Quarterly Style Book answers fashion questions. Patterns are available for pictured garments, draped waists and skirts, and new one piece frocks. A hobble skirt hint appears for extreme fashion. Separate blouses feature, with charming ideas. Children’s needs covered. The 20 cents invested proves profitable.
The text praises Florence Nightingale as a moral beacon for the wounded and suffering, likening Mrs. Ela K Newsom to the same spirit. It calls for charity, education assistance, and personal restraint, urging girls to share lunch, aid classmates, and avoid envy while stressing generosity as true greatness.
Madison C Peters argues that dress reflects character and that clean, polite behavior at home and in public signals future happiness. He cites rabbinic wisdom and a Grant anecdote to value scrupulous conduct, courteousness to parents, and integrity in servants. He warns against exposing weaknesses or hiding truth.
Robert W. Hebberd of the New York State Board of Charities told the congestion committee that private charity methods do not permanently relieve the city’s congestion. He cited inadequate fees as keeping people in congested districts and failing to improve living standards.
The Post puzzle yields Sambherat as the hidden answer, found within the phrase Am her stupid slater. The clue points to a concealed name embedded across the letter sequence in the puzzle line.
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