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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1909
Page
11
August sale of furs has been steady and brisk with increasing interest as more women learn about the high grade furs and fur garments offered. Many pieces are heavily discounted with up to half off regular prices and a small deposit locks any piece in the stock. The sale-run continues through the fourth week of the annual August event.
Col Theodora Roosevelt leads an expedition in British East Africa Kenya near Nairobi. She kills a fine elephant while hunting along the Gwaso Nyita with Edmund Haller and FE J Cuninghame assisting. Col Roosevelt hunts alone toward Mweru as Kermit Roosevelt and Lealie Tarttan hunt nearby.
National Museum to display a rare takin mounted by Smithsonian experts. The Himalaya animal, shot at 120% feet, resembles a cow and is the only exhibit of its kind in the United States outside London and Paris. Also, Hannah Slewers donates 3500 to buy a pipe organ for Home Moravian Church. Prof Mossy to direct choir at Salem Female College.
Miss Anderson and Dr Frederick Pliny Lilley announce a September wedding. The ceremony will be at the Anderson residence in New Hampshire, with guests including relatives and friends from Europe and Washington. The couple will reside after the event.
Miss Boardman, Washington social authority and confidante to the President's family, shares hostess tips from her North Shore home. She urges inviting congenial guests, maintaining equal treatment, and ensuring smooth, unobtrusive entertaining while avoiding fatigue or overt fuss. Other notes cover Camp Cameron’s British ensigns controversy and a New York camp's communal, productive ethos led by Mrs. Lanier, highlighting a blend of society life and philanthropic ventures.
Daily Diet Hints discusses beans and brown bread as a strong sustaining diet for active laborers, noting beans provide life-supporting nutrition and ease digestion. It contrasts beans with ordinary mixed diets, cites a foundry worker’s health while on beans, and warns beans are heavy for sedentary or invalids yet beneficial in many cases.
A description of a late 19th century fashion transformation gown on sale in London. The outfit converts from a gown with a high collar to a dinner frock via buttoning sleeves and detachable front pieces. Mentions Mrs Burgess turning to shopkeeping and Gen FO Ainsworth noted for endurance in walking long distances.
Industrial education advocates including educators manufacturers and labor leaders are invited to Washington on October 2 and 2 to discuss aiding workers families in planning for better technical and industrial training. The committee features United States Labor Commissioner Charles P Neill and other notable figures from the AFL Presbyterian and labor groups.
Webster of Roxbury Massachusetts sought bee sting therapy after paralysis from rheumatism left him bedridden. Following staged stings from a hive and formic acid action, he regained mobility, walking a mile and lifting his arm repeatedly. He plans ongoing treatments hoping for full recovery.
Special to The Washington Eun reports Mrs O H P Belmont hosts two women suffrage meetings at Marble House Newport on her estate rear lawn. Dr Anne Howser Shaw president of the National Woman's Suffrage Association will lecture to attendees with Mayor Patrick Bowls of Newport presiding at the afternoon session.
Mrs Margaret Kopetz an elderly New York resident, missing since July 2, was found wandering in Middletown. She claimed to own property on East 80th Street and had a large bank account in Hoboken. Authorities seek her home and relatives while a committee for her person and property is sought.
A historical survey argues that tense discussions in Beijing and Washington point toward a strengthened China United States relationship. It cites Tafts Asia experience and Sewards prophecy, urging open trade, revised tariffs, and mutual support to secure China’s reforms, Pacific commerce, and a pivotal American role in Asia. The piece highlights open door adherence, financial terms offered to China, and opportunities for American merchants to engage China’s rising market.
A contemporary Chung TV program aims to shape a broad national sentiment through its modern format and ambitious storytelling. Key creators, reviewers, and audiences weigh the potential cultural impact and resonance across regions.
A 3000 year old tooth fragment from an Etruscan tomb is displayed at the dental congress today. The calf molar is fixed with gold fittings, described as remarkably fresh, attributed to Dr Guerin of Naples. The exhibit includes forceps and other wood-century dental tools.
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