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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1909
Page
33
August sale of furs continues briskly with many women discovering splendid styles this year. Emphasizes high grade furs and fur garments with substantial discounts, deposits hold pieces, delivery later. Sale runs through the fourth week with flexible payment.
Col Theodora Roosevelt on a Nairobi expedition in British East Africa shoots a bull elephant north of Mweru while Edmund Haller and FE J Cuninghame tend the skin. Kermit Roosevelt and Lealie Tarttan accompany in Nairobi as the party traverses the Gwaso Nyita region.
Roosevelt natural history specimens will be housed in the National Museum an 80000 building while a takin from the Himalaya Mounteins is mounted by Smithsonian experts for display. The rare cowlike creature, first scientifically described about ten years ago, is the only takin in the United States outside London and Paris. Winston Salem organ gift funds church pipe organ at Home Moravian Church. Prof Mossy of Boston will direct choir.
Miss Anderson announces her upcoming marriage to Dr Frederick Pliny Lilley on September 2 at the family residence in New Hampshire. The event follows invitations sent to relatives and friends, with celebrations planned around a quiet ceremony and related gatherings involving extended family.
Social authority Miss Boardman, honored by Italy for aiding Messina quake victims, shares hostess wisdom from her North Shore home. She stresses congenial guests, equal treatment, and smooth events, noting Washington's larger guest lists test alertness and require tact.
Daily Diet Hints notes beans and peas contain essential elements for life and energy. A heavy outdoor worker thrived on beans and water, suggesting a simple, single commodity diet can sustain health and even earnings, though not ideal for sedentary or invalids. Brown bread complements beans, aiding digestion and nutrition, while white bread lacks minerals found in beans.
The article describes fashionable dresses on sale in London including detachable fronts and transforming gowns, and notes Mrs Burgess turning shopkeeper in Boston society. It also profiles Gen FO Ainsworth, adjutant general, praised for endurance and discipline, walking long distances and managing vast workloads without fatigue.
York Aug 2 planning meeting invites educators manufacturers and workers to Washington on October 2 and 3 before a committee of the American Federation of Labor. The panel aims to provide methods for sons and daughters of workingmen to train themselves for improved technical and industrial positions. The committee includes national labor leaders and education officials.
Webster, paralyzed five years ago, pursued bee-sting therapy after Croft a local bee fancier proposed the method. After initial attacks and repeated treatments he regained movement in his arm and leg and now walks and raises his arm with growing strength.
Special to The Washington Union Newport Rhode Island March 31 Marble House the Belmont villa will host two meetings for the women suffrage movement tomorrow Mrs Belmont is a principal organizer The main event is a lecture by Dr Anne Howser Shaw president of the National Woman's Suffrage Association Dr Shaw arrived in Newport today and will be a guest of Mrs Belmont Mayor Bowls of Newport is to preside at the afternoon session.
Margaret Kopetz a well to do New York woman aged about 80 disappeared from Hoboken and was found wandering in Middletown. She claimed to be Margaret Kopetz and later used the name Marguerite Konetz. Authorities seek her home and relatives. An inquiry led to court appointment of a committee for her person and property. Her husband Alfred Kopets and brother Christopher Weber are missing. Kopetz owned an East 80th Street apartment and had funds at Hoboken Savings Bank. She talked of going to Germany in June.
The piece argues that China and the United States are weighing a strengthening of ties to mutual benefit. It cites Taft’s orient experience, China’s rights recovery program, and Seward’s prophecy of Pacific integration, urging open door support and U.S. backing for China’s tariff reform and internal modernization while expanding commerce in the Pacific. It frames the U.S. as champion of China’s rights and a key driver of a future Sino American partnership.
A contemporary Chung TV program seeks to forge a shared national sentiment through timely broadcasts and cultural segments. The approach emphasizes unity, reflection, and accessible media to engage diverse audiences.
A 3000 year old dental piece was shown at the international dental congress today. The jaw displays a calf tooth held by gold fittings and appears nearly fresh, allegedly from an Etruscan tomb. Property of Dr Guerin of Naples, with forceps and other tools noted in the exhibit.
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