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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
6
Arthur W Tucker alleges in District Supreme Court that his wife Bima G T Tucker displayed violent temper and abandoned the home after a trip to New York. He seeks dissolution of marriage and claims he provided for household expenses while she lived apart.
Obituary note for William J Gass 25 of Washington buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery. He was a veteran of the Berane torseis and survived by a widow and five brothers. Funeral arrangements announced at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Local weather report follows with temperatures, rainfall, and river conditions for Harperskerry and Shenandoak rivers.
Incomplete OCR fragment lists possible schedule details and participants for a local event. The readable portions reference a Wednesday date and a public center but lack clear names, places, or actions. The item remains ambiguous with essential specifics unreadable.
The page lists multiple marriage banns and licenses across various towns. Couples include Rorman C Hepburn and ami Rilen Kelth. Rev Ho Alen Griffith Clement D Porselle and Mary Agnes azton. Rev Charlies Cole Gburiog Mo Franklin and Anne T Ot uhart. and others with dates, places, and officiants noted in fragmented form.
A list of deaths from tuberculosis includes Susie Bestersun 42 at 1101 G St SE and Daisy Betters 40 at 0023 Thast NE. Other names appear with ages from 24 to 62 and addresses on Gegrent Ave NW Willam J Gass 25 and Rufus Wands 40 listed among patients connected to local hospitals and aged care facilities.
Albert and Mary A Prestelle welcome a son Nathan W and Edon Shefferman report a boy. Others include Rosa B Eggs with a boy, Susie McBride with a girl, Rand Binte Crest with a girl, Adelaide Fullerton with a girl, Catalina Kollmeyer with a girl, Loretta Hock with a boy, Cecilia M Singleton with a boy, Mildred Erie with a boy, Mehet Mullen with a boy, Wayne Redman with a girl, Fidella Waters with a girl, Amendda Brightwell with a girl, Helen Johnson with a girl, and more births listed.
An advertisement claims a genuine Indiana remedy for hair loss and bald spots. It promises a free mailed bottle with proof copy of Kotalko ointment if 10 cents is sent to J. B. Brittan, BZ-30, Station F, Newark.
36 inch cretonne offered in light and dark colorings with various designs. Full pieces from regular stock. Regular price 75 cents per yard. Special 49 cents per yard.
Usable lengths white ivory and ecru fabrics offered in stock sold regularly from 60c to 150. The lot priced for quick clearance at 19 cents per yard.
Sample lace curtains in white and ecru cover variety of lace styles. Many pairs match up, with regular values up to 1.50 per pair. Itemized as two lots at 50 cents and 1.00 per strip. About 60 strips available.
The Linen Shop advertises a sale on bleached pure linen items including table damask 70 inches wide in ten designs at 3.95 yd for Thursday and Friday only. Mohawk sheets 81 by 99 inches special 2.85 each, pure linen napkins 20 by 20 inches 10.40 per dozen, bath towels 1.25 each, Huck towels 1.25 and napkins 22 by 22 inches 13.65 dot, bedspreads 90 by 100 inches 4.00 each, and pillow cases 45 by 36 inches 0.59 each.
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