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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1909
Page
21
Brief notice lists a Cah Tiny Beon chair with a cane seat priced at $2.25 and valued at $2.90, plus a Weather Seat at $325 with value noted as 94.
An advertisement promotes a September furniture sale offering durable, well‑constructed pieces at near wholesale prices. It touts value for furnishing rooms or entire houses, listing dressers, chests, mirrors, chairs, tables, dining and parlor suites, and more in oak, mahogany, and birdseye maple finishes with prices and values highlighted.
The Winthrops, including assistant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs Beekman Winthrop, will return to their Massachusetts Avenue residence on Wednesday after occupying Highwood and Chevy Chase over the summer.
The piece describes the Queen’s many pets at Sandringham, mentions a high society scene with visiting nobles and potential wedding plans involving Prince Briganza and Austrian intrigue, and notes a shift toward walking as fashionable exercise amid Parisian society chatter. It weaves pet talk with courtly gossip and health musings about strolling.
A brief item notes Danny being closed at six o clock on Saturdays and one o clock in the afternoon on Sundays.
The display features exact reproductions of early seventeenth century Colonial China with gold decorations. It includes dinner plates luncheon plates bread and butter plates tea cups and saucers teapots sugars and creams compotes and complete dinner sets. Also reproductions of china once presented to and used by Martha Washington and George.
Daily Diet Hints notes toast improves digestion by converting starch to sugar and aiding mastication. Milk digests better with a little toast to break up curds and let gastric juice penetrate. Whipped eggs and tobacco are mentioned, with warning that whole grain or floury bread should be toasted for best results.
Mrs Belmont announced two suffrage meetings held at her Newport home were satisfactory financially and otherwise. A suffrage headquarters at 46 Fitch Avenue New York will open in September. Belmont intends to be in New York then to lead active women's suffrage efforts this fall and winter.
The Rev Peter McQueen praises Catholic and Protestant missions across Africa. He writes of earnest missionaries teaching tribes the way to God and extolling true and practical faith. The letter to Rev Father Walsh reflects admiration for mission work and its perceived success.
A celestial display described as moon passing over Mars will unfold at the Washington observatory on Wednesday, September 1. The hour long event starts at 7 pm local time with a glassy field glare noted. observers are advised to view from near Washington.
Believers gather in Saratoga New York from several states for a Sunday conference starting tomorrow in Convention Hall. The group, linked to the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, expects the world to transform into paradise after times of trouble based on studies of scripture.
Boston plans to build next summer a new open air tuberculosis hospital for children in public schools. Municipal architect Ashford notes Boston and a small Connecticut town have tested open air treatment in schools, with one former board of education building converted for TB care.
Dr William Carr formerly connected with Emergency Hospital and Dr Ray Cleveland Hefelbower of Jersey City passed the army examination held July 12 for admission to the medical corps of the Army. They were among 42 candidates who passed and will receive commissions within days. Both doctors are well known locals. Carr earlier superintendent of Emergency Hospital and treated Rodney Rose, an employee at the Zoo who was bitten.
A Georgetown University graduate connected with Emergency Hospital and Dr W F Carr rose to prominence for his care at the hospital. He resigned about six months ago to begin army exam preparations after a rattlesnake bite left him near death for weeks.
American delegates at the international medical congress in Budapest visited the Washington memorial statue and laid wreaths. Coun Albert Apponyi, minister of public instruction, delivered an English speech praising Washington.
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