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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1913
Page
9
Instructions for home care of blankets pillows and comforters including mending methods binding replacements soaking rinsing and drying plus steps to renovate feathers and wash cotton and down filled items. Emphasizes sun drying avoiding ironing and restoring appearance and fluff.
A woman found moaning on a bench at Thirteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest admitted to consuming carbolic acid. Patrolman Johnson alerted an ambulance. she was taken to Emergency Hospital with burns to the mouth and carbolic acid on her clothing. She identified herself as Miss Neille Maning, 22, of Eighteenth Street Northwest.
Miss Catherine Lawn daughter of the late Baltimore and Ohio Railroad director died yesterday morning after a months long illness at her home, 1741 U Street Northwest. She is survived by two sisters Miss Lulu Lawn and Mrs Edward Anderson of Rockville Ma. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
Helen buys a $75 evening gown at a January sale, but its beads fall off and the fit proves problematic. After days of alteration and bead repair, she finally recreates the dress at home. Warren sees the completed gown, but the ordeal reveals the cost and effort behind a single costly purchase.
Kitten unveils an imported gown in a dramatic doorway scene with Warren. She explains the dress cost 75 dollars after a season price drop from 185, while he praises her appearance and kisses her shoulder, confirming her satisfaction with the outcome of her efforts.
Opera season notes from Covent Garden with the Duchess of Marlborough hosting a smart display of gowns and jewels. Guests include Sir John and Lady Lister-Kaye, Lady Paget, the Manchester couple, and ambassadors. Details of gowns feature Venetian lace, diamonds, and emeralds. Also covers Mary Curzon’s seventeenth birthday, Queen Alexandra’s gifts to Curzon sisters, a Baltimore wedding tea, and a mock Scottish bagpipe lesson for the Prince of Wales amid requests for soundproofing.
A weary drab girl seeks guidance from a palmist for instant joy and wealth. The piece argues against reliance on fortune tellers, urging self-improvement, hard work, and personal growth to attract real rewards and lasting happiness.
George W. Tolston day clerk at the St. James Hotel was found dead in his room at Hotel Raleigh in Roanoke. He left work complaining of a feeling ill and a note with a roll of money pinned to his clothes directed what to do if something happened. Tolston has a sister, Mrs. Bettis de Saie, living at 1424 Rhode Island avenue Washington D. C.
Campaign for the Congressional Club emphasizes harmony after Mrs Claude A Swanson from Virginia withdraws. Mrs Duncan A Fletcher of Florida leads in support with a strong record in parliamentary law, club leadership, and civic work, as rivals vie for president next Wednesday.
H M Newman’s travel talk at the Columbia wowed the audience with colored lantern slides and moving pictures from Munich to Berlin. Scenes from Wurzburg Hildesheim and Brunswick showcased medieval architecture and German masters. Berlin’s modern boulevards and palaces feature prominently as the Kaiser’s capital. The lecture repeats this afternoon at 3:30 PM and concludes next Sunday with a trip to Iceland Spitzbergen and Norway.
A dense roster of individuals including Milton E Ailes Charles J Bell Henry F Blount John C Boyd Samuel S Burdett Albert Carry Murray A Cobb William M Coates William B Corby Robert Dornan James E Fitch Daniel Irase r William J Flather Henry H Winther James M Green Henry Hurt John S Larcombe Joseph Leiter John R McLean Edward B McLean Clarence F Normen Frank B Noyes Myron M Parker Joseph Paul Albert M Read Howard Beeside Corcoran Thom Frank A Vanderlip John F Wilking Joseph Wright.
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