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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1917
Page
14
A columnist critiques popular novels and the idealized wife and husband. He contrasts romantic dreams with ordinary marriage, arguing women and men cling to false, movie like images of partners. He discusses divorce, faith, and the limits of romance in sustaining lasting unions.
A reader reports using the herbal Plant Juice remedy to relieve stomach trouble and weight loss. After starting the product he gained eight pounds, can eat freely, and credits the remedy with reducing distress and improving digestion. He endorses Plant Juice publicly and describes perceived health benefits and energy improvement.
The widow of General Pickett recounts Civil War memories at Onondaga Club in Syracuse. Mrs Salle Corbell Pickett speaks of meeting Grant, Lee, Davis, and Jackson, and of a pledge made with her soldier husband. The event features Dixie Singers and personal reminiscences of love, duty, and the lost cause.
Advert shows Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a home remedy to darken faded or gray hair. It promises natural looking results and ease of use with sponge or brush, claiming hair becomes glossy and youthful after one or two applications. It notes the product is a toilet requisite and not a disease cure.
Mrs Pickett recounts visits by Lincoln Grant and others, recalling Lincoln’s kindness to a baby and a tale of forgiving Pickett for his wife and child. She mentions Jefferson Daylin, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson, plus heroism of loyal colored people. Guests enjoyed harp duets and a solo before dancing.
Great Falls Montana February 3 Ten squaws with papooses on their backs rode in an empty passenger coach from the nearby reservation laden with beadwork moccasins and other goods. They left the babies on the seats then traded wares for food. The coach was later found deserted beyond the line. Whiting Superintendent arranged return of the ten infants as a special car.
Judge Charles M. Hough told Park Avenue Church members that more than half of naturalization applicants cannot explain how the Constitution became the nation’s law. He said many believe it is a state law rather than federal.
Engineer-in-chief of the Columbia highway Samuel C Lancaster lectured before the National Geographic Society on The Scenic Beauty of Oregon. A large number of colored slides depicted mountain forests rivers valleys and the state's wealth salmon fisheries and development.
Cabinet and Finishing Shops promotes its reed furniture staining and enameling services with shade suggestions for the season including Tobacco Brown Silver Gray Austrian Brown French Gray Turkey Red. Special attention is offered to regilding antique pieces and waxing Italian Walnut.
Mattress shop advertises renovations using same ticking or new ticking at 3.00 and 6.00 options. It touts 8 oz standard ticking, electric picker, special box springs, and full reupholstering across all sizes. A large stock of fabrics including tapestry damask brocade velvet velour is offered with estimates and home samples.
Shade Shop presents made to order options in all materials with a focus on Scotch Hollands stock. Anticipating shortages, they purchased heavily months ago and can furnish nearly any color. Uses improved Hartshorn Rollers and guarantees best workmanship. A representative will call with samples and quotes.
The Awning Shop urges customers to decide now as stockpiled materials will not last and prices may rise after a sharp cost increase. Their Ideal Head-rod Hanger, a patented invention, provides ventilation unseen in other options. They emphasize sleeping porch curtains and offer on-site visits with samples.
A Drapery Shop offers nets scrims and elaborate overdraperies with material selections and special prices on making up. Salesmen invite consultations, promising expert guidance in this line of work.
A fragmentary reprint presents the Connecticut blue laws from the New Havenist, listing severe penalties for religious dissent and nonconformity. It details punishment by death for conspiracy against the dominion, banishment for Quakers, and strict Sabbath rules including no running, cooking, or kissing children on holy days.
A fragmented historical passage blends advice on hair care with a garbled set of colonial era laws about marriage, punishment, and social conduct. It references hair shampooing instructions using canthrax and then shifts to legal edicts about land, debt, marriage, and moral conduct, ending with an incomplete note about a Chicago incident and a piano company president.
A rider on Monday robbed Mr Schaaf of a payroll box containing $2,500 and escaped. The incident targets the employer payroll, details unavailable. Investigators seek information leading to the capture of the suspect.
Millions of readers are urged to start mornings with real hot water and limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. The ad claims internal sanitation prevents headaches bilious attacks foul breath and other ailments, likening the effect to soap on the skin.
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