Doctor Promises 50 Percent Eye Strength in One Week
A Philadelphia feature touts a free prescription to strengthen eyesight by 50 percent within a week. Dr. Lewis and a physician endorse Bon Opto tablets dissolved in water as daily eye baths, claiming noticeable improvement from the start. Buyers are advised to obtain from local druggists. guarantees refund if not effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Lewis
Washington
O'Donnell's
Liggett's Riker Hegeman
Shaffer's 900 14th Varies Catering and Music
City bulletins advertise receptions and dinners arranged by Shaffer at 900 14th with moderate prices. Gloria's Romance at Virginia venue begins January 15 daily at 5c. Table d'Hote Dinner 5c served 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Sterling Hotel with music and dancing nightly. Sunshine on Your Table 40c a pound and chipped beef from Briggs at Center Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaffer
Sterling Hotel
Briggs
Center Market
Washington Gas seeks purchase of Rosslyn Gas Co
Washington Gas Light Company asks the public utilities commission to absorb Rosslyn Gas Light by purchase claiming cheaper, better service. Rosslyn owes $206,000 in capital stock and $81,000 in bonds. Rosslyn charges $1.35 per 1,000 cubic feet. Washington proposes 85 cents. Funeral announced for Robert W. Bender telegrapher with Civil War Army of the Potomac ties. ex Western Union assistant wire chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosslyn Gas Light Company
Washington Gas Light Company
Washington Company
Public Utilities Commission
Rosslyn Company
Robert W. Bender
Sibley Hospital
R. E. Winters
Bender
Army of the Potomac
Lincoln
Western Union
Submarine contracts shifted after company requests
Contracts for three coast defense submarines awarded to California Shipbuilding Company in Long Beach were canceled by the Navy Department at the company's request and promptly reassigned: two to Electric Boat Company of New London and one to Lake Torpedoboat Company of Bridgeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Shipbuilding Company
Long Beach
Cal
Navy Department
Electric Boat Company
New London
Comm
Lake ‘Torpedoboat Company
Bridgeport
Conn
Licensed to Marry Listings in Historic Court Notices
A compilation of marriage licenses listing couples such as Antonia Amourianos and Aren Counccl with Rev. Joakim Alexopoulos, Shirley T. Harrison and Ethel B. Hryen with Rev. L. M. Chambers, Irving Keiler and Earle M. Proctor with Rev. C. M. Compher, Hiram G. Williams and Violet J. Krentz with Rev. H. Schroe der, Paul . Burch and B. Genevieve Bean with Rev. . D. Weeden, including their ages and home towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonia Amourianos
Aren Counccl
Joakim Alexopoulos
Shirley T. Harrison
Ethel B. Hryen
L. M. Chambers
William I. Engle
Fannie America
C. P. Sparling
Irving Keiler
Earle M. Proctor
C. M. Compher
Hiram G. Williams
Violet J. Krentz
Sunnybank
H. Schroeder
Paul
Burch
B. Genevieve Bean
Waldorf
D. Weeden
Thirty three Central High seniors to graduate in January night
Thirty three Central High School seniors are slated to graduate midyear on January 31. The class includes twenty girls and thirteen boys led by Agnes Jay DuVal Duckett and Landon Williamson Trudgeon among others. Washington Graduate Association of the Alpha Delta Phi will visit Dr Ralph Jenkins at 1732 Massachusetts avenue. Mrs Edward MacDowell is dangerously ill in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Building Association
Comptroller of Currency
R. E. Claughton
James M. Woodward
Edward S. Westcott
Treas
Ave
Central High
Agnes Jay DuVal Duckett
Halen Duffield Elder
Virginia Roseberry Grimm
Mildred Clifton Hill
Florence Hmma Hartman
Margaret Bradford Hildreth
Celeste Alma Hin
Mabel Irene Hinds
Beulah Bogue Kendrick
Regina Adele’ Lanigan
Margaret Moore
Katherine Louise Sanders
Cleo Lorene Stanland
Freda Stein
Katherine
The
Washington Graduate Association of the
Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity
Ralph Jenkins
Massachusetts Avenue
Edward MacDowell
New York
Young Women’s Christian Association
Plana
Mount Pleasant
Chevy Chase
Princeton
Cleveland Park
Takoma Park
Vanderwerken
Dupont
Woodbury Pulsifer
Piney
American Genetic Association
Alexander Graham Bell
Connecticut Avenue
George H. Stone
University of California
Howard University
Rankin Chapel
Howard
Claude N. Bennett
Maurice Jarvis
Ada Louise Townsend
Isabel Pechin
Washington Readers’ Club
Public Library
Mr. Bennett
Miss Townsend
Owen Oliver
Mr. Jarvis
Misa Pechin
Edward ©. Townsend
Fuplie Library
Weather Forecast and Tide Table for District Area
The Sun and Tide page lists am pm tide times and high and low tides, with a weather forecast from the U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau for Washington DC Maryland Virginia. Overcast with rain and colder conditions midweek, then fair and colder later in the week. Snow flurries reported across northern border and light precipitation in parts of New England and mid Atlantic regions. Temperatures show mid 40s to mid 50s with a high around 57 and a low near 39 to 40 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
New England
Mississippi Valley
Northwast
Rocky Mountains
Maine
Montana
Middle Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Middle West
Astern
Upper
Great Laken
Save A Ne I Amet Fae
A fragmentary entry notes an effort to save a nearby neonate at risk and mentions local aid in a cautious, nongraphic phrasing. The text names no organizations or individuals clearly and provides limited contextual details.
Stanley Hall concert by United States Soldiers Home Band
Tonight at Stanley Hall the United States Soldiers Home Band performs under conductor John M Zimmermann. Program includes Losey Overture Lustspiel SeranataTarenghi selections The Grand Duchess Offenbach Chinese characteristic Kwang Hau Lincks Valse hesitation Come Sweet Dream Romberg Negro Idyl Uncle Tom's Cabin Lamps Finale and The Star Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Hall
United States Soldiers’ Home Band Orchestra
John
M. Zimmermann
America
Keler Bela Morceau
Offenbach
Kwang Hau
Lincks Valse
Romberg
Birth notices list numerous newborns in local families
Births reported for Wm F Ward and Annabelle Ward a boy George W Wallace and Cora L Wallace a boy Walter H Thrall and Castoline B Thrall a ber Grover Scaggs and Hosa Scaggs a boy Bernard L Brearns and ane Brearns a boy Peretz Schebnerman and Annie Schebnerman a girl Glen Rhodes and Lilian M Rhodes a boy Joseph Parks and Agnes J Parks a girl Theodore L B Otte and Belen M Otte a boy Wm L Morrison and Lita Morrison a boy Edward McCauley Jr and Jean McCauley a boy Jacob Minder and Daisy Minder a boy James Morgan and Eleanor M Morgan a girl Tanley Lasby and Bertha Lasby a boy Clarence Knott and Doris Knott a boy Carl Jetton and Helen Jetton a girl Howard Higbee and Mary Higbee a girl Win Emmons and Mary Emmons a girl Arthur Douglas and Etta Douglas a girl Charles Cator and Ruth Cator a girl Vincent Cesimano and Constance Cesimano a girl William Babbington and Myrtle Babbington a girl Samuel Tolzon and Mamie Tolzon a gil Robert Limbo and Marian Limbo Henry Howard and Elizabeth Harrison a Caither a girl William Coram and Frances Coram a boy Claude Boone and Josephine Boone a girl
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. F
Annabelle Ward
George W
Cora L. Wallace
Walter H
Castoline B. Thrall
Grover
Hosa Scaggs
Bernard L. Andrene Brearns
Peretz
Annie Schebnerman
Glen
Lilian M. Rhodes
Joseph
Agnes J. Parks
Theodore L. B
Belen M. Otte
Wm. L
Arthur H
Etta M. Douglas
Charles
Ruth A- Cator
Vincent J
Constance Cesimano
Win. T
Myrtle D. Babbington
Samuel
Mamie Tolzon
Gil
Robert KE
Marian J. Limbo
Henry J
Hattie Howard
A Harrison
Elizabeth Caither
Frances Coram
Claude
Josephine Boone
Deaths Reported in Local Hospitals and Homes
A long list reports deaths across hospitals and addresses including Charles Blomgren 45 Casualty, John Jont 76 804 Cast ne, Margaret Flannery 1 Providence, Barbara Kropp 82 118 K st pw, Henry Kilbourn 72 St Elisabeths, Maria Taylor 70 Garfield, Jacob Silberberg 41 Tuberculosis, James Roberts 50 Freedmen's Hospital, John Berry 75 Emergency Hospital and Ellen Purcell 84 Nat nw among others. Also ads note Gude's Flowers Last Longest and an advisory question about wife dressing times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles 0. Blomgren
Casualty
John Jont
Margaret Flannery
Providence Hospital
Barbara Kropp
K St. Pw
Wm. H. Parsons
Taylor
May BR. Horner
18Th St
Henry W. Kilbourn
St. Elisabeth's Hospital
Maria &. Taylor
Garfield Hospital
Alpert Wheatley
Jacob Silberberg
Charles J. Plitt
Sibley Hospital
Robert W. Bender
Mary K. Phillips
Mary T. Elver
Willem W. Vaughn
Anne Wiesner
Robert B. Tretler
Providence
Ellen Purcell
Nat
Samuel Furtner
Henry W. Turner
Jennie Butler
Elsworth Wolton
Logan Place
Ethel H. Carter
Irving
James Roberts
Freedmen’s Hospital
John R. Berry
Pal-Vo-Drip Method Introduced for Home Use
The text praises a refined coffee experience from leading hotels and introduces the Pal-Vo-Drip method, adapted from hotel practice for home brewing. It highlights clear, wine-like flavor and full body as guiding qualities of this technique.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aladdin Security Oil
Standard Oil Company
Maw Jersey
Baltimore
Adam A. Weschler
Medici and Mansel
Shelby-Clarke Art Co., Inc
G St. N. W
Lunsford L. Hamner
Columbian Building
Maryland
D. J. O' Connell
Pa. Ave
Silk Shade Discou
Muddiman
Tewspai
de Sales
St. N. W
Gluck
Zimbalist
Victor
Foster
Victor Specialists
Bille Burke
Gloria
Rosslyn Gas CO
Emma C. Ocobock
Hartford
Mich
Order of the Hipstern Star
Willard
Washington Safety First Association
Chi
Phi Mu Sigma Fraternity
Chapel of Concordia Church
Twentieth
United States Treasury
Susanne Oldberg
Washington College of Music
Martha R. Ford
Cornelius Ford
Gonzaga Hall
Holy Comforter Church
Knights of Columbus Dramatic Club
Navy League of the United States
Southern
Roosevelt
Sidney Ballou
League
Raleigh
B. N. Baker
New Shipping Board
James N. Beck
S. B. M. Young
Petworth Woman's Club
8. W. Norton
Highth Street
William Francis Grimwood
George C. Minnigerode
Grimwood
Given
Housekeepers’ Alliance
Twentieth Street Northwest
S. B. Flagg
United States Bureau of Mines
Anthony Caminetti
Department of Labor
New York City
Girl Scouts of America
Cambnetti
Boy Scouts of America
Ben G. Davis
Congress
Anacostia
American Polish Club
Union Building
Sixth and G Streets
Asheville
N. Y
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Bismarck
N. Dak
Boston
Musa
Buffalo
Ill
Chicago
Cincinnati
Ohio
Beyenne
Davenport
Tow
Denver
Colo
Des Moines
Iowa
Detroit
Michas
Duluth
Minne Paso
Tex
Galveston
Pex
Helena
Mont
Indianapolia
Ind
Jacksonville
Fila
Kansas City
Little Rock
Ack
Portland
Greg
Utah
Salt Lake City
St. Louis
Daut
Minn
San Antonio
San Francisco
Springfeld
Tampa
Fla
Toledo
Vicksburg
Miss
Washington D. C
D.j-Kaurman
Penna. Avenue
Gude
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Barrington Hall
Baker Importine Company
Hudson Street
Enus Jovpencil
Erate
Eee
Thorp
Berkeley Rye
F St. N. W
Judd & Detweiler, Inc
Belasco
Robert B. Mantell
Fiehelen
King Lear
Hichelien
Ichard
Matinee Oney Theatre Frangaise CO
Blanchette
Edgar Beeman
Eugene Brieux
Burlesque Review
Harry K. Morton
Bowery Burlesquers
Dancing Studio DE Danse
Mra. Hartley
10Th &T. N
Ph. North Zim
Munyon
O’donnell
Y Rover
Byron S. Adams
Sth
Data
Zolnay Atelier School OF Sculpture
OAK Pen-Air Crest School
Washington, D. C
Senidebineton
Maxwell
Leary, JR
14Th Street
Emerson & Orme
Hudson & Ocean Pleasure OC
Wilcox & Or IM Trucks
Semmes
Avs
Tel. M
Madge Kennedy
Will Gillette
NEW Co
Philadelphia Orchestra
Leopold Storowski
Olga Samaroff
Tioketa
T. Arthur Smith
Margarita Fischer
Miss Jackie
NAVY
Strand
Douglas Fairbanks
Pca
Kate Elinore
Muate
Boston National Grand Opera
AIDA
Zenatello
Vth
Tanice Baklanof
Mardones
Ananian
Moranzoni
Fri
Boheme
Teyte
Gaudensi
Chalmers
Biegelman
Lazzari
Guerrieri
IRIS
Miura
Kittay
Severoni
Wight
Faust
Martin
Marr
Winetskajs
Follis
Guerrier
Droop's
18Th
G Streets
Wilson Greene
B.F. Keith
Eves
Fay Templeton
J. Gorbett
Valerie Bergere
Merion Weeks
Cali
Wm, Garton
Hamiltton
Bloscoss Beeley
LOEW
COLYU
Mary Pickford
Pride of the
Tab
Het
Old Point Comfort
Norfolk
All Points South
Boston BY Sea
7Th St
City Ticket Office
15Th St. N. W
Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Coo
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