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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1904
Page
9
Saks & Company promotes a special line of outing trousers priced at 3.50 each for warm days and evenings. The ad highlights comfort and sharp design in flannel or wool crash fabrics with striped and fancy mixtures, urging shoppers to buy now.
The nation marked Independence Day with less noise and riotousness in Washington than in previous years. City police curbed explosive displays while many residents escaped to the countryside or riverfront resorts. Excursion steamers and private displays lit a festive scene along the river, with Oldest Inhabitants guests at Sligo and a Camp Good Will picnic adding to the day’s varied observances.
Camp Good Will near Brightwood hosts a day of picnicking and games as hundreds visit under the Associated Charities. Secretary Weller and Wallace Hatch oversee tours of the grounds, with a buffet lunch funded for camp maintenance. Tents and a dining tent aid housing for children and mothers, while milk and future donations support the infants. Prominent guests include Prof. Janney and Health Officer Woodward.
Mr and Mrs A Harvey Tyson and others including Dr Frank E Gibson visit the encampment every other day as the attending physician. The list names several supporters and attendees, indicating ongoing charitable engagement by Associated Charities members and local residents in the encampment care.
The Citizens' Association led a Mount Rainier Independence Day program with welcome remarks by N J Brumbaugh, readings of the Declaration of Independence, and speeches by Rev Claude C Jones and Col George C Ross. A series of races followed, culminating with a fireworks display.
About 100 members of the Oldest Inhabitants Association, with wives and friends, visited Alton Farm, Crosby Noyes's country home, while Mr Noyes was in Poland Springs Maine. His son Thomas C Neyer hosted the day. The group held a short meeting re electing old officers and featured a program with songs and readings. The association now lists 201 members and notes several deaths in the past year including John Humphrey and Thomas Oliver.
Christian Endeavorers from city churches visited the National Junior Republic in Annapolis Junction Md yesterday for a patriotic service timed with the presidents inauguration. George A C Christiancy directed the event with Rev Lawrence Hunt and Rev J G Butler delivering prayers and psalms. The new president Owen P Kellar spoke and officers took oath, followed by a brief address from Rev Charles Alvin Smith and remarks by Rev Hunt. The day closed with a patriotic song, benediction, and a 14 to 12 baseball game against Annapolis Junction.
Mrs McConkey of Fort Foote Maryland reports a dull Center Market during the presidential year. She notes higher fruit prices due to cold weather, with berries scarce yet berries cheap now, peaches and plums at about 80 cents a pound, dewberries two for 25 cents, and tomatoes still popular. Cabbages are cheap due to market oversupply from imported stock. eggs hold price while butter dips to 18-20 cents.
An old family testimonial from Branistan Ave reporting a six month old baby’s scalp eczema cured after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, with subsequent notes of hair growth. The advertisement extols instant relief, sleep for skin-tortured babies, and guidance to use Cuticura Resolvent for severe cases, claiming superior emollients and skin cures for all ages.
A market dealer notes a shift to buying in smaller lots like half pecks and quarters while women prefer choosing produce themselves. He adds trade strengthens early and mid month before money tightens around the fifteenth, with shoppers often only asking prices rather than purchasing.
Objection to the Washington Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway route was raised by Postmaster Merritt. He warns tracks on Twelfth Street would disrupt mail wagon loading and unloading and hinder Emergency Hospital and fire department use. He proposes keeping the depot and diverting cars via Thirteen-and-a-half Street to Ohio Avenue and then to Fourteenth Street. Merritt notes Twelfth Street is a major north south throughfare and warns a nuisance if tracks are laid there. A concert notice and local incident are also reported, along with summer resort information from The Post’s Resort Information Bureau.
The Bergerstock Company's performance of Uncle Tom's Cabin at the Academy drew a large audience with three strong lead performances. Edwin H. Curtis as Uncle Tom, Laura Oakman as Topsy, and Ina Fagan as Eva received praise for their portrayals, while A. B. Griffith offered notable specialities. The Plantation scene featured period music and a buck and wing dance contest.
George Morns, a Black man, was convicted in Police Court for flourishing a revolver and threatening to kill the conductor after an earlier ejection on a Cabin John car. He was fined $50 or six months in the workhouse. A city notice highlights Asbury Park accommodations at The Sterling on Sunset Avenue facing the lake.
Try Bergmanns Delicious Ice Cream and confections at Wilson Park Congress Heights. Hotel Le Chevalier at Central and Webb avenues offers large rooms verandas and good table with rates on request. C A Muddiman & Co. Holmes Bakery Rufus Darby Printing Co. editor post. I am not an invalid and will continue work, noting health concerns and in mountain air expect to resume full duties. Wilson Memorial 76 Eleventh Street Washington July 8
Watchmen advanced to private and comrades celebrate with treats at No 3 Engine and No 14 Engine quarters. Oscar Turner John Blake and F C Shaw hosted cake ice cream cigars marking promotions while public notices recount false death rumors about a former White House officer and a child injury at a washing machine.
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