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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1908
Page
15
A catalog of men’s dress items and travel gear for journeys abroad and vacations. Highlights include leather traveling goods, coats and coats suits, various jackets, trousers, shirts, lingerie, bathwear, caps, and shoes. Also listed are travel accessories such as vanity sets, combs, brushes, mirrors, and toiletry arrangements.
A local midsummer sale features a wide range of housekeeping linens including table cloths napkins towels and pillow cases at reduced prices. Customers can expect practical durable pieces such as toweling bedsheets and pillow covers offered in assorted sizes with marked down regular prices.
Brides and hosts of women seek white cotton dress and waist fabrics from a full stock featuring country and foreign goods. Items include lawn, linen, and Swiss fabrics with prices from a few cents to a dollar per yard, plus specials on plain lawns and imported Swiss fabrics.
Social and personal notes from St Pauls Catholic Church and surrounding figures cover a Peity Peter son ceremony, Europe-bound minister, and a wave of weddings. Mary Ellen Lutz and William F Lemon wed at the Lutz home with Frank Bristol officiating as Gertrude Lutz attends as maid of honor. Also noted are engagements and moves of various Washington society figures, with travel plans, diplomatic staff, and guests referenced among theater of the capital’s social season.
Gossip notes Mrs Van Rensselaer Cruger and Mrs Wad Chance, who wed May 1, planning a London home. Miss Wide Chinca, known in New York and Washington, seeks a larger London house. A Paris visit and an inspection of Park Lane mansions reveal a search for a more suitable residence.
An essay on founding a real London salon gathers attention while Queen Alexandra clings to old dress codes. American debutantes at court stir comment as the King and Queen oversee state ceremonies and fashion, with vivid tales of gowns, attendants, and royal prerogatives.
The Curacao Chamber of Commerce, General Triton Union, and Naval League issue a petition to Queen Wilhelmina of Holland. They cite Venezuelan actions against Dutch vessels and crews, bans on foreign labor on ships, and cargo transshipment limits as causes of curacao’s isolation. The governor pledges to keep the home government informed and to pursue lawful means to improve relations.
Special to The Washington Port New York July 5. The Peary Arctic Club plans a reception aboard the Roosevelt before its Far North voyage via Oyster Bay. Admiral Goodrich will tow and stand by to clear bunks as the ship moves, with President Roosevelt to join later. Police stop guests seeking aboard, while Staten Island bred arctic dogs are shown but not ferried due to acclimation.
Cooperstown July 5 Bishop Henry Coleman Peter remains seriously ill but shows improving condition. His physician reports better respiration and pulse, with a more comfortable state and continued signs of progress after last night’s game and today’s bulletin.
Secretary Wilson backs raising deer like cattle to expand meat supply. Experts issue guidance to promote deer farming, claiming deer are easy to raise with little care and command high prices. Repealing anti deer breeding laws is suggested as states already restrict commercial herds.
A mass of names and spouses appear in hotel listings across multiple cities including Baltimore Raleigh Philadelphia Pittsburgh Atlanta Indiana Michigan Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia and more. Among the figures noted are Emery Artington and Misa Smith along with Partek Joran Herbert and Starr Joran and many others staying at New Willard Shoreham and other hotels. The compiled fragment shows a wide traveler network with numerous surnames and city mentions indicating hotel occupancy and social circulation.
Representatives from Barry Roosevelt and Porter Garrisons plan talks with National Commander Brown about a possible suspension and restore action. A mass meeting may follow as a committee led by Capt J Walter Witchell seeks a formal decision from the national commander.
An educator from China spoke at the Young Peoples Missionary Movement event in Ashev. The program featured a sermon by Res Br C B Ras of Richmond and a song service by the Vin devill University quartet. FG Anderson, president of Foochow University, delivered the principal sermon tonight.
An ad promotes Dr Miles Anti-Pain Pills for headache neuralgia sciatica and stomach back and general pain. It claims soothing nerves with no nausea or after-effects and offers a money back refund if ineffective. Sold by druggists with a 2 dose 20 cell offer and refunds from Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
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