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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1912
Page
6
Special sale offers checked cotton athletic underwear as a concession from a manufacturer. Includes shirts and drawers in all sizes with prices 35 cents each or 3 for 1.00. Regular value about 50 cents each. Limited time, in effect through Matin foor-B at Woodward & Lothrop.
Sale of popular new cotton dress goods featuring Irish Linenette at 12 1/4¢, Sheer Madras at 25¢, Imported Cotton Voile at 25¢, Imported Belfast Dimity at 15¢, and new French linens Rough Linens 46 inches wide at 75¢ yard. Includes patterns in floral, striped and figured designs with substantial price reductions.
Mothers can seize this gale to buy trimmed hats for boys and girls at low prices. Panamas leg horns and fancy braids with ribbons laces and velvets in assorted models and shapes like rolling brim sailor mushroom and poke. Prices range from 25c to 12 dollars, with many cuts from former tags.
In Washington Staten Island and West Point visits begin as President arrives. Vice President Sherman splits time between Utica and Washington while many officials return to the capital. Ambassadors depart for summers in Seattle Manchester and Newport as others tour the West and Maine.
Gen Edwards returns aboard the Amerika and will arrive in Washington today while Brig Gen William L Marshall’s wife Mrs Marshall heads to Blue Ridge Summit for the summer. Numerous society members depart for summer homes at New London Conn and Great River Long Island. Rear Admiral Thomas C McLean opens his summer place at New London while Brig Gen Theodore A Bingham and family spend the season at Narragansett Pier.
Dr. Fenton B. Turck of Chicago recommends a half cupful of bran with 4 meal as a remedy for dyspepsia or constipation. The author notes bran is nutritious, containing gluten and minerals, and may be eaten regularly with cereals to supplement protein.
The article reports on social happenings across cities, including Miss Dunn in Rome considering summer stay, engagement breakup of Miss Robinson Duff and Mr Carstairs, Queen Mary and royal family knitting, and a Raleigh profile of Mrs Annie Wilson Howe sister of Woodrow Wilson with details of her background, residence, and family.
The article contrasts a sixteenth century wife’s daily duties with today’s female role. It notes endurance of work, yet shift from manual tasks to oversight and executive duties. The piece argues this marks a broader, richer, happier future for women as mental and spiritual growth accompany progress.
The source recalls Swarthmore Pa connections with the Pennsylvania Railroad. It mentions Annie becoming Mrs Perrin F Cothran and son Dr George Howe teaching at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It also notes Woodrow Wilson’s notable speech years ago and the legislature honoring him with attendance.
The piece discusses State Senator Vincent of Louisiana opposing the Du Pont hatpin bill and notes women’s shifting fashion away from long hatpins as social commentary on gender and power. It profiles Mrs. Stotesbury’s diamond collection and compares it to royal jewels, then surveys Paris white satin shirts for women and popular blouse styles. It also lists fashion accessories like Cossack and chu overblouses, a versatile fichu, and practical recipes, finishing with a note on a patriotic choral service at Hamline Church.
Citizens committee will finalize plans for the Mount Bethel Baptist Association's thirty sixth annual session at the Cosmopolitan Baptist Church. Services run August 27, 28, and 29 with addresses by prominent speakers.
Several hundred members of the Verein Baden and their families attended the annual picnic held yesterday afternoon and evening on the Bindenaburg road. Phillip Dittes, the society’s president, led the arrangements.
Helen answers a late delivery to Mrs Florence Morrison, who sits despondent after receiving money from a girl named Kellie Mayne. Morrison laments constant work, loneliness, and aging, while Helen confronts her own desires for independence and a possible return to a former husband. The scene reveals shared female longing for stability, affection, and societal roles.
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