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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1906
Page
7
The Cotton Dress Goods Department on Second Floor G Street presents Printed Irish Dimities at 15c a yard, down from 25c. Over a hundred patterns in pink blue heliotrope and cadet blue on white grounds with various dimity weaves and stripes. Aimed at offering new patterns and wide selection at reduced prices.
Describes printed batiste lawns offered at 10 cents per yard, down from 12 cents, featuring clean-cut figures and patterns in blue red and pink on sheer white grounds. Suitable for morning wear and children's dresses, with new season goods and regular 12 cent quality. Second Noor-Gst.
Wholesome summer reading is on offer with a wide selection and moderate prices. The store touts a large stock on tables and counters, highlighting popular titles by Faulkner, Maugham, London, and more, from Richard Ie to Mary Holmes, with cloth bound editions and varied prices.
Society items from Bar Harbor and Newport list engagements and travels of Misa Doyle Mrs James Brown Potter and other prominent families. Newport cottages at risk of attention with Mrs Potter inscribing May Handy Potter on trunks. Bar Harbor horse show August 21 22 and 28 announced with Morrell in charge entries include thirty six classes and extra ribbons.
Capt Frence recalls rescuing the liner America after it lay helpless at sea for eleven days, towing the vessel to Bermuda with 92,000 cases of lemons aboard. He says passengers and crew celebrated as the Din Namare battled broken hawsers and harsh Atlantic conditions, while noting no real danger.
Rural churches facing sustenance shortages turn to agriculture to pay ministers. In a western town with four churches for 4,000 people, salaries average about 90 dollars, with some pastors volunteering. Oklahoma groups tried cotton picking for funds, while Kansas churches organized a community farming project with plows, teams, and a harvest plan to sustain pastor salaries and church growth.
Special to The Washington Post details New York society figures William Waldorf Astor and Nannie Langhorne Shaw arriving aboard the Celtic after a voyage from London. The article notes Astor's plans to visit Maine and Virginia, his status as plan citizen, and remarks on Mrs Shaw's appearance and social circle. It also mentions J. Pierpont Morgan Jr and family and includes a brief Philadelphia Press quote about a separate incident.
Roosevelt attends Christ Episcopal Church in Oyster Bay with Mrs Roosevelt and children. About fifty boys from a local summer camp lined the door with hats off to greet him, one boy attempting to present flowers but shying away at the last moment. The Rev Charles Webb assisted in the service and the President then drove to Sagamore Hill.
W Bryce Hilliard of Boston earns respect as a science minded farmer after using phosphorescent paste on twenty foxes and skunks and crows to drive them from Melunkus township. Neighbors mocked him until night plan illuminated fields and saved poultry, boosting his standing to hero status.
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