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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1912
Page
12
A local fashion listing promotes Crepe Meteor dresses with chiffon jackets in navy black white and gray. Black taffeta dresses trimmed with white and light Crepe Meteor, evening styles, plus wool dresses in tan gray black and white.
White House events recount a Taft lunch with 550 Republican committee members and a 9 to 11 pm reception. Travel and residence updates follow for Nagel Hitchcock and other officials, with multiple postings to Bar Harbor, Newport, New York, and Chicago. Many family moves and summer plans feature, including Bar Harbor visits and overseas arrangements.
The wedding of Miss Florence Ley formerly of Washington and Mr. William Redwood Wharton of Philadelphia will take place Thursday at Point Pleasant New Jersey. Because the bride’s mother Mrs James Lawrence Dudley is ill the ceremony will be quiet and the couple will spend the summer at Point Pleasant after a brief wedding trip.
Snapshots detail Mary McKim Wilde’s wedding to Reverdy Johnson Daingerfield in Atlantic City. The couple eloped amid social circles, plan to reside in Baltimore, and honeymoon in Philadelphia. Also noted are society events, aviation links, and a Newport divorce-set, plus a swastika wedding ring fad among local divorcés.
Mary Ellen schemes to leverage her husband’s reputation to climb the corporate ladder. She meets Brown the corporation head who admires her husband’s ambition and suggests a meeting to align their interests. The dialogue reveals office dynamics, admiration, and the allure of success amid mid-century business culture. Swift & Company’s sales data for Freach Beer in Washington, D.C. show weekly averages of 1.38 cents per pound through July 6.
An early 20th century advertisement from 1911 in Savannah Georgia touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as a cure for dandruff scalp disease and hand dermatitis. The testimonial by Miss Hatila M. Jones claims hair regrowth and relief after four weeks, with a mail order offer and free samples.
National Education Association official Irwin Shepard from Winona Minnesota faced charges of improper by law enforcement as Chicago superintendent Ella Flagg Young denounced his report as slanderous if adopted. Shepard argued his aim was to weed out fake members and enforce bona fide enrollments. Rural schools across the United States face neglect with 12 million of 20 million pupils in rural districts and calls for federal aid and policy to improve conditions.
The Maryland division of the Washington Railway and Electric Company introduced rapid electric service to Berwyn Laurel and Riverdale with cars starting from Fifteenth and G streets at 4 PM. Express trips will skip city stops east of North Capitol Street and New York Avenue after the Treasury, while normal stops persist until North Capitol Street. The new schedule aims to cut average home arrival time by about eight minutes for residents in that corridor.
Several hundred persons attended the Barden party last night at Ninth street and Massachusetts avenue. The event, hosted by the ladies auxiliary of Columbia Commandery No 2 Knights Templars, benefits the drill corps bound for the 1913 conclave in Denver.
St Mary's parish holds its annual excursion to Carshall Hall today with a committee arranged program including a baseball game races and other athletic contests for various prizes announced for attendees and participants.
The Taurus rule promises unusual opportunity and profit for those who labor for others. Uranus and Mercury boost insight and sales, travel, and educational gains. The day favors constructive work, creative pursuits, and quick thinking, with favorable signs for children and people starting new ventures.
A Washington shop showcases F street belts and bag sets in ratine with nobby buckles, plus calfskin wide belts for young girls and stylish morning bags. Also featured are elegant parasols, lace mantles, French flower accents, and persistent notes on Japanese fashion.
Experiments with dogs show agitation during meals hinders peristaltic action and digestion. Quiet during and after eating is essential and avoid disturbance. Do not eat if there is unusual agitation. Keeping feet in hot water or warm injections disrupt digestion by altering circulation. The main meal should be taken when the day offers the most quiet.
Bade Is Mise McAvoy known as Bessie McCoy wed in a ceremony conducted by Justice of the Peace William C Rungee. The bride, stage actress Ethel Barrymore lookalike, and groom Travis were seen after the service with a wedding party returning by automobiles to Mount Eisa.
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