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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1918
Page
10
Eight dozen pairs of women’s full fashioned cotton hose offered in black and white with a special price of 40 cents per pair. Also hose with slight imperfections available in tan black and white, at The pale Street Anor-y street.
Laird & Schober high-grade pumps offered as discontinued line remainders. Black and gray kidskin vamp styles with French Louis heel, hand turned sole, in many sizes. Formerly $9.00, now $3.75 for limited quantities at Tenth Street.
Readable fragments describe women and children’s wear including jersey combos and trimmed gowns. Items listed include dresses with knee length 34 inch sizes, thread drawers, and assorted trimmed outfits priced around $1.25 to $1.00 per item, offered by a street-level manufacturer and sold on Broad Street floor.
Liberty Bell Coffee is offered at 28 cents per pound in a Friday special. The ad promotes excellent quality, calling it as good as its name and a special value for shoppers.
Local ads advertise Crystal White Soap cakes at 7e each or 73c per dozen. Offer highlights a splendid grade of laundry soap with a minimum delivery of 24 cakes, available on the fifth floor near Eleventh Street.
Delicious olives for table or picnic use and ideal for sandwiches. Special at 10 cents per bottle, Fifth floor Cen.
Maj John Purroy Mitchel, former New York mayor, laid to rest in Woodlawn Cemetery with 5,000 mourners. Notables including Roosevelt attended. 18 aviators dropped roses as the cortege moved to St Patrick's Cathedral. Air corps and civic leaders joined a solemn service as streets paused. Mineola proposes naming a flying field after Mitchel, while Senator Calder honors his legacy in the Senate.
News reports Mr J Breckinbridge Bayne of Washington was decorated by King Ferdinand of Roumania for efficient typhus epidemic work. A Roumanian government letter and a letter from Field Marshal von Mackensen express thanks. Bayne was detained by Germans in Roumania for months, later released and now in Bern, Switzerland.
At the Teaching Center 1414 G Street Northwest 61x students taught by Dr Truman Abbe passed exams and joined the Red Cross service. Dr Von Jackson’s class received certificates. A new first aid class was formed. Those who pass will become aid workers or canteen staff in France.
Secretary Lansing left last night for a three week vacation with destination not announced. During his absence Counselor Polk will act as Secretary.
Washington social pages recount the President and Mrs Wilson in a Keiths Theater box with Miss Bones, while Secretary of State and Mrs Lan sing prepare to depart for Watertown and Henderson Harbor for a peace of days and then join Mrs John W Foster. The Fortnightly Club awaits Secrtary Stettinius at Galloup Island. the Stettinius family plans a White Sulphur Springs stay through autumn. Various society members announce engagements and travel plans including Lieut Blair Shumaker and Miss Kathryn Hitchcock engagement, and weddings of Mabel Aldea Bennett and Clyde Dale Gorman in July.
Mrs John Spottawood Garland announces the marriage reception for daughter Mary Yrux tun to Mr William George Hill on Saturday August 3 at 2162 Florida avenue. The ceremony will be quiet and witnessed by relatives and intimate friends. Attendants include sister Mrs George Edwards matron of honor maid of honor Miss Mary Pearce and bridesmaids Miss Elizabeth Head and Miss Gertrude Thompson.
Prince f Tongawa of Japan leads a Red Cross delegation arriving in Washington on July 16 before heading to France as guests of the French Red Cross. The group includes Dr Ninagawa, Sawamure, Y. Nalto, Kagiyama, N. Yashida, Furusawa, Fujimori, and Count Kuwashi Katsu. They will be entertained by the American Red Cross during their U.S. visit.
A humorous 1918 lyric advising daughters to imitate a calm, idealized wife. It portrays the "masculing ideal" as universally charming and dependable, detailing traits and behaviors that please men and halt curiosity about individuality. The piece ends noting the author’s copyright.
The Jarrs debate summer travel options with Mrs Jarr favoring Maine or the Thousand Islands while Mr Jarr complains about prohibition states and hunting risks. He proposes a trolley ride for a future trip and jokes about travel plans as they seek an affordable getaway.
Old age fear is unfounded say a health cure ad urging women to stay active and clean the kidneys and bladder. It touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as the sole reliable brand to restore youth, strength, and vitality and warns of fakes.
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