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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1918
Page
12
Cloudward LothropYork Washington Paris announces a special sale of misses' voile dresses in pink blue buff and navy with light figured effects. Styles are fashionable, ready to wear, and priced at 6.75, cheaper than making them and without waiting. Models include several attractive lines.
A narrative portrait of a woman volunteering for wartime service, asserting that gentle nurturing can heal as surely as wounds. She speaks of becoming a “Little Mother” to soldiers, offering cooking, mending, cheer, and emotional support to combatants in trenches, underscoring homesickness as a core ache.
Washington society pages describe a reception at the Japanese embassy hosted by Count Ishii and the commission including Prince Tokugawa among others. The group plans dinners, luncheons, Mount Vernon visit, and a Friday reception with the President. Additional items cover Piney Branch Center meeting with Miss Margaret Wilson, and arrivals of relatives and dignitaries.
Mr and Mrs Lewis Hertle of Guns rog Hall start a one month rapter trip northward. Lieut William Strong of the Canadian army joins his aunt Mrs Henry 3B. F MW Meacfarland at her Quebec summer place for convalescence. Mr and Mrs Harmiann Dodge take a cottage in the Adirondacks for the summer. Their daughter Mrs Hugh Walker and her children accompany them. Mrs John F Wilkins travels to White Sulphur Springs for the Deacon. Mrs Sanford Bissett goes to White Sulphur Springs for the accoon and gives a tea at the Casino Monday afternoon.
The Japanese Red Cross delegation led by Prince Tokugawa arrived at Union Station in Washington, met by Henry P Davison and local Red Cross members. The group, including Dr Arata Ninagawa and Count Kuwashi, toured the city, dined with the Japanese ambassador, and planned visits to Camp Meade and a dinner at the Japanese embassy with prominent Red Cross officials.
The Washington YMCA began a movement to conserve conversation and limits phone talks to five minutes. Dorm residents were notified of the rule. operators will politely intervene if conversations exceed the limit. A lawn fete and dance is planned tonight at the Rosedale playground near Seventeenth and Kramer to benefit the Reconstruction Club.
Washington residents and war workers face rising meat prices and widespread complaints of rent profiteering. Senator King reports protests over exorbitant prices for vegetables fruits and meats and urges immediate action with potential appeal to President Wilson. A Bureau of Labor Statistics comparison shows Washington meat costs higher than many large cities. Ohio Girls Club in Washington will entertain enlisted men at Great Falls tonight with a special car leaving Georgetown at 6:45 PM. club sponsored by Mrs. BF Welty of Lima Ohio.
Washington men Baye Brown Corning Hartley and Sherman received commissions as marine corps officers on account and have been assigned to duty at Quantico Virginia. Brown and Corning reside at 1835 U Street NW and 122 V Street NW respectively. Hartley lives at 433 Park Road NW while Sherman is at 1944 North Capitol Street.
Funeral services for Dr Richard Rathbun former acting secretary of the Smithsonian to be held at All Souls Church tomorrow at 10 AM Interment in Rock Creek Cemetery He died yesterday at 1622 Massachusetts Ave NW Survived by wife Jena Augusta Hume and son Seward Rathbun Born Buffalo NY January 25 1852 Cornell graduate Bowdoin honorary doctor of science 1894.
The Jarr family crowds around the window as Uncle Henry arrives in town. Mrs Jarr hopes he brings a trip back to the farm while the children resist and demand to stay for local amusements. Henry’s appearance reveals quirks as the scene sets a humorous family moment.
A rural visit provokes a humorous yet pointed tirade about child rearing and labor, with Uncle Henry railing against the Child Welfare Society and modern education. The scene unfolds at the Jarrs farm as he mocks regulations, laments aging, and recalls tougher times while the family endures his lengthy harangue.
A fragment from a 1918 piece depicts women laboring from dawn to dusk on farms and mortgages, noting aging and death, then returning to work for land and sustenance while society debates gender roles and medicines. It includes a street dialogue about canned goods and urban versus rural life and ends with a copyright notice.
A brief feature advises on maintaining youthful hair color and vitality using Creole hair care methods. It discusses preventing premature fading, preserving natural shine, and selecting products to support healthy, lustrous hair while avoiding rushing color changes.
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