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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1909
Page
13
Fashion notes describe a splendid line of women shirt waists in batiste and india linen. Text highlights trimmed details such as embroidery and tucks, front panel accents, and decorative seams. Prices and store locations are mentioned only in passing as part of a broad description.
Special Values in White Goods Department list fabric yardage and garments with low prices. Items include yardage for women's shirts and waists, boned lawn, sheer varieties, and other fabrics priced at 30c per yard or 50c, plus a $2.00 robe item. Names and terms are garbled, but the sale emphasizes discounted textiles and apparel.
Classified ad describing canvas oxford shoes in multiple sizes priced at 3.50 per pair. Mentions lava sole and Spanish wheel and plant elements as part of the item description.
Fragmented report notes an encounter involving a Mr Reid and Mrs Reid at Wrest Park during hunting season. The text references a melee on a crowded avenue near a school and mentions a tally of injuries and a group called Glub, with unclear details about the cause or outcomes of the incident.
French ambassador and Mme Josserand depart Washington for New York then sail Thursday to spend the summer in Newport. The charge d affaires of Germany Count Wedel and Baronne Richthofen head for Beverly Farms for the season. Many notable guests and naval figures fill society pages during a bustling summer in the area.
The piece recounts social gatherings in Newport with Mrs William and Rutherford, noting visitors from Europe and New York society. It highlights Mrs Clarence Nolan, Miss Held, and Grace Hodsden Boutelle among others, detailing dances, luncheons, and fashion events as season highlights. It also mentions Countess Sahenyl of Vienna now in Budapest and Grace Boutelle’s suffrage advocacy and public profile.
Initial performance of Miss Mabel Gilman s opera The Mocking Bird drew a North Jersey crowd to the Casino tonight under Prof Oscar Shigott of New York. The benefit for Anne May Memorial Hospital at Spring Lake featured Hazel Emmons in the lead with a capable cast and ample chorus. All boxes and seats were engaged early as expenses topped about $5,000.
Special to Thy Washington Fest Asbury Park N J July 3 Sauea Thursday on Le Bitaque Mabel with me Chester Applegate Hotel Monmouth owner recalls youth’s choice Chester Applegate 26 and noted for athletic records and local charm. he says Miss Mabel Brown of Syracuse is the bride chosen by his son in a telegraphic message received in New York.
Former President Franklin D Roosevelt and his son Kermit plan several dinners in Mairgt Wairabi Nairobi with local stewards and racing patrons. The Roosevelt party departs August 6 to Natvasha stopping at Kijabe to lay foundation stone for a new building by the African Inland mission. Edmund Heller arrives with zoological specimens from the expedition to be sent to the Smithsonian Institution.
In a tense showdown set in rugged terrain, Whispering Smith outmaneuvers Sinclair and Barney, narrowly survives blasts from Seagrue, Wickwire, and their crew, and escapes by using a rock shelf and cover. The chase climaxes as Smith faces danger near a watercourse and the implicated outlaws retreat toward darkness.
Whispering Smith and companions ride across the Mission range pursued by Kenned y and Scott. A risky river crossing and a delayed escape push them toward Crawling Stone valley as Wickwire commands riverbed cover. Smith presses a close, high speed chase with cunning moves to intercept before dawn.
Forty thousand workers in paper woolen cotton and allied industries walked out in Sweden on July 26. The strike is to be extended with iron workers to join on August. A nationwide call has been issued to trades unions for a general strike on August 4.
Georgia legislators consider a bill by Rep Wright prohibiting women over 12 from riding astride on horses or mules in public places within the state. The measure, aimed at enforcement in towns and roads, carries fines and imprisonment, with exceptions for circus performances and show grounds.
The well known pastor, former rector of Grace Episcopal Church New York, died after a long illness. Born in Lowell Massachusetts, he was educated at Harvard and served as rector in Worcester and New York. He declined election as bishop of Iowa. Funeral services were held at Emmanuel Church Hoston and Mount Auburn Cemetery Cambridge, with memorials planned at Grace Church.
A New York Paris London socialite, Mrs George Law, faced Pars costumer Mus Law in a London court over a costume loan. Law refused payment claiming misfit and extortionate charges, but the verdict favored the plaintiff after she recounted theatre trips and reproductions inspired by Louis XV era figures. Separately a tornado hit in Saskatchewan near Machiin on the Sackato branch line, destroying a village as two stores survived and one person was seriously injured.
Miss Anna Mandell and Joseph Leon wed in Warwick Orange County after a romance between Leon, a casket dealer, and Anna led to elopement plans. Parents initially refused but relented, and the ceremony was performed today by Peter Spilman with a large attending crowd.
The article notes minerals in food differ from atmospheric elements, being crucial despite small feed percentages. It cites 4.4 percent mineral content in some feed and suggests a new school of chemistry based on supplying minerals via targeted indications. Emphasis rests on exact observation and analysis of the body and its functions.
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