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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1909
Page
39
A garbled catalog-like notice highlights batistes and India linen waists for women. Mentions trimmed and embroidered designs with front panels, tucks, lace, and long sleeves, sourced from affordable to high priced shops.
Readable items list partial reads for white goods textiles with prices per yard and bulk garment prices. Mentions include lawn fabrics and sheer materials suitable for women's wear, with prices ranging from 12 to 50 cents per yard and a $2.00 per item robe or outfit.
An ad notes a sale on canvas Oxford shoes with lava sole for all sizes priced at three dollars fifty cents per pair. The listing highlights durable construction and broad availability for customers seeking affordable footwear.
Fragmented text describes a hunting season scene near Wrest Park with references to the Reids and a disrupted weekend. Details are unclear, but mentions a van ambassador and Mrs Reid, a school, and activity on an avenue, with conflicts tied to Wrest Park during a shooting incident.
French ambassador and Mme Josserand leave Washington today for New York then sail Thursday to spend the summer. The embassy staff and others head to Manchester and Beverly Farms for the season. The narrative covers multiple society movements and naval arrivals with numerous named individuals and places in era Newport and Washington society.
Quiet Sunday gatherings at Newport unfold with Mrs Wiliam and Ruther hosting. guests include Helen Tapt and numerous summer residents. European connections, jewel encrusted gowns, and social rounds dominate as Grace Boutelle, Countess Sahenyl, and others attend luncheons, dinners, and outings while sailing and theater chatter hint at broader society interests.
Initial performance of Miss Mabel Gilman’s opera The Mocking Bird drew a large crowd at the Casino in Asbury Park tonight. Directed by Prof Oscar Shigott of New York, the benefit show for the Anne May Memorial Hospital at Spring Lake featured Miss Hazel Emmons in the stellar role with a capable cast and a pretty chorus. About $5,000 in engagements secured. the event was the season’s standout.
A special wireless message to New York reports Chester Applegate’s son Chester Quaer engaged to Miss Mabel Brown of Syracuse. Hotel Monmouth proprietor William Applegate confirmed the news, noting his son’s infatuation and Miss Brown’s reputed wealth and charm.
Former President Theodore Roosevelt and his son Kermit will be hosted at a dinner in Nairobi Kenya with twenty guests over several days. Roosevelt party plans to leave Nairobi August 6 for Natvasha stopping at Kijabe to lay the foundation stone of a new African Inland mission building. Edmund Heller the zoologist arrived with specimens to be packed for shipment to the Smithsonian Institution.
In a tense river country chase, Whispering Smith battles Sinclairs gang near a rock ledge. Smith and allies exchange heavy fire at close range, Seagrue falls, Wickwire moves, and the confrontation ends with Smith’s tactical rally and a strategic retreat toward the masking dusk.
Whispering Smith and companions press through the Mission range chasing outlaws Kennedy and Scott. Wickwire commands river bed defense while Smith threads rock to outflank, aiming to trap the trio before they reach Crawling Stone valley. Tense pursuit spans dusk to concealment threats.
Forty thousand workers in paper woolen cotton and allied industries walked out in Sweden. The strike is said to spread with iron workers planned for August and a general walkout called for August 4 by trades unions nationwide. The July 26 report from Stockholm notes the broad labor action and evolving scope.
Georgia legislators consider an act by Representative Wright to outlaw women riding astride on horses or mules in public spaces for females over 12. The bill, opposed by physicians, would impose fines and imprisonment, with exceptions for circus performances and show grounds.
The Rev Dr William R Huntington, rector of Grace Episcopal Church New York, died after a lingering illness at his summer home in Nahant. He was 71, Harvard graduate 1889, former rector Worcester and rector Great Church New York. He declined election as bishop of Iowa. Funeral held at Emmanuel Church Hoston and Mount Auburn Cemetery Cambridge planned memorial at Grace Church.
In a London case, Mrs George Law, an American, refused to pay for a costume claiming misfit and extortionate charges. The judge ruled fairly, and the plaintiff entertained the court by recounting how Mrs Law escorted her to theaters and Louvre reproductions. Meanwhile a Manitoba tornado destroyed Wetaslawin branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Saskatchewan, leaving only two stores standing and causing serious injuries.
Anna Mandell 14 year old daughter of Michael Mandell and Joseph Leon a 22 year old cigar dealer wed in Warwick before her father relented and arranged a civil ceremony. The couple faced a failed minister search and parental opposition before a ceremony performed by Peter Veter Spilman. The romance began after Anna and Joseph Leon boarded with the Mandells and Leon found a way to marry despite objections. The wedding followed a months long clandestine courtship and public notices of elopement, with the couple planning a life in Italy at one point.
The article notes salts and minerals in food, distinct from elemental carbon nitrogen and oxygen in air. It argues minerals, though small in feed, have major effects on health, prompting chemists to study direct supplementation based on precise observation and analysis of bodily functions.
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