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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1910
Page
6
Health officer Woodward urges physicians to report infantile paralysis cases immediately after diagnosis so warning signs can be posted on affected houses. He notes the disease rarely causes fatalities but often leaves children permanently paralyzed and it is a topic of international medical discussion.
The pension office is housecleaning with ninety clerks working nearly seven months to sort and destroy unnecessary correspondence. About 62 tons of paper have been removed, with total estimates reaching 2 tons. Contractors are paid roughly six dollars per ton. Work began January 1 and may continue another year. Thousands of crabs are now being caught daily at Chesapeake Beach.
High School Coach Will Lead Virginia Boat Club Men Eight in national regatta against Ariels in Richmond. New fund contributors join support drive as the crew prepares for the event.
Crews nationwide train for the national regatta to be held on the Potomac River near Potomac Park on August 12 and 13. Transfers and donations mark preparations as Merchants predict 20 000 to 60 000 visitors over two days boosting local business.
The Rev Dr Henry Baker retired clergyman and lecturer died Monday at Chautauqua New York at 83 of kidney trouble. Funeral plans not yet arranged but likely at 1300 Q Street NW with Rev John Reid Shannon officiating. Interment expected at Oak Hill Cemetery. Two sons Charles and Carl Baker of Los Angeles notified.
Athletic events for both sexes set at Rosedale playgrounds on Seventeenth and Kramer, including potato and bag races, relays, tetherball, and a Swedish dance. Girls’ events feature relay, overtake, and three deep. boys’ events include 30-yard dash, potato race, running high jump, and standing broad jump. A volley ball contest rounds out activities with two picked teams. Edith Grosvenor of Eastern High School to direct the grounds.
Advertised skin remedy claims to soothe cool and heal infant irritations caused by heat. Testimonials cite rapid relief from eczema and itching, with a free sample offer from Emergency Laboratories in New York City and sale through local druggists.
The United States police court resembled a suffragette meeting as fourteen storekeepers wives or cashiers identified William N. Roberts, a recently released convict, as the white man in the cage. Roberts, with attorney James A. O'Shea, plans to challenge the identifications. The alleged scam involved passing counterfeit or short-change envelopes after obtaining $20, then returning with a larger bill for twenty one dollar bills. The hearing was continued until August 4.
A neatly arranged 44 page booklet on the Ohio Society of Washington lists the constitution by laws and members. Secretary C P Austin directed the project and copies were mailed to active members. The roster includes about 325 paid up members with current and former Ohio addresses and officers include Justice William R Day as president and P Austin as secretary.
Sealer of weights and measures W C Haskell warns residents of Washington face little prospect of buying bread or eggs by weight. He cites court defeats on bread standards and notes varying barrel sizes harm consumers. He urges standard packages and weight-based pricing to curb petty robbery costs.
The Department of Justice will have U S district attorney in Cincinnati provide counsel for Lone Star, a Cherokee accused of murder in the railroad station. The Indian office intervenes to ensure legal representation for Indian wards, marking a second such incident in Cincinnati following a Sioux case last year.
Funeral services for Albert J. Carew a veteran letter carrier in this city will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 oclock at St Pauls Protestant Episcopal Church The Lebanor Lodge of Masons will oversee the service Interment will follow at Rock Creek Cemetery Also advertised One Way to Keep Cool TCO taxicab rides are $3 per hour phone N 1212 for details
William Fincham files suit in District Supreme Court against Washington Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway Company claiming 15000 damages plus 1000 for doctors and medicine after an electric car, traveling at excessive speed, struck a horse ambulance on Highway bridge. He alleges severe injuries including broken shoulder and permanent brain and sensory damage.
The grape cure has been more generally aged in Germany than here. Concord grapes are a fine blood purifier eaten fresh from the vine. German method alternates bread with grapes. best results come from a short period on grape alone. Extract juice by compressing skin. juice should be consumed directly from the vine when possible. bottled grape juice can suffice if fresh. Some juices come from inferior grapes.
A physician with extensive alcoholism treatment experience warns that hot weather drinking of iced and seductive beverages erodes health beyond crime. He notes sudden death is rare but harm from such indulgence is real. advocates pure water at spring-water temperature and very slow iced-water use. Restful drinks should not be common.
The first freight train over the Baltimore and Ohio branch from Linden Maryland to Georgetown departed for the North at 4 pm yesterday, carrying Georgetown manufactured products. Construction has taken over a year and no proper terminal exists yet, so cars will be unloaded on street tracks at K Street Northwest. Only carload shipments are accepted for now, with W F Harrigan directing the Georgetown freight station. Take Spin Through the Park. In a Federal Taxi. 33 hour. Coal and comfortable. Expert chauffeurs. Main 6070.
Archaic advert style notes consumer goods and local offers, urging readers to try Perfection Sarsaparilla as a top beverage for families. Mentions Arlington Bottling Co and Brentano's with a half-price fragrance or product offer, reflecting a period ad copy.
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