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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1912
Page
7
Senators in their offices shed coats or keep shirtsleeves on while fans stir the air amid a sunlit day. Speaker Clark abstains from the shirtsleeve brigade but uses an electric fan to stay comfortable.
Senator Obediah Gardner of Maine faces the July heat in Congress while keeping his coat within reach. He smiles at the discussions of a hot wave in the Lumber State, remaining calm as others react to the sweltering day.
Congress members, cooling in rooms with electric fans, are portrayed as a shirt sleeve brigade avoiding adjournment while staying in heat. The piece highlights portraiture of various congressmen in light attire and notes Senator Reed Smoot and James Oliver Laing, the Maltese consul, about Malta’s Maltese cats and terriers. It also mentions a pan American conference plan led by Dr. James Brown Scott and Senor Alvarez, aiming to reduce Latin American tensions.
A dispatch reports that organizers are perfecting plans for a Pan American Law Conference under the banner Union of Republics. Details on dates and participants are being prepared for a forthcoming announcement.
A Sunday advert shows Uncle Sam's department store bargains for Congress members. It lists poker chips at cost and various items from manicure sets to a traveling bag, with notes about eligibility and the contingent fund rules.
An advertorial blurb promotes mercorized wax and saxolite solution as a facial cure for sunburn, freckles, wrinkles, and blotchy complexions. It promises night application, peeling flakes in the morning, and gradual, visible transformation to a fresh, youthful look with yearly use.
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