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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1919
Page
9
Seamless baked enamel interior with solid oak case offered by Special-Bohn for 23 dollars. The advertisement highlights the Icyco model as a cost effective cooling unit with durable finish and workmanship.
Tempting values for summer use with hemmed crinkle dimity spreads and bleached sheets at reduced prices. Turkish towels and border towels offered in white blue plaids and checks, with various sizes and prices. Lace trimmed bed spreads and bolster shams discounted 20 percent off regular price.
Reduced prices on flesh colored gowns and combinations. Fine stamped batiste gowns and camisoles offered at 1.50 to 3.00. Odd children's dresses and pieces at one quarter regular price. Hemstitched and embroidered handkerchiefs for men and women priced from 5 to 25 cents. Some items include initial embroidery and lace edges.
Dr J X Gray demonstrated a newly installed lung motor for resuscitation of drowning victims at the Tidal Basin bathing beach. More than 2,600 bathers visited, as Wilkin Apple and eight lifeguards showcased teamwork in weekly life saving contests. Beach manager L G Leech notes need for $10,000 in appropriations and has already doubled swimsuit stock.
Details of the Independence Day spectacle were announced by Mrs. Maris Moore Forrest who chairs the event. Five scenes symbolize the return of world-wide peace, starting with a figure atop the Capitol steps greeted by heralds, followed by the spirit of liberty among nations and participation by people from all continents, then scenes on industry and workers and the spirit of love and peace.
The shad bake committee of the Board of Trade will hold its annual outing from Baltimore to Washington by boat. About 25 of 30 members planned to attend with White as chairman. J. Waters oversees arrangements. The group departs New York avenue and Fourteenth street NW at 1:45 pm and boards the boat in Baltimore at 6:00 pm.
A garbled list of proposed marriages shows numerous names, ages, and locations across Md Va Md and N Yo, with several entries indicating the officiating ministers. The page also mentions a diamonds jewelry purchase for cash at 416 Wooded? Building and a Frank advertisement number.
Graduates urged to live by school ideals in an address by Rev. John C. Geale at Gonzaga College. Rev. Paul R. Conniff praised the class for their honors and encouraged continued effort. Evening event at Wyardsman Parking featured a banquet, dancing, and a musical program. Marguerite Burns delivered the valedictory Empire Lost and Won. Silver piano medals went to Cornwell Hayes Hornig Riordan. piano testimonials to Cagney Carroll Dorr Javin Johnson. violin testimonials to Puffy Jeesnitzer Lehman O Donoghue. Academic medals and diplomas were awarded to a slate of named graduates including Appleton Burns Warrington Kelcher Lanahan McMahon Nohe and Agnes.
Lieut John O Donaldson and Lieut Jesse C Creech flew 175 miles from Nassau field Long Island to Ithaca to attend Cornell semicentennial celebrations. They traveled with Maj Maurice Connelly and Lieuts Altick and Jones. The planes bore Cornell colors crimson fuselage and white wings.
The Washington Railway and Electric Company filed with the public utilities commission a petition to grant a Mat fare of 6 cents to replace the present 6 cent transfer charge. Officials cited a roughly 3 percent drop in paid passengers since June 1 and higher rush hour car expenses, arguing a flat 6 cent fare would improve their financial condition.
The page presents a dated sun and tide table with dawn and sunset times and a detailed Weather Bureau forecast for June 1928. It covers the District of Columbia and Maryland with mentions of Virginia and broader U.S. regions, noting probable showers Friday night or Saturday in several areas, lighter winds, and generally fair or warmer conditions inland. Temperature readings are listed at multiple times, with a maximum around 85 and a minimum near 60, plus humidity and rainfall figures and departures from normal.
A city bulletin fragment lists several individuals with ages and scattered identifiers. It mentions a pastor from a church near Seventh Street and Eye Street, with a note about a Sunday night gathering on June 22. The text is fragmented and reads like stray entries from public notices and personal records.
Mme Cavalieri, famed beauty culturist, declares sagging cheek muscles the first sign of age and harder to treat than wrinkles. She prescribes a facial lotion from saxolite dissolved in hazel, promoting circulation and contraction to strengthen muscles and skin. Saxolite available at drug stores as a tonic astringent.
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