District Fares Well With Congress Aid for District
Commissioner Macfarland stated that despite a short session and federal deficits, District needs were met with sympathetic Congress members. He highlighted a key gain raising the District building cost limit to 2.5 million dollars, enabling a granite or marble structure. He also noted numerous approved measures in the District appropriation bill and anticipated further funding and reforms next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macfarland
Board of Commissioners
Congress
United States
Senate Committee
District of Columbia
Senate Committee On
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Senate
House
Tnalty
Sixteenth Street
Piney Branch
Connecticut Avenue
Potomac River Highway
Anacostia Bridge
Georgetown
Washington
Board of Charities
Commissioners
Boys’ Reform School
Freedmen's Hospital
Treasury
United States Treasury
Unusual Pneumonia Deaths Prompt Health Warning
The health officer reports 28 pneumonia deaths in the week ending Saturday, the largest in a month, with fears of persistent prevalence. He urges self protection, proper sputum handling, and notes March 4 exposure in Washington causes cases. Weekly deaths total 139, births 163, including 128 white and colored. Also mentions Baltimore and Return rail fare of $1.25 via Pennsylvania Railroad on weekends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodward
Washington
Cuticura Remedies Help Child with Skin Ailments
Mrs Mattie Shaffer of Cumberland Miss writes that after trying many remedies without benefit Cuticura Sea and Ointment cured her baby’s severe skin condition once diagnosed as scrofula and eczema. She reports the child’s face and body are now smooth and clear after use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Shaffer
Cumberland
Miss
Duty of Mothers to Use Cuthura for Skin Humors
An 1890s advertisement urges mothers to treat inherited skin and scalp humors in children with the Cuticura regimen. It promotes warm baths with Cuticura Soap and application of Cuticura Ointment and Pills, claiming quick, permanent, economical cures. It lists Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston as distributor and offers a pamphlet on curing disfiguring humors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Drug & Chem. ‘Corp
Boston
Bankrupt clerk and printer file voluntary petitions
City bulletin reports Alexander Schmid, former paper box manufacturer, filing a voluntary bankruptcy petition with debts of 48.76 and no assets. Attorney Walter H. Marlow Jr. represents him. Separately, printer John I. King filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition listing assets of 1202.61 and debts of 1421.85, represented by Stuart McNamara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Schmid
Walter H. Marlow, Jr
John I. King
Seventh
Streets Southwest
Stuart McNamara
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Saks & Company
Pennsylvania Avenue
Seventh Street
West 34
Heurich Brewing Co
Newbro
Rathay
Nature
Candrum
Greg
Edward Stevens
Afflfck
Herpicide
Newhro
IDE CO
Detroit
Mich
Selinger’s
F St
Bet
Magruder
John H. Magruder
K St
Littlefield, Alvord & Co
Mr. Macfarland
Baltimore and Return
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cuticura
E Street
Penn. Ave
Shoomaker Rye
Lincoln County, Tennessee
Canada
Scotland
And
Ireland
the Shoemaker Company
THE
St Ioomiaker CO
Main
City Bulletin
Forest City
J. TD. Pyleat
Munich
Nat. Cap. Brewing Co
James F. Oyster
Sth
Philadelphia Oyster House
Ooh
ST. NW
Trynn Haven Shell
H. E. Sands & Co
Riordan’s
Ith St
Md.ave
Southern Coffee and Spice Co
Tth & C
Paracamph
Affleck's
Healthtone
Affleck's Drug Store
Andrew BR. Graves
Eighth Street
S. E
C. Olson
City, Co
G. C. A. Muddiman & Co
J.T. D. Pyles
Ceylon
James Green
Kimball
Herbert Whitney
Willow Tree Alley
Green
Whitney
Williams’ Drug, Store
Callaghan
7Th & Gnn
Affieck’s
D. J. Kaufman
Pa. Ave
Union Outfitters To Men Co
N. W
Union Outfitters
MenCo
W. H. W. Sherman
C. A. Pfau
Chestnut Farms Sanitary Dairy
Gen
Platina
R. P. Andrews Paper Co
la. Ave
Eries A
Ceres
Wave
Aleo
A. Kahn
F Street
the Sunday Post
Tierrmann
Forbenol
AUL
Brat-c.ass Drug and Department Stores
Forbenol DE Tal Ghewigal GG. Cinc
Washington, D
Mayer & CO
SEEAT
Atlantic & Pacific
Cor
7Th and & Sta
Jackson Bros
Great Cash Furniture House
Stubbard
H. W
Andoline
Neary
Bond
A. Overholt & CO
Pital , PA
A. Kaan
HIVE
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