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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1922
Page
4
Advertisement lists Pineapple Finast sliced Hauwaiian and various fruit cans with prices. Details include Brand No.1 at 20c each or 3 for 56c, No.2 at 34c or 85c for 3, No.21 at 35c or 1.00 for 3, Monte Peaches No.2 at 23c or 7 for 45c, Mount Vernon Peaches Can at 35c or 1.09 for 3, and Mount Vernon Cherries Can at 38c or 2 for 75c.
Caroline Wallace of 731 Ball's Court Northwest was arrested December 19 on charges of throwing fourRail of lye into the faces of police officers Charles W. Reid and Robert C. Speith at the sixth precinct. She was convicted by a jury before Chief Justice McCoy and sentenced to seven years and six months in the penitentiary. The case began at 10 am and the government rested after five minutes of deliberation. The officers, though initially thought blinded, retained sight after prompt hospital care.
Mrs Zacbeth Sophia Eichar Clagett widow of Thomas Clagett died Sunday at Keokuk near Upper Marlboro Maryland Funeral services set for 2 p m at Upper Marlboro Episcopal Church Burial at Episcopal cemetery She was born 1936 near Worcester Ohio and lived in Keokuk Iowa before 1855 marriage The family moved to Maryland in 1869 Surviving eleven children include Susan Clagett Guigir Clagett Thomas Clagett Lavinia Clagett Sarah Clagett Charles Clagett and others Also eight grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. at the Church of the Transfiguration for Walter G. Wilmarth 51 who died at home on Mount Pleasant Street. He founded the Interior department band and orchestra and led hospital concerts. He authored several musical numbers. Burial will be at Rock Creek Cemetery. Survived by his widow. Petitions filed by creditors seek Becker declared bankrupt. attorneys Meehan and ONeill represent creditors.
Victor H Schultz and Mone J Schultz announce a boy James J. Schultz. Robert G Via and Vera C Via announce a boy. Lloyd Cookman and Jeanette Cookman announce a girl. Bartholomew L King and Mary D King announce a girl. Thomas M Bresnahan and Pearl T Bresnahan announce a boy. Tari Pasey and Ade Pasey announce a girl. Joe Gnatt and Rebecca Gnatt announce a boy. William S Rosenthal and Minnie Rosenthal announce a girl. Albert M Watson and Pearl B Watson announce a boy. Roland T Booth and Jane Booth announce a boy. Charles W Friede and Pearl Friede announce a boy. Joseph G Logan and Lula M Logan announce a girl. William R Grader and Rebecca Grader announce a girl. Raymond Br and Constance McKenzie announce a girl.
A weathered death notices list names and ages from 6 months to 82 years with hospital affiliations including Emery Garfield Holy Cross and Walter Reed. Entries include addresses and hospital notes, noting infants Jozep and Winifred Michaelson and others such as Margaret Byrse and Lena Hargrove among many. The fragment presents a dense roster of deaths for the period with multiple institutions represented.
A list of marriage licenses issued, naming couples by names and ages across states including Iowa Maryland Virginia Pennsylvania and Massachusetts with ordained ministers or officiants listed for each union. The fragmentary notice references multiple couples with ages ranging from teens to early fifties and notes several officiants by name.
Orry bulletin from Claylif Optical Co located at 1314 and St Hew City Glob Building.
East Potomac Park golf course will open for the season on Saturday with Liens Sol C O Sherrill announcing the grounds upkeep. The field House will be open Wednesday Thursday and Friday from 9 to 5 for locker arrangements. Season ticket price is $20 and ten game monthly tickets are $2. A cherry trees in blossom photo credit is noted for J E Hikers of 238 First Street Northeast.
Today’s sun and tide table shows high tide at 2 51 and 3 19 and sunrise at 623 with sunset at 618. Forecasts from the Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau predict rain in the District of Columbia and Maryland Tuesday and Wednesday with clearing, followed by somewhat colder conditions and shifting winds. Virginia also to see rain and clearing with a rise in temperatures. Flood warnings issued for the lower Tennessee and Ohio rivers and the Mississippi River from Cairo to New Madrid. Temperature readings range from 32 to 66 through the day with modest sunshine and high humidity in the morning.
An old health ad claims VITAMINE TABLETS mixed with NUXATED IRON boost red blood cells and transform food into flesh and energy. It offers a free one dollar Yeast Vitamine Tablets with each bottle of Nuxated Iron and urges use for increased weight, strength and endurance.
Cleveland Smith indicted by the grand jury on robbery related to a Thanksgiving night holdup of Tony Siliver, grocer, at 1723 Seventh Street NW. Other charges include John D. Jones for purse snatching from Mrs. C. W. Peckham, and multiple defendants with acts of housebreaking larceny grand larceny larceny after trust Mann act violations and nonsupport.
James W. Boring of Chicago has been named advertising manager of the Shipping Board emergency fleet corporation changing from M. B. Claussen of New York. Claussen will stay with the agency and visit Pacific ports and the Orient to report on trans Pacific passenger services development. A jury before Justice Stafford awarded Selden Q. Babcock 2500 damages against Mrs. Mattie A. Buckley after a motorcycle collision with her car.
Lose your fat and keep your health with Marmola Method tablets. The ad claims the Marmola Prescription tablets offer a simple, steady reduction in overfat body, endorsed by thousands, sold by druggists for one dollar per case. It invites readers to ask their druggist or order direct from Marmola Co. in Detroit, Michigan.
The piece argues that newspaper advertising remains strong and profitable despite readjustment. It cites 1915 onward growth, notes 1921 as a relative dip but emphasizes stabilization, and stresses that rates and profits matter more than raw ad volume.
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