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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1905
Page
2
Nan Patterson returns to Mount Pleasant amid cheering crowds and a guarded escort após her New York trials. She embraces relatives, tours the house, receives letters and marriage offers, and muses about resuming acting while avoiding interviews under a contractual guard from a New York paper.
The New York firm Hurtig Seamon announces Nan Patterson will sign a two year contract for stage appearances in New York and on road tours. Details about salary, royalties from a forthcoming book, and schedule will be released by her counsel. The May 18 report notes firm plans for her appearance in a few weeks at a New York theater.
At the New Willard Hotel a banquet of the International Railway Congress to the American Railway Guild heard Secretary Shaw deliver the President's greeting and defend free trade on equal terms. Speakers included Mr. Stuyvesant Fish and Mr. Bly. Baron Moncheur praised Westinghouse. Maj. Myers noted with sympathy. The event highlighted international commerce, tariffs, and peaceful cooperation among railways worldwide.
United States Realty Company of Washington, backed by Philadelphia capital, bought over two million square feet of ground on Pennsylvania avenue northeast part of the Waggaman estate. A contract to build an electric railroad to the property will be let to E E Saxton. the road, largely funded by Philadelphia interests, should be completed and sold within sixty days. The 80 acre tract lies east of the Anacostia River near Twining.
The weather section reports a disturbance moving through the Midwest and Great Lakes with rain, cooler temperatures in the South and West, and warnings on Lake Erie and the Pacific Northwest. A separate feature promotes Horns tailoring sale offering Rus sian Blue Serge suits with free suitcases, claiming unbeatable prices and quality for Washington men.
The final general session of the International Railway Congress ended with the adoption of most conclusions, a bonus banquet, and the election of new permanent commission members. Mr Spencer replaces Senator Depew as American member, while the next session was named for Switzerland. Delegates plan tours of the eastern U.S. before returning home.
A welding shop crew member and his wife credit Peruna with curing their catarrh after trying other medicines. The worker, who travels for business, says he felt like a new man after one bottle and continued use. He reports numerous bottles sold and notes recommendations from colleagues.
An advertisement explains why strong people fall prey to catarrh from a cold. It warns neglecting a sniffle leads to chronic catarrh and claims Peruna can cure a cold early or chronic catarrh, sometimes needing several bottles. The copy emphasizes ignoring symptoms and consuming Peruna as a universal remedy.
Peruna claims its product contains no narcotics and is perfectly harmless. It can be used any length of time without creating a drug habit, a point emphasized to assure customers of safety for long term use.
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