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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1907
Page
20
Miss Phoebe Cousins and Mrs. John B. Henderson defend suffrage while Dr. Barton labels a political woman as an abnormal type. Testimony cites nervous strain and maternal duties, with witnesses arguing voting rights empower women and do not prove insanity.
Miss Hampton daughter of a Confederate general marries Judge John Randolph Tucker in Dallas. Ceremony conducted by a minister of their church. Attendants and guests included numerous relatives from Virginia Texas and Washington with President and Mrs Roosevelt sending greetings.
A formal reception honors Miss Louise Warfield daughter of Governor Warfield at the executive mansion in Annapolis. Guests include Mrs Warfield and a Baltimore party as the Warfield home hosts a significant social event with a large house party and notable attendees.
An advertisement touts Miles Anti Pain Pills as fast acting with no after effects or nausea. It claims affordable trial costs and wide druggist availability, featuring endorsements from Dr. Edder Fader of Lakehead and a maker in Elkhart Indiana, noting refined dosage and non bulk sale.
Afternoon Worthington tea presides at the table while luncheon sales extend daily through December 7. Mrs E G B Slater hosted a dinner for Mrs Potter Palmer and guests after a Root-Grant wedding. Ambassadors and dignitaries attend informal dinners and private gatherings in Washington with numerous social events and hostings across the week.
The season brings a flood of aristocrats to New York for December nuptials. Ducal and Magyar grandees, including the Duc de Luynes and Count Szechenyi, head to Amelia Mill’s December 7 union amid prep for Mrs McCreery’s alliance with Hon. Henry Coventry. Heritage portraits from Sir Peter Lely intrigue collectors as society watchers note ostents of fashion and social maneuvering.
Norfolk observes Fitzhugh Lee Day with memorial services honoring Gen Fitzhugh Lee, held in the Jamestown Exposition auditorium. Joseph Hrvan of Richmond presided while Maj Robert W. Hunter paid tribute and proposed funding a monument from partition company assets after asset sales.
Paris dispatch to Stockholm reports Dr Laveran of Paris has won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on the propagation of tropical fevers by vectors such as mosquitoes. The note credits his pioneering research in disease transmission.
A German scientist introduces Catandir Compound a new liquid claimed to enable artificial digestion physicians report it suits stomach ailments apoelatids and dyspepsia. formula provided includes Catandir Compound popela and ginger syrup to be taken after meals and at bedtime. noted as a boon to sufferers promising gentle effective relief and restoration of normal digestion.
New York Nov 24 The St Paul rectorate may cut the 6 percent dividend in April 1908 to free funds for the Pacific Coast extension. Earnings have risen only modestly after a period of suppressed reports, and a return to the 6 percent rate is not unlikely while seven percent had been paid since 1900. The completion of the coast extension is expected to boost earnings and support an earlier resumption of the higher dividend.
A London cable reports the marriage of American widow Lydia N Franklyn to Kikutaro Sasakuri a Japanese naval officer. Mrs Franklyn had run a Washington hotel closed last spring. Sasakuri, formerly head waiter on a naval vessel, came to the Washington Hotel last April and left for New York shortly before Mrs Franklyn departed.
Wheat and corn futures rose with firmer conditions and strong demand, as receipts and exports shifted in Chicago and New York markets. The report notes higher May prices, limited supplies, and active trading, with regional receipts and adjustments by traders and brokers, plus a local court notice about a marriage filing in Washington County.
An advertisement describes white corn flakes toasted to a light brown for easy digestion and appealing flavor. It touts two dish options with "god cream" and urges trying multiple servings, urging families to buy large family sizes and keep flakes crisp by following package directions.
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