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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1909
Page
41
Washingtons early hotel era recalls Gadsbys and Langs, the Metropolitan, Willards and more, with prices of meals at 25 cents to a dollar. The piece highlights famed guests, landmark sites, and the evolution from inns to grand hotels, noting venues like the Capitol area, the St Charles, Kirkwood, Willards, and the Dolly Madison House, among others.
The article reviews several Washington hotels including the Balaton on North Capitol and B streets, the Ralston on Capitol grounds noted for government officials and Congress members, and the Ardmore near Pennsylvania Avenue with proprietor F. C. Jackson. It mentions the Hotel Evelyn at New York Avenue and Thirteenth Street, a stay hotel rebuilt in part in 398, featuring a bar and restaurant for transient patrons and a near Masonic Temple meeting place.
The article traces the evolution of major Washington hotels, from the Mansion House and National Hotel opened by John Gadsby in 1826 to later famous inns. It notes famed guests like Henry Clay and Stephen A. Douglas, details architectural splendor, and chronicles shifts in ownership and purpose including the Ebbitt House and Regent Hotel, culminating in a portrait of the capital’s grand lodging houses and their social role.
Will H. Chandlee promotes a Washington based drawing school. He argues that formal art training can convert many into successful illustrators or cartoonists and that education, not birth, shapes talent. His forthcoming literature extols practical pencil work over sign language for clear communication.
The Keeley Mustiintest advertisement notes belief that many cures for drink and drug addiction exist, but it acknowledges relapse remains possible. It contrasts claimed permanency with reports of return to use not due to craving, prompting questions about evidence of efficacy.
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