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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1913

Page

3

Roaring steel prices ease as tariff shifts demand

The latest weekly report shows rolled products dulling the steel industry with downtrending prices. Domestic demand wanes as consumers await lower costs while foreign competition remains scarce. Tariff changes tilt the edge to foreign wire nails and galvanized wire on the Atlantic coast but freight rates erase the advantage inland. Rail orders total near 69,000 tons with major contracts across Great Northern Chicago Great Western Jersey Central and New Haven Boston and Albany. Steel building orders run strong beyond rail demands with 32,000 tons anticipated.

New York Atlantic Seaboard Great Northern Chicago Great Western Jersey Central New Haven Boston and Albany Michigan Central Toledo Ohio Central Pittsburgh Lake Erie

Welcome Home by Church Eckington Social Honors Congregation

Members of Eckington Church held a homecoming social Tuesday night for summer travelers. The Sunday school house gleamed with autumn foliage and flowers. William Jardine gave a welcome. Edith Graham, Mabel Galleher, and Edith Maddux offered vocal and readings. Rev. E. H. Brundage closed with remarks after a Wyoming Colorado vacation. Over nine months, 100 members joined the church and debt fell by 7500 dollars, reducing the principal to 9500 dollars.

Eckington Church William Jardine Edith Graham J Mabel Galleher Edith Maddux EH EE Brundage Wyoming Colorado

Appetite and Dyspepsia Relief Mention Peruna

A letter from Jame P Bracken of New York describes long lasting catarrh affecting appetite and digestion. He reports taking Peruna for a month with near complete cure and claims no trace of catarrh thereafter. Other testimonials praise Peruna for catarrh of head and stomach and rapid relief.

Jame P. Bracken W.drd St New York City

Panama Canal Globe and History sale offer detailed edition

The Panama Canal achievement is highlighted with a special issue of Globe and History, explaining the canal’s impact and the cost of the project. A 28 inch globe and accompanying history offer readers a clear, engaging overview of global geography, world routes, and the canal’s influence on commerce.

Globe Colon Attlantic Seaboard Panama City Pacific Washington Post Panama Canal Sam Joseph Buckfin Bishop Isthmian Canal Robert EB. “Peary U.S North Pole Cyrus C. Adams The Geographical Society Panama Suez Reading Authority United States Suéz Pan‘Ama Mr. Bishop Post Globé History

Maccabees to confer work at Masthic Temple meeting

A well attended meeting refined plans for the class work to be initiated tomorrow night at old Masthic Temple. Captain Ersest W. Snoota leads initiatory duties aiming for 8:30 p.m. sharp and a strong showing by the team. The program includes National Tent and related groups with hopes for a second class in late November or December under favorable terms.

Ees Ft Maccabees Ayark Brightwood Modiit Ternon Politan D. W. Gall

The Moon's Soliloquy On a Panama Night of Merged Seas

A dramatic soliloquy by Josepine Gillenwater contemplates the Moon viewing the Panamanian scene. It ponders the fusion of Pacific and Atlantic waters, the "silver map" of lakes and isthmian strands, and foresees a bridged seas union guiding mortals to witness a translucent, night-born marriage of two virgin oceans.

ABBOT GASQUET TO LECTURE AT POLIS THEATER

A Knights of Columbus committee organizes a December 7 lecture by Rt. Rev. Francis Aldan Gasquet Abbot General of the English Benedictines. He comes to explain the Vatican project revising the Latin Vulgate. Local officials, tickets, and a full schedule are detailed with church services and honor guards.

Knights of “Columbus Poli Knights of Columbus Edward P. Harrington Francis Aldan Gasquet Polis Theater Abbot Gasquet Pius X United States Dward P. Harrington William F.F. Normoyle John J. Keenan Flane William P.larmoyle F. L. Hewett W. Gwynn Gardner George F.murray J. P. Healey Richard J. Lamb A.D. Wikinson J. A. Hebert J. EB. Colliflower Dr. I. A. Flyon J. M. Hassett T. FE. P. Thomas B. Nolan Conner Donnelly E. C. Colford J. T .Fitzgerald T. J. Trodden B. F. Myers J. F. Fitzpatrick P. I. O’brien Patrick J. Haltigan Charles W. Carr D. J.callahan John Order St Paul's Church Deee Mgr Macklin Mgr. Russell Mar. Shahan O’connell Fenley Ketcham Danlon Walsh Burke Denton Georgetown ‘College Heights of

Royal Arcanum Conference At Raleigh Hotel Held

A Royal Arcanum gathering at the Raleigh Hotel last week saw officials from multiple jurisdictions report favorable outcomes and plan winter work. Supreme Regent Frank Wilckersham presided with grand regents including Samuel H. Sayre of Virginia, 2 5 Wise of Georgia, and William H. Mills of Ohio. The district was represented by Claude soe pone and Sidney and Harry Lenz, with about 20 members attending. An enthusiastic program followed speeches and musical numbers, boosting local interest and signaling a bright outlook for the order’s campaign.

Royal Arcanum Raleigh Whith Order Frank Wilckersham Harrisburg Dresidedh Samuel H.sayre Virginia Wise Georgia William H. Mills Ohio Clarence A. Johnson North Carolina Robert W. Price Maryland Henry Ga. C. du Bois Rhode Island Gigidie B. Young District of Columbia Claude’ Soe Pone Supreme Try Sidney Wineter Fale PB. G. Powell Curtin McCraight Shornman Osborne Shater Donnelly Vénn

Boy Lobbying to Make Maine Sinking a Holiday

A 15 year old boy named Sigshee Onovan advocates a law to declare February 15, the anniversary of the battleship Maine sinking, a national holiday. He notes the Maine sank on that date and says the date should be recognized nationwide.

Sigshee Onovan Maine

Funeral for James H. Warner Architect Held in Washington

The funeral for James H. Warner local architect occurred yesterday afternoon at Lee's undertaking chapel with Rev. G Freeland Peter officiating. Interment was in Congressional Cemetery. Warner came to Washington from Lancaster Pennsylvania twelve years ago and had won the first report of the board of experts on the contract for the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg before the board reversed findings he later served as a principal witness in the graft exposure trials.

James H. Warner George Washington University Hospital Lee G. Freeland Peter Congress ‘Donat Warner Washington Lancaster Pennsylvania State Capitol Harrisburg

Seventy seven cold remedy advertised for all day use

Cold houses and offices breed colds and a small vial labeled Seventy seven is pitched as a self heater. A dose at first shiver can prevent or shorten a cold. The ad notes a pocket size vial selling for 25 cents or a dollar, available at Humphreys Homes Medicine Co. and by mail from 138 Witham Street.

Humphrere’ Homes, Medicine Co Witham Street Snotle

Indians Choose Burial Grounds in Alaska’s Scenic Places

An Interior Department investigator notes Alaska native burial sites marked by animal and figure carvings on mountainsides islands and canyons. Totem poles recount chiefs and tribesmen histories, but rising commercialism risks removing cedar carvings for relic hunting and private display.

Alaska General Land Office Interior Department

Need Grass for Tourists In National Forests

Forest officials fret over growing summer campers crowding national forest pastures. Campers concentrate in fenced meadows, keeping stock from roaming at night, denuding vegetation and exhausting feed. Regulators consider rules to balance tourist use with forage for pack and saddle animals.

Forest Service

Columbia Hospital Work Shows Decrease in Admitted Patients

The fifty sixth annual report of the Columbia Hospital for Women and Lying-In Asylum to the Board of Charities notes 1514 admitted patients for the last fiscal year, down from 1514 previous year, with 1587 treated, 1424 discharged, 18 unimproved, 52 deaths. Mortality excluding stillborns was 27.83 percent, obstetrical operation mortality fell to 2.10. Daily cost was 1.92 dollars for adults and 0.49 for infants, while board allowances were 1.20 and 0.40 respectively, causing a total excess cost of 11,069.82 dollars. Some excess was paid from receipts and the rest carried as liabilities. The board is urged to raise the allowance. Directors thank Senator Galiinger.

Columbia Hospital For Women Board of Charities Aalent Hanks Galiinger

Special Notices for Bricklayers Meeting and Stock Certificate

Special meeting for bricklayers set for Tuesday October 14 at 7:30 PM in Typographical Hall to vote on an old age pension fund. Notice mentions stock certificate 1008 and a new certificate applied for. Includes names R Wart? and Newark Ale advertising a tonic beer and Shoemaker Co. representative praise.

R. B R_WARTERS

Burleson Seeks Parcel Post Changes to I C C

Burleson submits postal rate changes to admit books and printed matter to parcel post. Interstate Commerce Commission orders investigation and sets October 20 to file statements or request a hearing. A public hearing may be held.

Burleson I. c Interstate Commerce Commission

California Syrup of Figs Promotes Easy Bowels

A vintage ad style notice touts California Syrup of Figs as a universal remedy for headache constipation and stomach upset. It claims gentle cleansing, safety for all ages, and urges mothers to trust the brand, noting physician endorsements and availability in drug stores.

California Ford Iver Poweer Caifortma Mig Syrup Company

Free Recipe Promises Vitality to Weak Men

A sensational medical pitch offers a free prescription claimed to cure nervous debility and lack of vigor. The notice promises rapid restoration of strength and vitality, touts a “special study” behind the remedy, and invites readers to obtain a free recipe by sending an addressed envelope to a Philadelphia address.

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