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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1905
Page
7
A sale offers six dozen hammocks from prominent manufacturers at deep discounts. Lot 1 at 1.75 features pillow spreader and valance. Lot 2 at 2.95 with adjustable or stationary pillow. Lot 4 at 3.95 with extra length. Lot 5 at 4.50 heavy canvas with pillow. Lot 6 at 4.95 with spreader and valance. Values listed up to 8.00.
An advertisement lists tackle for fishing trips or vacations including split bamboo rods, Bristol steel rods at 3.60 each, nickel plated reels with rubber sides, fly lines, boat holders, waterproof line, braided linen lines, various jume and buckeT sizes, silk body flies, minnow buckets, tackle boxes, gut leaders, books, galvanized buckets, hook dischargeers and a long line of specific line and rod prices. Main floor Tenth St.
A notice announces on sale this morning a quantity of W. and L. Special Lawn Swings with four seats. Made from seasoned wood and well built. Priced at 4.45, regular 5.00. Fourth floor eleventh street location.
The advertisement promotes infants and children's summer wear with a focus on gowns slips and drawers. It highlights cambric slips with box ruffles gathered necklines and embroidered details, nainsook slips, and embroidered gowns for children ages up to 14. Prices are listed beside each item. Third floor Seventh St.
An advertisement notes lawn tennis as a healthful recreation for women and promotes a complete line of tennis goods. It lists various rackets from Geneva Greenwood Lakeside Vantage Eclipse and Spalding products, along with balls nets and accessories, all priced and marketed from a Main floor at Tenth.
The clipping lists assorted groceries and household items with prices in a dense ad style. Walter Bakers Cocoa raspberry vinegar Apollinaris water Chiquot Club Ginger Ale and Sarsaparilla Premier Lobster and Colonial Tea Blue Label Boneless Chicken and Maraschino Cherries Imported Sardines Knox’s Chalmer’s Plymouth Rock Gelatine Premier Durkee’s Sago Tapioca corn starch Naptha Borax and Grandpa’s Wonder Tar Soups, Fifth floor Tenth st.
Social and personal items list Washington society moves as Gen Young arrives at Bretton Woods for the climate benefit while Senator Wetmore recovers from appendicitis in New York. The column tracks engagements, weddings, travels to Atlantic City, Niagara Falls, Montreal, and Western trips, plus a flotilla of society names visiting Bretton Woods, Mount Washington, and other resorts.
Acting Secretary Ryan Jhas says funds for Indian tribal schools in Indian Territory will stop March 4 when the Five Civilized Tribes government dissolves. He notes Congress did not pass a bill to continue support, so contracts with Choctaw boarding schools should not extend beyond that date.
East Washington Citizens' Association calls for Swartzell's dismissal from Hastern High School while board members are away on vacation. Officials say the board of education controls employment and will likely address the resolution at the first September meeting, with potential attendance declines and discipline concerns if unsettled before fall.
A World’s Work tale of Kerry from Eastern Canada who built a lumber business after early failures, then moved to Alaska. After a brutal initiation prank in Skagway involving a mountain climb and a chasing mob, Kerry escaped, later reflecting on Alaska’s rugged life.
The passage notes W. J. Bryan could secure his party’s 1908 nomination if desired, rising from obscurity to a central place in party leadership. It mentions a Seattle stay and a mill salary offer of $5,000 a year, with Kerry declining wages for financial reasons.
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