Woodward and Lothrop to Close Early Saturday
During a heated term the Woodward and Lothrop store will close at 5 oclock, Saturday at 1.
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Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1905
Page
7
August Merchandising Promises Fresh Stock in August
August Merchandising promotes a complete stock for August with fresh goods and superior values. The store highlights midsummer clearance, weekly remnant sales, and special departmental prices. Full lines of staples remain available and mail order service will ship to out of town customers promptly.
Vacation Requirements for All Shoppers in August
Vacation season offers summer price reductions on a wide range of apparel and travel goods. Men and women can save on dresses, shirts, undergarments, bathing suits, hosiery, hats, gloves, luggage, and travel necessities. Girls and babies receive discounts on dresses, shoes, swimsuits, jackets, and accessories, while all shoppers show savings on trunks, suit cases, carry-alls, and stationery.
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Summer Shopping by Mail at Woodward & Lothrop
Customers leaving the city for the summer are assured prompt service as the mail order department reports high efficiency. To avoid delays, please include full name and city address with each order so bookkeepers can identify the account. Communications should be directed to Woodward & Lothrop Mail Order Department Washington D C.
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Woodward & Lothrop
Mail Order Department
Washington, D. C
Sparklet Syphon Lets You Make Soda Water at Home
Sparkler Syphon offers easy operation and economical maintenance to produce carbonated water, milk, iced tea, root beer, and lemonade. Ideal for country stays with limited supplies, the Sparklet Syphon plus bulbs enhances summer comfort. Demonstrations in the Food Dept., Sparklet Syphons priced at $1.00 each, bulbs cost a box of four. Location Fifth floor Tenth St.
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Ture
Tenth St
Durand given extended furlough. Marlborough to visit next month
British Ambassador welcomes Capt. Durand adjutant of the Ninth Lancers back to America after prolonging his leave. Duchess of Marlborough and Harold Vanderbilt plan a February return to Great Neck as Mr and Mrs Belmont host events for the Vanderbilt family and Miss Gladys Vanderbilt.
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Duchess of Marlborough
Mrs. Payne Whitney
New York
Durand
Ninth Lancers
India
London
Lenox
Lady Durand
Miss Durand
Thousand Islands
Harold Vanderbilt
William K. Vanderbilt
Great Neck
O. H. P. Belmont
California
Long Island
W. P. Hall
Street
Kansans plan silver service for battleship Kaness launch
Special From The Washington Post Topeka Aug 4 Kansas will christen the battleship Kaness with a 240 piece silver service crafted by Ed Vail of Wichita chosen over Tiffany Gorham and others the service weighing about 2000 ounces will cost 4800 and be shipped to Topeka then Wichita then to Camden for the Aug 12 launch with Gov Hoch and 25 in the party including sponsor Miss Anna Hoch.
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Hoch
Washington Post
Topeka
Kana
Kansas
Camden
N. J
Mermod & Jaccard
Vail
Statehouse
Wichita
Galveston
Naval Department
Miss Hoch
Ailver
Wail
New York
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Executive Council
Hughes
Chicago
Grand Trunk
Niagara Falls
Lehigh Valley
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Harry T. Morgan
Herington
Elliott Marshall
Leavenworth
Aaron R. Conley
Hornbill and Crowned Cranes Join National Zoo Collection
The National Zoo adds two African crowned cranes and a rare hornbill from India, with two Kinkajous from the Amazon and a band of new arrivals including a swamp deer, a black leopard, and a Mandrill baboon. Visitors enjoyed the grounds as youngsters laughed at a yak calf and armadillo antics while the moose shows promising antler growth.
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National Zoo
Gooa Fortune
America
Regent Park Zoo
London
London Zoo
Zoo
India
Barnum’s Circus
Africa
Hoosevelt
Abyssinia
Tom
Harry
Philippines
Wotabie
Admiral Evans
East Indian Archipelago
Axis
Three New Observatories Open to Star Gazers
Three observatories span continents from America to Africa to Europe marking a new era in astronomy. Canada’s Dominion observatory has a 19 foot 6 inch refractor with 15 inch lenses, costing 106000 dollars. Mustapha-Superieur Observatory in Algiers adopts decimal time measurement with a centesimal chronometer and 400 grade micrometer. Cecil Duncombe Observatory near Leeds receives a gift telescope from Capt. C W F Duncombe.
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America
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Africa
Dominion Astronomical Observatory
W.W. F. Kime
Canada
United States
Cecil Duncombe
University of Leeds
C. W. F. Duncombe
Mustapha-Superieur Observatory
Algiers
Sahel Plateau
Libert
M. Jouffray
Fragmented dialogue from a Philadelphia Press page
A garbled reading room scene features a cranky patron scolding Fiera and a murky exchange with another patron. The text includes misread phrases and interrupted dialogue, offering a glimpse of a noisy debate and unclear topic structure amid damaged OCR.
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Philadelphia
Fiera
A Concession Dialogue in a Philadelphia Press Comic
A humorous panel from the Philadelphia Press features a flirtatious exchange. He professes devotion and says he would die for her but she teases him about her brunette hair, prompting a jokey confession that he might bleach her hair to please her.
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Philadelphia Press
Pepper Pot: A Caribbean Dish Worth a Barbados Journey
Milwaukee Free Press quotes J W Smith of Havana praising Barbados pepper pot as the culinary piece de resistance of the West Indies. He likens it to olla podrida and French pot au feu, notes cassaripe base from cassava, uses leftover meats, and says sea fish are poor but the pot is worth a voyage, with February travel notes.
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