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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1907
Page
12
During the heated term the store will close at 5 o'clock on Saturdays in Lothrop New York Washington and Paris, reflecting shorter weekend hours amid the term.
A Special Remnant Day has cleared out stocks more thoroughly than usual across departments and assembled remaining items for quick sale today.
Clearance sale offers every straw hat in stock with our guarantee. Includes stiff yacht shapes, Sennit and Split straw, Milan and Mackinaw soft braids in ranges from $0.35 to $4.00. About 30 Sennit straws yacht shape with various crown heights and brim widths on main floor.
Bargain sale listing muslin undergarments including drawers corset covers and short petticoats with embroidery lace and hemstitching. Describes cambrics and nainsooks fabrics and remnant prices with reductions on chemises gowns gowns with trim. Includes women garments such as nainsook chemises gowns petticoats and lawn matinee suit with noted reductions.
A fragmentary advertisement lists 180 yards of printed organdies with floral patterns at 7 cents per yard, plus remnants of Bancal Sille Mikado and Ge Scotch Gingnam. Other fabrics include Printed French Organgle Printed Lawn and Printed Percals, with various yardages and prices. Second floor access noted as Grand Street location.
White Goods sale features 200 yard white Mercerized Madras waists fabric in fancy effects 32 inches wide priced at 20c per yard. English Nainsook pieces 36 inches wide sold in 12 yard lengths at 2.00 per piece, regularly 2.50. Located on the second floor Eleventh.
Forty dozen pairs of women's black gauze lisle thread hose with double soles heels and toes advertised at a special price of 25 cents per pair. Readable fragment mentions stock and value with quality claim.
A historical cloth sale notice lists prices for several fabrics including broadcloth, polienne, Nana wool, cinch wool, plaid Valle, and blinch ferringhams. Many items show reductions from higher prices to lower sale prices per piece or yard, with quantities specified in yards and pieces.
Social and personal notes from Washington society describe the Cowes regatta and New York Yacht Club cruise drawing attention of elites. Com missioner Macfarland and Mrs Macfarland depart for Lake George, while notable guests including Miss Gouverneur and Mr and Mrs Fish attend events from Atlantic City to Err Harbor. Weddings and society gatherings featuring prominent families and diplomats fill the season's social calendar.
The Saratoga meeting drew society to the track with vivid hues from blue to magenta on the silks of owners and riders. Bets flew as All Alone led, while Julia Powell surprised with striking colors, and prominent figures like Hitchcock, Belmont, Keene, and Vanderbilt fueled the social fabric of a racing day marked by weddings, arrests, and yacht gossip.
A bride on the Fall River Line steamer Priscilla left behind a set of false teeth in her suite. A room steward found them on the marble washstand as a couple, who appeared to be on their wedding trip, departed by touring car in Fall River. The steward noted the wife’s odd expression and the husband’s uncertain demeanor. The teeth are described as well made for a perfect mouth.
Mrs Sue Strangways Fox, posing as the daughter of the Earl of Ilchester, was brought from Toronto on a warrant for passing a valueless check. Photographed, measured, and jailed at Jefferson Market Court with $1,900 bail requested. She claimed education and travel, saying she planned to repay, and blamed advises from a lawyer to flee to Canada. Known to have involved with hotels and dressmakers in New York and Philadelphia.
Berlin reports that King Chulatankom J plans a Cassel visit to be hosted by the German Emperor and Empress. He is said to have bought about 2 million dollars in jewels and gold and silverware, with two gold services among the pieces costing 809000 dollars. The king occupies most of a major hotel block, displays jewels imported from London Paris and elsewhere, and has shown keen interest in dispatches about Siam and Cambodia.
New York August gift totaling sixty thousand dollars from Russell Sage and wife to the Long Island Railroad company for a Young Men's Christian Association building at Long Island City. Announcement made today states the donation supports the project and the facility will serve the local community.
Ribbon remnants for summer ties and bow purchases advertised with free bows. Includes various ribbons by the yard in satin and taffeta, priced from 13c to 19c per yard. Limited stock and bargain tables advertise selected widths and colors.
A long OCR readout lists numerous names and partial places tied to hotels in New Willard and other cities across New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Alabama, and beyond. The fragment preserves many individuals and some family mentions, with typical hotel and metropolitan references interwoven.
Miss Helen Miler Gould, famed as the wealthiest spinster, returned to New York aboard the White Star liner Adriatic. She stayed in Salts Bo 109 on the main deck with Miss Clark, keeping to herself amid reports of fatigue from a continental tour.
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