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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1906
Page
21
KKXE offers a quick sell all remnants across departments with prices slashed everywhere. Bargains target personal and household uses. many good items not listed, ready for shoppers seeking value today.
Bargain price clearance on remaining stock of men’s 2 piece summer suits. Stock includes chev iots homespuns and worsteds in black and blue with assorted sizes listed in a readable schedule.
A local ad lists men's serge coats reduced from 54.00 to 200.00 each and black serge coats from 475.00 to 248.00. Also white gauze wool undershirts and plaited shirts reduced to low prices, plus wash ties and miscellaneous items on sale at low figures.
Remnants of cotton fabrics including Batiste Lawns Imported Irish Dimlo silk and muslin pieces offered by the yard. Items priced from 5c to 37 1 2c with lengths from 11 2 to 13 1 2 yards. Second floor G street display notes.
Damask pattern cloths on sale for summer use priced at 3150 each, previously 2.25 and 2.50 per dozen. Rub Dry Bath towels marketed as very absorbent, offered as 12 for 1.40. All-linen crash fabric also on special at 10 cents a yard, located on Second Avenue Eleventh Street.
White Goods Dept lists India linen at 124-2c per yard and simple drawn-work mall in white priced at 230 per yard. Cotton crepe cloth offered in plain black and white at 25c per yard. Second floor Eleventh Street.
1000 good quality muslin sheets in round-thread cotton sizes 81 by 90 inches priced at 73 cents each and 81 by 80 inches at 80 cents each. Very special values for quick purchase.
Friday bargain in corset covers offers a selection of women's cambric and nainsook pieces with tight back and loose front, trimmed with lace and embroidery. Priced at 93 cents each, value 30 cents, located on the third floor Eleventh Street.
Twenty three dozen women's ribbed lisle thread vests with long necks and no sleeves offered at an excellent value. Special price three for 30 cents. Sold on the Mam floor-F street.
Hosiery section advertises 4 pairs of women's black cotton hose with white holes in sizes Sand and Redue iron. Two pairs of women's dropstitch lisle thread hose in Alice blue and navy duc with stripes. Sizes Pand 94-2. Reduced from see to Be per pair. Main floor first.
A sale listing outlines reduced prices in the dress goods department. Items include 2-inch tan Vorle and light gray Worle at discounted per piece rates, chiffon crepes and crepe de Paris in Corat and White Check, plus 42-inch green Crepe de Paris and 46-inch gray rode fabrics, all marked down from higher prices on the second floor. The specific reductions are listed per piece and per yard where indicated.
A small lot of women s untrimmed hats in various shapes reduced from 14 to 3 5 and 2 30 and 1 for a t lot of children s straw sailors reduced from 25 and 15c and 50c each at Sevord floor tenth street.
Men’s Straw Hats offered in 23 varieties with various braids at 1.00 each. Inventory included 8,250 and 3.00 price points. Additional lots: 30 straw hats at 0.30 each, previously 1.00 1.50 and 2.00. Men’s White Felt Quing Hats sizes 6 7 8 and 7 1 3 7 1 4 reduced from 2. Co. On main floor Fat department.
A sale offers torchon and cluny laces in cotton and linen. Widths from 1 2 to 31 2 inches. Special price by the yard. Main floor G street.
Friday bargain in Misses and Children's Pumps offers dull calfskin and Tan Russia calfskin models with Welt soles and spring heels in nearly all sizes from 12 to 1. Prices drop to 1.75 per pair from 2.00 and 2.50. Also Boys Oxford Ties in patent and dull calfskin on stiglast, sizes 2 to 5 1 2, at 2.50. Third floor Tenth St.
Women s 26 inch black union taffeta silk umbrellas with matching cases, silk tassels and handles in pearl silver gun metal horn natural wood and sterling silver caps. Priced at 1 45 each, value 2 00. Main floor G st entrance.
Advertising blurb lists numerous boys suits with varied sizes and styles. Prices slashed from high figures to low, including all wool double breasted, Norfolk jackets, sailor and blue serge models. Locations mention Third Floor near Tenth Street, phrases blurred by OCR.
Clothing sale notice lists boys hats and stray sailor caps with reductions. Prices drop from 195 to hot each, 00 to 6 bays, 2.50 to 1.00, and tam o shanters from 1.00 to 0.25. Located on third floor tenth street.
Imported crystal neck beads in various colors offered at 25 cents each with value up to 50 cents. Located on the main floor at Eleventh Street.
Reduced prices on Vador porch blinds in several sizes and colors. Cabinet-made window screens offered at 30 cents each with measurements. Hardwood screen doors, some damaged, in multiple sizes with reductions from high original prices.
A garbled sale notice lists multiple blanket items with errors and price reductions. Entries include 10-4 wool blankets and all wool scarlet blankets, showing imperfect condition and inconsistent pricing language. The fragment mentions pairs and reduced prices, but values are corrupted.
Aggrement of white lawn waists in multiple styles and sizes. combined lot offers greatly reduced prices. A 6 lot of lace and silk waists at reduced prices. Third floor-6 st.
Listings show discounted women's suits in white lawn and linen, sizes 28 to 48, with jacket trim and plaited skirts. Items include fancy linen Eton suits, Alice Blue Eton outfits, light gray Panama Eton suits, and Bolero jackets, each reduced from high original prices to bargain figures. Quantities noted as 1 or 2, with multiple colors and sizes available.
Sale offers 12 girls white Persian lawn dresses with pointed yoke and embroidery in sizes 6 to 12, Raust style. 4 girls white India linen long-waisted dresses reduced to 75 cents. 8 girls French gingham dresses in Russian style with embroidery bands, now 2.40. 8 girls striped percale dresses with box plaits and embroidery, now 1.40.
Infants department advertises corded hats with crown buttons and brims, Tam oShanter hats, infant hand made slips trimmed with lace, short coats with figeee lining, white pique coats with embroidery. All items reduced from high prices. Third floor Eleventh St.
The Parasol Department offers silk parasols in several trims with bold cuts. Items include eight rangy silk parasols reduced from eight fifty to three hundred, one Dresden silk parasol trimmed with lace cut from ten dollars to five, and silk parasols reduced from three hundred to one fifty each on the main floor at tenth street.
The ad promotes a Vindex sewing machine with automatic lift and full attachments plus a five year guarantee, noting woodwork marred and a price drop from 200 to 1850. An IW Cabinet sewing machine in desk style with similar features is reduced from 37.60 to 20.00, located on the second floor G at.
The store advertises reduced prices on Sapphire Corsets in sizes 82 and 28 from 973 to 5.00 per pair, Lily of France Corsets in sizes 26 28 and 20 from 600 to 4.00 per pair, and J. B Corsets in sizes 48 to 28 from 1.00 to 0.19 each. Third floor Eleventh st.
A ledger of fabric reductions in Lupin's Velle, Embroidered Serge, Shadow Stripe, Nuns' Welling, All-silk Chiffon Cloth, and All-silk Crepe de Chine. Items include yardage and piece prices with markdowns from higher to lower amounts. Specifics note yardage, width, and floor location, reflecting a clearance emphasis.
Several lines detail imported decorated wares with price cuts on items such as ornate plates cracker jars sugar bowls and cake stands. Notable reductions include pins plates jars and bowls formerly priced up to 200 dollars now offered at lower figures. Sales appear to be on the fifth floor with limited quantities.
Travel Goods Dept offers a 1a inch Mags Trunk of seasoned basswood with waterproof finish and full sheet-iron bottom plus hat box and compartments. Reduced from 17.00 to 11.85. A 16 inch Brown Horn Alligator Hand Bag leather lined with pockets cut from 20.00 to 12.00. A 17 inch Best Grain Leather Cabin Bag reduced from 8.30 to 5.00. Basement Equitable Bldg.
Furniture department offers a women’s writing desk with French legs and lockable drawer, reduced from 25.00 to 21.65. A Mahogany Princess Dresser with large marble-like top, two drawers, front, cut to 19.85 from 3000. Bentwood Lawn Settees at 295 each, and a Mahogany Music Cabinet with swell door discounted to 11.95 from 17.00. A Mahogany Parlor Table with French legs and shelves, marked down to 235 from 700. Sixth floor G street.
Japanned sponge bath shopworn reduced from 350 to 250. Garbage can cut to 45 cents. Enamelled pitchers 45 cents each. Japanned trays 400 each. Large refrigerator pan and pudding dish parts discounted from Se to Se and 150 to 1.00. Fifth floor Eleventh at.
Social and personal notices from Washington N K discuss Miss Annie Florence Shuler and Mr Michael Joseph Holland wedding on July 16 in Wilmington Delaware and plans for their home in Washington. The column lists travelers visitors and residents including Archie Roosevelt returning to Sagamore Hill after Newport, and various engagements across Bar Harbor Atlantic City Newport Sagamore Hill and Lenox Massachusetts with several diplomats and families.
Matthew Blackicek a former clerk turned millionaire broker enters the inner financial ring formed by Hosburk Langdon and Melvilla. He marries Anita Exiersly, aids her family, and clashes with her parents. He grows richer, then exposes a financial conspiracy, faces threats, and learns his wife may still influence him as a rival tale of wealth, marriage, and power.
In a tense scene Langdon comes to Matt Blacklock to offer to transfer control of the Coal combine as he faces ruin from Roebuck. Langdon confesses broken ties with Roebuck, pleads for mercy, and realizes his own vanity beneath wealth as Matt weighs risky terms and the future of Anita.
A narrative chronicles a financier battle against a corrupt banking and insurance elite led by Roebuck and Langdon. The narrator exposes how big banks and insurers manipulate markets, fleece the public, and finance schemes through “The Seven” while vowing to dismantle their power with evidence gathered from telegraphs, ledgers, and secret meetings.
A revealing account exposes Roebuck and The Seven as orchestrators of bloated profits and diversions to insiders, while Langdon spurs a bold raid with a new Textile Trust issue. The narrator uncovers a trap: Langdon’s shorting scheme signals a broader hunt for accountability amid vast corporate corruption.
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