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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1908

Page

19

Woodward and Lothrop Announces Summer Saturday Hours

Woodward and Lothrop will close at 5 o clock on Saturdays during the heated term, with the New York Washington Paris firms cited as the backdrop for the change.

Woodward and Lothrop New York Washington Paris

Clearance Sale of Girls Dresses in Various Fabrics and Styles

Clearance sale lists numerous girls dresses in chambrays, percales, lawns, and Swiss fabrics. Items include dotted Swiss, Dutch neck embroidery, Valenciennes trim, and rolls of sashes. sizes 10 12 14 priced from $1.70 to $4.00 with values up to $6.00 to $7.50.

Everal

Value laden silk petticoats and gowns showcase ornate trimmings

The advertisement lists women clothing items with prices, featuring black silk petticoats of rustling taffeta and bias trim, muslin undergarments, korset covers, and gowns with kimono sleeves. Prices range from 73 to 750 and described embellishments include embroidery and insertion lace.

Clearance Sale on Children's Low Neck Dresses

Stock of little Children's Low Neck Dresses offered at reduced prices for clearance. Includes empire Russian and wool styles with embroidery lace and insertion trim. Prices from 1.00 to 2.50 each, with variations in colors and trims.

Empire Russan Woost

Toy Department Boxes in Various Colors for 10 Cents

A brief ad notes new Lighthouse Boxes by Chaidrei available in multiple colors. Boxes are drawn along the side with a webbing pattern, designed to be easily carried in a grip or suit case, priced at 10 cents each.

Chaidrei

High-Grade Toilet Articles and Household Goods List

A fragmented OCR list details assorted toilet articles and household items including toothpaste tubes powder boxes deodorant bottles soap bars salt and rags. It mentions brands and prices in a scattered inventory style, reflecting a shop display or catalogue from a past period.

Colonial Grocery Goods Ad Lists Beverages And Staples

Pure Food Department listing household staples and groceries including flour tea olives vinegar juices and cordials with prices per unit and per dozen. Ads promote Colonial non alcoholic beverages and canned goods with assorted fruit products and flavors. Fifth floor at Tenth Street location referenced.

Walter Bakers

Richardsonand party in Paris society notes

Social and personal items list Richardsons, Whelans, Birch wedding, and many diplomats from the French embassy and British navy visiting Paris and New York. Mentions tours through Europe, engagements at Newport and Bar Harbor, and summer travels of Washington figures including Tillman and Denny families.

Hebbinghaus Percy Baston Royal British Navy Wolcott New York Frank L Denny Esther Denny Col Denny T S Washington Gazenovia NY Moss Gertrude Nace Edna Sangster Philadelpha Atlantic City Thomas P Hickman Igil First Street Northwest Lovettsvile Hickman

Gossip of Society at Newport and London Spring Fetes

The column relays rivalry among Mrs Marshall Field Mrs Chauncey and Mrs Plant at Coney regatta and a Royal Yacht Squadron dance. It notes coiffure trends amber barrettes and Grecian knots, compares Mrs McKim to Mrs Harriman, and reports King Edward’s turf weariness with racing losses and royal betting customs.

Warlone Marshall Field Bloman Chaunre Coney Regatta Field Orton Plant Tolande Weld Squadron Gardens Prince Lynar O Lord Viyian Kennceys Nubra House Godfrey Baring Nuba House Mra Chauncey Tield Duke of Leeds Prince Lynar Mrs Chauncey Royal Yacht Squadron Mrs Field Hoth Mrs Fields Morton Plant Edward Goodwood

Fashion at the Resorts Lenox and Newport Guests

Social columns note extended entertaining at Lenox and Newport with Mrs James B Ludlow hosting luncheon and Mrs Charles Carroll Jackson dinner. Notables include Mr and Mrs Joseph H Choate, Miss Mabel Choate, Miss Valerie Hadden, and many visitors arriving at Curtis and Aspinwall hotels.

Lenox Mass James B Ludlow Charles Carroll Jackson Wynstay Dorothea Francesca Guilder Rodman de K Gilder Mew Marlborough Four Brooks Farm Tyringham Joseph H Choate Mabel Choate Boston James Barnes Colt Brook Marthas Vineyard Edward R Wharton the Mount Maanchester Hollis Shaw George Baty Blake Pine Needles A R ‘Townsend Haseen M Dwight Collier Osceola House New Haven Curtis Hotel Valerie Hadden E F Bell New York BE A Newbort Sherlock Swan Baltimore J Hdgar Smith Charleston Ambrose C Kingsland Parris Village View Robert Gould Shaw Aspinwall Hotel Henry Seligman M Horne Madeline and Elsie Horne Pittsburg Frank Hopewell Herbert L Camp Middletown Conn Stockbridge Red Lion Inn Mia de Forest Selleck Washington Melon Ashburner California Stephen D Field Inventors Lodge Helen A Bones L Solon Bangs York Harbor

Many Attend Flower Dance in West End Deal

Invitations flowed for the Curlew flower dance in Deal on August 14 drawing guests from Benbright to Sming Lake. Mrs William Miles and Mrs Louis Pelletreau hosted dinners, while Mrs I N Detsch held a children’s luncheon at the West End Cottages. An amateur circus box office opens August 29 at Deal Country Club, with proceeds aiding St Andrews Church and St Mary’s Church.

Newport Muenchinger King Cottage Wiliam D @loane Richard Cambrill Msz Carlton Ninth Hussars S Phinps Fairlawn Harry T Peters Chetwode William Storrs Wells Peters Miss Brick Baltimore Henry Barton Jacobs Norman Hapgood New York Peter F Colter Robert H Livingston Edward de Pejster Livingston Joseph R Dilworth Bar Harbor Lady Fane England Bancroft Place Purgatory Christine Woolett Frederick F Garret West End Deal Benbright Sming Lake Wiliam Miles Louis Pelletreau I N Dettsch West End Cottages Samuel L Clemens Arthur Lyons Hollywood Beach Sanford Stranger Edna Mannheim Elsie Kaufman Peter McDonnell Deal Country Club John Hoey Silver Mere Inn Harry B Nicholas Crustus Deal Golf Club William Barbour Adirondacks Deal Casino St Andrews Protestant Episcopal Church Allenhurst St Mary's Roman Catholic

Quiet at Narragansett Tennis and Polo Party

The Narragansett Pier region hosts tea parties at Point Judith Country Club after polo and tennis as guests from hotels and villas gathered for moonlit ocean views. Notables include the Randolphs, Murchisons, La Montagne, Kane, Jones, White, Mitchell, Comstock, Thayer, and various Mrs. and Mr. households from Pittsburgh, New York, Fall River, Providence, and Chicago arriving by auto to Imperial and Mathewson hotels and Greens Inn.

Point Judith Country Club Narragansett Pier R. I Naragansett Mathew Eon Pont Judith Country Club Randolph Kenneth Murchison Hustace Gar Harry A la Montagne Henry B Kane Mise Olivia. Hitchcock William C Morrow Irving M Chase Lucy Jones Pittsburg Waterbury New York Watch Hill E Mitchell D DO Comstock C Waling Chicago Green’s Inn Mir. and Bors F. H Lloyd Eliza

Vaudeville at Bar Harbor lights up casino program

Beth Lloyd and Mr F W Liesd of Pittsburg arrive at the Gladstone by auto. Vaudeville at Bar Harbor reports a successful annual summer colony show at the Casino with bells, Tea and Toast, dances, and Swing song numbers featuring many young performers and social leaders.

Beth Lloyd F WW Liesd, Jr Pittsburg, Pa Gladstone Bar Harbor Christine Baker Madeline Force Gladys Endicott Katherine Force Louise Frith Lilian Endlscott Mildred McCormick Leta Sullivan Helen Frith Marion Bull Carol Prentice Harriet Ogden Priscilla Bull Charlotte Delafield Doris Blaseli Brances Mears Frederick Pearson Dave Hennen Morris Edward Shippen H. Kierstede Hudson John T Pratt Mra Douglas Wise Miss Rozet Miss Viola Townsend Reginald Townsend Miguel Dorothy Watts Katharyn McFadden Grace Moore Helen Phillips Anna Pellew Fenno Cary Maurice Roche H P Pearson John Potter Robert Potter Henry Dangon Emjen Drayton Charles B Wright Wesdames Biliott BF Shepard Ernesto Fabbri John C Livingston Clarence Wadsworth Walter Gurnee Dave Denne Morrin Dundas Lippincott de Witt Clinton Blair John S Kennedy Eagar Scott John S Kane John Harrison Frank B Keech R Hall McCormick John L Putnam Megargee Wright Paul Morton Warner M Leeds W. S Kuhn John J Emery Sidney Keith A M Coates Miles B Carpenter Misg de Forrest Augustus Coe Gurnes

Funeral of Ainsworth Spofford at 1621 Massachusetts Ave

Funeral services for Ainsworth Spofford chief assistant librarian of Congress were held at 8 o clock yesterday from the family residence 1621 Massachusetts Avenue northwest. Rev Ulysses G B Pierce of AH Soule Church officiated. Pallbearers included Herbert Putnam Bernard R Green Francis B Leupp Dr Cyrus Adler Rosa Perry. The body arrived from Holderness NH at 6 45 am accompanied by Miss Florence Spofford Charles Ainsworth Spofford and Miss Nicolay. The body was cremated.

Ainsworth Spofford Congress Massachusetts Avenue Ulysses G B Pierce AH Soule Herbert Putnam Bernard R Green Congressional Library Francis B Leupp Cyrus Adler Smithsonian Institution O H Guttmann Coast Survey Rosa Perry Washington

Roosevelt Told of Central America Tour and Bull y Show Invitation

Dr Andrew J Barchfeld returned from Central American states and spoke with President Roosevelt about the Central American court of arbitration at Cartago and Panama politics. He praised Costa Rica and noted Panama elections as a clean politics triumph and discussed the Interparliamentary Union. John Donovan invited Roosevelt to a Military Tournament in St Joseph on September 26 promising a “bully show” if he attended.

Washington Post Oyster Bay N Sagamore Hill Andrew J Barchfeld Pittsburg Twenty-third District Pennsylvania John Donovan Military Tournament Association of St Joseph Mo Barchfeld Central American Roosevelt Central American Court of Arbitration Cartago Costa Rica Panama Central America Interparliamentary Union Berlin Barch~feld United States Union Barchfeild Col Guffey Brother Guffey Mr Donovan Mr Roosevelt St Joseph Donovan

Excursions on the Jamee town river voyage thrills crowds

Moonlight river trips aboard the Jamee town attract hundreds seeking cooler air and relief from heat. The vessel speeds along 40 to 80 miles round trip from Seventh at West Wharf, depart 7 AM and return around 9 PM, with music by the Marine Band and dancing from 9 to 11, under air conditioned service at Chevy Chase Lake.

Jamee West Wharf Chevy Chase Thia Powiester Chevy Chass Lake

Vacation Images in War and Post Office Departures

Amid a heat wave the War Department faced a boiling water mishap as a clerk’s washroom spigot surged. The Post Office issued notices naming Porter L. Mattox and Frederick Ryder to new posts and listed long-running leaves, vacations, and transfers for numerous staff across divisions, with many taking holidays or extended leaves in late summer.

War Department Post Office Department Porter L. Mattox Ohio Frederick Ryder New York Taan H Souts

Leaves and vacations hit multiple city divisions

The press division and other city departments report extensive leave and vacation for numerous staff. Catherine A Hickey leads three weeks away, Harry Johnson and William R Lightfoot plan August absences, several others in the press and Unotype divisions take seventeen to twenty one day leaves, with some staying out of town into early September. A Brownsville church supper draws 200 attendees and over 300 in receipts.

William L. Schmalthom Robert R. Dillard Frank Hambright Frank . Wright Thureday Parker Reeder Gary Balters Joseph R. Lehmann James P Cramwell Unotype Big Printery Catherine A Hickey Harry Johnson Charles W Fincher Wiliam & Nash Linotype Jennie Bayle Richard W Kendall William R Lightfoot Mark E .Towers Harry C Webb John W Fisher David A Self and John J Callahan Charlies D Parsons Wiliam F McCloskey Andrew Gil

Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Advertised For Nerve Pain

An old advertisement promotes Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as relief for nerve irritation and various pains including neuralgia and stomach ache. It claims the pills do not upset the stomach or cause after effects and notes many users would not be without them, with the druggist confirming popularity.

Miles Bruna Linch Macon Pei BO Miles Medical Cay Sikbart Ind

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