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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1904
Page
33
The store advertises remnants from 2 to 12 yards including fancy prints, laces, silks, cottons and ginghams at deep discounts. Special lots reduce to low per yard prices with many items cut from 20c to under 9c. Men’s two piece summer suits are offered at clearance prices from $4.00 to $6.25 on the main floor.
Friday bargain sale in white goods showcasing Alllinen Stripe Flamine in Bray and green colors at 1s per yard, alllinen White Twill Towel at 6d per yard, and White Striped Dimity at 1d per yard. Items offered on the second floor of Eleventh Street location with goods described as sheer and high quality.
Lace curtains sale offer on Irish Point Brussels Net and Cluny fabrics with price cuts averaging a third to a half. Items include Figured Muslin Curtalina and Double Damask Pattern Cloths in various sizes and finishes with substantial reductions and floor locations noted.
A faded advertisement for all wool blankets in scarlet sold with mill imperfections. It lists reduced prices from 6 to 1.50 per pair and singles at various old rates, mentioning pearli-wonl and spursed wool blankets and a location near Eleventh Street.
Sewing machine drop head Eldredge Automatic with automatic lift and swell front complete with full set of attachments and five year guarantee. Woodwork slightly marred. priced from 2850 to 325. Second floor Street.
Dressing sacques and kimona styles advertised with varied trims and reductions. Accessories include wardrobe trunks and linen steamer trunk with leather binding, plus rugs and remnants of mattings at basement Equitable Building 13x12 ft. Fourth floor 6 St.
Friday bargain sale features 12 dozen men's colored madras and percale neglige shirts with striped effects and adjustable cuts, sizes 14 to 17, priced 35 cents each or 3 for $2.00. Additional remnants include rain coats, bathing suits, lisle undershirts, and hosiery with deep discounts.
The advertisement lists major reductions in the Men’s Hat Department. Hats include 10 straw hats in several sizes reduced from high prices to 2c per item, 15 linen and crash caps in white and unen color with sizes from 63-4 to 73-8 at half price, and 1 duck hat in multiple colors reduced from 1.00 to 2c each.
Multiple garments on sale include Mohair Sui and Mohair Suit sets in black and white checks, three-quarter coat outfits, and blue Sicilian suits. Sizes range from 32 to 46 with markdowns from mid dollars to under 20 dollars. Navy Blue Cheviot suits and linen shirt waists are discounted, with reduced prices listed and third floor department location noted.
Misses' department offers 7u Blue Homespun suits in Eton style trimmed with braid and buttons sizes 14 and 16 reduced from 5.00 to 1.50 each. Two Tan Homespun suits in Eton style trimmed with light green cloth and buttons sizes 14 and 18 reduced from 15.00 to 7.50 each. Third floor G street.
Three trimmed women's hats offered at reduced prices from 1.00 to 2.00 each. Some hats are fresh from workrooms and show smart effects. Children's roll brim sailors trimmed with bands discounted from 1.00 to 0.50 each. Second floor at Tenth Street store location.
Listings show 12 boys fancy mixed serge suits at sizes 8 to 12 with double breasted and Norfolk jackets, pared down from 5.00 and 3.00 to 2.95 each. One all wool cheviot coat and vest size 18 reduced from 12.50 to 5.50. Also Russian sailor and blue chambray wash sailor outfits in small sizes with Eton collars, cut from 2.50 2.95 3.75 to new lower prices. Third floor Tenth St.
In the third floor department at 10th Street, boys clothing items are cut to clearance prices. K and E ghirt blouses in sizes 5 to 11, straw sailors, blue serge caps, and sennit straw hats reduced from varied dollar amounts to 25 cents each.
Readable fragments describe shoe department sale with 85 pairs Women s Dongola Kidskin Ox fords and 31 pairs Women s Patent Coliskin and Patent Viel Kidskin Oxfords reduced from 3.00 to 1.00 and 3.50 to 1.50 per pair. Lists sizes and styles with lace and button options.
Items include an IM-piece Light Blue Decorated American china dinner set reduced from 23 to 15 dollars, a pink decorated toilet set with minor damage now 1.75, a Doulton ware bowl and pitcher cut from 5 to 2.95, 3 dozen decorated English porcelain coffee cans and saucers discounted to 1.80 per dozen, and 54 English porcelain breakfast plates lowered from the table price. Fifth floor 6 st.
The Housefurnishing Dept offers a discounted sale with items such as garden hoses, flour can, enamel boilers, sugar cans, bottles of Sozo Furniture Polish. Prices reduce from $1.75 to $1.25, 2.40 to 1.85, 35c to 6c, and 25c to 11 6c each. Shop on Fifth floor Eleventh at.
Long list of social and personal travel notes describes Misses Wheeler and other figures headed to Virginia Springs Littleton New Hampshire and Mount Washington hotel stays. Mentions Mrs Cortelyou Mrs Lambert and families with trips to St Louis expos and laurel Oakland and Bretton Woods.
Mrs Mary E Fuller wife of Chief Justice Fuller of the U S Supreme Court died suddenly yesterday afternoon while seated on the piazza of her summer cottage Mainstay at Sorrento Maine Heart disease is listed as the cause Bishop Mackay Smith to conduct services this afternoon at the Sorrento chapel Interment will be in Chicago Family and Washington society mourn the death of a prominent hostess with a long public life born Mary E Coolbaugh in Chicago August 19 1845 and widow of the first husband before marrying the Chief Justice
The entire midshipman class from the Annapolis training school will tour Washington Navy Yard for gun construction instruction and a review of Indian Head proving grounds. Vessels Texas Arkansas Florida Nevada Hartford Lawrence Mc Donough with about 600 midshipmen left New London to reach Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River. The fleet may add Massachusetts Truxton Hull Worden Hopkins Whipple and continue upriver to Washington for target practice, gun shop inspections, and smokeless powder plant demonstrations.
A long list of military personnel receives leave, transfers, and assignments. First Lieut. Guy B. Manting and First Lieut. Edward A. Kreger get leaves or transfers. numerous Artillery and Coast Artillery officers shift companies or join unassigned lists. contract and dental officers report locations and duties. appointments for medical and staff roles noted. Also mentions Gen Harries unable to attend maneuvers and troops moving to Manassas for September maneuvers with naval vessel movements listed.
The Bureau of Ordnance outlines resighting all navy guns with new telescopic sights for continuous aim. Rapid fire guns to get rangefinders and tracers. Tests planned for range finders and a new tracer shell to illuminate night firing and guide gunnery adjustments.
The Newark flagship of Rear Admiral Bigsbee reports ships set to relieve and reinforce positions in the Caribbean. Newport to depart for Colon to relieve Scorpion. Newark to sail to Haiti then on to Cartagena via Guantanamo. Bancroft ordered to Monte Cristi if Dominican waters risk rises. Barker's squadron arrives at Horta from Gibraltar as vacation notices fill the rest of the page.
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