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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1909
Page
16
Carpet sale listing multiple rug types and prices with yard and room sizes. Includes Royal Wilton, Extra Super All Wool, Cathedral, Granite Ingrain, and Rex rugs with regular and sale prices, plus sizes like 9x12 and 18x15 feet and reduced sale figures.
August sale lists 36 large Silkoline comforts with safine borders and new patterns valued at 88.00 now 9.24. $2.25 figured Batiste comforts in all colors filled with laminated cotton at 475 now each. $4.00 fine down comforts with French satin covering one side and border details at 8.00 now each.
Linen tablecloths napkins and damask sets offered with various sizes from 72x72 to 90x90 and pieces like 43x43 heavy double damask covers and Belfast damask cloths. Prices range from $1.00 per item to about $4.50 per dozen, with many sale values and specials listed.
An old classified ad lists towels for sale including 14 by 20 Huck Towels at 2c, 12 by 25 dozen 19 by 39 Damask Towels hemstitched, prices per yard or each, plus 18c seed and 230 pieces of Kime hand made Russia Crashes at 18c per yard.
Readers across Fairfax, Chesterfield, and Alexandria push for a Washington to Richmond macadam highway. Citizens, merchants, and officials tout route options via Arlington, Culpeper, and Manassas with pledges of public and private funding, bonds, and state aid to improve travel, commerce, and land values.
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