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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1906
Page
6
Store hours update for Woodward Lothrop in New York and Washington show a heated term schedule with closing times at 5 PM on weekdays and 1 PM on Saturdays as operations adjust between the New York Washington Paris outlets.
Promotion urging customers to have furniture repaired and recovered in fall with storage options. Emphasizes best timing, reduced prices, and a selection of Mercerized and Figured Armores and Tapestries for covering pieces.
Silk Moire Damask offered in plain light rose and olive shades priced at 85c and $1.25 a yard. Described as suitable for covering fine furniture and widely used for portieres and draperies, reflecting period home decor trends.
A local advert describes discounted upholstery fabrics including 50 inch Tapestry at 2.50 yard down from 3.50, 56 inch Jute Tapestry in greens and reds, and 5Q inch All Silk Damask in pink blue and cream. Samples of Damasks Brocades Tapestries Velours and more are shown in 24 inch squares with lengths from 1%4 to 3 yards. A representative offers estimates on cabinet and upholstery work.
Men’s New Fall Half Hose offered in fast black cotton with double soles and spliced heels and toes. Sizes 9 to 12, special price twenty five cents a pair. Also new sun umbrellas in tan linen with light green lining, prices one dollar and Pongee silk umbrellas at five and six dollars. Main floor entrance.
Freshly made cakes are baked constantly in our Purefood Department. These home made style cakes use choice ingredients and are prepared under visible cleanliness. Due to this, baking facilities have been fourfold increased. Variety includes large angel, layer, devil, gold, white leaf varieties from 23 cents upward. Fifth floor Tenth St.
The Powers family of 307 Sixteenth Street prepare for a joint wedding as Miss Erma Powers weds Ernest J Kotch of Brooklyn and Lorin Powers marries Edith Marguerite Brooks in a September 4 ceremony at the Church of Our Father. A reception at the Powers home follows.
Local residents and visitors depart for Niagara Falls Atlantic City Bretton Woods and Europe while others, including Miss Anna Busch and Mr Frederick Flint, marry. A serialized fiction synopsis follows detailing Hardy’s arrest in Luxembourg, a German extortion attempt, and escape to the American Legation amid a royal Luxembourg intrigue.
In a tense scene an American officer hosts Prince Edric at his legation after a quarrel over a passport and a love confession. They drink cocktails, discuss betrayal and honor, and prepare for a boxing match to settle accusations, moving toward a dramatic confrontation that ends with a planned duel.
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