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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1906
Page
9
ANUPACTURERS section offers seconds of fine fluffy Wool Blankets at 25 to 33 percent off regular prices. Imperfections include tiny oil spots or small snags, barely noticeable. Sizes for single to extra wide beds and cribs in white red gray and plaid. Crib Blankets 36x50 inches, $1.25 a pair. Second floor Eleventh St.
Undergarments for women prove popular with a sale offering gowns petticoats drawers chemises and corset covers. French percale gowns and nainsook pieces festooned with hand embroidery feature in modest price ranges, with several lace trimmed items listed alongside.
Sewing Machines With a Reputation ARL announces a new shipment of Womens Two-eyelet Court Ties in patent kid and dull kid. The item list notes full sizes and summer use, while promoting Woodward Lothrop sewing machines as reliable home helpers. A demonstrator will explain features and benefits.
A fragment indicates a price range from $10.50 to $40.00 and references a Hand Machine on the second floor near G Street. No additional context or items are readable to identify the product or event.
A decorative birth gift from Mrs Whelan and Eugene Predd featuring sketches of baby beauty and tender verse. The book offers leaves for mothers to fill with memories, poems, and photos, inviting families to record precious early years. Size 9 by 11 inches, priced 3.80, main floor display.
A fragmented retail notice lists high grade toilet articles and cosmetics including soaps Benzoin and Almond Cream powder and colognes. Brands such as Pinaud's Brillantine and various soap cakes appear with scattered prices and items like Freckle Remover.
Social notes chart a busy Washington summer with nuptials and travels. Col Potts and family visit Fort Monroe, Mrs Abercrombie to Reading Pa, Senator Foraker exits city for Seabright cottage, weddings unfold in Virginia and at Scranton, and several couples plan stays in Atlantic City Narragansett Pier and Montreal while others return from trips to Cleveland Niagara Falls and Bar Harbor.
The Warren Green Hotel note reports Mrs Greene, who has traveled in the North since early summer, has been appointed a vice regent of the Pocahontas Memorial Association. Jamestown Exposition plans include James E. Alexander and sister-in-law Miss May Alexander who visited Hamilton Virginia. they will return to Washington Friday. Mr and Mrs Alexander reside in an apartment at the Ednor. Mr McCarthy Hanger of New Street departs today for Warrenton to attend the German and horse show.
The Post Office plans to substitute two specially built automobiles for four wagons in Baltimore to test motor car collection of mail. If successful, the car service will expand in Baltimore and later cities, comparing efficiency against fifteen retained wagons.
President to overrule Hillis Island deportation decision on forty Russian Hebrew orphans. Immigrant officials in New York cited no formal notice yet, but Board 4% chaired by Inspector Barbary upheld deportation under the 1904 act. Support from Hebrews nationwide and a bid to President Roosevelt may spur an exception and grant citizenship.
An American cavalry officer, Hardy, helps a runaway Prussian prince in Luxembourg while a grand duchess interests loom. A tense night of discourse and rebukes leads to a wary alliance as diplomatic trouble brews with the arrival of gendarmes and the looming possibility of an international incident.
President invites Senate and House Naval Affairs committees to greet the fleet aboard the Mayflower for a grand review of forty battleships off Oyster Bay in September under Admiral Evans. Invitations dispatched, attendance uncertain due to congressmen' primary campaigns, aims to win over doubters with a vivid display of American naval strength and future programme.
A Indianapolis resident, Mrs Blankenship of 619 N. Deland Street, reports restoring health after July with Cuticura Ointment and Soap. She recalls relentless itching, hair loss, and scalp irritation eased after four weeks of nightly baths and applications. She credits Cuticura for complete improvement and continued use after shaving.
Secretary Bonaparte will be the sole speaker at midshipmen exercises for the eighty six members of the first class held over for summer instruction. Graduation moves to Bancroft Hall on September 12 with the academy band and Marines parading to honor him. Final exams begin September 8.
Acting Secretary Newberry toured the navy yard with Chief Naval Constructor Capps on a sultry day to view miniature models of new battleships. The toys, crafted from designs by the Bureau of Construction, showcased features for a proposed 20,000 ton ship. The secretary enjoyed the playful outing and noted plans to submit designs to Congress, aiming to surpass existing warship concepts.
Eight-year old wood hulks at Cavite with brass fittings stolen are disposed of after Dewey's Manila Bay action. The Albey Manileno and Mindanao were sold to Grant & Co for a total receipts of 10340 after deducting selling costs, per Manila Navy Department.
Army orders assign Hugh JB Mekigin to Fort Slocum for recruiting and nettanett duty while boards meet at Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth to examine officers after October 15. Funeral of Mrs Marion Stuart Terry held at St Anns Church Dresdein. Lieutenant Sydney Smith’s dismissal reduced to loss of twenty five files after court martial in the Philippines. Twenty fifth Infantry colored troops moved to Fort Sam Houston. other colored units en route to Fort Reno. Italian cruiser Flermosca to visit the Potomac with leave and social events. President approves Assistant Surgeon Harry L. Brown’s court martial sentence for irregularities and related demotion.
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