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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1904
Page
11
Last day of the semi annual clearance sale featuring remaining summer goods and garments. Odds and ends, one of a kind items, and mussed lots are marked for immediate clearance as stock taking nears. Many further bargains are not listed in the advertisement.
Clearance sale details offer several fabrics by the yard. Printed Alba tross in hunter’s green with white polka dots at 23c, reduced from 73c. All-wool Granite in gim tan and gray at 37c, reduced from 50c. Dentelle Etamina in resede cadet and light gray at 37c, reduced from 1.00. Oxford Gray Betamine light weight rough surface at 39c, reduced from 1.23. Malin floor G st.
Summer Silks offers a clearance sale featuring 6 inch White Liberty Satin and 4 inch Black satin. Items include silk luster fabrics for waists and shirts with reductions from 85 cents to 100 cents. Also listed are Peau de Soie silks and natural color pongee fabrics for shirt waist suits with price cuts.
Local store advertises boys clothing including washable sailor suits in sizes 3 to 10 and white duck sailor pants up to size 12, all at special prices. All-wool knit sweaters in red white navy offered at 75 cents to a dollar, plus all-wool bathing suits and extra pieces priced lower than former tags. Location mentions Tenth Street door.
Summer Hosiery sale offers 10 dozen pairs of women's fast black cotton hose with drop stitch, double heels and toes in all sizes. One year pairs priced at 25 cents per dozen reduced. Children’s fast black cotton hose fine ribbed with double knees heels and toes sizes 5 and 6 12 priced at 2 cents per pair reduced from 2 1 2 cents.
A small lot of about 8 dozen all linen collars offered in standing style with turn over, available in sizes 14 13 and 17. Priced at a few cents each, reduced from regular. Located at Main fiscal F street.
A small lot of Lawn Dressing Sacques offered with Bacques and Kiena style yoked fronts. Features include pretty figured effects with plain white borders. Prices reduced from 29 cents. Also a lot of Lawn Dressing Sacques with full back and front, large sailor collar, trimmed with plain white, belt, and flared effects. Reduced from 50 cents.
Auctioneers advertise a clearance of upholstery goods on the third and fourth floors. Items include Nottingham Lace Curtains, Swiss Muslin Bed Sets, sofa cushions, tapestry fabrics, plain and figured textiles, and slip cover materials with prices cut from higher tags. Many pieces marked down, with descriptions of fabrics and trims and locations on Sleventh Street.
Clearance sale of women s knit underwear featuring ribbed vests in 19 dozen units with low necks and no sleeves, advertised at zoc each or 3 for soc. Also 2 dozen combination suits with umbrella drawers and perfect-fit garments in all sizes offered at sec each, reduced from 75c. Main floor F st.
A small lot of patent calfskin and kidskin women's oxfords with welted soles offered at $x.50 per pair. Sizes range from 3 to 7 AA to B, with several width options listed. Reduced from $3.00 and $4.00. Third Floor Ten, st.
Advertises 40 inch India Limnon sheer at 15 cents a yard and 45 inch French Lawn at 25 cents a yard. Features 500 yards Pique Mustins and 1,000 yards Lace Stripe Novelty White Goods with values 25 and 18 cents respectively. Second floor Eleventh Street.
Brass and Enameled Beds offered at reduced prices including a 14-ft solid brass bed with heavy fillers and vases for 45.00, various enameled beds in carmins white gold greens and blues from 8.00 to 21.50, many with brass trimmings and antique styles, located on the second floor.
A small lot of Liquid Developer for plates or films, such as Metal-Hydro and Eikonogen, bottled and reduced from 2c. Mr. Developer for Velox prints, etc. Toning and Fixing Powders for Soc prints, drying racks for plates, 4x5 to 8x10, 8c each, reduced from 9c. Professional Mounts white 35c dozen, reduced from 75c. more mounts and cameras in perfect condition at Greatly Reduced Prices. Fourth four-Eleventh St.
Miss Helen Daly and Mr Frank Burton to be married at St John s Episcopal Church September 12. Margaret Mohler betrothed to Dr Edward Pease of Boston. Miss Alice Roosevelt attended a Newport party hosted by Col and Mrs John Jacob Astor. Numerous local and distant families noted with engagements and upcoming weddings in Washington and nearby towns.
An old article notes deaths by self destruction at sea amid mental distress while at sea. It cites a young woman on a Canadian bound steamer who jumped overboard after a storm, and mentions sailors drawn to the water near propellers, and lascars leaping from heat struck engine rooms. It also references failures abroad driving emigrants to self harm, with two cases offshore last year.
Toronto showcases Canada’s tariff divide as Conservative power controls the city’s politics. A leading manufacturing hub, it favors protection and higher barriers against the United States while Liberal Premier Laurier signals Washington must lead reciprocity. Catholic Quebec sentiment and imperial ties shape views on British allegiance and national unity.
The piece argues Toronto and Ontario favor reciprocity with the United States over Chamberlainism. It notes manufacturers push tariffs, while locals see benefits in U S trade. It cites Canada’s base on imperial unity, British preferences, and predicts Washington's next move will determine the outcome. The article highlights immigration, Grand Trunk Pacific expansion, and strong domestic industry.
A shopper narrates losing a parcel in a department store and recalls multiple purchases including handkerchiefs, ice cream plates, red flannel, a teakettle, a purse, an umbrella, and a skirt. She grows exasperated with staff as she searches, considering the lost item might be reported to the lost and found.
A Harper's Weekly anecdote tells of a bicycle salesman in a nearby state failing to sell a wheel to a farmer who later buys a cow. The tale ends with a quip about riding a cow and milking a bicycle. The London News notes the UK national income near 10 billion dollars, with per head and per family estimates.
Billings argues that Lou Dillon always trains to win and must feel supreme in major tests. He recalls the Memphis race last October where Dillon won, with Major Delmar close but unable to match her pace. Delmar’s final effort faltered as Dillon maintained a tremendous stride and dominance.
Regulation details army boots shoes and leggins for officers in tan and black leather including English puttie leggins of pigskin. Orders from officers at Manassas receive prompt attention and processing.
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