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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1913
Page
2
Dress ing Combs Manufacturer's Samples Sale Preview
Manufacturer's samples of dressing combs in ceruloid Parisian ivory and hard rubber offered in many shapes and styles with coarse or fine teeth. Values listed as 15c 19c and 9c each. Sale price detail appears incomplete.
Stocking Sale Promises Unbeatable Prices
Local ad highlights women’s silk stockings in sizes and weights, with regular 1.00 to 1.50 values offered at 69 cents. Features include pure silk material, double sole, high heel and toe, garter tops, and fast black and color options, emphasizing fall fashion and dramatic savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Day
Washington
Lymansville
Copenhagen
Fancy Socks Sale Notice 25c Per Pair
Local ad offers 50c Fancy Socks at 25c, including children’s styles with double soles heels and toes. Choices include eye tops checks stripes and silk clocks in black and colors. Regular stock values. Sale price per pair 25c.
Window Shades Sold At 19 Cents Each
106 dozen opaque cloth window shades 3x6 feet on strong spring rollers. White ecru signt and dark asreen colors with matching rings. Regular 2 cent values. sale price 19 cents.
Curtains and Lace Curtains Sale Announcement
Fine grade Cable Net Scotch and Nottingham Lace Curtains offered in white ecru and Arabian shades. Widths 49 to 54 inches, lengths 312 yards, elaborate borders and heavily worked centers with plain or novelty effects. Discounts from $2.50 to $3.50 to a sale price of $1.68 per pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottingham
Cots Sold at Sale Price of One Dollar Ninety Five
Advert reads five dollar cots complete now offered at sale price of one dollar ninety five. Bronzed finish drawn steel frame ramelink body coil ends husk and straw mattress soft top blue and white stripe ticking bound sides pillow with sanitary feather and wool. Regular five dollar value highlighted as sale bargain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A
Tax Reform Not Planned by District Commissioners
District Commissioners say no need for immediate tax law changes in the District of Columbia and lack direct authority over assessors. Congress retains power, with the assistant assessors board operating independently and only final reports subject to commissioners’ approval. Any reforms are likely to come from Congress, with commissioners limited to recommending changes through proposed bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of District Commissioners
Henry George
District of Columbia
Congress
Capitol
George
Relatives Take Girls Away From Washington Hotel
Helen Fischer of Somerset and Nellie Matthews of Glenwood removed by police from a Pennsylvania avenue hotel after locking themselves inside for days. They left the city yesterday in the care of relatives. Fischer accuses Matthews of assault, which remains pending but may be dropped if Matthews stays away from Washington. Louise Muehleisen of 1361 Girard Street NW died at Providence Hospital after an appendectomy. she was active in church and charity work and left four children. Funeral plans pending with burial at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Fischer
Somerset
Nellie C. Matthews
Glenwood
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington Asylum Hospital
United States
Proctor
Nellie Matthews
Andj
Nelie Matthews
Washington
Louise Muehleisen
Widuw
German Orphan Asylum
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Muehleisen
Vo Knox
Tor Hinnenstein
William
J. A. Muehleisen
American “Sixes” Win In The Export Field
Foreign observers are startled by U S manufacturing skill as the modern American light Six proves export worthy. In Europe and other regions the Six was once a luxury for royalty, now dealers abroad report the new shipments and astonishment at the value and potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Europe
Australia
South America
South Africa
Benson
Studebaker Corporation
Miller Bros Open New Ford Service Station at Pierce Street
Miller Bros Automobile and Supply House takes over the 61 to 81 Pierce Street Northeast site formerly held by Studebaker of America to operate a Ford service station. The over one acre plant will host ten departments including Ford parts and accessories and a second-hand car display. managers claim it will be among the best equipped plants in the South, with continuous Ford owner support guiding the new venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce Street
Studebaker Corporation of America
Miller Bros Automobile and Supply House
Ford Cars
Ford
Charles Miller
Miller Bros. Company
Ford Company
Cooperaton
Lawmaker Calls On Attorney General Over Railroads and Steamship Lines
Representative Linthicum introduces a House resolution seeking Attorney General McReynolds’s information on intercorporate relations among the New York New Haven and Hartford and allied lines and the Merchan ts and Miners Transportation and other carriers. The aim is to learn if antitrust actions have begun and whether a break up would lower freight rates for Baltimore and Washington merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linthicum
Baltimore
Washington
House of Representatives
Charles J. Linthicum
McReynolds
House
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
New England Transportation Company
Hartford and New Haven Transportation Company
Merchants and Miners Transportation Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington
Delaware, Railroad
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway Company
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway Company
Palhroads
New York
New England
Norfolk
Ines
Poison Will Not Kill Her Miss Beryl King
Miss Beryl King a 22 year old resident of Carlisle Court on Fourteenth Street and Columbia Road swallowed bichloride of mercury tablets early yesterday. She was rushed to Emergency Hospital treated with a stomach pump and later reported resting easy with excellent chances of recovery. Doctors believe none of the poison was absorbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beryl King
Wow
Carlisle Court
Fourteenth Street
Columbia Road
Miss King
Spital
City Bulletins Crossed Swords Greats Showing Bombardment
An early historic bulletin notes airship bombardment events with fragmented lines and scattered details. Mentions Cenab cannon and references to times and places, including line markers 773 and 1237, and names Tyree and Druggista in a partial, garbled context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poday Visgina
Tyree
Southern Society at Work Sets Busy Membership Pace
Applications for membership pour in as the Southern Society of Washington reorganizes its leading committees. President Claude N. Bennett announces executive committees with C. C. Calhoun chairing and Rev. J. Henning Nelms among members. A special committee to revise the constitution includes Samuel J. Graham and Daniel B. Henderson. The membership committee, led by William H. Saunders, adds Dr. Gustavus Werber Joshua Evans and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Society of Washington
Claude N. Bennett
C. C. Calhoun
J. Henning Nelms
D.D
E. &. Meritt
E. Bamford Smith
Henry D. Clayton
Samuel J. Graham
Daniel B. Henderson
Harry Payton
Milton W
Bravery Noted in Pittsburg Sailors Rescue at Guaymas
R C Hawkins master at arms and A S Alderman hospital apprentice of the cruiser Pittsburg saved a distressed shipmate off Guaymas Mexico. Secretary Daniels sent them letters of commendation. During a dull period the powder division swimmers jumped overboard and rescued A Presa who collapsed while swimming ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Hawkins
A. S. Alderman
Pittsburg
Guaymas
Mexico
Daniels
Powder Division
A. Presa
Hawkins
Alderman
Millionaires Not to Blame for Being Rich Lecture Says
Socialist Ben F. Wilson, Kansas legislator, argues Carnegie and Rockefeller are not blameworthy for wealth. He says they merely won under the system, which is sustained by others tolerating it. The talk covers tariffs, trusts, and social justice for women, with club members pressed for political and economic remedies.
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Rockefeller
Carnegie
Ben F. Wilson
Kansas
Study Club
Ingram Memorial Church
Lincoln Park
Mr. Wilson
Wilson
Langland
Wows Aluenil
England
Fauh
Spirit Brotherhood
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