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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1908
Page
7
J BARANCE of our winter stocks announces a comprehensive remnant sale featuring remnants of women and girls winter garments and accessories. The store offers winter goods and house items at clearance prices, including imperfect or damaged pieces, to help shoppers meet personal needs and brighten homes at low cost.
Bargain sale items include women’s umbrellas in satin and chiffon styles, silk fabrics, and embroidered pieces, with prices ranging from $3 to $9.50. Also offered are Swiss embroidery gowns, feather boas, dressing sacks, and school trike toys for children, all advertised with reduced values and limited quantities.
Readable textile bargains listed for upholstery and home goods. Includes priced pairs of Portieres and drapery fabrics, curtains, and corded edge items. assorted men’s wear, socks, shirts, night shirts, and robes with reduced prices. Several items note substantial markdowns from original values.
Fragmented OCR shows a shoe department sale with reduced prices and various sizes listed. Mentions leather products, Cuban heel, and a range of sizes, but details are garbled. Possibly an urban retail ad from an old newspaper.
Men's hats on sale with reduced prices across sizes and styles. Gray soft hats and felt shapes offered at discounted amounts, with several sizes and minor blemishes noted.
An old newspaper ad lists assorted framed pictures and lithographs with gold and brown frames. Items include landscapes and portraits priced from 1 to 100 dollars, with reductions noted and several on display on the fourth floor of Tenth Street.
A Friday bargain sale highlights boys clothing including all wool reefers with flannel lining in red or gray, knickerbocker trousers, and overcoats. Prices are reduced from high figures to about 2 to 3 dollars and 9s, with various sizes listed for boys aged up to 16 or 17.
A long list of discounts on jewelry and household items appears, with bracelets halved or more from $2110 to 31 percent, and various other pieces like dog collars, wall chains, and stylish chairs reduced by significant percentages. Several pieces show price drops from high hundreds to under $100 or a few dollars, with numerous antique style cabinets, dining tables, and office chairs noted in the sale.
Reading this ad block shows numerous toy and doll price drops on items such as a large Stehle with a horse cage and key, a mechanical base box, doll beds, and various jointed dolls. Prices fall from high to low amounts, with limited quantities and floor location noted.
A miscellaneous lot of Terris Waists and Corsets offered at clearance prices. Waists are coutil and batiste in large and small sizes with elastic attached, sizes 28 to 30. Corsets are coutil with light bust and long top, elasticized, sizes 28 to 30. Uniform price 79 cents for choice, marked down from 1.00 to 1.50. Thrd from 11 venth st.
The listing shows Solid Oak Screen mission designs reduced from 1150 to 750, Green Burlap panels lowered from 1150 to 750, Silver Maple Screen with green burlap and tan panels cut to 750, 14 fold Japanese Screen blue and rove cut from 2000 to 1500, another 14 fold Japanese Screen tan ground embroidered discounted, plus second floor items.
A garbled wartime style advertisement lists men’s coats, overcoats, vests, and jackets in gray black and brown. It cites price drops from high to low, with sizes 34 to 42 and mentions of silk trim and plaid patterns. Many details are unclear due to OCR errors, but the sale emphasizes reduced prices across multiple items.
Reduced from 1 to 110 for one M piece decorated porcelain dinner plates. Various richly decorated Limoges and German china items in sale. Sugar and cream sets tea plates and shakers discounted. many imperfect pieces and plates offered at low prices. Includes ornate strap jugs and Pamexms with plates.
Washington society buzzes with preparations for Mrs Pheodora Shonts and the Duc de Chauines wedding in New York. Diplomatic circles and notable hosts from the Embassy and Senate attended dinners and luncheons, welcoming guests including Mr Rex Rogers and Viscount de Martel, as well as state officials and families from Grant Watson to Mrs Poole. The piece catalogs dinners, entertaining figures, and travel schedules of diplomats, politicians, and social leaders across Washington and New York.
Franklin at the Norfolk navy yard Mrs Oliver of this city will be greatly missed by a large circle of friends. Mrs Elien Foster and Miss Pierce host Majt W McClaughry as guest at Portner residence from 4 to 6. Numerous ladies will be at home this February afternoons and Saturdays with receptions and teas. Gossip highlights the Duchess of Sutherland, Countess of War, and social season before Lent in New York and Ireland.
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