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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1906

Page

7

Woodward & Lothrop Summer Bargains At Remnants Sale

During the heated term the store will close at 5 o clock Saturdays at 1 o'clock Friday's Our Remnant Day. A varied collection of handy odds and ends broken sizes and assortments short lengths one of a kind articles in wearing apparel housekeeping helps and summer use goods marked at low prices for quick distribution Remnants of cotton and woolen dress goods at half price and less Pieces with yards enough to make a suit a shirt waist or wrapper Many bargains not advertised Friday Bargain in Women's Handkerchiefs Irish linen hemstitched handkerchiefs in ally for a special price $1.00 a dozen Main floor G St.

Friday Bargain in Women's Trimmed Hats and Petticoats

Bargain sale details for women’s trimmed hats, children’s hats, gingham petticoats, and J. & Corsets on the third floor Eleventh street. Hats priced from 1.00 to 2.00 each, originally 4.00 to 8.00. Children’s hats 1.00. Corsets in lightweight white batiste, size 18 to 28, 7½ to 9.50. Women’s life hose 25¢ a pair, originally 35¢.

Eleventh St J. FR

Friday Bargain in Lawn Waist Patterns and White Goods

Friday bargain items include smalle t lawn waist patterns trimmed with tacks and Valenciennes lace priced at 1.50 each, down from 2.25 to 2.50. White Goods department offers 5% yards Embroidered White Batiste, and Embroidered Black Dotted Swisa at reduced yard prices, plus remnants of summer wool dress fabrics at half regular prices in the second floor White Goods and G Street sections.

Valenciennes White Goods Department Ize Eleventh St

Clearance Sale of Importers Samples Upholstery Fabrics

Clearance sale on the fourth floor features importer's samples of upholstery fabrics and French lace curtains at deep discounts. Items include 25 inch pillow pieces, 30 and 50 inch fabrics, and hand made lace curtains, with prices from 25 cents to 16.50 and discounts up to 50 percent. Also offered are Menswear and home textiles like suspenders, fob chains, shirts, rugs, fine linens, and damask tablecloths with substantial markdowns.

Cloak Department Bargains on Rain Coats and Boyswear

The Cloak Department offers discounts on items including Glive Rain Coat size 42 and Gray Rain Coat size 40, with marked reductions from 15.00 and 21.00. Also featured are Tan Covert Cloth Coats, Automobile Coat, and a range of Boys Furnishings with several reductions on blouses shirts and belts. Third floor Tenth St, single.

One-of-a-kind Trunks Bargain Sale Today

A Friday sale offers separated from stock odd and exclusive trunks at quarter to half off regular prices. Items include Travelin 11 inch Black Horn Alligator Bag, 12.5 inch Brown Horn Alligator Bag, Brown Walrus Bag with feather lining, and Weinch Pigskin Hand Bag, all with leather or brass fittings and two pockets. Prices reduced from 9 235 to 12.50, from 18.74 to 11.00, from 14.00 to 7.08, from 14.50 to 7.00, and similar markdowns on multiple styles.

Equitable

Bargain Basket Department Reductions in Listed Items

The store announces discounts across several basket items including Omoe Scrap Basket and Indian Scrap Baskets, with prices cut from old figures to new ones. Also on sale are Candy Paskets and Mtraw Telescope Baskets, plus a lunch hamper reduced from $20 to $5 and Balsam Fir toilet paper priced at 49 cents to 9e per box.

Omoe

Friday Bargain in Wash Dress Goods

Wash Dress Goods sale offering two jets of printed organdies and silk mousselines at half price. Lengths from 3 to 9 yards suit house gowns negligees kimonos and children's and misses frocks. Lot 1 printed French organdie lisget pink hellotrope and blue on white grounds 15c yard was 37.5c. Lot 2 silk mousseline plain and dotted floral prints on white grounds 15c yard was 25c to 37.5c.

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Remnants Sale Text From a 19th Century Ad

Also These Remnants: lengths from 2 to 5 yards, quantities for women and girls clothing. Batiste Lawns 8 cents per yard, Forcales 12 cents, Ginghams 9 cents, Mikado Silks 25 cents, Banzai Silk 30 to 37 cents, Mousseline de Soie 15 cents, Printed Tulle or Net 2 cents per yard.

Batiste

Bargain Prices on Boys' Suits at Third Floor Outlet

Public sale of boys and young men's suits with heavy discounts listed by size and style. Navy blue double breasted, single breasted, Norfolk, wash and sailor suits in varied fabrics, reduced from $12.60 to $10.00, $6.75, $3.95, and other marked prices. Third Floor Tenth Street location.

Tenth St Peter’ Thompson

Women’s Suits Deep Discount Picks at Local Dept Store

A department store highlights clearance on women’s suits and dresses, listing Imperial Serge Eton and White Serge ensembles in sizes 22 to 40, with heavy markdowns from 40 dollars to around 3 to 20 dollars. Also includes several light coats and dresses with lace trims and velvet details reduced to bargain prices.

China Department Sale On Decorated China Goods

Fifth floor clearance lists multiple decorated French and Japanese chinaware with discounts. Items include plates bowls pots dishes and dish sets reduced from several dollars to low prices, some damaged covers noted.

Waist Department Sale Features Reduced White Waists and Slips

A Cleveland department sale offers White Tafteta waists with elbow sleeves in sizes 35 38 and 40 reduced from 1250 to 7 60 each. White Figured Net waists with lace trim elbow sleeves sizes 22 3M 40 42 at 93 75 each after reductions. Lavender silk slips low neck short sleeves sizes 34 36 38 priced 1 90 each. A selection of white lawn and batiste waists in assorted styles and sizes offered at greatly reduced prices.

Misses Department Dress Reductions in Third Floor Sale

Several girls dresses in sizes 4 to 18 receive steep price cuts. White linen and pique garments, green linen, blue cheviot suits, and lawn dresses show marked reductions from $18.50 to $7.80, $20 to $4.70, and more. Includes collar trimmings, Russian style waists, and bloomers. sale notes placed on third floor.

Petar Thomas

Rug Department Sale Prices Listed By Size

The Tenet Rug Department advertises reductions across many items including areal Begyvy Cuma Agettings and Japanese Matting. Highlights show 12-foot Kashmir Rugs cut from $9.00 to $4.10 and Pur Rugs from $5.60 to $3.00, with various rolls and 19 by 12-foot mats discounted.

Kashmir

Shoe and Bed Department Sale Notes Various Reductions

Reads like a department store sale notice listing reduced prices on women’s oxford shoes in multiple styles and sizes, including box calfskin and patent coltskin, plus beds and mattresses. Mentions items such as iron beds with Vernis Martin finish, white enameled beds, and folding beds, with price drops from around $12 to $1.08 or $10.00 in places, indicating a second floor sale area.

Glzen Ss. Dutt Kida Alzes West Gale T.niza

Ash Chair and Settle Price Reductions Feature Broad Range

Furniture Department lists numerous items with reduced prices including Ash Chair, Ash Rocker, Ash Armchair, Settees, Morris Chair, Settee, Book Table, and Porch Swing. Items emphasize ash finish, cane seating, and matching rockers with markdowns from $8 to $100, prices cut to as low as $4.25 to $82.50. Also notes one large refrigerator at $82.50 and other assorted pieces on sixth floor.

Housefurnishing Dept Bargains Cited in Dented Goods Sale

Prices slashed on nickel plated pudding dish copper bottom steam kettle and sauce pans with shop wear dents and reduced from 1.15 to Gee and 1.00 to l en h. Fruit presses 5c each and enamel ware double boilers cut from 85c to 40c. Boxes dented lowered to 5c to 6c each. Fifth Hour Eleventh St. sale note and shop worn items.

Steve Owen

Social and Personal News From Washington Society

The social column reports marriages and travels of notable Washington and east coast figures. Former Representative Lentz of Ohio wed Mrs Kate Alexander in Columbus. the Marlatt Mackay Smith wedding at Seal Harbor links to Bishop Mackay-Smith and Rev Dr Smith with a reception at Wildelif. Guests include Gen Corbin, Capt Penn, and many dignitaries. Other notes cover summer escapes to Chevy Chase Inn, Atlantic City, Lenox, and Denmark, plus society movements and schedules of prominent families.

Lentz Ohio Kate Alexander Columbus Marquis de Champron R. I. Society of the Cincinnati Mackay-Smith B.A. Carman Gen.Carman Chevy Chase Inn Dr. L. 2. Carman Helen Mackay~ Smith Charles Lester Marlatt St. Jude's Church Seal Harbor Alexander Mackay-Smith Mplscopal Pennsylvania Cornelius B. Smith St. James’ Church New York Lst Gladys Virginia Mackay- Smith Slatera Clarence B. Smith R. H. Chapman David ‘Pairchild Mr. Marlatt Pointe d'Angleterre Weir Mitchell Philadelphia William Scheiffelin Huntington H. Kerr Washington A. A. Hoehling, Jr John C. Wilson Louis Doering Challante Atlantic City Isaac Henderson Carbaugh B.S. Brinton Bury Ald Scietly Mias Marie Barney John J.etz Kate’ Alexander Erge Rev. E. i

Baird Chosen DC Board President in Unanimous Vote

Admiral George W. Baird was elected president of the DC board of education by unanimous vote at Franklin School yesterday morning. W. Everman Barton was named vice president with Horton W. Everman as a fellow officer as discussions move toward staffing changes, vacations, and committee appointments.

Commissioners of Barton “W.~ Everman George ‘W Baird Mrz Emma M. Brewer Clabaugh Batra Stuart Lary. C. Terrell Torday Wanda McKinley Sehigot Balra Encopricc

Wedding Tings and Seasonal Tips in Old Notice

OF INTEREST TO WOMEN. A mix of whimsical tips and a contract notice. Suggestions range from child entertainment ideas and summer decor to mouth posture and travel fashion. A U.S. courthouse post office and customs house contract in Los Angeles, valued at 918000, was awarded to Dougan Bringham & Co. of Seattle with a completion deadline of September 1.

United States Los Angeles Cal Treasury Department Dougan, Bringham & Co Seattle Wash Treasury Cest

Clash of Steel Gladiators Amazes 25 000 Spectators

A Thi rd century spectacle in Brighton Beach featured two steam locomotives harnessed as fighting gladiators. The crowd of about 25 000 watched as the engines clashed on a track laid within the oval infield amid steam, smoke, and whistling exhaust. Firemen leapt clear as the massive iron beasts surged forward in a dramatic, dangerous battle.

New York Brighton Beach Orde Specstatora

Hints for the Home and Household Tips

The passage offers quirky home guidance from dental tips to beauty hacks. It mentions saving Vetle teeth as souvenirs for summer parasols, avoiding premature pulling, using electric rollers to remove kinks, and noting social norms about hairdressers and polite behavior. It also includes odd remedies like cigar ashes for tooth powder and cautions about surgery.

Collision on the track leaves wreck and steam and ruin

In a thunderous head on crash the two engines tore the center of the track. Steam and smoke hid the wreck as water burst from the tender and the Ida structure collapsed. Witnesses describe grinding, shrill agony and a chorus of steam while relic hunters finally approach hours later across mud and danger of explosion.

Stona Orden Sen

Rare Fiddle In Glass Cases Auction Finds Valued Violin Makers

The London sale featured a large Joseph Guarnerius instrument selling for 1259 dollars, while Del Gesu works rival their value though rare, as experts note the find of a Stradivarius in England is unlikely. Wealthy collectors seek museum pieces, often keeping violins in glass, reducing accessibility for musicians.

Vielyniellos London Joseph’ Guarnerias Joseph del Gesu Joseph Guarnerius del Geon England Franz Kneisel Kneisel Sun Smusi¢Ian Stradivarius Dan 'Venti Milionaire H. H Connecticut

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Woodward & Lothrop Paris G St Men’s Department Sc. Binairs Maiti Loor Cloak Department Boys’ Clothing Dept Women’s Suit Dept China Department Bed Department Furniture Department Gen. Corbin National Spencers H. C. Corbin J. A. Penn Wilford St. Louis AL HL Lloyd Esmont Charles Whitesie Rae Northeast Harbor Eberle Pacific Coast Blue Ridge Summit Samuel Herman Wes Martin van “Buren Blood Kansag City Milo Winn Munson Belmont Street Miss. Reberger Lilla Hetberger Denmark Firth Baptist Church W. EB. Mooney First Street Howison Ruth Luckett Alice Reyer Richard. Weightroan Alexander Magruder Maryland Cazenovia WN. Y Elizabeth Emory David ‘King Newport R. J Mme. Des Portes William R. Radford Lenox Mrs Samuel Spencer Tuxerlo Park Marquis de’ Chambrun France Langworth Neyport Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati Webster A. Edgar Newbold Edgar Europe Commander Baird Takes Command Admiral b.Baira Gradirectea Caesar Professional Men OF Shirley W. Bowles, D.D. S First Flyer S. Kann, Sons & CO White Mountain Alaska Pein Garleton Vaughan F Street Galt & Bro Penna. Ave D. F. Barringer Belect Toltet Stf ST Hattie M. Shacklette Quy
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