Fragmented OCR item on prices and litter sale
Fragmented text shows a price line mentioning regular price 374c and a yard or litter item with unclear details. No clear event or entities other than price references are readable.
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
7
Fragmented text shows a price line mentioning regular price 374c and a yard or litter item with unclear details. No clear event or entities other than price references are readable.
A salvageable notice describes a sale of men’s neglige shirts and matching items at discounted prices. Readily available stock includes four-piece sets and various sizes with limited stock noted.
Readable catalog style notice advertising a special sale of women’s shirt waists. Includes multiple styles with prices from 2.25 to 6.00 and descriptions of features such as sleeves, collars, trimmings, and fastenings. Mentions values and savings, appealing to shoppers seeking dressy waists at reduced prices.
Society notes cover weddings, diplomatic departures, and Newport plans. Jihan L Howenstein marries Arthur C Moses and Katherine becomes Mrs Henry H Kelly. Diplomatic circles note Barons Takahira and Sakahira leave Washington for summer in Buent Vista. Newport season active with receptions, entertainments, and royal-tinged gatherings as society figures converge on Bar Harbor and Ocean Lawn.
An article highlights a valuable trove of golf clubs and curiosities kept by a Manchester club museu with items attributed to famed makers like Philps and coaches such as Col Edward Morich Morrell. It notes historic pieces including a donkey-felled golf ball anecdote and a carved apple wood toad putter, plus connections to Lang Geordie and St Andrews figures as the Bar Harbor horse show and Adirondack travels are referenced.
The article describes dress yokes with varied shapes, box pleats, pin tucks, shoulder caps, silk trimming, and matching piping. It notes patterns in fabric and styles, mentions a second floor shop area, crest styles, satin or silk effects, and a possible major sale with discounted prices.
The Kronprinz Wilhelm voyage is traced with Mrs Vanderbilt smiling among friends in Paris at Vendome. Alfred G Vanderbilt remains abroad while the household mail and staff accompany the journey, and the newspaper notes the family troubles as the voyage continues.
Officials of the Shepherd Memorial Association confer with Commissioner Vacfail to choose a site for the Governor Shepherd statue funded by popular subscription. Proposed in front of the district building, the eastern end site is reconsidered to avoid obstructing the structure’s appearance.
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