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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1905
Page
7
Woodward and Lothrop advertise a summer sale featuring bright fresh merchandise and a wide assortment of seasonable foods. During the heated term the store closes at 5 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. Special values will be offered continually while maintaining a full regular line of summer goods.
A continued sale highlights lace curtains in Arabian, Renaissance, and Cluny patterns. From stock, small lots of Brussels Net and antique pieces offered at low clearance prices. An importer’s discontinued patterns of fine French handware, including Cluny, are also available.
Clearance sale offers half price on a varied lot of one of a kind summer furniture pieces. Includes maple framed rockers, cane seats and backs, rustic stools and stands, bentwood chairs, rattan chairs and couches, with many items shown at substantial discounts from original prices. Limited quantities and finish options noted. buyers urged to act quickly.
Seasonal canning season highlights a range of kitchen tools and Mason jars. Displays include paring devices, knives, fruit ladles, spoons for Mason jars, enameled ware, and a variety of jars with price per dozen. Also shown are vacuum jars, lightning pattern glass lids, and new jar rims with easy open lips.
The Mudge Patent Canners are demonstrated this week enabling canning of fruits and vegetables in glass jars without sugar if desired. Visit the Housefurnishing Department to see sugar free methods and see a range of canning gear priced from $2.25 up. Includes preserving kettles flats, jelly strainers, measuring cups, fruit presses, peach pitters, family scales, and more with various tin and glass jars and accessories listed in detail.
Newport society hosts a lively dance aboard the Missouri as naval officers return from the Philippines. Engagement announced for Miss Julia Wheeler to Mr. William J. Barris of Cedartown with July 27 wedding planned in New York.
A partial 19th century price list shows Brussels items and rates including 1-2c for cotton, 1c for bateiste, 9 3-de Lastroir Pancies at 18c, 3 7-Bc Fancy Lawns at 9 im, 1-2c embroideries priced at 10 and 15c.
North Atlantic Fleet units under Rear Admirals Davis Evans and Sigsbee briefly departed Newport to escort the body of Commodore John Paul Jones home from France. The two divisions will sail to Hampton Roads and Annapolis en route to a fall mausoleum ceremony at the Naval Academy. Preparations include salutes, escorts, and a ceremonial launch transfer with camel battalions and marines forming the guard.
Gen Leonard Wood, recently operated on at a private hospital in Boston, departed the institution today with Mrs Wood, a trained nurse, and a physician. He will spend a few days in the country and expects to sail early next month for Manila.
Fire swept a hay shed near Fort Hamilton on the Long Island side of the Narrows, spreading to a gun shed and stables housing about two hundred horses and mules. Nine siege guns were destroyed by heat as New York garrison soldiers, aided by Brooklyn engines, brought flames under control before barracks were breached. Commander W. W. Waite, U.S.N., named as assistant superintendent of the State War and Navy building, is expected to succeed Admiral George W. Baird upon his retirement.
The Naval Veterans Association of the United States met in New Haven to elect officers including Commodore Walter W. Jacobs and Captain John N. Phelps. The women's auxiliary chose leaders such as Captain commanding Mrs. B. A. Whitcher and Commander Lex Philadelphis. A list of assignments to various posts and duties followed, with movement notices and naval vessel arrivals and departures.
From the London Express the struggle against sparrows was debated at the Imperial Institute. Hungarian agronomist Igali Svpto gar likened the sparrow to a little brigand while Dr A Quinet urged linking entomology with ornithology. A resolution urged anti slaughter of penguins and sea birds. The congress noted 50 specimens and planned to meet in Berita in 190.
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