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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1906
Page
9
Ragged listing outlines a rummage sale offering leather tam shanters yacht caps and golf caps among many headwear items. Also notes assorted serge and flannel garments, jackets, shirts, sweaters, and children’s caps with varied sizes and prices, plus miscellaneous household items.
S200 and S60 Black Kid and Patent Colt Oxfords and Tan Call Oxfords available. Broken sizes. One pair priced at eight dollars. Also Kid and Patent Leather Slippers and Shoes with tan calf leather and white tops offered. Gray market sale with substantial value.
Advertisement fragment lists waist pattern prices: 89c and 59c, then 1.00, 1.50, and 0.79 dollars. Indicates sale or catalog pricing for patterns, likely from a department store or pattern company. No additional context available.
The store confirms its semi annual rummage sale to clear end of season stock. Read page 11 for more sale news. Quantities are listed and some items may sell out quickly as they are offered at sensationally low prices for immediate clearance. The event is a staple in Washington with strong public response.
Rummage sale offers wide selection of women's apparel including coats in cream and green Velvet, skirts in chiffon and plaid, white linen dresses, and tailored suits. Many items reduced from high prices, with varying sizes and styles, as dealers emphasize strong discounts on gowns, walking skirts, and tailored ensembles.
Rummage Sale features white shirt waists from $0.29 to $0.59 with many trims of lace, embroidery, and Val materials. Stocks include India linen, Persian lawns, batistes, and gingham, with regular prices up to $4.00 and sale prices around 59 cents to 98 cents for selected pieces.
A fragment lists assorted fabric bargains including 44-inch black chiffon voile at sale price 35¢ per yard, 44-inch silk and wool Cepr de Paris at 49¢, 60-inch all-wool Cheviot at 1.35 regular price, 42-inch wool Jacquard jet black at 9¢, 46-inch all-wool brick London Twine voile at 30¢, and 40-inch brick voile with silk designs at 45¢ per yard, with regular prices shown.
Colonial era catalog style listing silk fabrics by width from 24 to 27 inches in navy national Alice old rose gray brown cardinal white and natural. Includes crepe ombre satin taffeta and brocade with rummage sale prices and regular prices noted for each item. One piece brocade at 69c yard while stocks last.
A rummage sale offers substantial cuts on Indian linen and white goods. Items include White-India Linen in various lengths, 30-inch Indian sheer fabrics, imported check jats, and 80-inch Swans Organza. Prices drop from regular 12 1-2 to as low as 7 1-3 cents per yard with sale pricing applied.
Tomorrow’s Rumimage Sale features embroideries of many types including match sets skirtings demi flouncings corset-cover edges insertions and more Lot highlights include cambric edges and insertions sold by the yard Swiss and Nainsook embroideries priced from 19c to 64c per yard and all-over Swiss and cambric embroidery at various yard prices Swiss embroidery medallions shirtwaist bands and panel pieces are offered with old regular prices cited and many items described as fine quality Readiness to sell quickly emphasized with lots stated as limited so early arrival is advised
Sale catalog itemizes Javanese cotton warp matting in varied yardages, 23c to 2c per yard, plus 180-warp Japanese matting in damask and carpet patterns. Includes Axminster rugs, Marseilles bed spreads, white bed spreads, Portieres, cushions, and gray wool blankets with stated Mage sale prices and value ranges.
A miscellaneous sale lists Young Men sweaters suits and pants in sizes 14 to 19 with prices marked as rummage sale values. Descriptions include Wersteds straw-stained mixtures dark colors cuffed pants and values up to 8 dollars. Hundreds of summer pants suits vests and hats offered tomorrow at reduced sale prices.
A catalog-style notice details a rummage sale of men’s wear including madras neglige shirts with or without cuffs, night robes of muslin cambric and nainsook, leather belts, silk scarves, undergarments, cotton hose, garters, and suspenders. Prices list many items at fractions of regular values, with sizes ranging up to 19 for robes and shirts.
Reading list of rummage sale goods featuring China dinnerware in green blue underglaze sets, carved mirrors, tobacco humidors, and ovens. Items include 200 Eng Liv China Binner Prater Bowls Gas Meal Dishes 5c each, 8c chalice plates, croquet sets, garden sets, and various priced domestic wares with sale prices to 49c.
Rummage Sale offers women’s undergarments and nightwear at deep discounts. Includes muslin drawers with hems and tucks, corsets with full brocade fronts, sun bonnets, kimonos, aprons, and lace trimmed pieces in varied sizes up to 37, with prices as low as a few cents per item.
A catalog-like listing describes machine needles strings shoelaces dress shields tubular Mohair laces and damers with assorted colors and values. Items include Turkey red woven initial muslin, darning cotton spools white and black, stocking damers with handle, velvet grip hose supporters and mohair laces in bundles.
A vintage retail ad sample lists low priced toilet items including detachable handles made of Tampico bristles priced at 39 cents, bath sponges 25 cents each, Japanese tooth picks 5 cents per pack in straw boxes, heavy whisk brooms, rubber tubs with nickeled spray, and various brushes and soaps. Also features moldy items like Munyon's Witch Hazel and White Castile Soap with marked discounts and multiple small item prices.
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