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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1908
Page
7
A June sale promotes imported and plain household linens well suited for bridal chests and gifts. Discounts apply to damask tablecloths and napkins, bleached towels, hemstitched linen damask towel sets, damask napkins, and sheets. Prices range from modest yardage deals to bulk towel and sheet bundles with substantial savings.
Upholstery and cabinet work offered with estimates for drapery making, reupholstering, and fittings. Also covers furniture care, mattress tiling, pillows, carpets, rugs, shades, screens, and window hardware with pricing ranges and materials listed.
A fragment discussing shade types and mounting details for a porch setup. Mentions iron fixtures, a measured area of 320 by 4 feet and additional lines noting sills and cords. References price points around 500 dollars and partial dimensions, with unclear product terms and temperatures.
An OCR fragment describes adjustable metal frame treen items and mentions features such as width adjustability, frame strength, and galvanized components. It lists various sizes including 22 inch to 24 inch and 30e measurements, with terms like closed open and winch. The readable text emphasizes durability and weather resistance.
Screen doors complete with fixtures and swing hinges offered by Shane Juxel and Jn feet priced from 1 to 300 dollars. Cabinets by Stork Screen Doors built from seasoned hardwood with rustless wire in various sizes including 27 by 83 inches 299 by 010 inches and 3 by 7 feet with prices 373 and 400 dollars each.
Special sale of rustless screen wire to reduce duplicate stock. Prices listed for various widths from 26 inch to 48 inch with values and per yard rates. Includes 26 inch at 33¢, 28 inch at 33¢, 32 inch at 40¢, 34 inch at 43¢, 36 inch at 43¢, 42 inch at 53¢, 48 inch at 60¢.
Slip covers preserve furniture and add a cool room look. As a special, we offer to order slip covers for average B piece furniture using Belgian linen, allowing 16 yards for making at the special price of 12.50 dollars per suite.
Social and personal items describe Mr Hubert Burnham of Chicago hosting events for his marriage to Miss Vivian Cameron and Miss Edna Simon becoming Mrs Arthur Sargent. Other society weddings include Miss Winifred Mattingly and Ma David Porter, plus notes on receptions, church ceremonies, and guest lists across Washington.
A chaotic, opulent social page captures a climate party with lavish outfits, high society figures, and entangled scandals. Names like Rockefeller, Belmont, and Vanderbilt surface amid marriages, lawsuits, and estate talk as Newport, New York, and San Francisco social scenes bustle with weddings and society activity.
Lisula Morgan daughter of Mrs Toll Morgan of New York married at the church of St Mary the rector Rev William Sitzimmen officiating. Pierpont Morgan gave away the bride as guests included Tuxedo colonists and guests from New York.
A West Turners delegation hosted by the Columbia Turnverein and German societies in Washington departed for Baltimore yesterday and will sail today for Germany aboard the steamship Mama. The party of thirty six turners and twenty four University of Oklahoma students, led by Henry Myer, rode the 1 pm train after many stayed to see the Capital City sights. One hundred members of the Philadelphia Maennerchor visited Mount Vernon yesterday.
The Washington Country Club elected permanent officers including Dr Joseph Labor Jolur s as president Atoll Yates as president Frank Upman as secretary Lo Willey Stearns as treasurer and a ward of directors led by Gen Presley M Rivey FF Jonker Ak Barris Procto I. Dough wity 3 IL Davalson and krank 5 Eight. The club buys land on Lie Virgins shore overlooking Tetonac near Washington and plans a 3900 yard golf course with a temporary clubhouse to be built soon.
Lieut Francie Winslow, retired from active service, died at Norfolk on June 22, 1908. Born in Thuy Tare, Winslow joined the U S Navy as a midshipman in 1868, served on the Guerriere and Constellation, held training ship duties, and was promoted through several commands before retirement in March 1889. He is survived by his wife, Sapl Cameron MecR Winslow of the Yew Hamnsti shipyard.
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