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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1905
Page
39
An advertisement lists new stock of wash dress goods including Persian lawn waists and embroidered pieces with prices $2.95 to $8.75. It promotes seasonal fabrics, exclusive patterns, and a wide shoe collection on the third floor with prices around $3.00 to $5.00, plus suit cases and trunks on the tenth street basement.
Demonstration of a rosette iron device with one handle and two molds that produces fresh crisp rosettes in minutes. The set makes forty cakes for 10 cents, priced at 5ac a set, located on the fifth floor.
This notice advertises matched sets of women’s underwear in three piece sections. It highlights imported ties to Dainty French Lingerie and Bridal Trousseaux and notes domestic copies resembling the French.
A complete department showcases baby clothes with French and American styles. Includes coats and caps, nainsook gowns and drawers trimmed with embroidery lace and beading. Sets range from 4.50 to 9.75, with elaborates up to 75 dollars. also Bedford Cord cloaks priced from 3.50 to 4.30, located on Eleventh Street third floor.
The ad urges households to speed spring sewing with a modern high grade sewing machine, claiming significant labor savings and reliable performance from Guaranteed Sewing Machines.
The Woodward and Lothrop advertisement touts a high grade sewing machine with best materials workmanship and design a five year guarantee and no agency plan. Machines are made to specifications with economy in production and selling costs stated. The Hand Machine is priced at 10.50 with sales on the second floor G street.
A new shipment of Roberts' Stone Water Filter is recommended for home use. It fits on any spigot and becomes less effective as it gathers dirt, then is easily scraped clean and used again. Lasts almost indefinitely. Price is $1.50. Fifth floor eleventh st.
Allendale Quilts offers old-fashioned White Dimity Quilts launders like muslin. Production has been discontinued for nearly two years, now limited stock arriving. Select early in sizes 7 4, 8 4, 10 4, 11 4, 12 4. Second floor Misventh St.
Washington society notes honor Mrs James Robert McKee of New York at dinner with prominent guests including ambassadors and ministers. Countess Cassini to sail for Europe in April for a summer, wedding at Beltsville Md between Miss Mary Herbert Eversfield and Frederick A Kraft, and other society events at Cairo ball room and Loseham. Representative Sperry and Mrs Sperry head to Pinehurst before summer. Mrs Robert N Harper hospitalized at Columbia Hospital.
A sale listing describes a lot of Butter and Ecru Venice Galloons and Medallions valued up to 1 dollar, Venice Galloons up to 25 cents a yard, Black Silk Escorial Insertions praised as excellent up to 30 cents, and French Val Laces in 12-yard lengths with cartons totaling 75, widths up to 2 inches, valued up to 85 cents per 12 yards.
A Washington Post special reports on why Africans may not need wireless telegraphy. A missionary explains drums send urgent news across villages, guiding gatherings and even sending tools like umbrellas during storms. The piece notes drums aid communication where alphabets are absent and bans occur during wars.
Maj. Charles B. Hinton U S Army aged 58 died suddenly in his Davenport hotel room. A coroner ruled heart paralysia as the cause. Hinton came to Davenport to head a recruiting station and will be buried in Greenwood Cemetery beside his wife. He left Washington March 11 after long service including the Philippines and a California health exile. He leaves a sister Mrs. Hooke and Mrs. Lower and two brothers A J Hinton and William, plus son Charles P. Hinton in the Philippines civil service.
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