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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1908
Page
21
Woodward & Lothrop showcases a vast fifth floor house furnishings sale featuring dinnerware cut glass and china. Special values highlight many items across china sets glassware and decorative pieces with emphasis on new arrivals and time saving designs.
A disjointed OCR note mentions glassware and a plan, with incomplete prices and items. It references a cottage setting and a WLAN service context, suggesting a catalog or sale snippet with scattered numbers and phrases. The readable terms point to a miscellaneous listing rather than a cohesive article.
The Reliance wickless blue flame oil stove is offered at a high price with claims of immediate heat, safety, and odors free operation. It features multiple oven options and states improved performance with several burner configurations priced from $25 to $100 or more per unit, emphasizing reliability and ease of use.
Hicse we have sold year after easy with unvarying satisfaction the purchaser Dont buy cheap hose whether you hin of us or elsewhere it is tpoor inviestment Really good ELose costs but little more than the worthless We dant sell the tasitisaitors sort but we do of ct at qually that is excellent and i wtlatterd real serime She put into brand fasteners too are far hod of the old style wie bands as rew driver being all that necessa to keep the hose fire from jamnt leaks Best brass woaplngs F special attention is invited to put a iefomal TIose at 13. foot
Garden Tools catalog fragment lists items with small price notes and fragmented spellings. Contains mixed terms like metal, steel, and tools, with odd prices such as 2.00, 25c, and 59u. Reads as a garbled promotional listing from a vintage ad page.
Advertises Florence Automatic Blue Flame Oil Stoves in 2 and 3 burner high and low styles priced at $1000 each. Claims suitability for gas oil or vapor stoves and toasts four slices at once without gas taste. Also notes 25¢ each but unclear if price refers to toasting or another item.
Dense social notes outline a large reception list at the Marine Barracks area with names such as Mrs Badger and Mrs Gunther among attendees. Mentions include plans for imported Steins sale in Aid of the Boys Home, and a May 1 reception hosted by notable society figures. The record also notes visitors to Washington and New York, with several households hosting gatherings and formal dinners.
A demo booth offers samples of Suchard's Imported Swiss Milk Chocolate on the Fifth floor Se 10c 5c and 20c. The text praises the chocolate as digestible and good, inviting readers to try the sample at the demonstration booth.
A social roster lists the wife of the Postmaster General and several prominent figures including Lady Isabella Howard Mme von Livonius and Baron Ambrose among those sailing to Europe for the summer. Mrs Lee, Mr Whitfield Brown, and other families announce engagements, travels, and season plans with dances and society events noted at Washington Barracks and in Virginia.
A long London society column reports a cabal of English and American high society women led by the Duchess of Portland and Duchess of Abercorn forming an anti American group. It details galas, transports, and upcoming entertainments featuring the Vanderbilts, the Szechenyis, and other prominent names, plus notes on Kitty Clive’s stage comeback and social watch in New York and Paris.
The United States National Museum holds a bequest from Stephen Decatur Smith of Philadelphia of a gold ring once owned by Commodore Stephen Decatur. Smith received the ring from Richard Bowers at Tripoli after Decatur’s death. it was worn by Decatur until his death in the Somers expedition. The ring’s history ties to the Intrepid and the 1804 voyage against Tripoli pirates, with Somers and his crew missing after a premature explosion near the enemy.
The Interior Department marked George W Evans for twenty five years as disbursing clerk with floral tributes and esteem from fellow employees. Evans joined the department in May 1883 and has disbursed hundreds of millions of dollars without loss to the government or himself.
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