This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
15
Woodward & Lothrop advertises a Friday remnants sale with New York Washington Paris goods. Many lots are small and strong bargains, with early inspection advised to catch high value items before others.
Bargain sale offering several lines of high grade men suits at reduced prices. New season goods with popular colors and patterns. Customers invited to inspect and call to view the listed lots including stripes, blues, browns, and rope effects.
Readable remnants and reductions across a large boys wool suit selection from ages 7 to 18. The ad lists Montague grays, brown mixtures, navy serges and lightweights with prices cut from high to lower figures, including knickerbocker styles and regatta makes.
Friday bargains highlight a new muslin underwear collection with a refined satin and percale lineup. The line features flouncy trims, delicate flounces, and light summer pieces in various checks and stripes. Sizes and styles aim at appealing to young and general summer wearers with affordable prices below one dollar.
Fragmented OCR text mentions prices 25 22 50 18 and 16.75 for choice, with garb described as cut and shaped, appearing to reference custom tailoring or fabric items. Names and full context are unreadable, but the piece suggests a sale or selection process with altered garments and pricing details.
Bargain sale on women's trimmed hats offered at very low prices. The advertisement lists discounted items with markdowns from regular prices such as 300, 600, 800 to 309, 1000, 1200 and mentions two profit‑driven price drops on the second floor.
A fragmentary ad notes price cuts on Silk and Gloria umbrellas with items at 30, 27 50, and 25 dollars. The rest of the text is garbled, showing distorted characters and unreadable lines, preventing fuller details.
A cluttered ad item lists discounted children’s drawers and related goods with prices around 40c to $595, noting various fabrics and trims. It mentions locations and items like gowns, lace, tassels, and bed linens, describing a bustling sale with many other household accessories and value references.
Readable catalog items show discounted fabrics and garments from Semmer Silks. Includes reduced prices on lace trims baby Irish and French valenciennes jacquard silks embroidered nets shirts waists Madras gauze and organza pieces, with many items slashed from high to low dollar amounts. Strong entities include Semmer Silks Canary Cr pe de Ciine Baby Irish French valenciennes Ari and various price points from $0.35 to $39. We note numerous fabrics and waists, with reductions across all sections and items described in period-style catalog prose.
In a brisk market update reports show higher value items in the waist department with notable demand. Retailers note steady turnover and increasing interest in midrange lines as consumers seek affordable fashion options.
A fragmentary old price sheet shows reductions on gray and white dress fabrics, including wool, silk mixes, and stripes. Items list gray wool and plaid pieces, black and white stripes, silks, and Panama materials with markdowns from several dollars to low double digits.
Canvas covered dress trunks and leather suit cases go on sale with prices cut from $0 to $313 and $609 to $195 respectively. Solid leather bags and packing boxes also reduced, basement Equitable Building sale highlights many items with deep discounts.
Bargain notice for cotton voile etamine with heavy text on fabric fold lines and price references. Mentions yardage estimates, color descriptions including black, and a listed price around $100. Nonstandard wording appears from OCR, but readable items indicate textile sale details and supplier notes.
Floor sale listing shows multiple decorated French china pieces with reduced prices. Items include teapot sets bowls cups saucers and vases with reductions from high original amounts to lower sale prices. Many entries specify English porcelain and cracker jars and various covered dishes.
A Friday bargain sale offers Misses tailored suits in stripes and blues with sizes up to bust 34. Also featured are Misses Silk Dimper dresses, Serge Peter Thompson items, and various trims with reductions from $14 to $40, plus skirts and coats in multiple colors and patterns.
A vintage sale list presents numerous lighting and decorative items with substantial price cuts. Electric portable lamps, green metal gas portable with panel shade, brass and nickel lamps, hanging lamps, and jeweled hall oil lamps are marked down from hundreds to tens of dollars, plus fabric shade cases and assorted wax candles.
Women’s Calfskin Oxfords and pumps reduced from 300 to 195 dollars per pair. Tan Russia Calfskin Bluther Cut Oxfords, Gun Metal, gray calfkn pumps, and canvas oxfords discounted to 195. Stocks include multiple sizes and styles with Goodyear welts and Cuban heels. limited quantities remain.
A sale catalog lists silk dresses, jumpers, and coats in solid colors and stripes, with sizes and large reductions. Items include crepe de chine and silk waists, lawn shirtwaists, check lawn suits, white filet net and taffeta coats, capes, and capelets, with discounts from recent higher prices.
A fragmented sale list shows damaged and reduced prices on leatherette couches oak chairs tables and dressers. Items include a leatherette couch marked from 27 to 379 and a green Veloc couch with oak frame, plus a mahogany chaise and four long chests of drawers all cut sharply in price.
In a department sale listing, numerous houseware items are marked down from high prices to lowered figures. Enamelware dishpans, tea kettles, cleavers, imported ice cream molds, drip coffee pots, soap and tumbler sets, a chafing dish, meteor coffee percolator, wash boiler, gas stove broiler, oak commode cover, cutting table, rose knife sharpeners, a 20th Century Furniture polish, and a fifth floor storage item show substantial markdowns with shopworn or damaged conditions noted.
Our third shipment of American grown rose bushes is on sale featuring Champion of the World Crimson Rambler Isabella Sprunt Baltimore Belle and The Bride. Each package of five is five cents? No 25¢ per package of five. Fourth? Fifth floor Eleventh street.
Mrs Taft will leave Washington for Bryn Mawr to witness her daughter’s graduation and Miss Ethel Roosevelt will be a bridesmaid in Miss G H Farr’s wedding. Cuban minister hosted a banquet for Gen Guerra with a large diplomatic guest list and flags, as society circles anticipate numerous weddings and ceremonies in early June.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.