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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1907
Page
26
Woodward and Lothrop announces a remover sale at its New Yor New York Washington Paris location. The event features remnants across all departments from basement to seventh floor. Bargains target personal comfort, adornment, and home beautification with odds and ends at reduced prices Friday to clear stock and refresh assortments.
Friday bargains in men s handkerchiefs highlight reduced prices across several styles and colors. Main floor display includes linen handkerchiefs, covert cloth tops, and all linen options with special values and direct importation notes.
Bargain sale featuring boys' blouses in sizes 3 to 16 made of various materials. Some with collars, some without, lightly used or soiled from handling. Prices 27 cents each, previously 6 and 7 cents. Third floor clearance.
A small lot of Black Lantern Silke Petticoats with deep flare and shirring priced at 3.77 each, value twenty dollars. New Tartem Silly Petticoats in black feature stylish trims and full tucked ruffles. Special price two hundred fifty dollars each. Main floor boat.
Catalog-style sale notice detailing price cuts on extra large blankets over $600 each, discounted mens wear including hosiery, sweaters, shirts, and cashmere drawers, plus ladies shoes and corsets with reductions from prior pricing. Items span sizes 10 to 18 inches and beyond, with multiple floors and departments cited, highlighting heavy discounts on coats, sweaters, undergarments, and footwear.
A fragmented sale listing outlines dresses, skirts, plaids, and striped patterns at reduced prices. It details white lawn trims, craton textiles, and assorted garments for women and children, with many items heavily discounted to a fraction of original cost.
A full page of reduced prices lists cloaks coats suits skirts and dresses in black brown green blue and tan fabrics. Items include raincoats serge coats taffeta and broadcloth suits with trims and white pique vests. Discounts range from one third to nearly half, with many sizes noted and prices slashed for quick sale.
A garbled catalog style list of dress fabrics with prices and quantities. Includes items such as velvet and striped fabrics, piece costs ranging from a few dollars to over one hundred, and occasional references to vendors or sample bundles. Names and exact items are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate a market catalog entry for textiles and materials.
A garbled OCR passage references a sewing machine department and various unclear names and places. It mentions setting vice hments, Brigcot Lifer, and Bos Penn involvement, with scattered fragments suggesting a catalog or trade note rather than a complete article.
Four youths trailed racks of suits and knickerbocker outfits in mixed fabrics from red and blue blends to navy schemes. Prices slashed from 15 to 40 percent, with winter overcoats steeled down from 12.50 to 3.00 and larger reductions on heavier garments. Shoppers could find suits, pants sets, skirts, and rusian-mouse themed pieces in limited sizes, with several items marked down to 75 cents to 2.75.
Vintage Cuban mahogany pieces blasted with wide cross bands and claw feet. Desks chests and mirrors reduced from high original prices to discounted sale figures. Dining chairs set and bamboo tables offered with slashed prices across multiple items.
A catalog style excerpt lists various upholstery fabrics and window treatments with prices. Items include lace curtains from $9, portieres and damask portieres with prices ranging up to $1020, borders and sheer fabrics, and reduced per yard rates. The passage notes items such as silk tapestry and green satin, with reduced prices and bulk offers.
Sporting Goods offers pennants and leather ankle supporters at reduced prices. College pennants from Washington College and Pennants of various schools drop from high prices to a few cents to two dollars each. Limited quantities available during a fourth of July style sale.
A list of heavily discounted houseware items with shopworn and damaged goods. Items include Alummim Chaffar Dishes, Gnemante Coffer Pots, Richelplates Teapots, plated coffee pots, tea sets, Tenth brushes, tumbler holders, power holders, storage boxes, wash boilers, jelly molds, kitchen tables, kitchen chairs, kitchen cabinets, oak kitchen cabinets, and heaters. Reductions range from small cents to substantial percentages, with many items sold “shopworn” or “damaged.”
Unclear sale notice lists price cuts on multiple items including small and large hampers, clothes baskets, infant hampers, palm baskets, and gaskets. Mentions floor location and discounted prices but many OCR errors obscure exact figures and item names.
Debutantes assist at a fair, weddings unfold in Washington and nearby towns. Notables include Brig Gen Charles B Hall and Lieut W Ray Patterson visiting, with many guests from Detroit and Philadelphia attending ceremonies and receptions. Numerous marriages, homecomings, and society events weave through the season in the capital.
A fragmented social column describes Mrs Roosevelt and cabinet wives reviving formal receptions at the White House, noting late hostess manners and a shift from informal visiting to hosted refreshments. It also reports the Brooklyn church wedding of Miss Mary Angeline Low to Rev Rogers Bawyer Forbes and outlines Queen Alexandra’s guards of honor with brief bios of Violet Vivian Sylvia Edwardes Blanche Lascelles and Margaret Dawney.
At a Gaelic Society gathering at Carroll Institute on Wednesday night, James Mooney of the Bureau of American Ethnology and John T Coughlin of the State Department discussed the Celtic Congress and Irish holiday customs. Michael Dowd performed violin, and officers for the coming year were named including President James Mooney and Treasurer Nec general secretary James McCormick.
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