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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1905
Page
100
For Every Room in Your House Our credit makes it easy to own a handsome Sideboard or China Closet. A broad selection in greater variety than ever before at all prices. Includes Massive Solid Oak Sideboards with carvings, dainty China Closets, Extension Tables and Dining-room Chairs, 1000-piece Dinner Sets, Fish Game and Soup Sets, and Haviland ware.
A wide variety of bedroom furniture offered including suites in solid oak, walnut, bird's-eye maple and mahogany. Prices range from low to high, with all-brass bedsteads, brass trimmed enameled iron bedsteads, and numerous dressers chiffoniers and wardrobes. California wool blankets available. Credit terms offered.
Various Washington clubs opened their seasons after vacations, with several already meeting regularly. The Short Story Club plans a October 10 start at the W C T U parlors, with officers led by Capt. F. W. De Coster. Other groups such as the Columbia Heights Art Club and Abra cadabra Club also held first gatherings, outlining programs and welcoming members and visitors.
A humorous exchange shows Harold telling his mother he will be a doctor and plans to begin by cutting to this appendix, sparking a family joke about medical studies.
A feature on winter fashion outlines a shift to a slower, graceful walk suited to long riding coats and princess lines. It notes a Gibson-like yet modern posture, high corsets, and the trend toward an elongated waist, with caution against sleeping on the back to preserve the new poise.
A wrecked humorist nicknamed McAndrews, once a noted college wit from New Jersey, rebuilds after a failed career. After offering a public lecture to raise funds, the university crowds in, led by a glee club, rouse expectations for a major show about New Jersey travels and the unknown. The piece traces his rise and fall and his ultimate recovery.
A discussion extols charcoal as a safe purifier in the body and for breath after smoking or onions, praising Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges as the best value. A Buffalo physician endorses their use for gas, complexion, and breath, noting their cost and safety. The piece also recounts humorous anecdotes about New Jersey humorist McAndrews and a university lecture.
Before spending a dollar for carpets, the maker offers free making lining and laying, saving patrons 15 to 20 cents per yard. No charge for waste from matching figures. Fast service promises carpets on floors the next day for orders before 1 PM. Features Velvets, Axminsters, Tapestries, Brussels, Ingrains and a large rug variety.
A guide to hosting dinner parties emphasizes planning invitations, punctuality, and table decor, with tips on formal and quiet dinners, menu foresight, and the host’s role in coordinating table settings. It reflects social norms and expectations for hospitality and cordiality in early 20th century society.
An advertisement touts Liquozone as a powerful internal germicide derived from gases. It claims millions of bottles used, with testimonials absent, and offers the first bottle free for testing across numerous diseases, asserting internal safety and vitality without poison.
A garbled sales pitch promises a free 50 cent bottle of Ligrozone. It invites readers to request a coupon from a druggist and claims the company will mail an order for a full-size bottle and pay the druggist, suggesting no obligation while touting the product's supposed benefits.
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