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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1907
Page
29
Woodward and Lothrop announces a new fall stock across departments for Upholstery Curtains Rugs Bedding Table Linens Furniture China and more. The store emphasizes standard high quality goods with low prices and exceptional values aimed at housekeepers and home makers seeking reliable home goods.
A sales pitch listing cut glass, china, lamps, and pure foods with prices from 1.00 to 37.50. Highlights include olive dishes, water pitcher sets, cat dishes, and gift ware priced 2.75 to 5.00. Also notes Miller Oil Heaters with non smoking design priced 3.50 to 5.00 and a Fifth Floor location.
Modern housekeepers learn the many advantages of Ever Wear Aluminum Cooking Utensils. They are light, easy to handle, cleanable, and have no seams to leak or wear out. They cost more than enamelware but last a lifetime, with items like saucepans, coffee pots, and waffle irons offered at various prices from 25 cents to 1 dollar and up.
Advertisers urge housekeepers to equip kitchens with Universal coffee makers and percolators plus bread mixers and cake mixers. Emphasizing convenience and economy, the items promise time and labor savings and better meals at home. Coffee percolators and food choppers are highlighted among the featured appliances.
Mrs Leiter convalesces and plans to sail from England at month’s end with her son Joseph. Several diplomats and officials, including the Swedish and Norwegian ministers, plan European trips and house hunting in New Willard. Weddings and entertaining at Aub Club and private homes feature Mrs Edwards hosting for Mabel Merriam and John Wheelwright, with ushers and guests from Reed, Bacon, and Oliver families.
A War Department letter proposes swapping the Washington and Jackson equestrian statues and renaming Lafayette Square Revolutionary Square. The plan places Paul Jones on Lafayette Square’s south front, moves Jackson to Washington Circle, shifts Washington to Lafayette Square center, and positions four Revolution generals at the square’s corners to enhance symmetry and prominence.
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