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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1909
Page
13
Woodward & Lothrop advertises Halloween favors and dinner cards available on multiple floors including Main Floor G Street and Fourth Floor Eleventh Street in New York Washington and Paris retail listings.
A dated retail notice announces a Friday sale of ladies and men's wear including Japanese quilted dressing gowns with minor defects, knit stockings, silk petticoats, outing gowns and bath robes. Prices range from 50 cents to seven dollars, with many items described as seconds or imperfects but usable.
Friday bargain in domestic corsets offering PN and Amenean Lady sets with medium bust, long laps, and attached supports in sizes 20 to 27. Remnants and corsets with various features reduced from higher prices to sale amounts. Also Thompsons Glove sitting Ne Corsets and bust supports, merchandise on third floor Eleventh Street.
In the men’s hat department shoppers find belts and caps on sale. The message lists straw belts, felt hats, and pearl finish caps in multiple sizes with prices around 145 dollars each. Various Gulf and Yacht caps are noted, with sizes and discounts mentioned.
A local retailer advertises Friday bargains on boys clothing featuring Sulor Blouse suits in sizes 3 to 10 and two-piece suits with knickerbockers. Prices are reduced from 5.00–6.50 to 3.75 and 4.75 for various wool blends.
Readable sale notice lists discounts on boys blouses children s muslin drawers infants silk bonnets and gowns. Prices cut from high original figures to low sale amounts with trims and embroidery noted. Third floor Eleventh Street location cited.
A noisy sale ad lists numerous textiles and garments with deep markdowns. Women’s 26 inch silk umbrellas and various fabrics in black navy blue and green feature reduced prices. Also advertised are boys blouses shirts kersey cloth and cheviot pieces with prices slashed to attract bargain hunters. Second floor goods include wide wale serge and chiffon broadcloth with notable discounts.
A damaged OCR reads a list of garments and accessories with scattered prices. Items include hats caps suspenders and tents with odd spellings and unclear brands. The fragment mentions dampened or soiled goods and a mix of vendors or vendors codes without cohesive context.
Bargain sale in bath towels offers a shipment of seconds at special pricing. A lot contains 25 towels with a value of 150 dollars, originally 225 dollars. Linen frication towels in brown and white sold in bundles of three for 50 dollars, value 225 dollars. Second floor seventh.
The sale offers women and children shoes in multiple styles and finishes including tan calfskin and patent options, with reductions from higher prices to about $2.50 per pair. Sizes range up to 8 for children and larger for misses and women, featuring button and lace styles with spring heels and durable soles.
Washington scene as Mrs FranklIn MacVeagh arrives from Dublin NH to join the Secretary at their Sixteenth Street home. Diplomatic guests arrive, debuts planned, and various officials and families settle into Washington for the season.
Report cites Frank J Gould secretly marrying after his divorce from Ina Gould. Hotel Savoy in London sparked speculation as Gould and an unnamed wife occupied the hotel, with no confirmation of a formal ceremony. The divorce decree left custody terms to Miss Helen Gould, while Gould’s new marriage would not alter the arrangement.
Fever periods require limited food as the body cannot digest much when temperature runs high. Feeding during fever can prolong illness. fruit juices and water are preferred. The cold should not justify overeating. improper breathing and lack of exercise, not germs alone, drive illness.
The Astor family, long a pillar of New York society, faces a legal separation action by Mrs John Jreab Astor. Observers note a growing distance between Col Astor and his wife over 16 years, with years of travel work and shared leisure giving way to individual lives. Friends recall once-strong companionship during opera, theater, Central Park rides, and yachting, now replaced by detachment amid ongoing estate duties.
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