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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1906
Page
7
A local sale offers lace curtains and portieres at half price with a limited number of two pair patterns remaining. The deal highlights reductions on one remaining pattern and a broader cut on another as shoppers hurry to save.
The 1906 curtains and portieres are being discontinued to make room for new patterns. The housekeeper will argue that the new styles are not much more attractive and cost from one third to nearly half more.
Advertisement offers waterproof trunks at 500 dollars with hardwood binding brass locks and bolts then 38 and key locks with inside tray and hat box. Sole leather suit cases priced at 200 dollars and sheepskin leather club bags feature brass locks and catches.
The goods offered to morrow are Renaissance Lace and Drawn-work Linen all hand work at half usual prices. Serviettes Doilies 9 and 12 inches square and round Centerpieces 18 20 and 24 inches Lunch Covers 45 and 4 inches Scarfs in four lengths Regular patrons seek first choice bargains of the year for distribution 25c 0 13 for washable mantel lambrequins rich floral designs 10c for collar and cuff bags stamped laundry bags white and colors stamped finished
Housekeepers buy seasonally discounted table linens as makers discontinue patterns and introduce new ones. Many seek savings by purchasing older designs at lower prices to obtain quality at a reduced cost.
A local sale offers bookcases with glass doors at 10 dollars, dressing tables with mirrors at 3.98, bamboo work tables at 5, corner chairs at 986, and book racks at 7 cents per table. Also listed are morrig chars, woven hammocks with pillows, matting, rugs, and framed pictures priced from 10 cents to 2.50, highlighting a vast range of items.
Readable rag of retail copy listing bleached bed sheets towels and bedding priced by inches and yards. Mentions New York Mills and California wool beds, Silroline and Crochet bedspreads, Huck towels in Irish Turkish and heavy linen varieties with price points from fractions of a dollar.
A noted bargain page lists numerous low price housewares and tools. Jelly glasses at 15 cents a dozen, airtight covers 26 cents a dozen, Mason quart jars, preserving kettles, long handle utensils, step ladders, steel carts, door mats, and more at notably cheap rates.
Chicago congressman Frank Lawler championed a 1918 bill to fund schools testing a simplified spelling system for national use. Proposals claimed faster literacy, with initial grants in Chicago Washington and New York and a later push to the Government Printing Office.
Mrs Sarah Virginia Bullock, born May 16 1830 in Washington and widow of Judge J L Bullock, died Sunday night at 1801 K Street NW. Her quiet charity and steadfast Christian faith marked a life of service. Her body rests at Holy Rood after a requiem mass at St Matthew's Church officiated by Rev Thomas S Lee.
Evangelist J. M. Prostor returns from the South to lead revival meetings for the Capitol Heights Nonsectarian Church. Services are in a large tent at Sixth Street and Central Avenue starting today at 11 p.m. and nightly at 7:45 p.m. until further notice. Pastor Proctor has been accepted by the Capitol Heights Church.
Labor representatives accuse Master Plumbers of dilatory action in naming arbitrators as required by the joint conference. Journeyman plumbers appointed two arbitrators first. unions warn of further meetings and possible stoppage if the master plumbers fail to act by Tuesday.
Thomas M. Fields, a Washington attorney, was convicted of embezzling nearly 16000 from the Washington Beneficial Endowment Association. An appeal argues the Supreme Court may take jurisdiction over the case due to potential civil forfeiture exceeding 10000, a novel legal question raised by his counsel. The case, heard in Criminal Court, saw Fields sentenced to five years in prison. the District Court of Appeals upheld the conviction. The court order allowing a writ of error to the District Court of Appeals was signed by Associate Justice White.
Amusing reports recount a graveyard mining tale near Butte, Montana where Arthur Muller claimed gold in a grave site discovered five years earlier by A C Oehrmler. Similar anecdotes involve H Bruce Beatty in Oil City and Fred Burke near Pittsburgh where post holes and greenhouse drilling led to oil and gas riches.
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