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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1909
Page
39
The shop announces Progress Friday remnant sale on furniture, bogs and beds with wearables for men women boys and children at very low clearance prices. Odds and ends include short lengths broken sizes and assortments for personal and home use priced to clear before fall.
In stock 23 Hart Schaffner & Marx two and three piece summer suits priced at 10.75 each. Models include one and two button styles in blues and tan gray green striped fabrics. Sizes range a9, 40, 42, 44 on the main floor at Tenth Street.
A local advertises a sale on boys' medium weight suits with knickerbocker trousers in sizes up to 17, offered at 5.00 each. Also featured are little boys' Russian blouse wash suits in sizes 2, 4, and 3 at 1.00 each, with regular values listed.
Bargain sale on boys wash blouses and negligees sizes 7 to 16 with fabrics from china to madras. Including boys wash hats and sailor hats. men s silk ties and negligee shirts. half sleeves white lisle suits. two piece bathing suits and wool brown suit examples. Largely reduced from steady prices to sale prices per item. Limited quantities on third floor at Ten Street location.
A list of women’s suit items offered at reduced prices includes French linen d-piece coats in light blue with dotted net yokes, sizes 34 and 36, cut from 12.50 to 9.75 each. Also featured are white repriced coat suits with pearl buttons, a white striped Mahali coat suit, a satin striped Panama coat suit, a serge coat suit, and a tan Mirage silk 3 piece coat suit. Glove sets in various sizes are discounted, with several pairs marked down from 1.00 to 0.80.
Friday bargains offer a4 aire imported portieres satin finish with rich red and dark blue designs. Portieres priced at 5.00 a pair and 10.00 value. Silk velours and imperial velours offered in multiple colors and lengths, with prices from 2.50 to 1.50 per yard and values listed. Fourth floor G station.
A sale on women’s waists offering net waists at three to six price points. White and cream net waists with lace trimming, low necks and long sleeves, priced around 3.95 each, down from 6.00 to 8.50. Also silk waists trimmed with German lace, and assorted hand embroidered or Madras shirt waists, all sizes, with bold reductions noted. Third floor G at.
A small lot of 14 dozen hemstitched muslin pillow cases 45 by 36 inches sold at 1.50 per dozen, value 2.00. Linen dresses in white pink and lavender with embroidery reduced from 7.50 to 5.75 each. other garments include pink and blue lace trimmed dresses and infant outfits. Third floor women and infants departments list further reductions on corsets, china, and decorative items.
Miss Perie Anderson, daughter of Justice Thomas H. Anderson, was married to Mr. Frederick Puny Lilley at the Anderson home in Washington. Bishop Moore and Rev Dr Shannon officiated. Bride wore ivory satin. Guests from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Ohio attended. The couple plan a wedding tour to China and Japan, then Washington.
The article details the sale of the Kann collection to J Duveen for 2.5 million dollars after an auction dispute. Prominent buyers like J Pierpont Morgan and Mrs Huntington pursued canvases. The collection will tour Duveen rooms on Fifty first Street and Fifth Avenue before a final exhibition. The Horsemen painting, featuring Bevon Mguras cattle and horses, was signed and had Royal Academy show history.
The text depicts scattered personal updates including trips to Atlantic City and New York, marriages and friendships, university appointments, and political suffrage tensions. Names like Dr. Randolph Carmichael, Mrs. Leeteh, Adelaide Brith, and Miss Smith appear amid vague references to travels, equestrian events, and mathematical chair elections.
Fragmentary OCR passage discusses an amubea and its roles in blood cells and digestion, mixing stray phrases about body organs, procurement and digestion, and thought functions. The text is unclear and contains numerous transcription errors, hindering a coherent summary.
The Ningpo and Kalgan railways show Chinese crews and engineers building high quality lines without foreign help. Chinese and American experts note bridges and foundations vary, but overall Chinese roads rival top American standards. The Kalgan railway aims to connect with Trans-Siberian routes, speeding Peking to London, while training locals in railroad work and boosting national defense and unity.
Seattle Sept 2 commercial commissioners of Japan touring the United States meet to organize a systematic study of US commerce. The tour is linked to absorb the Shibaura engineering works into General Electric. GE has sold in Japan for fifteen years and controls 1 percent of a Tokyo bank stock and the bank's board. The Shibaura works is a strong rival with 1 percent of its stock held by the Mitzni company.
The National Association of Retail Milliners in Chicago at the Fine Arts Building introduced the aeroplane hat as the season's latest headwear. It bans the peach basket and Louis XVI three cornered hats, describing the airship like design with two long feathers and a curved rim. Dimensions measure 2 by 8 inches and the hat is lighter than a pound.
Special to The Washington Port reports Matt Harriman showing steady improvement and expected to resume his extensive business activities soon. He takes a brief daily walk at Arden House as his recovery progresses.
Teheran Sept 2 The deposed Shah of Persia agrees to accept a pension of two hundred thousand dinars equivalent to 180000 dollars under a protocol agreed at a meeting at the Russian legation with a governments delegation and British and Russian diplomats The Shah is to depart the country three days after the protocol is signed
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