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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1906
Page
7
Our Annual September Sale of Furniture Housefurnishings and Housekeeping Supplies. Beg in today our sale for those returning from the seashore or country and hotel keepers needing goods for fall. Comprising standard quality tables beds curtains rugs furniture bric a brac kitchen ware laundry requisites and more at 25 to 33 1 3 percent lower prices.
Special sale offers furniture from 33 1-3 to 50 percent below actual value. The assortment includes high-back Mahogany Rockers, Mahogany-finish Rockers, Solid Mahogany Bedroom Rockers, Quartered Oak Library Tables, Flat-top Desks and Typewriter Desks. Featured pieces emphasize carved pulls, heavy feet, and government‑spec typewriter desks with new designs and large drawers.
UR Rug Department announces a fall opening with a wide rug selection including Oriental designs and Beauvais copies. Offers sizes from 18 by 36 inches to 12 by 15 feet, with many special sizes. Also features clearance on last season’s goods with discounts up to 20 percent and a new stock of Oriental rugs to be displayed Monday on the fourth floor.
September Sale of Housefurnishings offers a Washday set including a copper-bottom Wash Roller a galvanized iron Wash Tub a zinc faced washboard a six foot Cotton Clothes Line seven dozen Wooden Clothes Pins and two pieces Laundry cheap priced at 1.50 for the outfit.
A new lot of long hand led floor sweeping brushes for perished floors kept bright and clean. Each brush is 12 inches long with screw handle and offered at a strong value.
A catalog note describes the Coalhed Quitfit Special containing a half-covered Japanned Coal Hed a Japanined Shovel a nickel-plated Stove Lifter and a nickeled Stove priced at 40 cents for the outfit.
A set of bristle dusting brushes in the eight inch size, gray bridle color offered at a special price per unit.
A large selection of blue and white earthenware salt boxes with hinged wooden covers and cereal jars with earthenware lids, decorated in Delft blue, offered at 25 cents each as a special price.
A batch of round trays made of papier mache from the Adt Bros factory, decorated in a black and gold star design. Each tray measures an unspecified diameter and is offered at a reduced price from the usual five shillings per item.
Wire Dupt Beaters for rugs and adjustable sham holders for metal POS. Bigsalls Hestrand Rapids Carpet Bweepers Bach FRB Black Hair Radiator Brushes .250 Selud-back Fiber Scrub Brushes and Tigene Dusters. DE Qatrich Feather Dusters and Rubber Door Mats .91.50 and up Folding Metal Door Mat Mach and up Choica Quality Fansy Shelf Paper 30 He Torian's Was OW Pollah Gan Fifth floor.
Washington society notes show leaders returning from seashore and mountain resorts ahead of the gay season. Invitations circulate for Mrs William Postlethwaite’s daughter Carolyn to marry Henry Iveni Gobb Jr of New York at St. John’s in October. other prominent figures, travels, and arrivals are listed through Cape May and Washington society circles.
Lima. Peru September 11 The mayor presented Mrs Root wife of the U S Secretary of State with a golden brooch enameled with Lima’s arms At a banquet President Pardo toasted the United States and President Roosevelt Root spoke of Peru gains from Panama Canal commerce The party toured the city central avenues were lit crowds filled the streets They visited the cathedral and Central Market and were greeted by flowers Then Susyaquit Ecuador advised possible travel directly to Panama due to yellow fever at Callao Avoiding Bevaror.
Miss Jasn Reid, daughter of the American Ambassador, sails from Liverpool today aboard the Baltic to visit friends in America. She will join the Ambassador and Mrs Reid in November and plans a longer New York holiday this winter with them.
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