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Washington Post
Washington Post
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Description: Advertisements - Page 3, Column 3

Date: May 21 1878

Newspaper published in: Washington, DC

Page/Column: 3/3

Advertisements - Page 3, Column 3

Tailors:

-- Moriarty, Merchant Tailor, 612 D Street, Near corner of Seventh

Lumber Dealers:

-- Lumber, Smith & Wimsatt, Dealers in Lumber and Proprietors of Potomac Planing Mills. We have the largest and best stock in the city, and our location enables us to sell lower than any other dealer. Georgia and Virginia Pine Flooring a Specialty. SMITH & WIMSATT, Eighth Street Wharf.

-- Jos. & J. E. LIBBEY, Lumber Yard, Office: No. 27 Water St., Georgetown, DC. For sale a large and well assorted stock of lumber of all kinds. Also, hard woods - Oak, Ash, Poplar, and Walnut; 3 and 4-inch seasoned walnut. Laths - a large lot for sale now.

Money to Loan:

-- Money to Loan on Good Real Estate Security. In sums to suit. B. H. WARNER, 916 F Street.

-- Mr. P. WALLACH, having withdrawn from the firm of S. GOLDSTEIN & Co., is now prepared to make liberal advances on watches, diamonds, jewelry, gold and silverware on the most reasonable terms. 1417 Pennsylvania Avenue, Near WILLARD's Hotel.

-- R. O. HOLTZMAN, Real Estate Broker & Auctioneer, Tenth and F Streets, NW, has houses and lots for rent and sale in every section of the city. Also money to loan on real estate at 7 and 8 per cent, according to amount required and nature of security offered.

Insurance:

-- Insure at home with the Corcoran Fire Insurance Co. of the District of Columbia.
Cash Capitol - $100,000. John T. LENMAN, President; J. Tarbell DYER, Secretary;
Office 1429 Penn. Ave, NW

-- Home Insurance is the best. The Arlington Fire Ins. Co. for the District of Columbia. Cash Capital: $200,000. Walter S. COX, President; C. B. MAURY, Treasurer; Frank T. RAWLINGS, Secretary. Office 1505 Pennsylvania Ave, North of U.S. Treasury.

-- Franklin Fire Ins. Co., a home institution (chartered by Congress 1818). Office: Bank of the Republic Building, entrance through the bank or on D Street, No. 705. Dr. Daniel B. CLARKE, President; Charles BRADLEY, Secretary.

Hardware:

-- F. P. MAY & Co., hardware, No. 614 Pennsylvania Ave.

-- John E. KENDALL & Son, No. 619 B Street, NW, Near the Baltimore and Potomac railroad Depot, Have for sale, at fair prices Roofing and other Tin Plates, Solder, Zinc, all sizes of Iron (Horse and Mule) shoes, Horse-shoe Nails, Cut and Wrought Nails, Bolts, Screws, Hubs, Rims, Spokes. Carriage Trimmings, Paints & Varnishes, as well as a general assortment of Hardware. Rubber hose, 25 feet, complete with couplings and nozzle for $3. Hose Reels, $3.50.

Portrait Gallery:

-- BRADY's Portrait Gallery, 625 Pennsylvania Ave, Between Sixth and Seventh Sts. This gallery contains a collection of American and European Celebrities, unrivalled on this continent. Portraits of Eminent Men and Women, On exhibition and for Sale. Mr. Braded, aided by a corps of the best artists, will give his personal supervision. Old pictures restored and copied to any desired size.

Boots and Shoes:

-- Boston Shoe Auction House, Sign of the Red Flag, 491 Pennsylvania Avenue, Between Four-and-a-half and Sixth Streets. Cheapest House this side of Boston! Great reduction in new goods. Look at the Facts:

- Gents' Buff Gaiters, $2, now $1.25
- Gents' Calf Gaiters, $3, now $2.
- Gents' Lace Shoes, 42.50, now $1.25
- Boys' and Misses Bals., $1.25 now 75 cents.
- Ladies' Foxed Bals., $1.50, now 90 cents.
- Ladies' Foxed Buttons, $2.25, now $1.25
- Ladies' Plain Lasting Bals, $2, now $1.
- Ladies' Kid and Goat Button, $3, now $1.50
- Ladies' Newports and Ties, $1.75, now 70 cents
- Ladies' Slippers, 35, 50, 60, and 75 cents.
- Children's Shoes, 25, 40, 50, and 75 cents.
- Specialties: French Heel Kid Button Boots, from $2 to $5. Genuine Pebble Goods. Lasting and Foxed Button Boots, from $1.50 to $3.

Every Article Sold As Advertised. I will sell for the next 30 days 25 per cent lower than any other house in the city. In the above house can be found the best home-ade, hand-stitched Low Quarters, Ties and Straps, from Faust, Bro. & Co. (Baltimore, Md.) Perry, Clark & Co.(Baltimore, Md.,) and other well-known manufacturers. A bottle of that superfine French Dressing for Boots and Shoes will be given to every purchaser of goods to the amount of $3.00 or more at the Boston Shoe Auction House, 491 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Wines and Liquors:

-- S. N. HOYT & Co., Wholesale Dealers in Pure California Wines, brandies, etc., No. 1426 F. Street, NW.

Carriages:

-- Carriages - Carriages - Carriages on hand, a large and fine assortment of New Carriages which will be sold at greatly reduced prices. A number of second-hand carriages, both light and heavy, very cheap. Repairing promptly attended to. Robert M. GRAHAM, 410 and 416 Eighth St, NW.

Submitted: 01/11/08 (Edited 01/11/08)

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