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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1926
Page
16
A speaker reassures another that securing employment is feasible. The remark shifts from denial to confident guidance, suggesting practical steps and self-assurance for job hunting. It emphasizes mindset and readiness over specific opportunities or constraints.
Wanted three capable salesmen to join a growing firm offering salary plus commission. Apply now through the Employment Department for positions with room to advance to district manager. Work is day or night, in Gridley for a major manufacturer of multispindle and Acme screw machines.
A fragmentary notice page lists many employment leads in Stratford and surrounding areas. It mentions positions in delivery, sales, factory work, machine operation, clerical tasks, and drivers, with firms and street addresses scattered through the text. Names and places include Elmiran Metal Pattern Makers, Willy Morow Co, Main Street Stratford, and various shops and factories, reflecting a bustling classifieds page.
A garbled labor listing offers various job pulls including operators for sewing machines, housework, and general duties. It mentions locations and agencies such as Nichols Mtg Co, Mendberg Agency, and Westlawe, with many scattered hints of wages, shifts, and requirements. The text lists multiple positions across sewing, hotel work, maid services, and factory tasks, reflecting a broad but unclear employment ad page.
An automotive advertorial pledges protection for buyers outlining that all Studebaker and other car lines are presented honestly with fair prices, transparent financing, and satisfaction guarantees. The notice lists participating dealers and models while inviting customers to visit showrooms during open evenings.
A bold ad invites readers to come in and test drive reconditioned Hudson and Essex cars in like new condition. Demonstrators are available and customers are urged to ask for pricing.
A dense ad page lists numerous used cars and auto parts with brands including Chevrolet, Ford, Cadillac, Hudson, Essex, and Studebaker. It mentions prices, conditions, and contact notes across Bridgeport and surrounding areas, highlighting repaints, repairs, and trade options.
A garbled OCR text shows trucking and storage references tied to a city area, mentioning firms like AQAREEUT Reliant and Vian St North, with scattered names, addresses, dates, and partial routes. The content blends vehicle movement, storage mentions, and possible public notices without coherent narrative or clear outcomes.
Multiple listings for work and domestic help from various individuals seeking employment. Entries include a middle aged man seeking driver or caretaker work, a woman seeking day work or cooking and cleaning, a school staff or teacher looking for tutoring or education related roles, and several trades like painting and decorating. Addresses, contact hints, and ages are interspersed with scattered job types across residents of New Haven and Bridgeport areas.
Help wanted ad seeks salesmen for builders and contractors. Includes contact for a firm at 294 Main and a phone number 1604. Mentions politics and real estate listings with unclear phrasing.
Multiple listings for furnished rooms and small apartments in Yon town and surrounding streets. Options include housekeeping rooms with utilities, shared kitchen and bath facilities, and private suites with varying weekly rates from $25 to $270. Prospective tenants seek private family, single occupancy, or two-person arrangements near Union, Broad, and Franklin areas with transit access and improving amenities.
Readers discuss scanning the Post Telegram Want Ads for daily Bridgeport opportunities. Employers advertise good jobs, prompting a plan to search the paper for openings and act on new employment chances.
The fragmentary ad text lists business opportunities in Hollywood including hotels lodging and touristic services. It mentions selling cheap stations and a grocery store connected with a bakery and a variety of real estate notes. It references mortgage financing offers with low rates and collateral requirements and cites contact details for inquiries.
A long OCR damaged list shows building materials and misc items for sale or trade. Items include lumber plumbing fixtures doors windows and various hardware with scattered addresses and maker names such as Norman Street Park Avenue and Mary Street. The fragmentary notice also mentions cash starts, postings for wares and potential sellers and buyers.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions several unclear names and places. The readable bits reference Vallly Ardrene and TRON4 with scattered terms like Apnael and X20. No coherent event, date, or outcomes are discernible from the fragment.
A long list of apartments across multiple streets offers units with improvements, electricity, heat, and garage or private baths. Prices range from a few dollars per month to around twenty dollars, with details on room counts, rents, and amenities like steam heat or central location near streets and avenues. Many ads show contact cues and note adults or families as preferred tenants.
A cluttered advertisement page lists numerous houses for sale with varied features such as cottages, two family homes, and rental options. Properties include multiple addresses, security features, garages, near towns and hospitals, with terms like down payments, mortgages, and rentals noted alongside contact details.
Classified notice seeks two family houses near Beardaly Park. Reader asked to send specific housing details by letter. No agent contact or addresses provided. Paper references G5068.
Local ad lists a sweeping August sale with low payments on dining room suites, bedroom sets, and living room furniture. Bargains include 4 piece walnut bedroom sets, hand woven living room pieces, kitchen ranges, sewing machines, baby carriage, and more with no money down and weekly or monthly terms. multiple addresses and contact points appear for sales and rental items across Milford, Stratford, and New Haven areas.
A Wednesday morning auction at 1412 Signtfird Ave Bridgeport offers a wide array of furniture and household goods from period to modern pieces. Bids start at a base price with items including beds, dressers, lamps, crocks, china, and small appliances, with many items to be sold to the highest bidder.
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