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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1925
Page
20
The Post-Telegram Want Ads claim a daily reach to about 150,000 people in Bridgeport and surrounding areas. It urges readers seeking or selling items to use the paper to tell the world about their needs or offerings.
A dense OCR fragment lists varied want ads and notices including workers, salesmen, farm help, and shop staff. Entries mention Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, Millwork, roofing, plaster, and various trades. Several lines reference openings for foremen, sales agents, and a man to work on a farm with attempts to recruit locally. The piece captures a bustling, ad filled classifieds page with numerous names, places, and job types.
A mixed rail of job-seeking notes lists males offering part time work to 4 pm and diverse tasks including chauffeur gardening and housework. females seek general housework hotel work and clerical positions. Names, ages, and partial addresses appear with phone hints and scattered locations like Portenester NY and Milford area.
Attractive inverted country tie era listing many farms and homes. 60 acres of land with 8 room house, small house for tenants, garage, tools, and equipment. Properties include Farm 139 and Galden Hill with stock, buildings, and chance for summer hotel or home. Multiple city lots offered with quick sale possible through agents Shull Casey McDonald and partners.
Auction style classified note offers 25x10 sheds and builtins for quick sale at Stratford Ave area. Properties near Floral Park south of Mala RU north of Green, Wak priced for fast buyer. Terms available, address 18926, assessable value details not fully clear.
Fragmentary notice lists John Ernstrom at 384 Norman St and shop 27a Maplewood Ave. General contractor activity is mentioned with OCR garble about jobbing and a number 1642, but details and dates are missing.
A jumble of old classifieds seeks an accounts receivable ledger clerk with double entry experience, cost clerks, bookkeepers, and stenographers. Also listings for house workers, millinery sales ladies, stock girls, buttonhole and shirt stitchers, general housework, and travel-friendly demonstrations. Names, addresses, and telephone mentions scattered amid requests for references and salary expectations.
Variety of furnished five room, one to four room, and single rooms listed for light housekeeping with steam heat, running water, and private baths. Locations include State St, 343 William Harvie, Park Ave area, and near center city. Several ads request references and offer reasonable weekly rates and utilities.
Classified rental notices describe six to nine room houses with features like electric lights running water and land. locations include Walnut Beach, Stepney, Stratford, and Maplewood. Prices range around $20-$25 monthly or per month for furnished and unfurnished options. several listings note proximity to schools, improvements, steam heat, and garden space.
A cluttered automobile sale page lists many cars with prices and contacts, including Buicks and Fords, along with trade offers and dealer ads. It notes addresses on Fairfield Avenue Stratford Avenue and State Street plus references to spare parts, tires, and service ads.
Concrete block garage 10x20 with work bench and electricity advertised near 178 Pacific St. Separate stalls at 1026 East Main St and shop buildings for every purpose. Eagle Construction Co. offers erec tion anywhere with easy terms. contact Noble J. for rentals and updates.
An advertisement by Phillips Battery Service at 1861 State St offers battery recharging and loaner service for radios for $1.20. The notice invites customers to call Barnum 7951 for delivery or pickup.
Local rental ads list numerous six to seven room flats with steam heat hot water and modern improvements. Properties include 1188 Main St 125 High St 1649 Fairfield Ave and 49 Whitmore St with varying rents from 6 to 30 monthly. Also details on garages kitchens and bus lines.
Foreclosure sale offers on six room homes with improvements including hot water heat. Listings include 1115 Main St Barnum 72 and 1113 Main St Noble 56, with terms and down payments. Also multiple Stratford properties on Barnum Ave and Olive St offering 2 family homes, cottages, and rooms with hardwood floors and baths at bargain prices.
Partial ad from Scaley Bros advertises buying and selling used items including fur, gas staves, ice boxes, sewing machines, carpets, and other goods. The note promises good prices and mentions an obsolete establishment line and age.
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