Washington's 60,000 Negroes shaping capital life and culture
Special correspondence from Washington describes a thriving mixed community of about 60,000 Black residents among 240,000 in the capital. It notes education, professional roles, funeral customs with mutual aid societies like Roses of Sharon and Lilies of the Valley, and Howard University’s focus on Black education.
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Tadiseas
Wasevidtos
Washington
United States
Pennsylvania Avenue
Connecticut Avenue
Roses of
Sharon
Daughters of the Lord
Negrock
Howard University
Shantha
Arlington Hotel
McPherson
Wormley
Faris
Notable Washington Blacks in Society and Labor
A fragmented account highlights African Americans in Washington society and work. It notes Frederick Douglass and others owning property, Black figures in the White House staff, and a thriving community of Black caterers, newsboys, and hotel workers. The piece paints a vivid social portrait of education, commerce, and daily life among Washington’s Black residents.
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John F. Cook
District of Columbia
Fea
Douglass
Uniontown
van Hook
Fred. Douglas
Fred Dougliss
White House
Albert Hawkins
Thera
Col. Lamontia
Arthur
White
Executive
Everal Society
Smalls
Harris
Washington
Don’t Fall to Vint Frank Austin The Druggist
Local notice or advertisement highlights Frank Austin, known as The Druggist, with cautionary phrasing about avoiding a fall or misstep in a health or safety context. Names a supplier or expert figure associated with a drugstore. No dates or places specified in readable text.
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Frank Austin
Lightning Photography Promotes Instantaneous Child Portraits
Special attention to photographing children using a new instantaneous process. Emphasis on capturing youngsters in cool morning light, with a focus on natural poses and clear, lifelike images.
Harper's Magazine volumes and bindings offer options
The notice advertises Harper’s Magazine volumes starting June and December each year with options for cloth binding and mail delivery. It lists price details for cloth cases and binding, requests payment by post or draft, and directs readers to Hartel & Brothers in New York while noting publishers should not copy the advertisement in other orders.
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Harper's Magazine
Usaver & Baothena
Harter & Brothers
New York
The Independent promotional prospectus and subscription offer
The Independent announces its broad content lineup including religion essays literary columns ministerial reviews and a large staff with twenty two departments. It promotes a family newspaper of the first class and urges subscriptions with varied terms and rates and notes club and sample copies available.
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