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Newspaper
Philadelphia Tribune
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1912
Page
11
Miss Pleasant A Whit tley runs a seven year old millinery business in Philadelphia. She moved from home trade to a larger shop at 687 North Thirteenth Street with a plate glass window and expanded departments for hats hairdressing and dressmaking. Her sisters assist in hairwork and sewing.
Hairdresser Mrs H M Lyles runs a seven year old business at 4040 Sansom Street. Her salon specializes in facial and scalp treatments and manicuring, marking one of the city’s extensive beauty enterprises.
One of our successful makers in the North end is Miss Laee Crawley of 1548 Cabot Street. She has operated her dressmaking business for the past seven years and is a graduate of Temple University. Her training and skill have earned the trust of patrons across the city.
Mary E Johnson a prominent North End entrepreneur operates from 1543 Cabot Street offering scalp treatments massage manicuring and shamkpor services by appointment only. She personally oversees all work and guarantees satisfaction or no pay at the Stumm School affiliated facility.
Agnes Jackson, owner of a first class cafe at 3640 Market Street, plans improvements to meet rising trade as she expands her popular restaurant. Her efforts over three years have proven successful and signal future enhancements.
Ten years ago Mrs S J Clarke began as a caterer at 417 Fortieth Street. She continues at the same address with catering in all branches and also sells confectionery and cigars.
One of our progressive young women is Miss Anna R. Bowyer who has taught for the past three years in a graded public school. She resides at 4031 Ludlow Street.
Daley T Whee runs an established tailoring and dressmaking shop on Thompson Street known for serving many of the city's aristocratic ladies. She is widely known across the city and currently has more work than she can attend to.
The East End Employment Agency at 412 South Eighteenth Street run by Mrs Ida F Peterson opens since July 6 1903. She is praised as a well informed businesswoman with strong race pride and extensive newspaper advertising. Her agency has placed workers in high salaries and maintains a large directory of addresses.
Six years ago the Riddick Employment Agency started at No 14 Lombard Street with Mrs J R Riddick noted for wide experience in supplying white and colored help to families hotels restaurants and institutions across New England. Office hours are 9 AM to 3 PM and a Bell phone Spruce is available. Rooms are offered to lodging seekers waiting for positions.
Mrs. F. G. Budd of 1428 Stiles Street has sustained the undertaking business after her husband Charles H. Budd’s death nearly three years ago. Under the leadership of expert embalmer and director Mr. H G. Cooper the operation has grown yearly, proving quality matters more than quantity.
Mrs S Duigvid De Coursey of South Colorado Street is praised as a most competent dressmaker and needle worker in Philadelphia. The notice lauds her satisfactory work and skill among local seamstresses.
The Business Clerks Association of Philadelphia formed by young women in stenography typing and bookkeeping outlines its origins aims and current status. It reports 68 members includes students married members and members living out of state and notes progress in education job placement and a plan to buy a building funded by a penny-gin strip drive.
The portrait highlights Mrs. 8. A. Jarvis of 755 South Hicks Street as a pioneering dressmaker and entrepreneur. Born in Boston, she built a Baltimore shop training 12 to 30 young women of her race, later moving to Philadelphia for private dancing classes and running the M. Y. O. B. Dancing Class at 1619 Catherine Street. She makes hair growing salves and tonics, offers massage, and emphasizes selfless community effort despite personal sacrifice.
A customer credits the Tribune as a magnetic force drawing pupils and customers to his business, praising the editor and Mr G M 8 Jones for their words of praise and support.
In Germantown on June 10, 1911, Mrs. Mary E. Miller marked one year in business with the only hair shop in town. The store at 245 West Coulter Street offers braids switches bangs pompadours transformations hair pomades and toilet articles and can tailor to customers hair needs including sham pooing manicuring and scalp treatment.
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