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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
13
Fragmentary text from an old Washington-era note mentions Southwest W and Richardson SID 45 Street Anacostia and Bury at Jefferson and Monrecests in a discussion about ensuring supplies.
Fragmentary OCR note suggests an advertisement seeking agents with unclear details. The readable portion hints at an ornate design and wartime context, mentioning an organizer or manager and a call to action for representation or sales. Further specifics are unreadable in the source.
Fragmentary notice appears to request kelp or related goods from a company, with garbled OCR rendering. It mentions women at a shop or tale and references a date or event unclear, presenting a damaged classified style item without readable names or locations.
A garbled late 19th or early 20th century classified page lists jobs and domestic help as well as lodging. Entries mention colored girls, chambermaids, waitresses, a nurse, a clerk in a confectionery store, a few household managers, and a laundress. Also notes call for living arrangements and general assistance in household duties in Washington area addresses.
A clipped collection of help wanted notices seeking general housework, colored and white workers, cooks, and domestic staff for private families and apartments. Entries mention wages, stay requirements, references, and contact details in Washington DC areas including 11th Street NW, Cleveland Park, and G Street NW. More listings note positions for waitresses, stenographers, and tailor assistants with varying hours and pay.
An array of period ads offer palmistry and clairvoyant reads by Mr Daoud and Prof Carl W Kent, with offices and hours listed. Also promotions for fashion, hair removal, massage, discarded wear resale, bed mattress cleaning, and other services.
A fragmented rail of notices lists various lost items including a dog named Mac and a Boston Terrier, with owners offering rewards or pickup details. Entries reference locations such as 209 G St, 716 2d St NW, and 2878 Macs Ave, plus names like Bucne and Ald Taylor, dated around March and late 1915 era.
A chaotic page of rewards and notices lists numerous lost items including gold watch and chain, rings, bracelets, pocketbooks, eyeglasses, a dog, a necklace, a bracelet, a scarf pin, a belt buckle, a purse, and a fox terrier. Rewards are offered for return to various addresses around Mt. Vernon and downtown Washington. Several entries specify dates in March 1907 and reference locations such as Dupont Circle, the Savoy, the British Embassy, and the Treasury Building.
Numerous piano uprights and antiques listed with prices from $19 up, including Knabe pianos and a variety of desks, dressers, wardrobes, and small furniture. Also offered are typewriters, bicycles, rugs, lamps, a range, a yacht engine, and assorted clothing and jewelry. Notices include contact details and office box references for responses.
A busy miscellany of items for sale including an antique painting, a white iron bed and springs, a high quality diamond ring valued above 500 dollars, a velvet carpet rug, draperies, small furniture, tools, cameras, portraits, incubators, and miscellaneous household goods. Listings include contact details and prices for items such as a Remington typewriter, folding baby carriage, dining tables, a piano, and assorted hardware and kitchenware.
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