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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1908
Page
10
A damaged OCR fragment shows a male help wanted notice with unclear details about position title and posting date. The readable bits suggest employment advertising but lack concrete company name, location, duties, or contact. Further readable text is needed to produce a substantive summary.
Motley Washington ad promotes dentistry with no high prices and painless care at 611 1th St NW and 1208 F St NW. Claims teeth without plates or extracting, with longer lasting results and less pain. Also mentions trimmed hats at cost and a drug store nearby on Act Pa Ave.
A garbled but rich set of lost and found notices requests help returning items. It lists jewelry such as pins, watches, chains, and rings, plus cash, receipts, and a purse. Contact details point to The Washington Post office box and local streets in Washington DC and Chevy Chase for rewards.
A garbled late 19th century style notice lists owners urged to call at City Ticket Office and Capital Police to identify lost items. Items include umbrellas, spectacles, a card case, gloves, purses, scarves, a belt, breastpin, a doll, a key set and more. Los Capitel police and the Post Office are referenced with recovery via Assistant Postmaster.
A jumble of 1920s style personal notices offers palmistry readings by Oriencet Palmist Daoud and others, with claims of scientific palmistry and fortune telling. Ads promote fashion, manicures, masseurs, and cash for discarded clothes, with addresses on Q Street Northwest and nearby avenues.
A dense classifieds page lists varied opportunities including a first class barber shop for rent with furniture needs, a moving sale for a republication newspaper stake, and several business partnership offers. Other items advertise oil leases, dairy grocery sales, woodworking shops, and various investment efforts with locations and contact boxes.
A collage of classified items outlines exchanges and sales including a $1000 lamp, a diamond ring, a good baseball glove, a 40-cent mining stock, a buggy and harness, oil paintings, a timepiece, a typewriter, a full-sized bed springs, a silk dress, carpet, encyclopaedia Brittanica set, sewing services, and housing/have-to-house offers. Items reference offices in Washington and multiple box numbers, with notes on contact methods and conditions.
Used pianos upright and square models in various woods with prices from $10. A 1% horsepower steam engine for sale or trade for furniture. Skates, bicycles, baby carriages, and canaries offered. Housewares including dining tables, desks, trunks, lamps, and a range. Real estate, hardware, and miscellaneous odds and ends advertised with contact BOX addresses and locations around Washington areas.
Classified ad list offers numerous items including furniture, pianos, poodles, canaries, sewing machines, and hardware. Also includes phrases about guitars, canoes, boats, a gasoline launch, and various pets, all priced and available at multiple addresses around Washington area.
Classified notice seeks responsible aunts or guardians to furnish and rent a two to twelve room home with meals and quiet space. Full particulars at PO box 362 and address HON 1 6 this office.
An auctioned mix of used autos offers touring cars and runabouts from firms like Dupont Garage and Motor Car Co. in Washington DC. Listings include four cylinder touring cars, electric and gasoline models, prices ranging from about 20 to 2000 dollars, with notes on condition, top features, and guarantees.
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