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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1908
Page
16
In an unclear OCR sample from a historical paper, a male help wanted notice shows fragmented phrases. The readable bits hint at a May deadline, a location likely tied to an employment ad, and an implied role seeking a man for wage work. The text lacks full names or firm details.
Motely Washington ad boasts top dentist services at 611 1th St NW and 1208 F St NW with dentures, extractions, and painless restoration claims. It also promotes trimmed hats at cost from 919 G St and notes a drugstore delivery at Affleck Drug Store on Act Pa Ave.
A dense catalog of lost items and rewards appears, listing bar pins, pearls, watches, locket, bracelets, keys, purses, diamond settings, and other valuables. Multiple items mention rewards for return to specific addresses such as Stoneleigh Court, 12th Street NW, and nearby Chevy Chase areas. The notices request owners to contact The Washington Post with identifying details and offer rewards for successful restitution.
A garbled early 20th century notice lists owners calling to identify articles at city offices. Items include umbrellas gloves purses scarves jewelry belts and a doll. References appear to Capital Police and a Post Office corridor with recoverable goods and a mailing option for the Sunday Post.
A historical page section lists psychics palmists and clairvoyants with salons and contact details, promising fate readings and life guidance. It also advertises dress shops, beauty and massage services, and offers for discarded clothing and cash payments, with numerous names and addresses throughout downtown.
A garbled page lists multiple business and investment possibilities including a first class barber shop in need of right location and furnishings, a dairy lunch boat business, a Republican newspaper share, a wood working and iron shop, oil leases with venture stakes, and various partnership and loan offers. Readable items reference Plymouth Apt, Meadeville, and Washington DC addresses, with calls for investors and partners in exchange for profits and security.
A compilation of exchange offers and wants from various ads including a $1000 diamond ring, a good baseball glove, a 40 cent per share Alaska mining stock, a buggy harness, oil painting, an iron bed, a silk press, a landscape of paintings, a Britannica cycle, and lessons in shorthand, with rooms for inquiries at the Treasury Dept and other offices. Multiple individuals and firms seek exchanges or sales for items and services across Washington areas, offices, and addresses.
Advert itemized list of used goods and cheap items including uprights, a runabout, a clawed piano, a violin, bicycles, a camera, a canary, a loom and steam engine plans, a set of furniture, a can of ice cream freezer, farm birds, clothing, and various household tools. Includes contact BOX 843 this office and other box references.
Extensive sale notes list items including a white toy poodle male, a porcelain lined refrigerator, mahogany upright piano, walnut wardrobe, gas range, sewing machines, books, canaries, puppy dogs, violins, and clocks. Also advertised are canoes, boats, a gasoline launch, and numerous small household goods with prices and contact boxes throughout the city.
A classified plea seeks responsible aunts or individuals without children or pets to rent or lend furnishing for 11 to 12 rooms, provide two meals daily, and offer a quiet living space. For full details contact the office at HON 1 6 or write to PO HOM 362.
A jumble of used autos and touring cars for sale from various sellers in Washington. Listings include four cylinder touring cars, electric and gasoline models, and several brands such as Dupont Garage and Zimmerman. Prices span from twenty to two thousand dollars, with notes on condition and recent overhauls. Multiple contact points at M Street, New York Avenue, and 7th Street NW are listed for inquiries.
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