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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1906
Page
5
A scan shows many outdated help wanted notices for women including nurses, stenographers, seamstresses, and domestic workers. Listings include phrasing about education, references, and willingness to care for children with many entries from nursing and clerical fields.
Large bright furnished rooms with private baths and central locations listed along with varying rates from 4 to 12 dollars per day. Advertisements note heating, janitor service, light housekeeping, and proximity to parks, galleries, and transit. Multiple floors and configurations include single rooms, two to four room flats, front rooms, and rear rooms in private homes.
Classified rental notices list furnished and unfurnished rooms for gentlemen and others across multiple streets in Washington DC. Many front rooms with baths, steam heat, private halls, and board options priced from about 3 to 25 dollars monthly, with locations including NW, SW, NE, and various avenues.
OCR text shows list of rooms for rent on 321 Sth St NW and 1st St NW with furnished and unfurnished options. Mentions purport to describe rooms, stairs, housekeeping, and a porcelain bath. Additional lines reference thirteenth and church streets NW with two suite units and attic or second floor layouts. The text is garbled and partially unreadable.
Classified living quarters ads seek rooms with or without board in northwest near Cleveland Park and Chevy Chase. Descriptions include furnished or unfurnished suites for singles, couples, or families with light housekeeping, moderate terms, and proximity to local landmarks. several seek board with room and references, from May 1 or mid-May, in private homes or small houses.
Auction notice seeks buyers for all or part of twenty shares of stock in a well managed company valued near half a million dollars. Dividends of 49 percent last year expected to continue. Also includes a patent and trademark information service and a publishing and printing investment opportunity. Box references urge immediate contact.
Multiple probate court notices from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia detail probate petitions, administration dockets, and required appearances. Names include Lawrence P. Graham, Thomas Peyton Gwynne, Frederick Key Gwynne, James Duncan Graham, and various heirs. Notices require appearances on specified dates, with publication in Washington Law Reporter and Washington Post. Also includes an estate for David W. Fenton and Francis H. Heil with deadlines for creditors and heirs. A limited partnership formed by Morse H. Van Fossen and Francis S. Carmody is announced for auto-related business in 1906.
Finelity Storage Co at 1220 U St advertises a large fireproof warehouse by Wertington with indestructible vaults for silverware burglar-proof storage rooms for rugs and furs heated art rooms and carriages and autos. It claims expert pickers and movers and guarantees service with estimates.
A suburban notice seeks a responsible person to stay in a suburban house during warm months. Contact details indicate an inquirer named N. and a suburban area near Chevy Chase with a listed phone number for communication.
Fragmentary notice notes interior decorating work including wallpaper hanging and painting. Mentions a 25 percent discount and rooms wallpapered with a price reference of $2. No clear dates, names, or places readable.
A garbled estate notice from Colonial Heights describes properties for sale near Washington and the Radial Centre. It lists Cheverly, Riverdale, and Potonag sections with prices from 2,750 to 3,700 and terms including monthly payments. The ad mentions farms, houses with outbuildings, and flats, all near trolley lines and churches, inviting inquiries to Riverdale Park Co and related offices.
Fragmentary OCR shows a boarding house rental notice with garbled text. Core items include a furnished rental offer and a reference to a country property. Details are unclear due to poor readability and missing dates or names.
Classified fragment indicates a store for rent with a lease notice for a suburban area in Washington. Mentions ARTI BROS as a possible advertiser or contact. Details are garbled with OCR errors, so the item remains a partial listing with unclear terms and location.
Classified notices show multiple lenders advertising money to loan in any sums from 1,000 to 500,000 dollars at low rates, with terms on real estate in Washington DC and surrounding regions. Several names and addresses list loan services, mortgages, trusts, and collateral options, inviting immediate applications.
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