Hire System Across Courts Reveals Royal Pianos and Jewels
The article shows monarchs using hire purchases for luxuries from Queen Victoria’s pianos to coronation jewels and carriages. It notes King Peter of Servia’s crown on installments, Spain’s costly yet Crown-owned items hired for display, and Sweden’s festive but funded-by-hire approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter of
Servia
Spain
Queen Victoria
Mvssrs
Erard
Prince of Wales
Marlborough House
Sandringham
Faris
Peter
England
Guadalajara
Madrid
Portugal
Edward
Carlos
Anne- Ma
Sweden
Alexandra
Princess of
Wales
Denmark
Norway
Czarina
Huasia
Prince George
Greece
Fredensborg Castle
London
Russia
Neva
Italy
Pla
Tumnor
Rockefeller
The Young Man With Many Thoughts Proves Unfit
A humorous tale from Punch traces a lively suitor who, after detailing odd virtues and pursuing cosmetic, physical, and scholarly makeovers, is finally rejected for lacking innate character. He marries another, but the original damsel remains a spinster, proving that second thoughts are best while later ones are costly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gald
St. George's
Hanover Square
Shelley
Browning
Ruskin
Emerson
Registry Office
Apollo
Hercules
John Keats
Jane Smith
John Smith
Thomas Brown
Fumigation Fire Alarm at Salvation Army Hotel Mishap
A smoke scare at the Salvation Army lodging house in Chatham Square prompted a rapid fire response after a lone observer on an East Broadway car cried fire. Firefighters discovered the yellow smoke was from a weekly fumigation to rid bedbugs, not a blaze, as clerks explained to the awaiting crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
New York
Chatham Square
East Broadway
Engine 9
der Salvaon
Fenton
Lieut
Shaugnessy
Clerk Hall
Mr. Hall
Domestic Sewing Machine Agency ad and Pet Care Offers
A parsed collage of classified items: sewing machine sales and service from AUER BACH'S and Domestic Sewing Machine Agency with guarantees and repairs. animals care at Hospital for Animals offering grooming boarding and a dog cemetery. sale listings for young parrots canaries and other pets. real estate pitches for Wedderburn Heights Va with limited lots. storage services by United States Storage Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourteenth ST
North 1600
Wedderburn Heights
Whoderbur
F St. Nw
Wedderburn, Va
Navy department bids seek diverse hardware and services
Proposals will be received at the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts to furnish at navy yards and academies a wide range of supplies from rubber covered wire to filing systems and lavatories. Separate notices cover Indian Affairs coal and asphalt land bids with multiple district dates and deposit rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Navy Department
Washington
D. C
Navy Yard
League Island
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Navy
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Bureau
H. T. B. Harris
Trustees Sale Of 2.90 Acres On Military Road District Of Columbia
Auctioneer James W. Ratcliffe advertises a trustees sale of a 2.9 acre property on a Military Road near the junction of Fourteenth and Seventh Street roads in Washington DC. The 1904 deed of trust compels a public auction August 22 at 4 pm in front of the premises with terms: one third cash, balance in one and two years at 6 percent interest, a $250 deposit, conveyancing at purchaser cost, and a reserve to resell if default occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Ratcliffe
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the
District At Columbia
Washington
Distriet of
Columbia
John A. Butler
Said Road
Robinson
William King
Uber J. A
O Meyers
Meyers
Butler
H. W. Brewer
En Meyor
L. Cabell Williamson
Louisiana Avenue
Louis P. Shon
Legal Notices and Classified Fragments from Old Advertisements
A ragged collection of late 19th or early 20th century notices offers cash for worn garments and accessories, professional services, fortune telling, detective agency, and property sales. Entries include WANTED ads, a manicure service, magnetic treatments, a fortune teller, a screening supplier, a country property notice, and meal hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
7Th St
Brown
Hudson Ave
Enlcago
Demaris
Pipit
Justh
20Th St. Aw
Neen eSaparee National Detective Agency
Colorado
M. Bradford
Rita
9Th St
FOR RENT HOUSES AND APARTMENTS LISTINGS
Extensive Northwestern and surrounding area rental ads listing furnished and unfurnished houses, rooms, flats, and offices. Includes multiple properties with details on rooms, baths, heat, location, and rents. Also notes bulletins and bulletin requests. references James M. York & Son and other realty offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwes
de Sales
Rickett's
Far
Bath
4Th St
Gunton Building
Q St
HORSES AND VEHICLES FOR SALE AT LOCAL STABLES
Classified notices advertise a large stock of vehicles at Waters Sons and Brunswick Balee Collender firms and other dealers. Deals include a large V wagon, twelve work mares, a young horse, top buggies, rubber-tire runabouts, platform panels, and various wagons and harnesses. Prices offered, but items not guaranteed as represented. Also listings for saloon location opportunities and a real estate interest inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernestas
Akers
Ls St
Ave
Press Stables
Plex
18Th St
Real estate services and lost notices in Washington listings
Moore and Hill offer wide city property access with tailored terms and a new 20 page book on Connecticut Avenue High Lands plus car viewing. Fulton Gordon markets loans and real estate financing while other firms advertise low rate loans and secure options. Multiple lost items including a black St. Bernard, pocketbook, and jewelry noted with rewards and return directions.
Post Office Mails and Dispatch Closings August 1904
Read daily due to rapid changes in foreign mail routes and overland dispatch. The notice lists weekly closing times from the Main Office for Trans Atlantic, Caribbean, and Pacific mails, including details for Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia, with special routes via New York, San Francisco, and Vancouver, plus registered mail cutoffs and notices for Hawaii, Australia, and the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gally
Clones
Liverpool
Scotland
Ireland
Campania
New York
Queenstown
Europe
Philadelphia
Flymouth
Cherbourg
Belgium
A. A. Zeeland
A. B
Ethiopia
South and Central America
West Indies
Fridat
Gand
Rosalind
Porto Rico
Ponte
San Juan
Fortune Tuard
Jamaica
Colombia
Caucas
Magdalena
Costa Rica
Grenada
Trinidad
Ciudad Bolivar
French Guiana
Argentina
Urc Guay
Paraguay
Uruguay
Cervant
Mexico
Overland
Cuba
Port Tamps
Fla
New Orleans
Newfoundland
North Sydney
Boston
Miquelon
Belize
Puerto Cortez
Guatemala
New Orleana
New Orlesas
Tuendaya
Australia
West Australia
New Zealand
New Caledonia
Samoa
Hawaii
Fiji Islands
San Francisco
Vancouver
Victoria
B. C
Japan
Korea
China
Philippine Islands
Dorie
Hawaiii
Manchuria
Seattle
Alameda
Guam
United States
Tahiti
Marquesay Iblands
S. 8
Mariposa
N. Y
Notics
Russia
Cal
Canada
John A. Merritt
Rent Oliver Typewriters In This Office
TYPEWRITERS rent Oliver typewriters in guaranteed condition with stand two months to apply on purchase of new machine limited free use of our machines in this office to operators of other machines and others qualified. THE OLIVER TYPEWRITER COMPANY. 1337 Pa. ave, nw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver
Rail lines offer daily sleeping cars to Florida and south
Train notices advertise sleeping car service from New York to Jacksonville and Port Tampa via Jacksonville and connections to Charleston and Washington. It lists schedules for Atlantic Coast Line and Southern Railway routes to Richmond and Florida with Pullman cars, station contact details, and managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
Pennsylvania
Harrisonburg
Warrenton
Danville
Way
Washington
Florida
Columbia
Savannah
Jacksonville
United States Fast Mail
Newns
Manassas
Werrenton
Chanlottenville
Dally
New York
Atlanta Express
Firet Claen
Atlanta
Columbus
Memphis
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Knoxville
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Southwestern
Macon
Augusta
Nashville
Bluemont
Leesburg
Viarrisonburg
Charlottesville
Charleston
S.C
Pla
Richmond
Fla
Delly
Port Campa Fis
Au Tanta
D. C
Nersburg
Elk
Palumas
EAN
Pennsylvania Rail
Washington, D
W. J. Craig
Trafic
Wilmington
N.C
Washington Southern Railway
Posnte South
Alexandria
Frederickaburg
Leava
6Th
Batreeta
Atlantic Coast Line
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Newport News
Old Point
Quantico
W.D. Duke
C. W.culp
W. P. Tatlor
Man
Ave. Petersburg
Raleigh
Savegame
Tamps
Tallahassee
Atlents
Birmingham
Mobile
Pensacola
Seaboard
Jackson- Dailyville
Seaboard Express
Tampa
Paltman
Pennsylvania Railroad and Royal Blue Line Timetable Mix
Station Corner of Sixth and B Streets shows daily morning and evening trains to Harrisburg Chicago St Louis and beyond. Highlights include Pennsylvania Limited and Buffalo Express with Pullman cars, connections to Philadelphia New York Atlantic City and Baltimore via Royal Blue Line with hourly departures and special weekend schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth
B Streets
Pittsburg
Chicago
Harrisburg
Indianapolis
Louisville
St. Louis
Dally
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Toledo
Detroit
Cincinnati
ST. Louis Limited
Indianapoli
Main Lind Express
Pullman
Pittsborg
Louis Express
Washington
Nashville
Apoledo
ST. Louis Express
Western Express
Pacific Express
Buffalo
Importum Junction
Ikane
Canandaigua
Rochster
Niagara Falls
Elmira
Renovo
Williamsport
Emporium Junction
Erie
Rochester
Canandarelle
Nisgeara Falls
Philadelphia
New York
East
Congressional Limited
Boston
Lake Placid
Balore
Bettim
Annapolis
Pope's Creek
Atlantic City
Delaware River Bridge
Market Street Wharf
Cape May
Asbury Park
Ocean Grove
Long Branch
Pennsylvania Railroad
W.W. W. Atterbury
R. Wood
Palar Trafic Mgr
Geo
W. Boyd
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Royal Blue Line
Royal Limited
Chesapeake and Ohio
Pennsylvania Station
ST Louis
Lowlaville
Yndianapolis
Virginia Hot Springs
FFV. Limited
Vis
Chesapeake and
Ohafsee
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Sreet
Pennsylvania RR
H W Fuller
Norfolk and Western Railway
Washington, P. R. BR
Dally—Air Pointe
Norfolk and Western
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Mempbs
Roanoke
Bristol
Winstonfurem
Memphis
New Orleans
Sheapers
Gate Cara
Norfolk
A. m
Nortel
Dal Tville
Luray
Elkton
Ally
Barer
Pennsylvenia
AYE
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Alfonso and
Charles Eliot Norton
Atlantic
Venica
Verona
Adi
Hachiye
Auerbach
Tth & H
Domestic
Domestic Sewing Machine Agency
F’st. Nw
May Manton Patter
United States Storage CO
Loth St. Nws
EF St
Stewart Building
6Th and Sts. Nw
pantseatsiahhideihasnaCe
Stratford
Mth St
Sheridan Ave
Schwartz & Pelzman
Connecticut Avenue Highlands
Fulton R. Gordon
14Th St
Cinchona
Wyoming ‘Ave
Livingston
St. Eee
Asheville, N. C
13Th St
Arlington Hotel
Ith St. Nw
120Th ST. NW
North Capitol St
New York Ave
Franklin Park
Thomas Circle
Grant Place
Nice
California Avenue
Washington Heights
Massachusetts Ave
L St. Nw
ST. NW
Ist St
Lst
North Capitol-Largh
St. Pleasant
14Th Street
Park Hotel
Lrst
Frank Hendrigs
The
New Willard
G St
Oth
Norter
Mt. Pleasant
Daywood & Garrett
126Th St
Capitol
Library
Familly
Department OF the Interior
Office of Indian Affairs
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
McAlester
Wilburton-Stigler
Howe- Poteau
McCurtain-Massey
Lehigh-Ardmore
United States Indian Agent
Union Agency
Muskogee
Ind. T
A. C. Tonner
Washington, DC
Thos. Pyan
Washington, D. C
Henry B. FP. Macfarland
Henry J. West
Chester Harding
Commissioners
Supreme Court OF the District OF Columbia
Absalom Lindsey
Lucinda Lindsey
Jasue
Rufus DP Clarke
Notica
Herahya
Peter C. Lindsey
Susan Brent
Miner Lindsey
A. D
Washington Law Reporter
Washington Post
Wright
M. J Griffith
J. Althrus Johnson
Kleeblatt's
Llth
Hne
Maryland
Thomas J. Fisher & CO. (Inc
Elsmere
Tor
Quincy
Uincy
Conway Nw
Jeckeon St
Jackson Ne
Savare
Regina
Portland
Sw Cor Sth
D Nw
Secor
F ST
Thos
E. Waggaman
JAS. M. York & Son
St. Ow
Sthaw
Ind. Ave
Wiw
Harvanl St
Caywood & Garrett
12Th ST
Coal Yard
Richard Rothwell
Heights
T. H. Hall
Georgetown
First Ward
Miller-Shoemakers Estate Co
Paave
Rock Creek
Brewster
Brewster Mall Phaeton
Tadys
Ackney
Sandie
Bridie
Algo
Penn
Ruenus Usc Tvap
Eeee Waters & Son
Moore & Hill (Inc
F &T
Joseph I. Weller
Beatty Broker
Connecticut Ave
Connecticut Ave. Highlands
14Th Mt. Nw
Adress
Clover & Dant
Iith St. Aw
C. A
Burnstine
Hopwood
Sayman
Abrahams
J. Selinger
Es . Reed
Corcoran
T. Rawlings
Ariington Fire Insurance ‘Company
D'S. Paresteio
WM. H. Saunders & CO
Tyler & Rutherford (Incorporated
Oto
Stone & Fatriar
William Curtis Hill & CO
F. Rel. M
GWEST
Fisher & CO
A. Fox & CO. (Inc
Walter H. Acker
C. Baker
Metzerott
Nitsuke
Fuat
Peace Monument
S&s
E. Capitol St
Tiffany
Aves
Sth
Chesapeake Beach
J. K. Wightman
North Chesapeake
Barclay
la. Ave
John Warner Keyes
Harvard University Dental School
Tein
Wil
the Phoenix
J. L. Wilson
Railroads
New Jersey
Northwest
Wheeling
Wischester
Frederick
Hagerstown
Boyd
Gatthersburg
Washington Junction
Uulot Transfer Company
Ardera Fett
GIS Pennsylvania Arena
D B. Martin
Matager
Chesapeake Peach
Ratae
District Line
Dupont Circle
Fairfax
F Street
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