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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
11
A dense classified page lists numerous help wanted ads including positions for nursing girls, housemaids, cooks, laundresses, seamstresses, stenographers, teachers, and factory workers. Many entries specify white or mixed race applicants, ages, residence areas, and contact boxes. some note experience requirements and compensation.
Moving and packing services offered by Saunders Express Co. Large wagons and gantries used. Prompt attention to phone. Specialize in furniture baggage pianos and woven packing and shipping. Contact 919 ith ow phone M478 for service details.
A sprawling list of lost items offers rewards for returns, including a diamond ring, Persian orange and white cat, gold beads, silk scarf, and a Waltham silver watch. Owners urged to contact the bureau of information at landmarks around the city for recovery rewards.
Vacuum cleaning pitch touts the Idfal cleaner as perfect for dust and germs with a Washington branch demonstration. It promises removal of dirt from carpets using hand, wall, and floor brushes, claiming 45 pounds of dirt from a test and inviting home demonstrations by Invincible Renovator Sales Co at 5936 Main and 622 F St NW, led by Georgs Rizga.
Large sale of four fresh carloads horses and mules to be sold at Warrington Hose and Mule. Also listings of carriages, top wagons, harness, saddles, and horse supplies from multiple vendors with prices, locations, and contact details, including a Willard Storage and 14th Street address. Sale date December 14, 1908 with consignors listed.
Auction listing with items including a six to eleven piece parlor suite, piano, china, dresser, rocker, lamp, lamps, violin, and various antiques. Sold as a full lot or individually, prices and contact details scattered amid dense OCR text from 62154 Ward Place and nearby avenues.
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