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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
19
A dense OCR of classified help wanted ads shows numerous female positions including experienced secretaries and stenographers, nurses, seamstresses, housemaids, cooks, laundresses, and nanny roles. Listings highlight employer names, street addresses, and contact boxes. some specify needed age, race, or marital status with multiple locations and job types across a city.
Moving and packing services by Saunders Express Co. Packing and shipping furniture bags pianos and other goods with care. Prompt attention to phone numbers listed for service.
A cluttered advertisement page lists numerous lost items and rewards including jewelry rings earrings a Persian kitten gold bar sets vintage gloves purses and keys. Contacts at various addresses in Washington DC offer rewards and return details, urging prompt notification to Bureau of Information and local offices.
A sales notice highlights the Electric Invincible Renovator vacuum cleaner claimed to outperform rivals and remove large amounts of dirt and dust. It offers home demonstrations using hand, wall, and floor brushes, with points of sale at 318 Fot. nord Imo and 5936 Main, plus a showroom at 622 F St NW.
A jumble of classified ads offers auto carriage and tire services at 109 Gth wt. ow, various carriages and hacks from 108 Connecticut Ave, a large sale of fresh horses and mules in December 1908, and related harness, saddlery, and horse equipment from several shops including Reynolds Sons and McHenry Bros. with multiple consignors and contact points across Washington area listings.
A cluttered list of secondhand goods offered for sale includes parlor suite, rocking horse, piano, clothing, coats, hats, jewelry, and household items. Prices range from a few dollars to hundreds, with locations and contact notes scattered throughout a dense catalog of yard sale style notices.
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