Help Wanted Mixed Ads Include Barbers and Clerical Posts
A dense late 19th or early 20th century array of employment notices lists barbers needed at several Washington, D.C. addresses, along with waitstaff, domestics, porters, and clerical roles. Positions mention wages, locations like 200 Pa. Ave and 618 Pa. Ave. SE, and employers including private homes, hotels, and offices. Also includes a few notes on qualifications and ages, with requests for applicants to respond by mail.
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Steward’s Business College
Fats
The
Home Service
Hess
Neveland Park and City
Help Wanted Ads Mix of Servants and Jobs
Classified help wanted items list numerous positions including housemaids cooks waitstaff and general helpers, with locations across Washington area. Entries show wages references and contact details for positions such as colored girl for housework cook and office work, millinery and manicure training, and a few missing or unclear addresses.
Found male collie dog near 1855 Ohio roe nw
Local notice reports a found male collie dog and asks owners to contact Animal Rescue League. The entry includes an address and contact hint, with repeated garbled text about pupils and music lessons, showing OCR corruption.
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Apply Animal Rescue League
Ohio
Roe
Court of Claims notes and probate cases in 1917 docket
United States Court of Claims session reports judgments for claimants including Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway and Chicago Burling ton and Quincy Railroad Company. Remands for restatement of amounts, hearings by Judges Booth Hoy and others. Probate and equity divisions list administrations and letters, lunacy, div orces, and estates with multiple named heirs and attorneys.
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Edward K. Campbell
Fenton W. Booth
Samuel 8
Southern Pacifte Company
Union Pacifie Railroad Company
Ohn Bratton
Columbia Supply Company
Jenne Lathrop Rand
Jaimant
Albert H. Clancy
Gabriel W. Marnock
Hippolyte Girardot
Luz K. Palsz
A. Coffield
Coffield
Martin T. Massingill
Fel Schouidt
Thomas A Kent
Congressiotal
Philo J Bevendge
Lucinda Shanks
Jane T. Hawking
Maria M. Gray
John T. McKnight
Alice Scott Warner
Tonia H. Waters
George A. King
Plaintif
HR. P. Whiteley
Margaret Campbell
United States
Benjamin Carter
Plantif
G. T. Mormont
PHS
Seabuaca Air Taneva
Carter & Ashford
Marvin Farrington
Perkins Sells Bids in Southern City Context
L L Perkins at United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company handles bids in the southern region. Fone M 913. The snippet notes a financial bid process involving CS and local entities, reflecting a mid century insurance and bonding routine.
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L. L. Perkins
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Cs
Fone
Sowthern
Real estate transfers listed in Dobbins Add to Kennebunk Realty
Real estate transfers show numerous parcels sold by William M Terrell and others to various buyers including Kennebunk Realty, Thomas Denney, Frida Dittman, Carrie A Maddux, Francis E Smith Jr, and others across blocks and streets. prices range from $10 to $19,500, with properties in East Washington Park Bloomingdale and multiple numbered squares and lots. Names include William M Terrell, George W Denney, Frida Dittman, Carrie A Maddux, Francis E Smith Jr, Samuel W, John Bran son, David B Karrick, Katherine Heavey, J William, J Edward Chapmer, and G Percy McGhee. Local streets referenced include Second Street Southeast, D Street Northeast, Bloomingdale, Smeth Street Southeast, and Sixteenth Street Northwest.
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Bloomingdale
Carrie A. Maddux
Maggie I. Beckwith
Francis E. Smith, Jr
Francis B. Smith, Jr
Samuel W. An
Carrie A. Maidux
Second Street
Jacob Schwartz
Ben Schwarts
Second
Daniel W. O'Donoghue
Wilbur F Nash
Twenty-Seventh Street
O and P
Callahan Kenne Et Ax
Katherine
Heavey
Square Allel
Lo and M
Twenty-first
John Branson
Frances B. Henry
Francea B. Henry Et
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J. William
David B. Karrick
Smeth Street
Joeeph L. Weldenban
Mary Leary
M Street
Third
Fourth
John Scrivener
United States of America
George B. Repettt
Charles A
Caro Tn L. Shields
Sixteenth
Fae
Darwin Ae
Wiliam A. Collis
William A. Collis
J. Edward Chapmer
Third Streets
Charles FL Page
Jacob 8
Grover
First Street
Eterets
Sylvanus Stokes
Et Ak
Joseph Hines
G. Percy’ McGie
Seventeenth
Staner
Larry B. Son
Venus
Poe
City Briefs From a Washington Board of Trade Meeting
The executive committee elected Ju. G. Wright Paul B. McConville John H. Miller Carl H. Smith Herbert B. Nevins and B. D. Sampson to membership The Sixteenth Street eights Citizens Association meets at Daniel c Roper 7059 Alaska Ave NW tonight at 730 The Chamber of Commerce February meeting hosts Senator Reed Speaking President Sinclair aims for 1000 members This week Holy Comforter Church holds a luncheon and turkey dinner for the new church school Dancing continues tonight The Twentieth Century Club archaeology group meets 215 at 2622 Woodley Pl NW on metals The Library of Congress hosts a musicale for the blind at 815 PM Marine Band quartet performs Law committee of Board of Trade hears pawnbrokers testimony adjourns to Monday No action until a full probe The Dye Store safe robbery defendants plead guilty Two men held on 1000 bond each Pending grand jury Insurance Agents midyear conference Feb 15 16 17 at Shoreham Planned by joint Chamber and Board of Trade Naval Engineers cancel banquet Feb 24 Holy Family Day Nursery opens at 619 Fourth St NW Open house continues today Oliver Metzerott chairs Insurance Banking Brokerage committee Mrs S B Thompson funeral tomorrow Congressional Cemetery survivors named The Houdini escape challenge noted at SE 713 and 714 Eighth Street NW
Deeds of Trusts Listed For Various Properties
Multiple deeds of trust recorded across blocks and squares securing loans from $300 to $17,500. Lenders include Home Building Association and Perpetual Building Association. Properties span SQUARE 875 to MOUNT PLEASANT and other lots, with terms from 3 months to 8 years at 5 to 6 percent, semiannual or quarterly payments.
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William R. Poole
Edward W. Whiteside
Hervey T. Winfield
Home Building Association
William 8
Samuel BR. Bond
Charles W.fairfax
Elizabeth P. Martin
Frank Booth
Herbert T. Shannon
Morton J. Lucha
F. Eugene Drury
Mary J. Pattison
Arthur Carr
Marvin Agnetis
Perpetual Building Association
Mount Pleasant
William L. Post
Robert E. Bradley
Clarence F. Welch
F. Eugene Deary
Joseph Hines
James D. Hobba
John T. Chesley
Harry B. Willson
B. Frantis Baul
G. Percy McGine
Chester A. Brow
Houdini Withdrawing From Corcoran Building Challenge
Old Corcoran building on F Street was withdrawn from a planned Houdini challenge after it was found unsafe and weakened by previous wrecking. Houdini has accepted other challenges while preparations continued.
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Corcoran
F Street
Houdini
Lectures Spotlight Washington City and Hillside Strength
Col W W Harta spoke on The City of Washington to a joint NH and ME State Society meeting at the Public Library. Rev Samuel H Greene discussed The Strength From the Hills before the Vermont State Association at the Washington Club. A contralto solo by Mrs Walter K Page with Mrs I Loving accompanied and an original monologue by Miss Maude EK Lee followed.
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City of Washington
Col. W. W. Harta
New Hampshire State Society
Maine State Society
Washington
Publo Library
Samuel H. Greene
Calvary Baptist Church
Vermont State Association
Washington Club
Walter K. Page
I. Loving
Maude Ek, Lee
Merritt Divorce Granted in District Supreme Court
Caleb C. Merritt of Maryland faced a decree granting divorce to Hallie Merritt of this city on two charges of statutory offense. Merritt offered no defense, leaving his side to attorney James M. Denny while Mrs. Merritt asked for no alimony. Justice Stafford included the decree noting Merritt’s stated intent to amend financially in later life, though no alimony was awarded. Attorney J. A. Johnson represented Mrs. Merritt.
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District of Colhinsbia
Karka
Maddox Ve Richardson
I H. Linton
J. B. Rhodes
B&b
Rite
Fannie M. Shreve
Dater
Bradley
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Equity Division 2
Justice Stafford
Tews
Lewin
David Wolf
J. Dawson Willams Leiter
Hume
Trie
J. J Darlington
Miner
Bradenburg & Bradenburg- Bailey
Couch
J. J. Darlington
Schwarz
Plaintff
Teige Murray
J. Ho Hoover
HA. J. Barker
W M. Bastian
Willam Henry Barrett
Deeoes
Deneric
Merritt
Caleb C. Merritt
Maryland
Hallie Merritt
District Supreme Court
James M. Denny
Baltimore
Minor Normal School Dedicated for Colored Pupils
The Minor Normal School for colored pupils at Georgia avenue and Euclid Street NW was formally dedicated last night. Commissioner Louis Brownlow turned over the building to Supt. Ernest L. Thurston. Dr. John Van Schaick Jr. introduced William T. Galibher as presiding officer. speakers included Dr. Kelley Miller of Howard University, Fountain Peyton of the board of education, and Roscoe C. Bruce, superintendent of colored schools.
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Georgia Avenue
Euclid Street
Louis Brownlow
Ernest L. Thurston
John van Schaick
Board of Education
William T. Galibher
Kelley Miller
Howard University
Fountain Peyton
Board of
Death of George W Dove Civil War veteran builder dies at 74
George W Dove aged 74 a lifelong contractor and builder and civil war veteran died at his home 2641 North Capitol Street. Funeral at St Martin s Church at 10 this morning with interment in Rock Creek Cemetery. He leaves a wife two sons Elmer A Dove of Baltimore Roy A Dove of Colorado and a daughter Mrs J C Conliff of Washington. Washington merchant tailors delegates to National Merchant Tailors of America Convention and Style Show in Philadelphia Bellevue Stratford Hotel begin today and run to Thursday E H Snyder George E Hebbard J M Stein J C Wineman Henry L Kaufman Ferd Waldman T J Van Doren and R A Carlson listed as delegates.
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North
Capitol Street
St. Martin’s Church
Rock Creek Cemetery
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Elmer A. Dave
Baltimore
Roy A. Dave
Colorado
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Washington
National Merchant Tailors of America
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Philadelphia
E. H. Snyder
George E. Hebbard
J. M. Stein
J. C. Wineman
Henry L. Kaufman
Ferd. Waldman
T. J. van Doren
R. A. Carlson
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