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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1909
Page
3
A cluttered sale page lists items including a Ford parts spec and misc furniture. Items such as beds, clothing, footwear, poodles, a revolver, and various household goods are offered with ad hoc prices, contact cues, and partial descriptions across a chaotic OCR read.
A dense job ad column lists positions from bartenders and clerks to chauffeurs drivers and cooks. It includes vacancies for bookkeepers, accountants, secretaries, porters, janitors, and house staff, with numerous box solicitations and named firms offering steady work and references.
Dense collage of classified ads listing female help wanted positions including chambermaid cook stenography and nursing, plus rooms for rent and domestic service notes. Names none clearly identifiable. addresses and job types include chambermaid companion cook waitress stenographer nurse and laundry work with colored and white applicants noted.
Numerous listings for furnished and unfurnished rooms in Northwest Washington near metro lines and Union Station. Options include private family homes, steam heat, private baths, rooming houses, with board or weekly rates, and proximity to government buildings. Many ads specify single or double occupancy, suitable for gentlemen or couples, and some highlight quiet, well-kept houses with telephones. Rooms range from single to large front rooms, some with private baths and modern conveniences, in district near 14th to 20th streets, Columbia Road, and Florida Ave areas.
Multiple classified style requests for cash offers, pawn tickets, jewelry and precious stones buys, old silver and diamonds, used vehicles like gasoline launches and bicycles, furniture and appliances, and various personal notices. The clippings show a chaotic mix of buy, sell, trade, and want ads with numerous names, addresses, and contact hints, typical of a dense mid nineteenth or early twentieth century advertisement page.
A collage of classified lines seeks exchanges and buys including a large size exchange for a brownie, oak sideboard, upright piano, and a roll top desk. Miscellaneous items offered or requested include a watermarked opera ticket, a wicker palm, a six horsepower motor, and a suburban lot trade for a piano.
Readable rental notices show numerous furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent in Washington area NW and surrounding streets. All feature heat, baths, and sometimes board or hot water. Many indicate private families, studios, and multiple room configurations with weekly or monthly terms and contact references.
Classified notices list several available table board options on streets like H Street and Ninth Street NW. Offers include meals and lodging at weekly rates, with spaces for multiple boarders, descriptions of service quality, and contact phone numbers.
The Supreme Court of the District of Co solicits claims against Willan M Poindester late of the District of Colu bia deceased. Creditors must exhibit their claims with vouchers to the subscriber by February 1, 1810 or be barred from the estate. Attest: James Tanner, Register. Clerk of the Probate Court. Perry & Gon, attorneys. Post Want Ads are free in The Post classifieds.
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