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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1912
Page
2
A scan of classified and personal ads showing job offers, leases, rooming houses, real estate, investments, secondhand carriages, moving services, and lost and found items. Includes help wanted, offerings for lodging, business opportunities, and miscellaneous notices from various organizations and individuals.
A long, fragmented notice catalogs a large set of lost items and rewards including a lady’s gray leather purse, various keys, a gold watch, a diamond pin, a handbag, a necklace, a ring, a badge, and miscellaneous papers. Addresses and names like Washington Seminary Hill Falls Church Henry Anderson and Mrs C Levis appear, with rewards offered for return.
A cluttered listing of items for sale including furniture clothing appliances and odds and ends. Notable mentions include a leather couch a marble top walnut cabinet a full dress suit a refrigerator a sewing machine and various hats chests and small goods. Prices are listed sporadically with several addresses shown such as 1405 North Capitol St and 11th St nearby.
In a busy shopping page, dress forms claim to mirror every line and curve for easier draping and perfect fit, priced at 3.58 dollars at Oppenheimer's Estan Mall. The section also lists furniture, sewing machines, gas stoves, lamps, bicycles, trunks, and assorted household items for sale with bargain prices and brief descriptions.
Classified listing details numerous household items and furniture for sale including a twelve foot dining table, white linen duck coverings, a large Belérin refrigerator, a complete Britannica atlas set, a parlor suite in mahogany, a frame of chests and chairs, and various miscellaneous goods. Also notes various job listings and domestic help advertisements across multiple districts.
A jumble of job ads and notices from a New England city, listing roles from porter, waiter, watchman, and farm hands to clerks and engineers. Entries show diverse applicants including colored men, young men, educated workers, and tradespeople with varying experience. Several addresses and street corners appear, reflecting a dense urban employment roundup.
A young colored woman with experience as a chambermaid cook and companion nurse advertises for housework and private family work. She seeks day work, references available, and notes reliable ability and punctuality. Presents contact options including local addresses and phone references.
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