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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1908
Page
15
Classified notices seek various labor and trades across Washington area including pressers, opticians, sailmakers, bookkeepers, and clerical help. Listings mention immediate start, cash pay, board, and permanent or temporary positions with box numbers and street addresses.
A chaotic array of barter and job swap postings from multiple departments and cities. Listings include piano for sale or trade, a horse and wagon exchange, automobile and gasoline trades, office clerks seeking transfers in Treasury and Land Office, and requests for residential exchanges. Names, addresses, and box numbers appear with varied locations such as Philadelphia, Chicago, New York, and Washington areas, plus several specific job swap phrases and items of barter.
A dense OCR of lost and found ads lists numerous items and rewards including jewelry such as a gold pin with coral setting, a gold ring, a gold brooch, an umbrella with silk cover, a white leather glove, and a watch. Names, addresses, and reward notes appear with scattered dates and locations, urging returns to various addresses around Washington.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous lost items including a cuff button with a chip diamond, a black silk umbrella, a black leather card case with papers, a parasol, a pocketbook, a brooch, a gray cat with black stripes, a shawl, and a rug or scarf. Rewards offered for returns to named addresses in Washington DC area such as 23 Seventh Street NW, 386 11th St NW, 400 Lith Street SE, and 3153 Mount Pleasant. Contact details and locations mentioned include Dupont Circle, Leesburg train, and local streetcar routes.
A dense OCR of Washington Post style classified ads and sale notices appears. Items include jewelry, furniture, appliances, cars, and miscellaneous goods with various prices and contact calls across multiple streets and NW neighborhoods.
Obscure classified style notice listing multiple pianos including Knabe baby grands upright models in mahogany and rosewood plus other items for sale. Ad mentions prices from 410 to 8000 dollars, go carts, stoves, furniture, pets, tools, and a moving sale with various contact BOX references and office notices.
An extensive, garbled listing of secondhand goods and services for sale. Items include sewing machines, pianos, blinds, furniture, a piano dealer note, antique fans, ivory sticks, a drum of whisky, tools, dictionaries, a ship of household wares, and various notices seeking buyers or repairs. The fragmented ad-like text mentions locations, prices, and partial descriptions of items such as a piano, blinds, and garden tools.
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