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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1908
Page
11
Classified notices advertise general housework positions, including German and white women, girls, and full families. Requests seek experienced, reliable helpers for light chores, chamberwork, laundry, and babysitting with references.
Fragmented personal ads and service notices list a mix of offerings including massage, clairvoyant readings, postal orders, and casual classifieds. The unreadable OCR yields scattered references to hair removal, financials, and various small ads from a neighborhood paper era.
Fragmentary classified style plea reads money sought to borrow four thousand and fifty dollars for a new venture. The ad mentions a property with seven rooms, furnace, hardwood, bay window, and brick detailing, offered with a first trust on sale price around four thousand nine hundred fifty. The text is garbled but indicates an office reference and a commission ask.
A sprawling damaged notice lists dozens of lost items with rewards and contact hints. Entries include jewelry, watches, a plain gold ring, a silver back mirror, a collie, a spider pendant, a book bag, a blue coat, and a hunting horn, with return rewards and locations in Washington area and beyond. Names, addresses, and reward figures appear throughout, reflecting a chaotic lost and found page.
A caller reports several found items including a pocketbook with papers at 2206 Fast Sw after 6 pm. Also noted are a rosary on Ith St NW, a purse near 11th Street, a box with infant papers, and a rough bull pup puppy from 1741 Georgia Street NW. Owners to claim by calling and providing details.
A sprawling collection of sale notices includes a diamond ring offered for 30, mentions of a 1987 Remington typewriter in good condition, various furniture and household goods, tools, a small pony cart, oak and glass items, a cash price listing, and several items for livestock and gardening. Located at 1429 New York Ave and other scattered listings, prices range from modest to hundreds, with sellers seeking quick trades or cash at hand.
A local listing advertises Knabe and other piano brands in various sizes with prices from $10 upward. Also offered are machinery, tools, and miscellaneous sale items from a public salvage, plus horses, harness, and a range of household goods including furniture, typewriters, and clothing accessories.
A dense ad page lists cheap household goods and furniture from Singer sewing machines to rocking chairs, beds, washstands, and tables. Various prices and items fill the street sale style spread with addresses around Ninth Street NW and nearby avenues.
A garbled classified page lists miscellaneous wants and offerings including flooring, vintage furniture, drawing instruments, wearables, and various household goods. Entries mention locations and informal contact notes, with scattered prices and pending exchanges.
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