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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1908
Page
5
An old classified style notice lists multiple Washington area pharmacies by location and street intersections including Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Anacostia districts. It notes mail order requests to The Washington Post and mentions several pharmacy names and cross streets.
A flood of classifieds seeks women for waitress positions, cook jobs, and domestic work. Ads request single women to reside with families, tolerate late hours, and earn wages, often detailing color, race, and housing terms. Some entries specify locations around Washington and Indiana areas and include room 419 arrangements and personal offers.
A flood of job notices seeks women for cooking, cleaning, and waitressing in Washington listings. Advertisements specify white or colored applicants, stay-in and nights positions, with various wages and references required.
A dense OCR style page lists dozens of job ads and employment requests. Listings include waitresses, chambermaids, domestic help, sewing and alterations staff, hairdressers, and nurses. Several ads specify white or colored workers, age ranges, references, and hourly wages, with locations around 16th Street NW and nearby avenues.
A dense historic ad page touts clairvoyants and readers for love and business, with names such as MARVELOUS PROPHESICS, MvGRITA, and MR DAOUD. It lists services from palm readings to detective work, offering private consultations, hours, fees, and contact details across multiple venues and streets.
Audited OCR shows storage for furniture and pianos at multiple NW addresses with low rates per load and private locked compartments. Moving, packing, and shipping offered by Littlefield Alvord & Co and wallpaper services promoted with painting and hanging orders and low prices. Several names and contact lines appear, including Coward Hofman and others.
A scanned Washington Post page lists numerous lost items and rewards including purse with money, gold and silver jewelry, watches, eyeglasses, keys, and a household goods mix. Readers are urged to return items to the newspaper office or stated addresses for rewards, with descriptions and locations spanning various streets and neighborhoods.
A chaotic classified page offers a wide array of items including pianos, sewing machines, typewriters, bicycles, chairs, curtains, beds, damask, and various household goods. Numerous entries list prices, sellers, and contact notes amid postal box references and quick sale appeals.
Multiple classified notices from the Enabe'G spring sale listing second hand pianos like HONG ON and SMITH PIANO Co. items. also assorted domestic goods including Underwood typewriters, launch boats, cameras, furniture, dog listings, and various sale offers, many with box numbers and office addresses.
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