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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1908
Page
28
A tangle of faded job notices invites women to apply for domestic, cooking, cleaning, waitressing, and dairy roles. Ads mention wages, locations like Los Angeles and San Francisco, and require references. Many entries emphasize suitability for homemaking tasks and household duties.
Ad insertion details list multiple pharmacies in Washington locations providing want ads services. It names Northwest Roe Pharmacy Seventh and L streets, King Pharmacy Vermont Avenue, Astoria Pharmacy Third and G, and several others with intersections and addresses across the city.
Advertised position offering salesmen roles for fad items with unclear brand details. Includes mentions of potential compensation and location hints but lacks concrete company name or dates. Suitable for a brief agency notice or classifieds slot.
A dense listing of domestic help opportunities. Includes cooks, maids, dressmakers, chambermaids, waitresses, nurses, and general housework in Washington area. Notices seek White and Colored workers, experienced and first class workers, with various hours and wage ranges. References required, addresses and box numbers provided for applications.
A garbled job ad fragment lists positions for young women in the area including learning a cigar trade, dressmakers, soliciting, waitresses, chorus girls with soprano and contralto voices, and general inquiries at various addresses and phone numbers.
A cluttered page lists a slew of personal services and classifieds. Advertisements promise permanent removal of blemishes by electrolysis, clairvoyant readings, palmistry, and psychic guidance, plus nail care, massage, and hair services. Also features used clothing buyers, loans, and miscellaneous notices from various vendors across streets in NW Washington.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous lost items and rewards including a bracelet watch ring purse and keys. It mentions addresses in Washington DC areas such as 121 A st nw 1690 AY and 2807 F st nw. Various agencies and stores appear while rewards range from small coins to hundreds of dollars.
A long list of lost items and rewards appears from May 4 to May 8 in Washington DC and vicinity. Items include gold watches, bracelets, rings, a turtle pin, money, theater tickets, purses, and various jewelry. Rewards are offered for returns to owners at provided addresses, including Mrs M Lb W, 168 Gases, and 492 at nw, with liberal offers for successful recoveries.
Found items include a Masonic pin owner details with names like Fred Schell and Elizabeth Jackson, a watch and a gold necklace in multiple locations. lost items include a Morocco pocket case with a picture, a set of keys, a silver pencil, and assorted small keepsakes. Callbacks request owners describe items to claim. locations cited include 12th and P Streets, Harvard Avenue, Connecticut Avenue, and The Post building.
A crowded mixed listing of secondhand goods incl small furniture, piano certificates, sporting gear, clothing, and tools. Items span from Underwood typewriter and piano certificates to a Mk 4 repeating rifle and holiday sales. Numerous addresses and contact cues appear, with prices noted for many items and a general sense of a bustling marketplace.
A cluttered sale list offers used pianos including Knabe upright mahogany models and a Whitney upright, plus sewing machines, rugs, and household items. Also advertised are hats, dresses, rings, antique desks, a yacht facsimile, cameras, violins, and various small goods. Sale notes include prices, conditions, and contact lines.
A chaotic mixed sale listing across Washington DC includes motorbikes, a English Pointer puppy, a light colored suit with wax coat, household furniture, a pony, parlors and office furniture, a Remington typewriter, a guitar, a piano, a bevy of tools, a boat for sale, and various domestic items. Prices and contact boxes appear, with private sales and moving poe.
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