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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1908
Page
5
A fragmented early 20th century classified-style page shows numerous job ads for colored and white applicants. Positions include clerks, tailor helpers, piano repair, furniture repair, and sales, with boxes for responses and addresses.
Readable fragments show multiple help wanted notices seeking general housework girls and women of various ages and backgrounds. Ads request stay nights, light cooking, cleaning, ironing, infants care, and some include wages or living arrangements. Several entries solicit colored or white applicants, with locations in Washington area and nearby streets.
A lengthy advertises lost items seeking return with rewards including a brooch with five pansy designs a golden collie named Laddie and various personal effects. Contact details reference addresses in Washington area and a general call to contact for rewards.
A long OCR list reports multiple lost articles and rewards including an umbrella, pocketbook, gold watch, jewelry, eyeglasses, a fox terrier, a long trish crochet neckpiece, a gold chain, a bicycle, and other valuables. Locations span Chevy Chase to Willard Hotel area and addresses in Washington, D C, with rewards offered for return to owners or addresses listed, dates in May and early April, and various contact notes and offices.
Classified personals note high cash for worn items and clothing. Individual Aldresa portal will call. readers urged to respond. Includes garbled phrases but hints at seeking goods and a contact for exchange.
A collage of vintage classified items includes references to MR DAOUD the renowned palmist offering consultations, clairvoyants, astrologers and card readers promoting services and credi plans. Also listed are hair removal electrolysis, loan ads, and various merchants selling spirits, wares and personal services.
A terse obituary style notice identifies Mme Adina B Johnnon of 1614 15th Street, with references to medical conditions and professional practices. The fragment mentions massage, gout, circulation issues and electra vibra trentmere chi ropody shampooing, along with a North 4595 phone listing.
Miscellaneous listings from a Wheeling era ad page include used pianos upright and grand from Knabe and other makers, armchairs and desks, sewing machines, typewriters, and other household goods. Also offered are dogs, guppies, a gun, a violin, and various tools, hardware, and furniture with modest prices and many contact lines across multiple streets and firms.
A dense classified page lists numerous items for sale including folding pocket Kodak cameras, antique furniture, a phaeton buggy, riding harnesses, a piano, rocking chairs, a baby carriage, lawn mower, goad certificates, and a Crating of clothing and jewelry. Multiple addresses and contact methods pepper the listings with prices and conditions noted for each item.
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