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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
36
A compact register of pharmacies and drugstores with approximate cross streets in the Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Anacostia areas. Names include mee Pharmacy, Kings Pharmacy, The Astoria Pharmacy, Mendota Pharmacy, Ross Pharmacy, Donnels Pharmacy, Stanfords Pharmacy, Weier, and Bury Jefferson.
Densely garbled classified ad fragment lists male help wanted roles including apprenticeships, bar, fountain, cigar sales, and laundry work. Mentions locations like Washington and Toledo, with pay notes and contact box numbers, but details are incomplete and mixed.
A sprawling classified page lists numerous help wanted opportunities and job ads across Washington area. Positions include drivers receptionists sales clerks cooks waitresses housekeepers and skilled trades with varied ages colors and experience levels seeking immediate hire with references and pay details.
Readable fragments show multiple job notices in a local section. Listings include a cook, a housemaid, young lads and a typist, with pay hints and box contact references. The garbled text indicates recruitment for household roles and short hour work in a community classifieds page.
Fragmented classifieds present a mix of palmistry and clairvoyant readings, manicure salons, half price men’s suits, and cash-for-clothing offers. The dense page lists services, street addresses, phone numbers, hours, and low price promotions across diverse vendors.
A jumble of exchange requests and ads lists items for trade and sale including a violin for a typewriter, a camera lens, a gold certificate, a Boys bicycle, desks, a moving picture theater, and various services. Several entries request or offer exchanges and services with contact notes and box numbers.
Classified ad style summary listing animals and pets for sale at Barclays Pet Store on 10th Street and nearby locations. Includes dogs cats birds pigeons goats rabbits and canaries with prices and descriptions. Mentions beautiful white Pomeranian puppies and other pet items.
An old classified style notice from Haverford Cycle Co urges readers to try Oswald & Hunter bicycle repairs at Jowostates. It touts rapid service and a new model Hudson. The ad highlights branch work and asks customers to visit for a trial.
Local ad promises fastest straw hat bleaching with on the spot service and delivery across town. The crude copy highlights low prices and immediate results, urging customers to visit or call for same day work.
A scatter of lost items and rewards appears from The Washington Post notice service including watches, purses, rings, jewelry, a dog, letters, an umbrella, a bicycle, a glove, a wallet, a purse and other personal belongings. Various locations such as Georgetown Heights, Northwest Washington, and downtown areas are referenced with rewards for return. Names like Luke Bailey and Ada Thampa appear and multiple dates in May are noted.
A chaotic clipping lists numerous lost items including a necklace, pocketbooks, glasses, a leather gling, a diamond pin, a Masonic watch charm, a canine, a bulldog, a collie, and various personal effects. Each entry offers rewards and return directions to owners or addresses such as 438 4th St NW, 1711 Kost, 2011 Masa, 428 NS Ave NW, and 186 Kenyon St NW, with references to May dates and local landmarks like Chevy Chase and the Carnegie Library.
A mixed classified list offers items from a typewriter to a piano, lamps, carpets, furniture, bicycles, and kitchenware. Several small ads include a 26 ft launch, a 2 horse power motorcycle, display cabinets, and a range of sewing machines. Also listed are tools, a portable oil lamp, and an ad seeking immediate sale by box correspondence.
A busy classified page offers used household items in Washington with broad price drops. Listings include furniture like oak chests and dining tables, pianos, dressers, sideboards, desks, chairs, and beds. assorted small goods such as engines, typescripts, cameras, sewing machines, and toys. plus horses, dogs, a bulldog, and a Shetland pony. Multiple sellers advertise near downtown addresses and contact details, with a mix of new and nearly new items and bargain prices.
Moving and packing ads describe firms offering moving furniture with wagons for any load and prompt service. Also listed are storage rates, contact numbers, and additional lines for packing and shipping, with several company names and locations in a historic newspaper snippet.
Ad item offers wallpaper hanging and painting services with low prices and reasonable estimates. Mentions dealer contact in North 730 and references L Hoffman and Nolte, with unclear details about location and offerings.
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