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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1912
Page
4
Classified page fragment advertises agents and sales reps across multiple firms, including samples and catalogs. Mentions commission prospects and female and male solicitations. Includes addresses and company names such as AGU BRTO and Wes t NY, with requests for manufacturers representatives and occupancy of front-name roles.
A garbled classified style notice from Lockport New York seeks female apprentices for millinery training. Promises monthly pay and furnished lodging after enrollment at the New York Millinery Academy, with vague references to design, trimming, and poetry tasks.
A flood of terse classified notices seeks female help for cooking cleaning washing and general housework. Entries list ages colors locations such as Newton street Morriwon Avenue 16th Street and 14th Street, with wages monthly or weekly and requirements like references and experience. Many ads seek reliable honest workers for families or boarding houses, including cooks laundry workers and nannies.
A cluttered page offers job and personal ads including a woman dishwasher wanted no Sunday work, cash for worn clothing and shoes, a palmistry service, clairvoyant readings, and a detective agency. Contact details, addresses, and phone numbers appear, with various names and business inquiries.
An advertisement lists massage and magnetic treatment services at 819 Mth St Ne and 610 10th St NW with phrases for rheumatism blood circulation and scalp massage. It includes pricing hints and contact references, typical of a neighborhood health ad from an older period.
A dense Baltimore Washington era classified fragment lists property sales trades and notices. Items include lumber supplier ads, dairy cafe sale, confectionery shop, garage and repair services, automobile business, horses and carriages, storage, and lost and found notices with names and box numbers. The jumble references FRANK LIBBEY & C Lumbermen, Washington Herald contest, and multiple personal reward and wanted ads emerge amid a broad mix of classifieds.
An extended ad page lists numerous misc items for sale including an Excelsion motorcycle a four horsepower engine magneto and a kitchen gas range. Furniture ranges from a square oak extension table to a walnut wardrobe and a couch. Also noted are dresses coffee mill furnace and other household goods with varied prices and contact details.
A long list of secondhand items for sale including beds, dressers, tables, chairs, stoves, refrigerators, pianos, sewing machines, toy poodles, books, clothing, and various odds and ends. Prices a few dollars to hundreds, with locations and contact hints scattered, suggesting a broad citywide clearance or marketplace ad.
An eclectic classifieds page lists numerous used items for sale including typewriters Remington and standard models piano boxes cameras saddles and a wide range of furniture such as bedroom suites chests dressers and dining chairs. It also mentions musical items like phonographs records and magazines with prices and contact notes.
Dense classified listings show numerous wanted notices for lodging, pets, furnishings, and jobs. Entries include positions from cooks and chauffeurs to caretakers, barbers, and clerks, with many ad hoc home requests and household services across Washington DC area.
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