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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
4
A partial OCR listing multiple pharmacies and locations across Washington area neighborhoods including Roe Pharmacy 7th and L Streets, King Pharmacy Vermont Avenue, Astoria Pharmacy, Ross Pharmacy 7th Street and Florida Avenue, Mendota Pharmacy 20th Street and Kalorama, Lloyd T Tayloe at 3th and P Streets, and others in Northeast Southeast Southwest Anacostia DC and mentions of G B Bury Jefferson and Monroe Streets.
Job notices appear for night clerks and night watchmen at multiple downtown venues. Positions include photographers, pressers, sales staff, and a general laborer, with varying hours, locations, and pay terms. Many listings request prior experience and references, with apply-by details and box numbers for responses.
Classified notices list numerous female labor offers for general housework in Washington DC and surrounding addresses. Positions seek reliable young women, white or colored, with duties including cooking cleaning and childcare. wages range from modest monthly sums to weekly pay and some require meals or lodging. Apply at local addresses or box numbers in the office.
A garbled ad promotes cleaning, pressing, and tailoring services in Greater Washington. Text mentions repairs, scouring, and low rates, with a contact phone and a claim of guaranteed lowest prices, though many letters are distorted.
A flood of lost and found notices offer rewards for a terrier named Sport and other items including watches eyeglasses umbrellas purses and jewelry. Contacts list streets and businesses around Washington DC with return rewards and instructions to bring items to local offices and addresses.
A flood of notices seeks return of a range of valuables including a ring, pearl necklace clasp, raincoat, purse with papers, a gold watch charm, diamond pin, leather sling, gold bracelet, umbrella, pocketbook, and a collie. Rewards offered for each item. deliver to addresses in Washington area and contact numbers provided. Claims mention May and May 16 among scattered dates, with multiple locations such as Mass Ave, 4th Street, 14th Street, and Kenyon Street.
An artifact fragment markets palmistry, clairvoyance, and fortune readings with claims of “greatest clairvoyant” and “card reader,” listing services at 7th Street NW and nearby venues. It mixes ads for hair removal, money loans, wigs, prophecies, and various products, with references to salons, spas, and entertainment.
A crowded newspaper advertisement column lists a wide range of sale items including pianos, sewing machines, typewriters, cameras, animal listings, furniture, kitchenware, riding gear, saddlery, and various tools. Many items include prices and locations such as 719 Hst, Kalorama Road, and 16th Street, with entries for a burro cart, a white Persian kitten, a rocking chair, and a domestic warping machine among others.
Auction style listing of miscellaneous for sale items from ENABH S CO at 1218 1220 F St NW. Includes upright piano, furniture pieces, desks, dressers, tables, chairs, lamps, typewriters, art goods, tools, a Cadillac automobile listing, camera, stove, ships, clothing, and various household items with prices, contact details, and BOX addresses. Items cross era, many high value pieces, with partial descriptions and prices.
Local ad lists Wilcox Gibbs sewing machines at 15 to 21.50, a portable forge setup for blacksmith use, piano and typewriter sales, various furniture and household items, and an assortment of tools. Multiple ads mention boxes and contact rooms, with prices and exchange offers across the page.
Unclear miscellaneous items describe exchanges for services and goods. References include home assistance, violin and printing press trade offers, moving and packing services, photography gear, and furniture exchanges. Contains many incomplete phrases and scattered addresses.
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