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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1908
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text shows an agents wanted line with garbled names and phrases. No clear event or entities beyond generic recruitment context. Unable to identify definite people organizations or places from the readable segment.
A scrambled OCR page shows various classified items, including a plan to partner in a modern printing business, requests for cheap office space, and ads for stock shares and small-capital ventures. Other notices include a barber shop sale, bottled whiskey ads, and requests for loan or investment opportunities. The fragment mentions BOX addresses and stock dividends.
A collage of lost and found notices lists items such as jewelry, bags, umbrellas, watches, taxidermy parrots, and pets. Names like Mrs Gardiner and addresses around Capitol Hill and nearby streets appear, with rewards offered for returns and contact directions to 112 8th Street NW and other locations.
Police report describes items lost on May 12 near Dettreen La and Pa avenues and on streetcars of several railways. Owners must identify with proof at designated city offices and postmaster to recover valuables including pens, rings, umbrellas, knives, a glove, a cane, and a bottle of whisky.
A chaotic classified-like list offers items for sale and trade across many categories. Items include a guitar related gear, books, a refrigerator, piano, stove, sewing and typing machines, lamps, clocks, and toys. Also listed are real estate and vehicle items such as a Renault runabout and a gasoline launch, with prices and contact hints scattered throughout.
Classified one page of faded ads offers used pianos upright and spinet models among many items. Listings include furniture, dining chairs, cameras, folding tables, carriages, clothes, jewelry, and a piano sale with price details and contact by mail box numbers.
A cluttered OCR style classified page offers sewing machines, furniture, housewares, and tools for sale. Items include a Siegee drophead sewing machine, Wiltor & Gibbs automatic machine, folding cot, piano, sofa, chairs, dining sets, a Remington typewriter, bicycles, and various antiques. Many ads provide box numbers or contact notes, with prices ranging from a few dollars to several hundred, and some entries note condition or delivery terms.
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