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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1907
Page
20
The Washington Post explains free want ads for personal notices and highlights free column space for ads after 2 PM on weekdays and after 6 PM on Saturdays. It lists station locations for want ads in four quadrants of the city and nearby areas, including pharmacies and public posts, to assist readers in placing notices.
Fragmentary OCR item listing job roles and names. Mentions stenographers, transcription work, and various unrelated references to places, dates, and products. Not enough coherent details to identify a full event or notice with confidence.
This clumsy OCR sample compiles female help wanted notices seeking companions, cooks, housemaids, and public-utility workers. It lists white women for domestic work, aged around 21 to 30, with language about English or French, moral suitability, and willingness to live in private households. It also shows compensation notes, hours, and apply-mail instructions typical of mid‑century recruitment.
Mixed job ads list colored women for housework and general work with ages, locations, and contact hints. Includes notes on apprenticeships, childcare, wait staff, and domestic help across addresses such as 1006 20th and The Hawthorne Det, with several references to age limits and reliability.
A dense classifieds page lists numerous lost and found notices, rewards, and personal ads. Items include watches, rings, purses, jewelry, and baby gear. beds, furniture, and linens. and requests for household help. Names, addresses, and reward amounts appear amid scattered pen portraits and street references.
A damaged listing presents a jumble of items for sale including furniture like a NEW DIVAY COUCH ANG HACH MATTRESS a walnut sideboard and a china cabinet, plus carpets carpets and an extension table. Details are garbled but pricing hints at bargains and a cutoff time.
A dense classified style page lists furniture and personal items for sale. Items include pianos, beds, stoves, dressers, chairs, and general household goods with box numbers and locations, plus assorted clothing and industrial equipment. Various prices, conditions, and delivery or pickup notes appear interwoven.
A garbled classifieds page offers requests and wants for used furniture including beds dressers and chests, carpets, sinks, storage and game items, and notes on price ranges. It references second-hand teak and Linden items, plus various unrelated lines about clothing and equipment. The fragmentary text mentions a box number and a few stray names and locations, but the overall meaning is a jumble of undifferentiated wants and listings.
A dense collage of classifieds and notices lists job appeals, shipping and storage offerings, courtly and household services, and various promotions. Names, addresses, and businesses like Bernstern, Goodman, Littlefield, Alvold, and Sander appear amid storage, tailoring, and advertising snippets.
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