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2858 Binney Street X
2518 Maple Street
2621 Burdette Street . X
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X 1831 North 21st Street X
X 2802 North 28th Street %
X 2610 Wirt Street X
X 3020 Franklin Street X
X 2640 Wirt Street X
X Can Arrange Terms to Suit X
•|* Purchaser X
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REAL ESTATE CO. X
X Office Phone WEhster 2900 X
X Res. WEhster 0839 X
X Notary Public X
X Office 2221 North 24th St. X
X Jewell Building £
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Utah is going to pension mothers.
That’s all right; we are in favor of
it; but won’t somebody please do
something for father?
No doubt right will prevail, but it
takes so long in getting here that a
fellow’s meal ticket gets punched full
of holes in the meantime.
A sympathetic strike is where a
hoflcarrier drops a brick on hie thumb
and the thumbnail of a waiter in a
pstaurant turns black.
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3025 Evans Street. Sold and occupied. X
*♦* 3027 Evans Street. X
3029 Evans Street. X
♦♦♦ 2629 Binney Street. Quarter sawed oaK, floored attic X
Y and stairway. 4%
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♦> rest, full screens. X
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Classified Negro Business and Professional Directory
These Firms Can Supply Your Needs and Respectfully Solicit Your Patronage
ARCHITECTS and BUILDERS
JOHN T. McDonald, Sr., Architect
and Builder. 3809 Camden Ave.
“Better Built Houses for Less.”
Ken. 5634.
BARBER SHOPS
CENTRAL BARBER SHOP. J. H.
Russell, proprietor, 1924 Cuming St.,
at. 20th. First class service.
BAGGAGE AND HAULING
J. A. GARDNER’S TRANSFER. Bag
gage, express, moving, light and
heavy hauling. Reliable and com
petent. Six years in Omaha. 2622
Maple Street. Phone WEbster 4120.
C. H. HALL, stand, 1405 No. 24th.
Baggage and express hauilng to all
parts of the city. Phones, Res.,
We. 1056; stand, We. 0530.
BEAUTY PARLORS
MRS. C. C. JOHNSON, 1515 North
26th street. WEJbster 1984. Reg
istered Mine. C. J. Walker’s agent.
MME. A. L. McMILLAN, 2525 Hamil
ton. We. 0348. Antiseptic hair
grower for ladies who wish beauti
ful hair. Once tried, always used.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
MME. E. HACK LEY LAWSON, 2631
Lake street, We. 1665. Scalp treat
ments scientifically done. All kinds
of human hair goods made to order.
Acme hair preparations and skin
whitener for sale.
MME. ANNA L. MITCHELL, 2860
Corby street, We. 7103. Buva Sys
tem graduate. Scalp and beauty
specialist. Comfortable, homelike
parlors; all work guaranteed.
MME. ZELLA SKINNER, Poro Sys
tem. All work done by electricity.
Violet Ray Treatments. Phone We.
6221, 2613 Hamilton Street.
MADAM ANNA E. JONES TUBBS.
Scalp and hair treatments. For good
and quick results call WEbster 5450.
1712 North 25th Street.—Poro.
MADAM A. J. AUSTIN, Beauty Cul
turist. Manufacturer of Denova
hair preparations. Parlors 1411 No.
24th Street. Phone WEbster 5122.
Hours 9 a. m. to 7 p. m.
MADAM CORA L. OWENS, Author
ized agent of Mme. C. J. Walker
Company. Gives scientific scalp
treatments at the “Snow White
Beauty Parlor”, 2403 North 29th St.
WEbster 2361.
MADAM Z. C. SNOWDEN. Scientific
scalp treatment. Hair dressing' and
manufacturing. 1154 No. 20th St.
WEbster 6194.
M ES DAM ES SHEELY AND GRAY
BEAUTY PARIX9R. Scientific hair
and scalp treatments. F'rench sys
tem. Hair oils and beauty prepara
tions for ale. 1705 North 24th St.
Phone WEbster 2763.
MADAM WILLIE DIXOnT 2426
Blondo street. WEbster 6153. Poro
hairdressing, facial massage, Turk
ish baths. Home comforts.
BILLIARD PARLORS
THE FRIENDSHIP BILLIARD PAR
I/OR. While on the troll stop in.
The place for the gentleman. Fred
English, prop.; Carl F’ranipton,
manager. 1818 North 24th Street.
Phone WEbster 0814.
CARPENTERS
YANCY W. LOGAN, carpenter and
builder, 1628 North Twenty-second
street. WEbster 0233.
JESSE SNELL, carpenter and builder,
1920 North Thirty-sixth street. WF1
4630.
CLUBS
COLORED COMMERCIAL CLUB, i
151414 North Twenty-fourth street.
WEbster 1822. R. L. Williams,
commissioner. Free employment
bureau. General information.
COAL DEALERS
C. SOLOMON COAL AND ICE CO.
At your service winter and summer.
AH kinds of good coal at prices to
suit. Phones WEbster 3901 and 4238.
CONFECTIONERIES
R. ROBINSON CONFECTIONERY,
2608 Seward Street. Pies and cakes
baked to order daily. Ice cream,
cold drinks and sodas. We. 3207.
DRESSMAKING and SEWING
MRS. ADDIE NELSON, 2631 Grant
street, We. 4948. Plain and fancy
sewing neatly done. Men’s fancy
shirts a specialty.
MRS. W. H. JOHNSONT^70Tcorby
Street. Plain and fancy sewing.
Rates reasonable. WEbster 5034.
MRS. A. BALDWIN. French system
of fancy dressmaking and design
ing. 2910 North 26th Street. Phone
WEbster 0532.
MME. E. C. GREEN. High class
dressmaking, and designing. Men’s
shirts a specialty. 2513 No. 26th
street. We. 3318.
MRS. C. E. REESE, 2858 Corbv,~We.
7103. Fashionable dressmaker and
ladies’ tailor. Most modern and up
to-date electrical appliances.
DENTISTS
DRS. SINGLETON & SINGLETON,
Dentists. 2411 North 24th Street.
Phone WEbster 0256.
DRUG STORES
ROSS DRUG STORE, 2306 North 24th
Street. Two phones, WEbster 2770
and 2771. Well equipped to supply
your needs. Prompt service.
THE PEOPLES’ DRUG STORE, 24th
and Erskine Streets. We carrv a
full linp. Prescriptions promptly
filled. WEbster 6323.
DRY GOODS
MRS. H. .1. CRAWFORD & SONS,
2208 No. 24th street. Ladies’ and
gents’ furnishings. Children’s ap
parel. We. 0184.
FURNITURE
S. W. MILLS FURNITURE CO., 1421
North 24th St. We sell new and
second hand furniture. Call and see
us before you purchase. We also
buy second hand furniture. WEbster
0148 and 1664.
GARAGES
RED FRONT GARAGE, 2816 Cum
Street, Arnold Black, Prop. Re
pairing a specialty. W'e. 3480.
GROCERIES
MONTGOMERY GROCERY, 2531
Lake street. We carry a full line
of fresh groceries, meats, fruits and
sundries. We. 0226.
THE SMALL STORE, 2514 No. 27th
Street. A. H. Massey, prop. A full
line of groceries, cigars, candy and
staple goods always on hand. WE.
6052.
HERMANN & KILLINGSWORTH,
Twenty-fourth and Willis avenue.
A full line of groceries and fresh
vegetable at lowest prices. Let us
serve you. W'Ebster 6915.
HOTELS
PATTON HOTEL, 1014, 1016, 1018
South 11th St. Known from coast
to coast. Terms reasonable. N. P.
Patton, proprietor.
THE HOTEL CUMMINGS, 1916 Gum
ing St. Under new management.
Terms reasonable. D. G. Russell,
proprietor.
LAUNDRIES
THE WOODROW LAUNDRY, 2711
Charles St WEbster 5579. Where
satisfaction reigns supreme. Wei
wash, rough dry, finished work and
fine lace curtains neatly done.
LAWYERS
W. B. RRYANT, Attorney and Coun
selor-at-Law. Practices in all
courts. Suite 19, Patterson Block,
17th and Farnam Sts. AT, 9344
or WE. 2502.
W. G. MORGAN—Phones ATlantic
9344 and JAckson 0210.
H. J. PINKETT, Attorney and Coun
selor-at-Law. Twenty years’ ex
perience. Practices in all courts.
Suite 19, Patterson Block, 17th and
Famams Sts. AT. 9344 or WH. 3180.
D. H. OLIVER, LL. B. Lawyer.
Graduate University of Nebraska.
Practices in all courts. Jewell Bldg.,
2221 No 24th St. WEbster 0963
and WEbster 1209.
NOAH W. WARE, Attorney and
Counselor-at-Law. Practices in all
courts. Bonds furnished reliable
persons. 2731 Q St., (So. Side).
MArket 5354. Res. WEbster 6613.
SCRUGGS & ADAMS, Lawyers.
Large experience. Handle all law
cases. 1516*4 No. 24th St. WE.
3567. Scruggs’ residence, KEnwood
2492; Adams’, WEbster 4084.
MATTRESS MAKERS
C. W. ANDERSON, 3325 Emmett
street. WEbster 1358. Mattresses
made over in new ticks, if neces
I sary.
MEDIUMS
MADAM M. M. HALL. Medium anil
healer. Member of the State Spir
itual Association of Nebraska. 2511
Corby Street.
NOTIONS
I MRS. I,. ABNER. Notions and art
I istic work. 1419*4 North 24th St.,
near Charles Street.
PAINTERS AND
PAPER HANGERS
A. F. PEOPLES. Painting and decor
ating, wall paper and glass. Plaster
ing, cement and general work. Sher
win-Williams paints. 2419 Lake St.
; Phone WEbster 6366.
PAYTON BUCKNER, Painting. Ex
terior and interior decorating and
stippling. Old furniture and hard
wood floors refinished. All work
guaranteed. “If he says he will, he
will.” We. 1520.
PLUMBERS
NEBRASKA PLUMBING CO. J. F.
Allison, manager. Estimates fur
nished. 2522 Lake St. Phone WE.
5846.
PRINTERS
FORD PRINTING COMPANY, Jew
ell building, 24th and Grant Sts
For good printing see us. We.' 1750.
REAL ESTATE
L. C. BROOMFIELD, Real estate. We
buy, sell and rent homes. Office
hours all hours. 2425 North 24th St. j
| WEbster 1091.
<j. I!. ROBBINS, Real estate and in
surance. 20 Patterson Block, 1623
Farnam St. Office Phone JAckson
2842.
RESTAURANTS _'
I’EATS RESTAURANT, 1406 North
24th Street. Where those who de
sire good home cooking at reason
able prices go. WEbster 0530.
McGII.L & DAVIS CAFE, 2516 Q
street. When in South Omaha visit
us. Big meals from 26c up. MArket
2860.
Try LITTLE WONDER CAKE. The
cheapest place to eat in the city.
Quick service. Lunches sent to any
part of the city. 1820 No. 24th St.
Phone WEbster 5357.
king tutt-s "chicken hut.
Fancy barbecue. Best service in
town. All kinds of sandwiches.
Open every day from 3 p. m. to 6
p. m. 2010 North 24th Street. P.
Smith and C. Davis, proprietors.
SHOE REP AIRIN'*;
BENJAMIN & THOMAS always give
satisfaction. Best material, reason
able prices. All work guarantedH.
1415 North 24th St. WEbster 5084.
C. L. CURRY, SR., Cobbler. Shop in
rear of 1520 North Twenty-sixth
Street. Work called for and deliv
ered. WEbster 3702.
TAILORS
OMAHA DOLLAR CLEANERS —
2510 No. 24th St. We. 3300. At
your service. We clean and press
men’s suits, ladies' plain dresses and
.spring coats for $1.25, delivered any
place in the city. Exclusive agents
for Style-Center suits and tailor
made caps.
M. LYNCH, Tailor and haberdasher,
wants to ask a question: Why pay
more for a misfit when you can
have them made to fit ? 1807 North
24th St. WEbster 2088.
ROULETTE, Cleaners and hatters.
Speciality cleaning and dyeing at
reasonable prices. Suits made to
your individual measurement. 2120
North 24th. WEbster 1020.
J. H. HOLMES, the reliable tailor who
gives satisfaction. Suits made to
order. Cleaning anil repairing. 2218
North 24th St. WEbster 3320.
ECONOMY TAILORS. Chas. M. Sim
mons, proprietor. We cut, make
and trim. Suits to order, $38 and
, up. 2 pants suits, $45 and up. All
work guaranteed. 1313 Dodge St.
Business, JA, 3423 Res., WE. 6370.
KEEP-U-NEAT, Cleaning, Dyeing
and repairing. Work called for and
delivered. 1919 Cuming street.
JAckson 1439.
TAXIS
j GRANT STREET TAXI CO? 2420
North Twenty-fourth street. Stand
phone WEbster 4458. Residence,
Huey, WEbster 5104; Al. Gray,
WEbster 2202. Five can ri le as
_' heap a one. Taxi by hour or trip.
UNDERTAKERS
JONES & COMPANY, Undertakers"
24th and Grant Sts. WEbster 1100.
Satisfactory service always.
H. A. CHILES & CO., funeral direc
tors and licensed embalmers. Cour
teous, efficient service in the last
sad hour. 1839 North Twenty-fourth
street. Phones, office WEbster
7133; residence WEbster 6349.
WATCH IT ENLARGE
For Rent
_ ROOMS
FOR RENT—Two furnished rooms in
modern home. WEbster 6834.
FOR RENT—Garden plot. Call at
2424 Parker street.
FOR RENT—Partly modern furnished
rooms in neighborhood of all houses.
One block and a half from Armour’s.
5219 South 29th street. MA. 0876.
FOR SALE—Three-passenger Ford
touring car in good condition. Price
$65 cash. Phone WEbster 4026. R.
A. Greene.
FDR RENT—Six 3-room apartments
with city water, bath and electrici
ty in each apartment. Apply to
Alfred Jones, 1322 Dodge street.
FOR RENT—Two furnished rooms In
modern home. We. 6884.
FOR RENT—Neatly furnished rooms,
2536 Patrick avenue. Two blocks
from car line.
FOR RENT—3 and 4-rooin modern
apartments, 1547-1551 North 17th S‘J
References required. Call at 1549
North 17th St. or phone ATlantic I
6863.
FOR RENT—Strictly modern first
class rooms. 2524 Patrick avenue.
Phone WEbster 1888. —tf
FOlt WJNT—Modern furnished root «.|
Steam heat. Close in. On two Ot
lines. Mrs. Anna Banks, 924 North
Twentieth street. Jackson 4879
FOR RENT—Light housekeeping
rooms. 1 block from car. All mod
ern conveniences. 1712 North Twen
ty-fifth street. WEbster 6450.—tf.
FOR RENT: Furnished rooms in mod
em home. Prices $3.50 to $4.60.
Home conveniences. Web. 6731.
2619 Caldwell. 4t-4-6-25
FOR RENT—Two three-room houses
in good order. One |22.50 and one
$28. 3117 and 3119 and 3117 Webates
street. Call at 3202 Webster street.
FOR RENT—To couple wishing nice
housekeeping apartment, two rooms
furnished and private kitchen. Price
reasonable. Web. 6975. 2216 No.
28th Ave.
FOR RENT—4 rooms, upstairs. $16.50
per month. 2210 No. 26th St. N.
Moore.
FOR RENT—Neatly furnished three
room apartment. Price reasonable.
2507 Indiana avenue. Phone WEbster
1487. —2t-5-8-25
Miscellaneous
FOR SALE—7-room modern house in
good condition; ideal location, near
25th and Blondo Sts. Easy terms.
Frank C. Best, 310 Peters Trust
Building. At. 6135.
LOOK Fine Social Stationery. Two
hundred sheets and fifty envelopes
printed with your name and ad
dress. A dollar bill.
Register Proas, Hannibal. Mo
f|'HOROUGHLY worthy used furni
ture of every description is offered
for sale at very reasonable prices in
our warehouse, between the hours of A
1 p. m. and 6 p. m. week days, gtk ^
and Capitol Ave.—Orchard k Wilhelm
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BIG MONEY selling Everstrate to
Colored people. Enormous demand
Sure repeater. Eston, 2500 Second
Avenue, I)ept. 160, Birmingham Ala
