agt agent     frt freight     rd road
appr apprentice   h house   Rev reverend
asst assistant   lab laborer   S or s south
ave avenue   mkr maker   s e southeast
b or bds boards   mnfg manufacturing   s s south side
bet between   mnfr manufacturer   s w southwest
bkpr bookkeeper   mngr manager   sec secretary
bldg building   mach machinist   stenogr stenographer
blk block   nr near   supt superintendent
blksmith blacksmith   N or n north   trans transfer
carp carpenter   n e northeast   treas treasurer
cashr cashier   n s north side   trav agt traveling agent
clk clerk   n w northwest   w s west side
col'd colored   opp opposite   whol wholesale
com'n commission   opr operator   wid widow
comp compositor   pkr packer   W or w west
cor corner   pl place   wks works
dep deputy   P O post office   yd yard
dept department   pres president   1st first
emp employed   prin principal   2d second
E or e east   propr proprietor   3d third
eng engineer   pub publisher   4th fourth
e s east side   r or res residence   5th fifth
 

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