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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1912
Page
9
An imperfect classified notice explains free insertion for up to eighteen words and charges one cent per word for extra words. It offers to print ads and invites submissions with a repetitive pattern of stray letters and partial phrases. Placeholder text fills the remainder.
Classified ad wave seeking male helpers for delivering the new Baltimore telephone directory. Positions listed at multiple street corners and exchanges including Auburn Ave, Pryor St, Edgewood Ave, Angier Ave, and Whitehall St. Applicants asked to report promptly at 8:00 AM Monday, March 1912, to the designated locations.
The Southern Auction and Salvage Co. will auction the entire six room home's furnishings on Saturday March 16 at 908 Pryor Street starting 10:30 AM. The auction includes a modern high quality set of furnishings, bedroom dining parlor and kitchen items, five genuine leather pieces, a drop-head sewing machine, Axminster rugs, mirrors and more. The owner departs the city after the sale. items to be sold at 905 S Pryor location.
The notice outlines 18 word free classifications for certain want ads brought by hand and lists other classifications charged at 1 cent per word. It states a seven word average per line and a minimum ad length of 15 words. It also cautions no ads via phone and requests written notice to stop, emphasizing dedicated want ad service.
Classified notice shows two help wanted placements. One seeks an eighteen word ad for first class laundry and yard work at 64 Bush Street from E. C. The other offers experienced stenographers seeking general office work, with Hox 78 M Atlanta Constitution as contact.
Classified snippet shows a male wanted for a position in an eating establishment with Elliott-Fisher billing machine experience and references requested. Includes boiler maker and billing care notes. Unclear details and formatting suggest a wartime or old classified notice style.
Daily schedules publish arrival and departure times for trains to and from Atlanta, with many entries for West Point Columbus Jacksonville Savannah Macon and more. Multiple stations show trains to and from New York, Richmond and Cincinnati, plus local city office and job ads interleaved.
A garbled Help Wanted column lists chauffeurs, clerical workers, bookkeepers, a carpenter helper, a 81 year old with business experience, a 1 year old boy seeking a job, pressmen, dentists assistants, a country boy seeking office work, a licensed druggist, a young man seeking long hours, a young man seeking assistant bookkeeper and stenographer, a general office worker, and several other roles with contact Box numbers and Constitution care.
Numerous terse notices seek positions in dry goods meat retail stenography trucking printing and office work. Applicants include a middle aged white man a Greek driver a stenographer and a bookkeeper with varying references. Also listed are salesmen and a few shop or farm related posts with details like Box numbers and care Constitution.
An old classified ad promotes a palmistry service under a one cent per word rate with a note that no edition can be taken for less than 16 warrants. The ad claims to tell your future through scientific palmistry.
Classified listings show multiple lost items including a gold locket with initials R.C.W. a silver purse near Westminster church and a small lady's gold watch monogrammed L.P.B. plus rewards offered. Also mentions ads for carpet cleaning, hair removal products, and other services and goods in Atlanta listings.
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