Wanted help and advertisements in free columns
The Washington Post invites free want ads with up to fifteen words and one advertisement per day per person. If no reply comes after the first insertion, additional insertions are offered. Listings available at local stores and pharmacies. WANTED SALESMEN. Apply COLLINS-GUERRY Ts Ln sg ce UL.
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Spey
Gur
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Washington Post
Vearest
Collins-Guerry
Randall & CO
H. P
Marine Br Automobila
Langueyore
Mat St
Columbia
Burnatine
Pennsylvania Avenue
Wanted Help Wanted Women and Servants Advertisements
Classified ads seek a wide range of help including a wife, stenographers, typists, domestic servants, sales agents, and workers for shops and offices. Offers include salaries, commissions, and various training or equipment. many listings request box responses or contact details and promise steady or permanent positions.
Trades School Ads and Hiring Notices From City Journal
A dense list of help wanted ads and trade school pitches. Multiple companies including Coyne Bros. advertise learning carpentry plastering bricklaying and plumbing with union card guarantees. Job seekers sought for janitorial office work compositors sales orders and various shop roles with brief contact details and boxes for responses.
Domestic helper ads from Washington DC area job list
A dense, era-appropriate classified page listing numerous domestic service positions. Many openings seek cooks, general housework, ward clerks, and maids. ads specify colored or white servants, hours, wages, and apply details at addresses around H St NW and nearby avenues. Includes postal box reply instructions and employer notes.
Help wanted ads mix at 9th Street area job fair
A garbled assortment of classified help wanted and domestic staff notices lists positions such as nurse for child care, maid, cook, nurse for infant, housework helper, office assistant, Italian translator, sewing and dressmaking jobs, sales girl, seamstress, stenographer, and other miscellaneous roles. Readable items reference addresses and contact methods, with many entries seeking white or colored applicants and immediate starts.
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15Th St
Ald Point
Gordon
Stayalti Abbey
Arthur Place
Rome
Stangleish Court
14Th
Ian
Apures
Remington
Brown Bag Filling Machine CO
St. Tr
Inco Pilles
Colorado
Appy the Review Pub
Stomeleigh Court
Wanteixo
Gires
Nhotim
G. AZ
Hite
Walt Ox
WANTED CASH PAID FOR PAWN TICKETS LOADED ADS
Classified fragment listing buyers for pawn tickets old gold silver diamonds and various items. Names appear like LOUIS ABRAHAMS and addresses unclear. Also requests for bicycle refrigerator trunk and other household goods with price and contact hints scattered. Some lines mention a lady offering instruction and a fox pup for summer. The text reads as an assortment of buy sell and trade notices with multiple incomplete entries.
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Louis Abrahams
Hoston 'Verrier
Rama
Thia
Garg
WY. C
W. J
ST OF John Lord's
A. H
A. G. Richmond
DANIO
J. G
F. A
Virgil Clavier
Stoneleigh Court
Fox
Oliver
B. W
Brussels
St. Se
St. Se, | Wisi
Tony Confidential
C. M
Eigyele
Adireay
Meteh
Ucon
FOR SALE AND EXCHANGE ADS IN CITY PAPER
A cluttered page listing for sale items and exchanges including jewelry, furniture, clothing, instruments, animals, and supplies. Various ads note pawn tickets, open barber chair, mahogany furniture, typewriters, cameras, and household goods with box numbers for responses.
For Sale Automobiles Auctioning Car Listing
For sale a car in fair condition with guaranteed quality. Contact 3919 Phono North Silty for price and details.
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Akon Sale-Mouk-Oylinger
Paip
Help Wanted in Domestic Guild Ad Offers Staff For Hotels
Classified notice seeking servants and staff for Washington Domestic Guild at 808 17th St NW. Includes cooks, maids, footmen, kitchen staff and elevator men with wages and schedules. Listings call Main 1348 for applications and describe experienced, neat, capable workers for private families and hotels.
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Washington
Domestic
H ST. Hone
Butler
St. ZW
Beutler
I. Cogefor
White
Pith
Sen
ITU Aly
NES
Sehorowgaey
Calor
17Th St
Fabio Vel
Ana
27Th St
Help Wanted Domestic Staff For Hotels And Homes
Newspaper ad list of chambermaids waitresses cooks and general house workers. many entries specify white or colored, experienced or not, with wages from 13 to 40 dollars monthly. postings seek Mrs M or Mrs F clients and urge applying at 17th Street offices for Washington Domestic Guild bookings and staffing at hotels boarding houses and private residences.
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Washington
St. Ney
MBS
MAB
Ambermaid
Wautrees
Chambervania
Heraes
Andy
Fanced
FOX
Cleveland Park
V. R
Harkelex Springs
Cleveland’ Park
PO 27Th Bone
S.j
H.j
Adeylite
Arizona
Wwe
Providence
Mts
7Th St
Cemliy
St. 404 Ware
Lost and Found notices from early April snippet
Fragmentary list of found items and damaged contact lines. Mentions a small brown handbag or trinket near Dostom Store, April 3, and a car pocketbook with mouse, plus a found book about rat control from 627 Lu ave. Likely miscellaneous lost and found postings with unclear details.
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Tubsdat
Doston ‘Store
Sev Arceay
Perret Stan
Classified Help Wanted Listings in Early 20th Century Ad Section
A scrambled and partially censored job advertisement page describes numerous positions including housemaid, kitchen maid, laundress, seamstress, parlor maid, waiter/waitress, and waitresses for white and colored applicants. The text shows locations on 17th and 12th streets and references private households and hotels, with age and experience requirements and pay notes, in a fragmented format. Multiple lines indicate emphasis on experience, race, and employment terms in a period domestic labor market.
Domestic service positions offered in Washington ad list
A scanned 1804 era help-wanted page shows dozens of varied domestic jobs. Listings seek colored and white women for cooks maids butlers chauffeurs janitors stenographers clerks housekeepers companions and nurses with references and neat appearances. Many ads specify young American or colored workers and detail locations such as 27th street 17th street and 8th street nw with salary hints and apply instructions.
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Eppearli
Butler
Rf Mlee
Abnchman
Reitor
Pacléien
ATU Ae Nw
HKPET
Young
Amer Heaps
God Tate
BO Ind Sat
Sts
Amer
Addi
Sgsneat
Joung Gorored
Bervator
Hellman
Tere
Gardner
Experi
Settee Sano
AbEly
Ihnfel Exneriensa
Clark
Ith
Tanitor
Pere Tao
Clereoman
Periance
Pete
St. Nm
Lost items scattered across Washington area reports
A jumble of lost and found notices from Thursday to Tuesday details rewards for items including purses, jewelry, a jade brooch pin, a diamond badge, a pearl stud, gold rings, a feather handbag, and a silver watch. Calls for return to various addresses in Northwest and Capitol Hill locations with rewards offered.
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Boston
Pelals Rosal
Barber & Rots
Peme
Westminster St
Peace Monument
Py. Ave
W.B
Hingat
Alexandria
Max
25Th St
Mear Pa
A.T. Hoopes
U. SN
New Orleans
Mons
T. J. Chase
Sagem
Grove
Dows
de Salea
Conn
Church of the Covenant
Garnet
Howard
Hingman
Belasco Theater
Bipwin Chamoin
Si Maess
National Theater
Huyler's
Mass
Center Market
Kingman
Monate ’ Mets
Ady
Lostson
Apru
St. At
Mare
M. A. Meru
Capitol
Hill
Follce Station
Business Chanc es. Exchange and opportunities listing
A dense classified page offers numerous business chances and wanted opportunities. Items include investment offers, a saloon for sale near the depot, a large furniture business share, a barber shop quick sale, and exchange offers ranging from a ranch to a hotel room. Several BOX notices solicit investors or inquiries.
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ROTEL
Tral Dusiness Exchange
Fst
Res Paris
WM. E. Ambrose
Mass
Ave
J. A
Alice
Stewart
Garnex
Calitoenia
Arizona
Goorty
Hus
Clos Corporation
Marge
Amail
Cna
J. Otmngeam
Washington, D
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Roe Pharmacy
Albany
Entave
Astoria
Walter McDonsta
N.Y
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Pla
Mendota
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Clifoune
Ath St
Columbia’ Road
White Tree
Tulefferson and
Monroe Sts
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New York
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Columbea Veneray Association
Fresy Senatnr
Memington
REX
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Cepewrltbucy
Xradiva High School
Peat Kann, Sons & CO
Alan Lenge
Fur Nitlire Hodse
M. Bae
Ataia Rem
Adsreus
Tatkaon
Ance
Rania
Coyne Dros. CO
China
New-York
Coyne Bros
Chicago
St. Lois
Paulfion
Savannah Stationery and Printing Company
Bovenval
Far
Capasse
Murchins
Vorner
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Washington and Vicinity
Sol East Capitol
Amay
Isa Fa
H. Leon
Googles
American Legal Advisory Company
Columbia Taw
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Slideman
Houseman
Ont
Walters
TWG
Whith
Waters
Theo
Ritter
Adrare, Sellman
KANN
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Audress Vox
Ho. Jacobs
Woodward & Lathrop
Hoy's
ANT Teen
Sox
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Domestic Guild
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Ciret
Beekman Pt
Trirerr
Chance
Promuth Alfress
Pauline H. Arnold
Columbia Rood
Torrone
Orad
Hotel Atlantic
Fue
J. & W. Eiseman
Barney Bob Mulowitz
Gnu
Birk
Amall
Columbia Road
Pension Bureau of
RO Homme
Gene
14Th St
Mount Pleasant
Honkest
Acon
P. E
Rachel
Coreman
Baldwin
Washington Tvg CO
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Haum
Vista
North Cig
Victor Noeling
Ind
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Rhein
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St. Nx
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Tron Hess
Singer
Mo Alezlere
Addrwes
Pennington
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Vermont Ave
Enyder
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BO Bth
Addrusg Board
MT. Pleasant
Wilner
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Commeian Wyandottes
Wiill
D. Teller
Kensington
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GALE
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Loxiz
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Mcdowell
Goerty Automat
BL & L
O'Sluck
Gorton
B. Rowe
Cail
Mist
Fo.bury & Lee
Addruas G. C
Fanny
M. M. Lucy& CO
Underwood
Rice
Wachineolagy
H. Be ‘Tis
Serrore
Adarest
Winchester
Columbia Tong
Boston Bull
Adrons
Medico
Manhattan Pool
St. P
Harvard -Street
National
Hacewood's
Hallwood
Hallwood Gash Register Agency
Reach
Trachen
ST. John
Dewiry
Harper's
Mission Round Table
G. L
Edison
Slerk
U. U
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Union “He. Aw
Fort Myon
Ware
Land
Saundrass
St. Dw
Brea
Marsolle
Merly
Reat
WoTity Marley
Qulitt
Manly
Enad Rola
Rotelz
Umarsella
Office
Ledhea
Wiehes
Isleal
Retu
Virginia Wowan
Aldlas
Virginia
Amerdeain
Thor
Ahousekereer
Pond Rata
Pemal Hotel
Cary
Tevalld
Hodsereaper
Positon
Aft Beata
Tady
Guzman
Naioyin Hospital
Sehoo
Jwattiutton
Vermont
New
Hay
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Warre
17Th
Werhington Domestic Guild
Cai Sont
Iin Kendall & CO
Felt. Stow
TNE
Albright & Barker
W. Rice
Daoud
Ned
Mme Elba
Dvizer
National Detective Agency
Morgan Brandl
Sydney
Lawrence
Mulhaja
Boh
Mre
Brown
Ona
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