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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1906
Page
13
Public notices detail free want ads with limits and procedures for responses and delivery options. Advertisers should use nearby pharmacies as ad drop points for five cent service, with geographic spread across Washington areas and suburbs noted.
Classified ads show openings for help wanted in farming and care, with notes on speech and stenography training. Entries mention gardening, pottery, bridge whist, and office work, plus a phonograph transcription course and a large number of students sought for stenography and typing programs at multiple addresses.
Multiple help wanted notices seek male workers for domestic service, guard, butler, waiter, cook, gardener, coachman, and other roles. Ads request sober, competent individuals with references, willingness to start immediately, and ability to travel or relocate via Washington Domestic Guild and related employers. Listings include wages, conditions, and contact details.
A flood of old classified style ads seeks male help for shoe sales and various trades in Washington. Listings include shoe store salesmen, sign painters, soda fountain staff, waiters, upholsterers, washer jobs, and a photograph journalist, with addresses on 8th and Pa Ave areas and multiple postings calling for immediate applications.
A dense wartime era help wanted page lists numerous domestic positions, from chambermaids and cooks to bookkeepers and general houseworkers. It names Washington addresses, dates for applications, and requirements including race, religion, and language, reflecting era hiring norms.
A flood of help wanted notices seeks general houseworkers, nurses, seamstresses, dressmakers, and waitresses of various colors and nationalities. Positions include white and colored applicants for private households in Washington and Asbury Park, with wages often monthly and locations listed around 804 17th st nw, 504 17th st nw, 404 47th st, and 1597 E st.
A dense OCR mix lists miscellaneous ads including corsets to order, furniture and pawn tickets, poultry care, bicycles, and household items. It references scores of small wants from buyers seeking bargains, jobs, and services across Washington addresses and local offices with contact hints such as North 41 and 1220 G Street NW.
Miscellaneous wanted ads offer a gas range and refrigerator in good condition, garden hose, window awnings, and an upright grand piano. Also listed are cash registers, various furniture, and a range of sale offers including immediate cash deals and hardware items from multiple local addresses and vendors.
Kisceclaneo for sale safes, burglar and aeniernoe ch. Lucy & Co. advertises very low prices. Also for rent grand upright available now. Summer term. AddressBOX 11.
The notice lists various exchange offers and wants such as a fine old firearm for rifle up to 38 caliber, a ramrod or shotgun for a salmon, a canary for a puppy, a camera for a view camera, and lessons in English for Spanish. It includes fictitious names and addresses and requests responses via the post.
A crowded page of Lost and Found notices lists purses with money, hats, a mink, a dog, a gold chain, a silver buckle, a nursing badge, a gold watch, a key bunch, and other personal items. Rewards and contact hints appear, with locations including Dupont Circle, Washington DC, and nearby streets, urging owners to claim belongings.
Fragmented notice discusses extensions and marketing of inventions for cheap manufacture with inquiries on protection and international rights. Appears from Notting ham and Washington addresses seeking guidance and offers for purchase and publishing opportunities.
For sale in storage near Washington only: a broad assortment of horse drawn vehicles and gear. One horse Front Drag Brengham type, two horse Brewster, hackney cart, governess cart, basket buggy, pony cart, and many harness items. Also a Victoria cart by Brewster and a light phaeton with harness. Cars touring also offered. Prices: $350 for auto touring car, $200 for other vehicles. Storage office at Lowth and Pa avenues. Families leaving Washington sought to dispose of horses and equipment. UV government ads indicate multiple descriptors and vendors.
A dense vintage classifieds page lists a barrage of personal requests and labor ads. Worn garments and children's shoes sought for cash, plus numerous job openings from bartenders and clerks to elevator operators and engineers, with locations and contact details scattered throughout.
A crowded help wanted page shows diverse job seeks from a young college man for trust roles to general work. Listings include hotel clerks carpenters drivers and salesmen with references offered at box numbers or street addresses across Washington area.
A long column of classified help wanted notices listing positions for a dressmaker French designer cutter fitters and washers maids nurses governesses and housekeepers. Several entries seek experienced American or colored workers with references for positions in private homes hotels or hospitals. Apply at various Washington addresses including 804 17th St NW and 904 17th St NW.
A chaotic, OCR damaged page of classified ads seeks female workers for domestic service roles. The notices offer positions including housekeeper, companion, nanny, nurse, and general cook or cleaner, with various ages, duties, and requirements. Many entries include addresses and contact methods, and some reference trained or refining services for women.
Fragmentary text lists dogs, birds, fancy chickens and goats alongside seeds and grain brands. Mentions SCHMMITS BIRD STORE and scattered gear names. Details are unclear but indicate a retail focus on pets and poultry supplies.
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