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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1906
Page
6
Public notices describe free but limited ad placement across Washington area pharmacies and post offices with restrictions on timing and word count. Multiple named businesses and locations listed as ad drop points. emphasis on free columns, paid ads for repeat insertions, and mailing options.
A dense 1920s era classifieds page lists multiple labor and service positions including janitor, stenographer, real estate salesman, barber, chauffeur, waiter, porter, gardener, and general labor. It notes shifts, pay expectations, and contact details across Washington area establishments and employment bureaus.
A dense wartime style help wanted page lists multiple job offers for men in varied trades. Positions include gardener, garment cleaner and dyer, general labor, grocery clerk, store helper, houseman, ice wagon handler, printer, kitchen worker, linen business roles, linotype operator trainee, bookkeeper, plumber’s apprentice, tailor shop porter, signer painter, and wait staff. Applicants sought have experience, references, and age ranges. many ads specify white or colored workers and emphasize steady or immediate work and pay details.
Job notices from a Washington domestic guild listing opportunities for cooks chambermaids waitresses and service staff. Advertisements seek experienced white and colored workers for hotels homes and private families with varied wages and locations around central Washington including 17th street nw and 1303 F street nw.
Classified seeks female cooks and general houseworkers in Washington, mostly white or colored, experienced, with or without laundry duties, stays nights, some positions near 17th Street NW. Pay ranges from $10 to $25 monthly, applying at multiple addresses including 804 17th St NW and 964 17th St NW.
A flood of classified notices seeks female workers for nurses, typists, clerks, salesgirls, seamstresses, waitresses, and cooks. Positions advertise moderate pay, home or hotel work, and requirements from competence and refinement to experience, often listing specific neighborhoods and employers such as Ben Hive Store, Bon Marche, and private households. The listings reflect period gender norms and urban employment needs with several entries for white or colored applicants and multiple locations in the Washington DC area.
A crowded page lists assorted classifieds from clothing and kitchenware to furniture, musical instruments, transportation, and employment requests. Names include BLAQUS BAKERY and GAUM'S FURNITURING SHOP, with assorted items like a leather chair, cedar chest, piano, firearms not shown, and requests for horses and driving teams. Several notices mention pickup, delivery, and contact by mail or phone, with prices and locations across Washington.
Classified ad list of used goods including cash registers from National and Hallwood, a gasoline launch, furniture sale items like roll-top desk and dining furniture, a blue-eyed Angora cat, a Remington Typewriter, a Stieff piano, and various household wares. Also notes on a used automobile, bicycles, beds, and a few pets with contact pointers. Multiple sellers, locations scattered, prices given or implied.
A flood of short lost and found notices lists numerous items including purses, a gold turquoise brooch, pawn tickets, a dog named Happy, coins, bracelets, a gold Elgin ladies watch, a lost ring, and various personal effects. Several entries provide contact points at Capitol area offices or local addresses for reclaiming or proving ownership.
A flood of exchange notices lists items for trade or barter including pens, office supplies, bicycles, furniture, film cameras, and shorthand dictation work. Addresses in suburban areas and near city offices show varied wants like groceries, coal, automobiles, and general merchandise.
A jumble of Lost and Found notices lists rewards for a small gold open-face watch a female border collie named Bernice a black patent handbag a soft small gun and an insignia with crest. Entries reference locations near Washington Street Park and downtown avenues with rewards offered for returns.
Classified notice offering a partnership to raise capital of 775 for a prosperous city office. Includes requests for a lady or gentleman partner with ten thousand capital and mentions an 9-ROOM 1 HOTEL for sale, stock, fixtures, and related items. Also lists various ads for selling stocks, real estate, and services.
Classified style notice lists multiple applicants including a colored man and wife seeking household or janitorial work, a housekeeper couple, a colored man and wife for domestic tasks, and a stenographer and typewriter expert seeking a corporate position. Addresses and brief descriptors accompany each listing.
Classified ads seek a variety of workers from chauffeur and gardener to clerk, engineer, hotel staff, and colored workers. Positions include driver, cook, janitor, elevator man, watchman, stenographer, and office clerk, with many requests for good references and residence in Washington DC area.
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