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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1908
Page
33
Arthur J Rosenberg & Co announces sales positions in New York City offering commission based pay with expenses. The ad seeks entrants for a sales force, outlining travel and expense coverage and opportunities with the firm on East Street.
The ad cites high demand for stenographers with a strong typing ability, offering permanent positions. It mentions a cash incentive, a paid course, and employment opportunities at Draughon College and other firms. Also lists job openings for a cook and a chambermaid, plus civil service teaching posts and stenographic training.
Classified notices show male help wanted for barbering, bar tendering, and office work at various addresses in Northwest DC and nearby towns. Roles include barbers, bartender, clerk, collector, teacher, and warehouse help with pay described, some needing wheel access, first class skill, or reliable temperament. Several listings require sending applications via BOX numbers or to a superintendent. Public notices feature diverse employers in Virginia and Washington DC metro area.
A crowded classified page lists male and female help wanted positions including office boy, photographer, foreman, porter, route boys, scrubber and dressers, hotel staff, cooks, houseworkers, salesladies, nurses, and stenographers. It specifies whites or colored workers, ages, and duties, urging readers to apply at various boxes and addresses in Washington area. Several listings mention compensation, hours, and required references or experience.
Temporary positions advertised for various domestic and service roles including experienced waitresses, housework, and cooking for multiple addresses in Washington area. Notices request applicants to apply by mail or in person, with several ads specifying race and work conditions.
Money sought for a private loan of 1000 dollars for two years at seven percent annual interest. Collateral offered includes 1500 dollars in old silver and two life insurance policies, ages 31 and 42. Reliable, this office.
A jumble of personal notices advertises palmistry readings by Mr Daoud and Mme Laine clairvoyant services, electrolysis for blemishes, massage and hair treatments, astrology and card readings, and a cash loan offer. Listings include addresses and hours, with many promotional claims of confidentiality and effectiveness.
A bustling Classifieds snippet lists exchanges for property and jobs. A West Falls Church address seeks a country home swap, plus plans to trade for stenography and Treasury Department postings. Other ads offer a Simplex typewriter, a soda fountain, furniture, a folding bed, and room in exchange for services or goods.
A jumble of livestock and carriage listings from Washington and nearby areas. Twenty two horses for grazing and water. working mules for sale. a fine driving mare. many types of carriages from Brewster and other makers. prices from 2.50 to 190 dollars. Items viewable at Speedways Stable, 14th Street NW, with other ads for rugs, saddles, and a rug weaving company in Laurel Maryland.
Long list of indoor and outdoor items for sale including pianos, uprights, chairs, beds, a parrot, pigeons, horses, a gentle travel runabout, bicycles, clothing, firearms, traps, and assorted household goods. Also features puppies, dogs, parrots, a cow and calf, furniture sets, and an old motorbike. Many items include contact references and locations in Washington DC area.
Classified notice seeking various second hand items including dining room set beds, chairs, a piano, a rug, a wardrobe, a gas stove, portable office, a gasoline launch for hire, and a Remington typewriter. Also requests buying birds, dogs, and a bicycle and offers box numbers for responses. Includes contact details and price inquiries.
Long list of secondhand items with prices and quick sale notes. Items include a WIDE eset selling at 150, a SCHOLARSHIP program piece priced 367 or 440, a cheap railcar space, a soda fountain, an oak cabinet, homing pigeons, a Jersey cow milker, dining room furniture, a 34 bracket banjo, a 39 section steam radiator, a stove, a single wardrobe, a TRON BEAMS plates, iron folding bed, piano and vocal artists’ portrait, a seater carriage, and more terse sale offers with contact hints.
Miscellaneous advertisement offers 0 or 1 loads of manure free to any man who can haul it away quickly. Also advertises a mahogany upright piano on loan for an indefinite period to a responsible family to save a store. Box numbers provided for responses, with scattered garbled text about a young girl and a school.
A flood of small business notices and ads describes saloons for sale, rooming houses, a carpet company seeking to sell equipment, a wind curtain accessory, and several exchanges and property listings. Numerous proprietors in the Northwest port area offer parcels, fixtures, and drives to close deals, with requests for calls to BOX numbers and local addresses.
A dense page of classified help requests lists male assistants for kitchen and hotel work, bartending, clerical roles, bookkeeping, and janitorial posts. Numerous entries show boxed replies with box numbers, offering positions from bookkeepers and clerks to cooks, butlers, drivers, and farm helpers, all promising references and moderate salaries.
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