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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1905
Page
13
A scanned vintage page details free want advertisement columns in The Washington Post style paper. It describes rules for free classifieds, acceptable items, daily limits, agency drop sites, and a long list of pharmacies and offices serving as agents for submitting notices.
A long scattered list of labor and domestic job ads shows vacancies for general work a grocery clerk and office help. It seeks White boys and men and colored workers of various ages from teens to adults with duties ranging from kitchen and household tasks to plumbing apprenticeships and office support. References and location details included in many items.
Classified notices list numerous domestic positions including general housework for young white women aged 12 to 25, housekeeper for city family, waitress, laundress, and nanny. Entries note years of experience, references, light to moderate duties, and various salary expectations. several postings specify location near Washington area and provide contact box numbers for responses.
A dense classified item list offers exchanges for goods including books cameras bicycles furniture and instruments. Ads seek trades such as a good camera for a new book, a diamond ring for clothing, a cook stove for beds, and more with BOX addresses and office references.
A dense OCR style classifieds page offers numerous lost and found notices. Entries promise exchanges and rewards for items from firewood stoves to beds, beds, furniture, musical instruments, pets, jewelry, and a lost watch. Mentions of street addresses and local businesses anchor the scattered listings.
Classified ad items mixed. Prominent ask includes violin and bow, black and gilt eight day clock, rifle Winchester, books, certificates, and various exchange offers. Individuals reference multiple mail-in replies and office box responses. Exchanges cover furniture, pianos, lamps, mirrors, and antiques. Local notices mention lost items and small ads.
A string of lost items includes eyeglasses in Woodward & Lothrop, a diamond brooch, a tan bulldog, a small tan terrier, an umbrella at Woodward & Lothrop, a signet ring, a silver wire terrier, a glove from Thanksgiving Day, a wallet on the Chevy Chase car, a blue mohair coat, a satchel, two jeweled pieces, a large black and white dog, a pocketbook alligator, a light tan Irish terrier named Pat, a Persian crepe cravat, and a gold locket initials L McG. Rewards offered for returns to various addresses and departments. Miscellaneous ads include a retired physician seeking patients and box listings.
A cluttered classified listing offers folding beds lamps carpets cameras wardrobes and more. Items include a Russian cloak a baby carriage lawn care gear a parlor sofa a gas stove and various furniture pieces all priced or open to offers. Contact details and hours appear for some dozen items including bicycles stoves wardrobes and curiosities.
A jumble of small ads and notices describes clocks, bicycles, pianos, a rubber tree, a toy sleigh, a dining table, chairs, a bed set, canoes, a silk dress, a typewriter, a buffalo coat, and other items for sale. Also listed are pawn and loan services, a piano company offer, and a few personal items such as a night blooming plant and a guitar. Prices and contact details are scattered throughout.
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