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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1906
Page
11
The Washington Post announces free small ads for wants and notices, with limits and deadlines, detailing agency locations and hours for submitting ads through drugstores and offices across Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Anacostia sections.
Advertisement fragment offers 16 salesmen positions to sell labels on commission. Mentions a J W De or similar name and addresses, a partner opportunity, and notes demand for stenographers and typewriters with training courses at a local academy. Details are garbled and incomplete.
Numerous small ads seek male help for sales, clerical work, delivery, security, cook, janitor, elevator operator, mechanic, driver, collector, stenographer, bookkeeper, and other positions. Employers include Harvey's Restaurant, American Zither Co, Julius Garfinkle Co, Harvard Laundry, Lincoln Hospital, National Hotel, and Wor Furniture Co, with wages listed or hourly expected, locations around 1804 F St, 7th/8th Sts NW, and other DC areas.
A dense ad column offering positions for young women in sales and domestic work. Listings include salesladies in confectionery, canvassers, cashiers, chambermaids, cooks, and general houseworkers. Numerous D.C. addresses, from G Street to 12th and 14th Streets, plus references and early morning hours. Also pattern parlors and garment services advertised by named managers.
Classified notices offer varied positions for women and girls in Washington, including housemaids, waitresses, kitchen help, laundresses, seamstresses, nannies, nurses, and companions. Many ads request city references, Protestant faith, and immediate work with wages. several specify white or colored workers and multiple employers such as The Washington Domestic Guild and hotels.
Numerous small ads offer exchanges for services and goods including clerks, piano trades, lessons, and real estate. Items include a clerk in the Treasury, two baths for boarders, a library exchange, a panorama camera set, a piano certificate, and requests for diamond trades and building lots. Also adverts seek lessons in French or German, and patent information services.
A jumble of classifieds listing dogs and birds for sale, parrots, fish, and other pets. Price mentions and shop names appear alongside general labor ads for domestic workers seeking placements in Washington areas.
Advertises Booch Holland shades and opaque window coverings with emphasis on quality. Mentions pricing and product range. Includes unclear OCR fragments but centers on window shade offerings and brands.
A dense wartime style job board listing positions for stenographers and clerks, waiters, and salesmen. It calls for a Remington operator, a teacher of mechanical drawing, grocery clerks, utility men, waiters, butlers, and office workers. Includes employer names such as THE WASHINGTON DOMESTIC GUILD, H. O. Jacobs, Woodward & Lothrop, and Julius Garfinkle & Co, with locations around 13th and 14th streets and other central areas.
A chaotic collage of lost and found notices from Washington area papers. Missing items include wallets keys watches jewelry dog and cat notes and various personal belongings with rewards offered for return to listed addresses such as 2715 33d Bee and 2434 Massachusetts Ave NW. Several dog and cat names appear alongside descriptions and contact details.
Classified style list of used pianos violins violins and accessories. Ads offer upright Steinway Haabe pianos, violins, violins, dress and evening wear, coats, furs, fabric, sewing machine, and various household items. Include prices, contact addresses, and box numbers.
A dense clipping lists wanted persons and items for barter and sale, plus numerous help wanted notices. It includes infant clothes buyers, a Yale bicycle in fine condition, various domestic help roles, bartenders, butlers, cooks, cleaners, chauffeurs, janitors, and companion positions. Also offers to buy diamonds, gold, and scrap, advertise musical instruments, baby care, and general labor. Local postbox responses and office contact details accompany many entries.
Classified help wanted ads seek Cook, Housekeeper, Nurse, Dressmaker, Laundress, and general domestic workers. Many entries specify color lines, experience, wages, and references, with listings for Washington Domestic Guild and private families. Includes cooks, maids, laundering, ironing, and child care roles across multiple residences.
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