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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
13
A historical notice explains free advertising rules for want ads in a Washington Post column. It covers word limits, single ad per person per day, timings, where to leave ads, and agency locations with small 5 cent per ad delivery. It lists multiple pharmacy agencies across DC areas for drop off.
Classified notice seeks multiple salesmen to sell labels on commission. Includes veteran and partner opportunities, with references requested. Address J. W. D. at 417 5th Street NE, Washington, and Adurosa J. OW. D., 78th St NW, inquiries about dividends and stock sales.
Help wanted ad seeks a young colored person for general housework with experience. Also many notices offer canvassing work, stenographers and typewriters in demand, and a shorthand academy ad promising courses of 25 to 50 days with afternoon sessions for government employees.
A dense ad page lists numerous laborer and clerical openings in Washington for white and colored applicants. Positions include salesmen, drivers, clerks, elevator operators, delivery, factory, and bakery roles with varying experience requirements and locations such as Capitol Street and 1st Street NW.
A long, irregular OCR page lists numerous male help wanted ads. Positions include installation collectors, janitors, office boys, painters, piano tuners, solicitors, stenographers, and grocery workers. Many apply in person or via box numbers. some require specific traits like health, cleanliness, or appearance.
A scanned job ad sheet lists numerous positions including saleslady, confectionery clerk, chambermaid, waitress, canva sser, cook, and general housework. Entries specify age, color, and location details across downtown Washington addresses and households.
A long classified page offers numerous domestic help ads in Washington DC, including cooks, laundresses, chambermaids, waitresses, and general housework roles. Positions specify experience, wages from 12 to 20 dollars, varying hours, and requests for references. Also listed are demonstrator roles, a drafting assistant, and other household and personal assistant postings with box references and street addresses.
Classified list of assorted items for sale including pianos, furniture, hats, coats, clothing, pets, bicycles, and household appliances. It lists brands as Belem, Steinway, Knabe, Chaseleff, and Bra dbury pianos, various pets and dogs, clothing like velvet hats and coats, dining chairs, wheelbarrow, and other secondhand goods with prices and contact hints through box numbers and street addresses.
Fidelity Storage Co offers secure 1420 You Street vaults with 6 percent annual interest on goods stored. Packing, drawing, and shipping services available. Clean dry storage for household effects at attractive rates by Littlefield, Alvord & Co at the Colorado Building.
Classified solicitations list a thoroughbred mare, a Remington No. 3, a lady's bicycle, canaries, an Italian violin, a silk parlor suite, beds, wardrobes, a gas range with pipe, a Singer sewing machine, a Napoleonic pamphlet, a sideboard, a sled cost, a Chikering upright piano, and other household goods. Prices vary. contact details reference box numbers and local addresses.
Miscellaneous ads seek second hand piano, walking suit, bicycle, lace curtains, Christmas tree ornaments, small stereopticon outfit, a full dress suit, and many household items. Buyers offer fair cash, with box numbers directing to the office for contact. listings include storage room sales and animal or child care notices.
Local ads offer high cash prices for wearing apparel and textiles including coats and hats. The Egyptian palmist promises life history readings and guidance on love, business, and protection with shop hours and contact details. Also several ads seek worn clothing, hats, and accessories with mail or phone inquiries to buyers like Marcus Notes, S Bernstein, Mrs Brown van Nees, and Tarbes All listings urge postal responses or phone calls for pickup or evaluation.
Dr J L Wilson, at 1203 Stow, reports teeth without plates improve outcomes. He notes relief from pain, reshaped chewing surfaces, and restoration of normal facial appearance through fillings and conservative care.
A dense old classifieds page lists many help wanted ads including butlers cooks barbers drivers and general labor. Names such as HORE BOX 34 and HENRY NELSON COLEUS appear with numerous entries for domestics in Washington DC, from first class butlers to young colored men seeking work, with locations like 18th Street NW and 13th Street NW and references to the Washington Domestic Guild processing applications.
A dense page of classified ads seeking domestic workers in Washington. Listings include chambermaids and cooks, many colored workers, with hours, wages, and apply-to details. Multiple boxes request help through the Washington Domestic Guild at 73 18th Street and related 13th, 15th, 18th, and 20th street addresses, plus box responses and references.
Classified notices recruit job seekers and employers, featuring young colored men and students seeking室 part time or full time work across clerical, stenography, waitstaff, steward, and household roles. Listings invite applications via office boxes, noting experience, references, wages, and shifting schedules in local domestic guild channels.
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