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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1911
Page
2
A dated notice seeks capable performers for vaudeville acts including singing dancing and comedy. Openings target fats and gentlemen with stage presence and training to join acts in a New York based circuit through a tunneling, experienced recruiter seeking reliable talent.
A compact survey of late 19th to early 20th century classified ads shows a wave of job requests for maids cooks stenographers waitresses laundresses and domestic workers. Listings include positions in households hotels offices and small businesses with notes on experience and references.
The page lists numerous classified ads from a Washington office offering high class opportunities, rooming houses, and rental losses. Highlights include a near Capitol business with parlors and 6 bathrooms, a remaining stock sale, a manufacturing venture proposal, a drug store for sale, and rooming houses with substantial cash flow potential. Many boxes invite inquiries via Box numbers, asserting serious opportunities for investors and operators.
Classified style notices offer top cash for worn clothing, shoes, hats, and accessories, plus readers seek palmists, clairvoyants, massage, and electrolysis services. Lost and found items appear, including valuables and pets, with rewards and contact details across Washington streets and Union Station.
Classified page itemizing a mix of for sale offers. Includes window shades, home repairs, dressmaking, pianos, tooth treatments, art classes, fur coats, furniture, clothing, cameras, and various household items. Features multiple addresses and contact details, with numerous named businesses and individuals offering goods at varied prices.
Classified ads show multiple helpers seeking janitor and related work in private homes and large buildings. Entries list addresses in Northwest and downtown areas, with references and age details, including a married couple seeking hotel or apartment management, and various service roles such as bartender and office work.
Dense storefront like listing of rooms for rent and job ads. Includes detailed notices for cooks chambermaids housekeepers and other domestic workers, with numerous addresses and descriptive lines, reflecting a bustling mid-century urban labor market. Names of streets, neighborhoods, and roles dominate the page.
Multiple listings for furnished rooms and apartments in various buildings. Includes notes on location near 1406 Getow, 128 MaRS Ave, 76 BD St XW, Perry Place VW, 7H StW, and THE PIERPONT area. Details mention private baths, water, heat, and gas, with some rooms suitable for two gentlemen and prices per month. Occupants sought include professionals. some listings specify southern exposure and near public amenities.
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