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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1905
Page
13
Free advertisement space offered with limits and conditions. No charges for basic wants or small notices. Readers advised to deliver ads by 3 30 p m on weekdays and 4 30 p m Saturdays. Multiple agency drop points listed for convenience and several job postings including real estate sales and salesmen.
Classified help wanted list with diverse roles across city including farm workers cooks housemen barbers clerks drivers elevator men and service staff. Many positions require references and offer steady pay and housing or wages. Positions range from experienced salespeople to apprentices in plumbing and printing plus music accompanist sought for refined family settings.
A long column of classified ad notices, seeking male solicitors, stenographers, general managers, store boys, roofers, upholsterers, tailors, composi tors, electrot ypers, and numerous chambermaids and cooks. Excerpts show job offers with pay ranges, locations in Washington area, and references to firms like Butterick Publishing Co and Harpers Ferry Lime Co. The jumbled list mixes labor, skilled trades, and domestic positions with partial contact details and post office routing hints.
Classified notices solicit workers for multiple positions including nurses helpers for children and infants, a cashier clerk, blouse and garment workers, a stenographer and typist, a tailor and alterations expert, waist makers and apprentices, waitresses, and other shop staff. Listings specify locations in the district, language requirements, and wage expectations.
Local classified list offers a wide mix of items and services including a young cat for free adoption, baby grand piano in good condition, secondhand tools and furniture, incuba tors, cots and beds, carpets, a harness and trap, and requests to buy or sell certificates, leather goods, and household wares. Several personal ads seek work, rentals, or to join a household, with various contact details and price estimates.
A fragmented classified list offers a Folding Bed, piano upright, double oven coal range, various brass and steel furniture pieces, a Rambler bicycle, a large two seated wagon, a Colt horse, a diamond ring, a bedroom set, a period violin, clothing items, several cold weather garments, kitchen stoves, and miscellaneous household goods with prices and street addresses around 180 N. J. Ave, 308 Px. Ave, 421 87 NW, and 106th St NW, plus references to local sellers and contact times. The ad compiles numerous small ads showing sale terms, item conditions, and contact points throughout Washington.
A dense page of classified fragments offering exchanges for pianos typewriters and furniture, plus numerous help wanted notes. Items include a grand piano, Remington typewriter, furniture, and a dining room set traded for cash or other goods, along with employment inquiries for cooks, janitors, porters, drivers, and colored workers from multiple neighborhoods.
A mix of secondhand goods listed for sale includes a pair of nearly new gumshoe items, a German grand piano, a coal stove, steno equipment, a complete public stenographer setup, and a 6x8 camera. Also offered are a high quality violin, a revolver, a Regina music box, a Waltham watch and chain, antique furniture, and various stoves, lamps, and clothing. Local listings show addresses on Brightwood, Seventh Street, and nearby avenues, with multiple small ads seeking quick sales and exchanges.
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