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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1905
Page
13
Readers may place free short ads until 9 30 pm with limits on day and column usage. Listings cover wanted sale for rent found and misc notices. Ads delivered via agency locations and local drugstores with small fee per ad. Real estate sales position advertised for Collins-Gerry Co. 11th Street.
A flood of small ads seeks workers: white and colored, men and women, for jobs from waiters and dishwashers to stenographers, barbers, and general labor. Positions mention pay rates, hours, and places like 1115 F NW, 1719 Pa Ave NW, and Washington News et Slerk.
Classified notices seek operators and machinists for Monotype and other printing trades at Butterick Publishing Co in New York City, plus numerous positions in sales, stenography, hotel and domestic work. Advertisements call for first class experience, references, and prompt responses with full addresses.
A dense running list of help wanted ads seeks general housework, laundress, nurse, maid, waiter, and vaudeville talent. Entries specify race, white or colored, good references, and wages from small stipends to weekly sums. locations include 29th to 15th streets and various Washington DC areas with multiple contact cues.
A mix of wants and offers from a late listing includes requests for a 10 year government security transfer to Washington, a WWI era typist vendors, a baby grand piano in good condition for cash, a baby carriage, a horse and wagon for general delivery, and a colored seamstress to work at home. Numerous items are priced or described, with contact boxes and street addresses for responses.
Miscellaneous for sale listing a piano, dress suit, go-cart guitar and banjo, showcases, grocery items, fancy work wool slips, beds, wardrobes, chandeliers, and more. Various items include a piano Henning, a 36 dress suit, a go cart, rockers, a guiter, a jewelry and watch shop note, and multiple furniture pieces.
A dense classified-style listing shows a wide array of items for sale or inquiry. It includes a violin and mandolin, boots, pianos, coal stoves, publicate equipment, guitars, music boxes, gold watches, stoves, furniture, mirrors, cameras, a rambler runabout automobile, beds, dressers, chests, and other household wares. Names and addresses appear in fragmentary form alongside requests for inquiries after certain times.
Numerous small ads seek exchanges including a Great Dane, bedroom furniture, gas range, sideboard, parlor suite, piano, camera, typewriter, and various small appliances for room and board or other goods. Buyers offer cash differences or trade items like a drum, wagon, books, or a cradle for items ranging from furniture to tools and a variety of personal items.
Classified exchange notices list items offered for trade including sewing machines bicycles iron beds and typewriters. Many entries seek a Remington typewriter or a good folding bed while others offer work help or employment, with numerous color background notes and addresses in Washington area.
Parcel of assorted items including a frock coat and vest, a three quarter violin with bow, a thr ee quarter dressers and washstands, an assortment of pianos and radios, a collection of stamps and books, furniture such as sofas, beds, dressers, and wardrobes, plus pet puppies and decorative items. Listings show prices, locations like Mount Pleasant, Corcoran Building, and The Portemouth, with contact through city offices or box numbers.
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