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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1907
Page
11
The Washington Post promotes free want advertising in its columns with no charge for standard notices. Advertisers may submit brief ads up to fifteen words via agency locations at listed drug stores across Northwest Northeast Southeast and Anacostia. Ads accepted until 9 pm on weekdays and 8 pm on Saturdays. initials only directed to a person or firm.
A jumble of job requests includes caterer with location near White Henge, a dramatic club posting seeking lady and gentleman actors plus a rouseclean helper, a note for a writer with a typewriter needing to copy manuscripts at home, and a steno graphic academy offering courses. Also a white man and wife sought to care for a country place with rent-free benefits. all entries reference box numbers and office delivery.
Classified ads solicit male applicants for mechanical design, ship or boat work, minstrel performers, porters, drivers, clerical, real estate, and sales roles. Listings mention ages, races, and employers, with BOX references and office addresses for applications. Many postings require immediate work, various skills, and background checks.
A jumble of early 20th century help wanted notices invites young men and others to apply for various jobs. Listings mention Montana sheep work, stenography and bookkeeping, violin teaching, and general office duties. Addresses box numbers and a mailing method for responses are shown.
Classified notices list many domestic work openings in Washington including cooks, chambermaids, laundresses, and general houseworkers. Positions require experience, good references, and near to far suburbs with wages from $10 to $25 monthly, various residences and duties.
A flood of classified notices seeks women for office and domestic work. Listings invite悉 typists waitresses cleaners and housekeepers with various requirements and locations around Washington including addresses and box numbers. The notices emphasize quick placement and remunera tion for experienced or reliable workers with neutral phrases and no explicit employment terms.
A dense strip of personals and small ads lists clothing buyers, palm readers, manicure services, detective agency contact, and beauty treatments. It mentions Justh's Old Stand at 619 D, Egyptian palmist Daoud, Mrs Lawrence, Mme Rita the astrologer, and Bradford’s Detective Agency with scattered prices and hours.
For exchange notices a well known pianist seeks a reliable white dressmaker and piano lessons in return. a young Frenchman seeks English speaking conversation with a young lady. assorted trades include a silver plated cornet for a cornet with attachment, a furnished room in exchange for board, a Columbia Clioinder Graphophone with records for sale, and various pets and storage services. box 671, this office.
Numerous want ads report missing items and rewards including a gold medal from Mount Saint Joseph College, a key and book, a silver heart shaped trinket, alligator skin, a tan leather glove, a bull terrier, a yellow angora goat? and a sword stickpin. Rewards offered for returns with various contact locations around 14th to 19th streets and Mass Avenue in Washington.
A chaotic January classified page lists found objects including a pocketbook description, a Rebecca J. Galtakul reference, a 380 Steinway piano for sale, a West Coast coat and evening dress, and numerous household items. Also small ads for bicycles, jewelry, minerals, and puppies mix with public notices and jobless offers, all asking readers to contact box numbers or addresses for pickup or purchase.
Classified listing of varied for sale items including furs, furniture, musical instruments, cameras, plates, a Terrier, pianos, books, and a bird collection. Many entries show BOX numbers or addresses and mention prices or barter terms. Includes a seat of driving gear, a swinging scaffold, a small boat hull, and household storage items.
Fragmentary situations wanted notice lists reliable workers and couples seeking employment. Mentions housekeeping and houseman roles, with names obscured by OCR errors, indicating an ad seeking reliable man and wife workers for domestic service and related tasks.
Classified notices offer employment for various domestic and general work roles in Washington area. Listings include Butler, cook, chauffeur, bellman, porter, cleaner, delivery, and related positions with references and wage details. Many entries specify color distinctions, ages, and locations, with boxes directing applications through Washington Domestic Guild and related offices.
A long readerable fragment lists male and female help seekers. It features a wide range of domestic roles from clerical and stenography to waitstaff, cooks, chambermaids, companions, and nurses, with numerous box-reply instructions and addresses for employment inquiries. Strong entities include Washington Domestic Guild and various lodging and address references.
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