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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1906
Page
30
A dense OCR page shows scattered job posts and notices including sales, rentals, loans, and service offers. The fragmentary text mentions positions like elevator conductor and office helper, plus notices for real estate and business opportunities and various personal ads. The disorderly items reflect a crowded urban classifieds section with names and addresses obscured by scan quality.
Classified help wanted notices listing a variety of jobs and applicants. Includes young colored men seeking general work, janitor or assistant roles, office work, porters, clerks, and specialized trades with abbreviations of locations in Alexandria and Washington entries, dates, and contact directions. The ad set emphasizes reliable workers and immediate start options.
Classified notices offer household help and positions. Listings include chambermaids cooks companions dressmakers and a secretary, with locations around Alexandria and Washington DC. Many entries request long or short term work and specify race in some cases. References and city addresses are included.
Numerous classified notices seek hands and minds for domestic, service, and clerical work. Positions include dressmaking, housekeeper, laundress, seamstresses, nurse companions, secretary steno, stenographer, office assistant, and traveler companion, with various locations in Alexandria and Washington areas. Many entries specify colored applicants, private families, and home or out work.
Classified notices advertise many furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent in private homes and apartments around NW and surrounding streets. Listings highlight front rooms, parlors, heat and bath access, board options, and moderate terms, with contact details and nearby landmarks.
A long list of furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent across Northwest and nearby streets. Options include front rooms, hall rooms, and suites with heat, baths, and private or shared amenities. Rates vary from about $1 per week to monthly sums, with locations near Thomas Circle, Government Printing Office, Capitol, and central DC areas.
Historic rental ad lists numerous furnished rooms with board across Northwest Washington near L Street and 14th Street, offering single or en suite options with private baths, light, heat, and meals on request. Locations include J Street NW and near Capitol area, with rates ranging from daily to weekly. several entries note steam heat, porcelain baths, and proximity to business centers.
A jumble of rental notices across NW DC listing furnished and unfurnished rooms with heat and baths. Multiple addresses including 1921 Q St NW and 14th St NW feature rooms with board, steam heat, and private baths. several ads mention proximity to libraries, streetcar lines, and summer rates.
Classified notices and personal ads seek furnished rooms or small apartments near downtown, with terms and locations noted. Offers include rooms within 20 miles of the office, private families, couples seeking two or three rooms, and single-room leases. Also present are hair care, clairvoyant, loan, and personal services listings.
Notice of a commission to appraise damages from changes in street grades for construction of a Union railroad station in the District of Columbia. Hearings set for 10:30 a.m. March 1 1906 at City Hall. Property owners to file petitions within 60 days. Also includes probate notices in Washington Law Reporter.
A trustee will offer for public auction the entire setup of the Treasury Lunch and Dining Cafe at 1408 G Street NW, including electric fans, coffee urns, wall racks, counters, tables, chairs, cash register, and furnishings. Sale on February 1, 1905 at 10:30 am, by Bowen and Johnson, trustees, under a chattel deed of trust. Proceeds to satisfy the debts secured by the trust.
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