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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1906
Page
6
Free advertising space for brief wants and notices in Washington Post columns. Includes allowed classified blocks with limits on frequency and timing, plus agency delivery and pricing notes for ad submission and collection across several city locations.
A Washington DC domestic workers ad page lists multiple positions. Ladies for stamping work, general housework, chambermaid, waitress, cook, dressmaker, and office tasks seek steady, reliable workers. Many listings specify colored and white applicants, various hours, pay, and locations around NW and nearby streets.
Classified advertisements solicit general housework and domestic help. Many listings seek experienced cooks, nannies, maids, laundresses, and colored workers, with details on hours, days, and addresses across Washington area locations such as Mt. Pleasant, Park Road NW, Calvert Street, Irving Street, and Ohio neighborhoods.
SITUATIONS AND HELP WANTED listing many positions including butler cook driver coachman watchman chambermaid and more, all by colored or American workers with good references. Apply at 804 17th st NW or 804 7th st NW or 904 17th st NW. numerous roles and nationalities referenced.
Classified ad roundup seeking chambermaids housekeepers companions and nurses, various appearances ages and colors, all with good references. Apply at 804 17th street nw or nearby addresses. many positions include American or colored workers, office or private family duties, some with sewing or hospital training, and several noting the need to be subscribers to the Guild.
Classified ad batch from The Washington Domestic Guild seeks indoor maids nurses cooks chambermaids waitresses and general house workers of all races for private families. Positions include white colored and German applicants with wages from $12 to $25 monthly stay nights required and immediate interviews at 804 17th Street NW along with other 17th street listings and contact details.
Miscellaneous notices show a variety of wanted items and services. Items include a second hand cook stove and a straight front showcase, both priced cheaply. a typewriter with attachments, a home typewriter task, and a bicycle for cash. an automobile on easy payments. a drop leaf sewing machine inquiry. and requests for a suitable upright filing and a real estate broker license for sale.
A call to action urges members to join the guild and register for available positions. The notice provides a contact address at 204 17th Street Northwest and a main telephone line marked 1345. It emphasizes honesty and cheerful effort in the interest of members and warns against misrepresentation or indifference.
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