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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1906
Page
37
Advertisers may submit free five cent want ads via local drugstore agencies or the post office. Numerous listings show job inquiries, housing, services, and merchandise with directions to offices and participating shops. Ads cap at fifteen words for free posts and are limited per day per person.
Classified job notices show a mix of positions including shop help at Union shops on 16th and B, stenographers, real estate salesmen, machine operators, clerks, apprentices in dressmaking, cooks, chambermaids, general housework, governess, and other domestic staff. Listings seek experienced maids, cooks, waitresses, servers, and cleaners, with references and immediate starts. several ads offer salaries or per week wages and emphasize nonunion or union work, Benson area and Washington DC neighborhoods.
Situations and help wanted listings at 804 17th Street NW show positions for hotel and boardinghouse staff this summer. Listings seek chambermaids, cooks, waitresses, maids, governesses, drivers, chauffeurs, butlers, janitors, and more, with private families and hotels offering white and colored staff, various wages, and night shifts.
Classified notice listing numerous positions for chambermaids maids cooks laundresses and companions in Washington area. Applicants sought by name and address with emphasis on neat appearance and good references. Ends with reminder subscribers earn Guild assistance in securing servants.
A crowded list of classified items and offers appearing to be from a late 19th or early 20th century era. Items include bicycles, outfits, wardrobes, ice boxes, bookcases, printing presses, typewriters, instruments, furniture, and various errands. Many entries specify addresses and contact directions, with prices and brief descriptions. Some lines offer exchanges, cheap sales, or trade-ins, while others request descriptions, ages, and references.
A dense string of classified items offers exchanges for household goods, clothing, and services, plus a long list of lost and found notices. Names, boxes, and street addresses appear with items from pigeons to a silver horse-tine wagon, motor-era requests, and small rewards.
A dense page of help wanted notices lists roles from nurse aides and young maids to cooks, clerks, and sales staff. Entries seek energetic or attractive young women for child care, housework, entertaining, and general domestic duties, plus office typists, waitresses, and shop saleswomen with various ages and preferences. Numerous locations appear around 14th and F streets with job specifics and contact instructions.
Notices invite members to register for guild positions. Contact by telephone Main 1345 for details. Address given as 804 17th Street NW. Emphasizes honesty and cheerful effort in members' interest.
A compact, period classifieds page features diverse solicitations and offers. Builders supplies contact N J Avenue. old carpets woven into reversible rugs offered by ALPINO AND GERMAN LESSONS. roach killer products by KILLIN COMPANY. a dress pattern parlor advertises cash and beauty. Baum's Furniture Shop buys furniture and bric-a-brac. various items like punching bags rifles books coins and stamps are offered or sought. cash paid for desirable features and office furniture.
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