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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1906
Page
37
Public notices invite free small ads for wanted for sale and for rent with limits. Advertisers may place one free ad per day for individuals. agencies handle submissions at local drugstores for five cents per ad with multiple locations listed across Northwest and surrounding wards.
A crowded help wanted column lists positions from patent searchers and photographers to salesmen, shop hands, shoemakers, tailors, painters, waiters, and clerks. Multiple addresses and offices in Washington DC and other cities invite applicants with varied experience to apply in person or by mail for steady pay or weekly wages.
A historic classified sheet offers numerous domestic work ads detailing cooks, maids, laundresses, chambermaids, waitresses, and general houseworkers. Positions specify race, hours, stay-night requirements, wages, and locations across Washington, from Dupont to Anacostia, with names and street addresses for applicants.
Multiple classified notices seek female help for household work including housemaids, governesses, and nannies. Listings specify ages, languages, and duties. locations include Washington area addresses and contact details for applications and interviews.
A jumble of local ads seeks carpentry materials and building supplies. buyers and sellers offer services from rug weaving and furniture to second hand books, boats, stock, and household goods. Patrons request cash for used garments, furbishers, and a range of personal and commercial items with contact notes scattered through the page.
Situations and help wanted notice for a staffing agency at 304 17th St NW and 804 17th St NW two doors above H Street. Claims the guild offers greater choice with majority of best servants registered. Contact by telephone Main 1345.
An expert needle woman offers orders for Mexican draymork table and house linen. She specializes in handmade lingerie waists fine underwear and infants lavettes. Trained in a convent she is an agent at her post Meas and has guild support. Apply 894 17th St Washington Domestic Guild for summer hotel staff bookings and special rates.
Classified help wanted for chambermaids cooks waitresses and other household staff in private homes hotels and boarding houses. Many positions offer wages from 12 to 36 monthly with night shifts and travel potential. Applicants must send strong refs and apply at 804 17th st nw or 884 17th st e.
Mixed classified notices list items for sale and services including a $156 position offer, compressed air tools, bookcases, office furniture, bicycles, a printing press, typewriting services, a mimeograph machine, and pianos. Several contact addresses and brief terms appear, indicating informal offers and requests across Baltimore and nearby locations.
Classified ad list of discounted items including a rain coat for size 38, Florence Medical Battery, sewing machine, camera, mattress and other household goods. Numerous prices and addresses appear for quick sale, with terms cash or credit and collection from Washington DC area locations.
A terse notice urges honest cheerful effort in member interests and invites readers to register for positions with the Washington Domestic Guild, listing telephone contact Main 1345 for inquiries.
A mixed column of classified ads lists items for sale and services including cameras, skirts, poultry, antique furniture, go carts, diamonds, pianos, paintings, loans, and unredeemed pledges. Names include addresses in Washington area and businesses like SHIRE TAILORING CO and BURNSTINE'S LOAN OFFICE.
Auction of remington typewriter and various secondhand items. Listings include coats, muffs, sewing machines, handbags, furniture, mirrors, organs, lamps, rugs, and a portable oven. Items priced cheaply with contact notes and locations around 6th Street, Wis., and nearby. promises of quick sales and limited time offers.
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