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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1906
Page
6
Free want ads offered by the Washington Post under strict column rules. Ads must be brief, nonbusiness, and limited to one per day per person. No free ads after 9 pm, no Saturday, and letters with initials only should be addressed to the responsible party. Agencies provide drop-off points with a 5 cent per ad delivery fee.
Classified line of job listings includes patent searcher, photographer printer, salesman, stenographer, shop hands, shoemakers, solicitor, tailors, painters, waiters, and clerical workers. Locations mention Washington DC area addresses and Galveston Texas postings. mentions nonunion printing plant in New York and Lloyds of firms offering weekly wages and commissions. Tone resembles dense help wanted column with many trades and employers seeking experienced applicants.
A dense help wanted page lists numerous positions including housemaids cooks and general housework workers. Employers seek white and colored women with references for live-in or stay-night roles across Washington area addresses and firms. Additional lines mention stitching classes and female staff for grooming tasks at various addresses.
A dense row of classified notices seeks female general housework workers, governesses, millinery preparers and apprentices, nurses, waitresses, saleswomen, and Manicurists. Names include Baltimore and Washington addresses, with hours, wages, and age or language requirements where legible. Many entries specify white or colored workers, room or home placements, and contact details for interviews.
A garbled page of classified ads lists builders supplies, rugs woven into fine art, used furniture wants and sales, patterns for ladies, cash for furnishings, books and law texts, second hand boats and stock, a dining room caterer, a typewriter, and various buy or sell offers. Names and addresses included suggest DC area listings.
Situations and help wanted ad for servants calling readers to the Guild at 304 17th St NW and 804 17th St NW two doors above H Street with telephone Main 1345. It claims the guild offers greater choice and notes that the majority of the best servants are registered.
An expert needle worker offers orders for Mexican drapery work and table linen, specializing in hand-made lingerie waists and infants lavettes. Trained in a convent, she operates from 17th Street and invites orders via the Guild office. Also advises hotels and boarding houses to secure competent help by applying to 894 17th Street for staff bookings and special rates.
Classified help wanted ads from The Washington Domestic Guild solicitants for watchman drivers cooks chambermaids waitresses and general servants in private families hotels and boarding houses across multiple listings. Positions include skilled and unskilled roles with white and colored applicants and emphasis on references and neat appearance.
A mixed page of classified ads offering several items for sale or trade. Includes a $156 reward note for government positions, compressed air tools, two large trunks, sectionals and office furniture, two bicycles, a printing press, typing services, a piano, mimeograph machine, and an organ with prices or contact notes. Addresses listed include 1801 8th St NW, 305 Bord Building, 1459 14th St NW, 1100 Bowen St Baltimore, and 702 4th St, with names such as AJR, F. G. Geighr, J. Be Mong, and J. Q. B.
Noted call for honest cheerful effort in members interests. Register to obtain a position via main telephone 1345 in Washington.
A cluttered classified list offers used rain coats, cameras, typewriters, mirrors, a portable oven, couches, rockers, bedroom and parlor suites, a typewriter, a cart, and a Prince Albert coat and other items for sale. Many entries show addresses in Washington area and prices, with phrases like cheap, sale, and bargain.
3208 G st nw and 813 uth st nw list various items for sale including cameras swords rifles and a loom. The notices advertise new models and bargains from antique furniture to gold and jewelry loans from Burnstine's & Loan Office established 1868 at 361 Fennsylvania Avenue.
A dense jumble of classified ads offers used typewriters, coats, furs, sewing machines, furniture, blankets, jewelry, and various household goods for sale. Items include a Remington typewriter, mink scarf, enamel bed, dining chairs, a Davenport sideboard, a large walnut sideboard, garden tools, tires, and more with contact details and prices.
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