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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1906
Page
25
Public notice describes free small advertisements in The Post, rules, and hours. It lists agencies across Washington for submitting want ads and notes limits. It mentions a ladies stamping patterns class and a manicure class with electro vibro system, with contact details and locations.
A dense want ad page seeks chambermaids cooks and general houseworkers across Washington. listings name employers like The Riggs House and Raleigh, with roles for white and colored workers, live-in options, nights off, and city references. multiple names and addresses appear in scattered postings.
A mix of notices and ads: prompt removal of brick and frame buildings. old carpets woven into reversible rugs. pattern cutting at Delinger Parlors with 75c shirts. spot cash for furniture and household goods. high cash offers for office and home items. requests for gentlemen's worn garments. riding horse for sale. clothing donations. stenography services. old clothes for rummage sale. secondhand goods purchase at low prices.
Situations and help wanted promotions fill Washington Domestic Guild listings at 804 17th St NW. Employers seek hotel and boardinghouse staff, chambermaids, cooks, waitresses, nannies, chauffeurs, butlers, and other positions with numerous openings and special rates for hotels and private families.
Washington Domestic Guild at 364 17th St NW invites applicants for watchman, chambermaid, maid, nurse, cook, stenographer, and other domestic posts. Listings include English and colored workers, various residences and hotel jobs, with calls for registration and verification of references. Positions aimed at summer and year round work, with emphasis on neat appearance and experience.
Mixed ad listings include a milk cabinet in good condition, tobacco wall cases, a coffee table, a gentleman's wheel, bookcases, duck eggs for setting, and an experienced civil service tutor. Also offered are a candy manufacturer’s space, a canoe, a showcase, and treasury line of promotion suitable in exchange for a similar grade item.
Classified style notices list multiple items for sale and wanted. Items include ostrich feather boas, a cheval mirror, sideboard, china closet, dining-room chair set, go-cart, a terrier puppy, cave specimens, a medical battery, a violin, a printing press, a coal heating stove, a dining-room table, and a typewriter. Each entry gives a brief description and an address or contact.
A jumble of ads lists items for sale and contact hints, including beautiful collie puppies sable and white, household furniture, a 26-volume Appleton's complete set, a German camera lens, rifles and sports gear, and various garments. Multiple addresses and short notes hint at local trades and sale locations in northwest and surrounding districts.
A historical classifieds snippet lists job ads and notices including a patent lawyer seeking part time work and client service, a mortgage offer in Washington DC for Virginia farm collateral, sales positions, cashier and office work, architectural assistant, chambermaid and waitress in a boarding house, and colored woman job ads. The fragment reflects mid century employment notices and segregated labor listings.
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