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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1906
Page
25
Public notice details free small advertisements, limits per day, deadlines, and agency drop points. It lists multiple pharmacies and shops as want ad agencies across Northwest and Northeast DC, plus instructions for sending through the mail or at local offices. It also includes help wanted and amateur opera notices.
Classified help wanted notices for positions including printer's assistant, salesman, carpenter, stenographer, typewriter operator, solici tor, woodworker, cook, maid, nurse, dressmaker, and various domestic roles. Listings show locations around Fifth Street NW, 7th Street NW, D Street NW, near 11th Street NW, and other downtown addresses, withSalary offers, commission terms, and required experience. some specify color preferences and age limits. The ads reflect a broad mix of trades and clerical work in a crowded urban employment column.
Situations and help wanted listing at 204 17th St NW and 804 17th St NW advertises staffing for hotels boarding houses and private families. Posts seek chambermaids cooks waitresses houseworkers and other positions with varied wages and night shifts. Multiple calls to apply at 804 17th St NW and 504 17th St NW outline English and colored applicants and priority for experienced staff.
Classified help wanted ad offers positions for a colored couple and varied domestic roles at 804 17th St NW and nearby addresses. Listings seek experienced butlers, cooks, bellmen, chauffeurs, maids, nurses, gardeners, drivers, watchmen, clerks, and more with good references, all in Washington area.
A dense classified row lists numerous positions offered by the Washington Domestic Guild at 804 17th St NW. It seeks female applicants for roles including chambermaid, cook, laundress, nurse, companion, stenographer, dressmaker, seamstress, housekeeper, parlormaid, and more, with emphasis on American and colored workers and strong references. Submit applications at the guild office and note subscribers gain access to positions.
Miscellaneous ad notes carpets woven into reversible rugs by Wash. Hug Co. at 416 Sth Ave NW and Old Carpets woven into fine art rugs. Baum's Furniture Shop advertises house goods on 9th and U with phones listed. Building removal services and pattern cut orders also advertised.
A dense classified section lists secondhand goods, pets, housewares, furniture, bicycles, boats, and tools for sale or barter. Buyers seek cheap items, repairs, and services, including gravels, scales, and a rotary mimeograph. Multiple ads request quick cash and quick sales with contact through the office boxes.
A long list of lost articles and found items reported around town. Includes wallets, jewelry, a dog named Rover, eyeglasses, a pearl umbrella, a gold chain with medals, a diamond pin, a red fox terrier, and various personal effects with rewards offered for return to owners at locations such as 1903 Fet NW, 1223 F St NW, and 1100 M St NW.
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