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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1906
Page
2
The Washington Post outlines free want ad rules for small ads in its columns, noting limits on word count and repetition, and listing several stations and pharmacies where ads can be placed for five cents. It emphasizes that initials should be directed to a person or firm, and specifies cutoffs for free ads at 12:30 pm and 4:30 pm.
Help wanted ads offer private household positions across fort myer and surrounding areas. Applicants sought include coachman laundress chambermaid waitress and mend ing specialist with references. also positions for kitchen dining staff and stable work. Interested parties are urged to apply at local offices or addresses listed, with names and contact details.
Classified ad listing seeks multiple positions including dining room staff, waiters, cooks, chambermaids, and general housework helpers. Employers specify ages 21 to 35 for some roles, with notes on salaries and immediate work in Washington DC area. Boxes show numerous listings for white and colored applicants, steady work, and opportunities across hotels, stores, and households.
A dense column of classified help wanted ads listing female colored and white applicants for general housework, waitresses, maids, nannies, and related domestic roles. Entries provide brief location details, ages, required duties, and contact cues across streets like 1647 30th Ave, 164 Conn Ave NW, 720 AT, and 1720 N St NW.
Numerous small ads seek odd jobs, used goods, and services. Items include a four month old infant care, upright piano for use, a first class bicycle, a go cart, a reflex or Graflex camera, tools, a wooden arm rocker, valentines, and various furniture pieces. Also requests for a one story building space, a rollable chair, a cart with parasol, a baby go cart, and a Bull Terrier or Bulldog. Local addresses, box numbers, and contact notes included.
An advertising notice lists a mixed sale of 1903 DC plate books, 1902 and 1903 assessment books for 110 dollars, plus a large iron safe and office furnishings. It also details numerous secondhand items offered for sale including furniture, stoves, beds, a brass base, a Victrola record player, a carbon copy of a coffee mill, a pencil sharpener, a garden plant, a pony cart, toys, and various small appliances, with addresses in Washington DC and mentions of merchants Atkinson & Ballard Co. and other sellers.
Wanted to correspond with party with $5,000 and real estate knowledge to enter new field West. Also permanent salaried position for capable man with investor status. Various ads seek sale lease reach for cafe, barber, pets shop, and other ventures. Street addresses and contact tips included.
Dentistry ad claims teeth can be repaired without plates or extractions, reshaping worn enamel to feel and act like natural teeth, with painless fillings. Dr Le Wilson advertises at 1203 F Street, offering longer lasting results.
A classified exchange page offers items for trade or sale including an overcoat, piano, bicycle, beds, a wicker go cart, a refrigerator, a soda fountain, a rug collection, a chest, a cloak, and a golf of items. Entertainers, a dressmaker, a dental service, and shorthand dictation exchanges are listed along with requests for a parlor organ, a gas range, a camera, and a music or language swap.
A long list of lost items and rewards includes money, papers, rings, purses, pins, beads, a silver purse, a leather bag, a chamois opera bag, keys, a mailing tube, an amethyst pin, a gold signet pin, a crescent pin with diamonds, and various personal items. Found items mention a bench at Lafayette Park and a small sum of money. Contact details reference multiple addresses and names for claimants and rewards.
A flood of lost and found notices lists items including pink coral beads a hinged green stone bracelet a black cat with a distinctive appearance a lady's gold watch several charms a gold necklace and pendant a pair of child ballet slippers an amethyst pin a purse a red stone brooch a gold chain and a black fur muff. Rewards are offered at various addresses around Washington with return promised to the listed contact.
A long help wanted column lists numerous male applicants by trade and location, from butler and cook to carpenter, driver, clerk, and housework. It notes specific addresses in Washington area and hotel or private family positions, with preferences for good references, steady work, and trustworthy habits.
Classified ad list seeking African American workers for janitor, labor, and related shouted positions at various addresses. Includes roles as janitors, laborers, drivers, watchmen, chambermaids, waiters, stenographers, and more with contact directions and required references. Many entries mention reliable or experienced workers and specify locations in Washington DC neighborhoods.
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