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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1906
Page
29
Free advertising in The Washington Post want ad columns invites brief notices up to fifteen words with free insertion limits, listing agencies at drug stores for five cents each. Readers advised to use initials carefully and note cutoffs times for submissions and Saturday rules.
A dense list of job ads and personals notes with multiple occupations and wants including waitresses, manicuring, typewriters, engines, furniture, clothing, and tools. Also numerous lost items and exchanges placeholders with various streets and offices referenced in Washington area.
A crowded page lists numerous lost items including a brown wavin muff at MN Cave and 14th St, a small black Peking Spaniel, a white French Poodle with tag 4%, a gold necklace clasp with sardonyx, a purse with a cross, a string of gold beads, a black Fox Maine dog, an amethyst pin, and a key ring with a name tag. Reward offered at various addresses. also multiple Wanted situations and employment notices for caretakers, clerks, cooks, drivers, and colored or white workers.
A long classified listing seeks home and office helpers including janitors drivers messengers and housekeepers. It advertises colored men and women for roles such as porter porter and housemaid with varying references and locations like Anacostia and Northwest. Some listings also call for white painters and a stenographer with experience.
A chaotic OCR of job and domestic service ads listing colored women for housework, laundress, cook, chambermaid, seamstress, and related roles. Items reference addresses in NW Washington and surrounding areas, with varied wages and duties, including laundry, cleaning, and domestic care. Many entries mention references, experience, and ability to travel, with multiple names and contact details scattered.
For rent multiple rooms in Washington DC near Mass Ave NW. Listings describe furnished front rooms, rear rooms, and annex options with heat, board, and private baths. Various locations mention Navy Circle, Hallam Place, and Thomas Circle, with references to central access and dining facilities.
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