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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1906
Page
29
Free advertising policy explained for want ads in the Post. It lists word limits, daily limits per person, deadlines, and where to place notices in Northwest and other city sections. It also notes that initials must reach a responsible address and gives examples of participating pharmacies and agents for delivering ads.
Numerous want ads show job seekers and positions including driver, kitchen maid, stenography, general labor, barber, house boy, porter, waiter, crafts like upholsterer, plasterer, and masseur. Employers request references, register interest, and offer weekly pay, furnished housing, and training. entries mention private families, hotels, and shops in urban area, with ages and safety notes in scattered lines.
A dense sweep of classified notices seeks men and boys for plumbing, printing, and other trades plus dozens of domestic helpers. Ads feature pay offers, union connections, suburban postings, and opportunities in pharmacies, bakeries, and retail, with addresses in Washington and nearby cities. Many entries request references and specify ages, duties, and work hours.
Classified help wanted notes show varied requests for general housework varying from colored or white applicants to cooks, maids, nannies, and waitresses. Several listings specify hours, wages, and living arrangements, with ages and references sometimes requested, highlighting a bustling employment market.
Miscellaneous for sale items include furniture such as oak bedstead sets, a piano, bureaus, wardrobes, chairs, a dining suite, a parlor suite, a sewing machine, and various oddments with prices and addresses in Washington area. Also listed are $100,000 first mortgage bonds from Virginia and Trust Corp. and a 1906 Orient Surrey automobile with demonstrations and box 13 Rockville Maryland.
A clutter of short ads lists items for sale including three Fox Terrier puppies, a solid vest chain, burial sites in Glenwood, oak dressers, an iron folding couch, a solid oak double bed, a man’s bicycle, a glass show cabinet, a large cabinet desk, Bible commentaries, an overcoat and a gray overcoat. Contact details appear as BOX numbers or street addresses.
A crowded page lists countless exchange notices from Washington addresses. Items range from oak double beds, gas lamps, opera hats, encyclopedias, and pianos to bicycles, typewriters, lamps, and furniture. People seek cash or different goods via rooms 608 Corcoran Building and Box numbers, with numerous locations around Irving Street and Calorama Road noted.
For sale or exchange a No. U Remington Underwood typewriter in perfect order. Will swap for a useful article. Also complete American and International Envelopes. Advertisement appears in a 19th or early 20th century newspaper listing. Some OCR garbled text remains.
A long list of lost and found items forwarded from Washington listings includes pocketbooks with initials and money near Dupont Circle, a brown pocketbook, silk derbys, a velvet miniature heirloom from Welsh & Son, and various personal items. Multiple dogs, jewelry, a gold necklace, a green enamel four leaf cover, and keys are sought with rewards. contact details reference local streets and addresses.
A cluttered notice board lists Lost and Found items across Washington with rewards. Watches, jewelry, a garnet necklace, a Confederate pin, a gold pocket watch, dog reports, gloves, a scarf, a purse, a belt, and various small valuables are promised rewards if returned to addresses and names such as 1330 Vermont Ave, 1763 Willard St NW, 1224 Gerard St, Milas Bailey, 1313 D St NW, and others. Multiple dogs and a terrier are sought in several neighborhoods around First Street, East Capitol Street, and Dupont Circle.
A dense classified notice page lists numerous job seeks. Entries include WAITRESSES colored nurse, CARETAKER-COUPLE, ACCOUNTANT, OFFICE WORK, BOOKKEEPERS, CLERKS, SALES, PORTER, BELLBOY, ELEVATOR OPERATOR, COOKS, COACHMEN, BUTLERS, DRIVERS, CHAUFFEURS, CLEANERS, and other service and skilled positions with personal refs requested and addresses to apply.
A dense, OCR sourced listing shows numerous classified ads seeking young colored men and women for driving, domestic work, shop and store roles, and trades. Jobs include driver roles, general work, grocery clerk, elevator conductor, porter, janitor, housekeeper, dressmaker, and more, with notes on age, habits, and references. Many ads specify location hints such as 7th Street NW, 2nd Street NE, Florida Ave, and 10th Street NW, plus employer mentions like grocery stores, electrical shops, and private families.
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