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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1906
Page
37
Free advertising information outlines rules for want ads in small columns. It lists deadlines, locations of agency offices, and instructions for submitting notices by mail or in person. It mentions acceptable content, time limits, and contact points for salesmen and various neighborhoods.
Sparse job ads mix for driver maid typist barber cook and skilled trades. Notices seek reliable youths and adults for household, restaurant, shop, and private duties with references and room and board offered.
A scanned page advertises numerous job openings and training offers including plumbing school tuition, plasterer, porter, printing apprentice, clerks, solicitors, and salesmen. Also seeks chambermaids, waitresses, general houseworkers, cooks, and other domestic staff across Washington area. Many listings mention young men and women, references, and addresses for applications and interviews.
A dense list of help wanted ads for general housework including reliable colored and white girls, nurses, cooks, and maids. Varied locations around Washington, many with references, hours, and wages. some emphasize stay nights or help with washing, cooking, and light chores.
A crowded listing of misc items for sale includes furniture such as oak beds and dressers, a mahogany divan, a piano, sewing machines, a stove, a counter, and a graphophone, with various prices and contact details. Also offered are a 1906 Orient Surrey automobile, bicycles, a sofa and chairs, and an antique fan, plus bonds and stocks for sale.
Miscellaneous notices list puppies and prices, burial sites, furniture, and personal ads. Items include three Fox Terrier pups, solid oak double bed, a man’s bicycle, a Bible commentaries set, and a wealth of assorted goods offered cheaply at box addresses and care of the office.
Heavy classified list of barter requests and ads from early 20th century Washington D C including bed exchanges canary birds arcades and piano lessons. Items include oak double bed mortgage lamps encyclopedias and bicycles with multiple callers seeking cash or other goods at specific addresses such as 1371 Columbia road 426 1th st se and 2217 Cleveland ave nw.
Classified note seeks sale or trade of typewriters including Remington Underwood in perfect order for other useful articles. Mentions American and International envelope product lines. Indicates a willingness to exchange or purchase at minimal cost.
A long list of lost and found items in Washington with rewards and locations. Pocketbooks, jewelry, a stray dog, a child’s necklace, a ring, a glove, and more are offered for recovery near Dupont Circle, Georgetown, Tennallytown, and downtown areas. Names like Winchester, Ebbit House, and 613 9th St NW appear. rewards and contact notes accompany most notices.
Series of lost items including a small red enameled watch, a garnet heart necklace, a black dog named Rowdy, a hat with initials FCL, a Confederate pin, a gold hunting watch with initials L P, a green pocketbook, a tan Irish terrier named Pat, a leather belt pin, a bracelet pin, a purse with keys, a brown coat, a white bulldog named Togo, and various other small valuables reported missing or found with contact notes and rewards across addresses in Northwest Washington D.C.
A long string of help wanted notices seeking workers and live-in staff. Listings include waitresses, caretakers, bookkeepers, clerks, drivers, butlers, elevator operators, cooks, coachmen, porters, and other domestic positions. Many entries specify race and location details in terse lodging, employment, and reference notes.
A long list of classified notices seeks young colored men for driver, errand, housework, elevator conductor, janitor, porter, and other labor. Separate ads indicate white workers and various trades, with addresses across urban Washington, largely offering steady employment and strong recommendations.
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