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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1907
Page
25
Public notice invites free short advertisements for rent rooms wanted sit uations and other wants. Ads must be under fifteen words and limited by time, with offices and agencies listed for mailing and drop-off in various locations.
A corporation operating railway and mining interests seeks representatives for high remuneration. Apply LB H., Room 65, Flatiron Building, New York City.
Classifieds show a wide range of help wanted and employment ads in Washington with positions for teachers, stenographers, barbers, cooks, clerical staff, drivers, and skilled trades. Notable listings include a violin teacher at a conservatory in Charlottesville, a reliable couple for country housework in Greenwich, and stenographers and typists through the Smith Premier Typewriter Co. Various positions request experience, references, and evening hours, with pay details and box numbers for responses.
Classified fragments show multiple ads: male stenographer and typist with references, Nevada ranch work 10 hours daily, waiter colored male for lunchroom, tea house salesman for Washington trade with references, young man for newspaper circulation, clothing salesman for order department, flyer for life insurance office handwriting and typewriter use, and a bread wagon driver with addresses. The ad box numbers and offices indicate a bustling classifieds page.
Numerous 1920s styled ads seek chambermaids waitresses cooks and general houseworkers including white and colored applicants. Positions mention apartment homes hotels and domestic guild placements with wages ranging up to 50 monthly equivalents and notes on experience references and living arrangements. Many listings specify locations around 14th to 18th Streets and Mass Ave in Washington with multiple agencies.
A dense jumble of classified ads seeks female help including general houseworkers, nurses, maids, nannies, laundresses, cooks, and chambermaids in the Washington area. Many listings specify race and age, hours, wages, and living arrangements, with numerous BOX references and local guilds handling applications.
Miscellaneous for sale and lost items including National cash registers, jewelry, furniture, clothing, a piano, and various pets. Numerous notices request returns rewards, and many items are offered for sale or trade with box numbers and contact hints. Strong entities include National Cash Register Co, Box numbers, street addresses, and pet descriptions.
An assortment of storage offers from WEST END STORAGE COMPANY and LITE STORAGE advertise packing, draying, and dry storage for household effects with estimates furnished and rewards at attractive rates. The page also lists numerous found items and notices including money, a soldier's discharge paper, a pocketbook, eyeglasses, and other personal effects, along with exchange and service requests from clerks and pianists.
For sale or exchange notices include a double harness set, a camera equipment bundle, filing cabinet, and dental items without plates or extracting. Contact J W Beale superintendent engineer Atchies Tet and Cancl Sy for details. also J L Wilson at 1203 Fat ow for inquiries.
A dense PSA of help-wanted items listing numerous private service roles. It includes cooks, butlers, stenographers, clerks, drivers, porters, hotel workers, and other domestic and public notices. Many entries specify Colored individuals seeking steady employment in households or local firms with referees and box addresses.
Classified notices show a capable hotel running woman seeks management roles or matron positions in hotels or institutions. Other entries include positions for cooks housekeepers and domestic staff, with boxes for responses and many references to colored and white applicants.
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