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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1914
Page
3
A dense OCR fragment showcases exchanges for pianos and tuners, furniture, clothing, and household goods. Names like J Reimers and Kirchhoff Pianos appear amid listings for cleaners, beds, lamps, and bicycles. The jumble implies a bustling urban classifieds page with multiple small ads and contact details.
A dense classified list offers numerous items for sale including Remington typewriters, pianos, coats, dresses, furniture, beds, trunks, lamps, and kitchen appliances. Notable entries include an upright piano for $35, a mahogany lounge, a silver penny, and a Beadle portable parlor set, with many listings for coats, dresses, overcoats, and household goods priced to move.
Classified notices offering work and household help from tradesmen to domestic staff. Includes janitors drivers porters cleaners cooks chambermaids housekeepers and clerks, listing multiple applicants by race gender and location with contact hints and brief qualifications. Many entries request steady reliable workers for private families boarding houses and stores in Washington DC area.
That dust gathering furniture can be sold for money by placing a small ad in the Miscellaneous For Sale columns of The Post. Replacing old pieces with new boosts value while attic collections collect dust. Post Want Ads attract many buyers and are strong money makers.
A dense classified page offers numerous employment ads and wants in Washington. It lists positions for drivers chauffeurs hosts, janitors, clerks, cooks, wait staff, elevator operators, and general laborers, with many entries seeking colored workers, references, and varied hours. It also notes specific addresses and contact boxes for responses and potential employers.
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