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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1906
Page
23
The notice explains free small advertisements in the Post columns with one per person per day. It lists agencies and pharmacies where want ads can be left or sent for five cents each and notes posting deadlines and areas served in Washington D C and surrounding neighborhoods.
A dense string of help wanted listings from a historic paper offers positions in shorthand and typewriting training, sales, insurance, and various trades. It includes instruction schools, hotel labor, auto work, door-to-door solicitors, and real estate roles, with names and addresses scattered across multiple employers.
A sprawling, OCR garbled page shows numerous classified ads from Washington addressing employment and domestic help. Listings seek apprentices, cooks, chambermaids, maids, nannies, laundresses, waitresses, and other domestic staff, plus clerical and office help, with numerous box addresses and contact references scattered.
The notice lists job vacancies for a female theatrical company widow with travel ability, two ladies to learn manicuring facial scalp massage at 506 12th St NW, and companions for an elderly lady with a modest salary. Also seeks waitresses at Washington Cafe 167 Pa Ave NW and a Maryland quick lunch ad for settled women to work with awnings and draperies in upholstery.
A broad mix of secondhand goods and wants including furniture, rugs, bric a brac, and household items. Listings cover pianos, dining tables, dressers, wardrobes, small engines, a motorboat, a suit, violins, and various tools. Also requests for a small dairy farm, terrier care, and space for dogs. Local box and office ad addresses noted.
Auction style ads list items for sale and exchange including a bicycle good order coaster brake, boy's suit aged 18 or 19, rugs oriental at sacrifice prices, a modern open-face watch chain, hand painted china, bedroom furniture, a Columbia grafiphone with records, a lady’s bicycle, a steam press, a folding bed, a vase monogrammed crown, fixtures shelving counters, a drop head sewing machine, rubber trees night blooming oleanders, Cecil piano player, and a 12 gauge shotgun with shells. Addresses and contact notes included.
Numerous want ads list items for trade or sale including an outfit for a small printing press, an elderly lady’s room and board offer, an organ, typewriters, a stove, a camera, a guitar, a banjo, crystal chandeliers, a piano, a bicycle, porcelain, books and pictures. Several entries seek trades for beds, furniture, clothing, or lessons, with conditions such as cash differences or partial trades.
A crowded page fragment lists numerous lost items including a dog, cat, jewelry, and eyeglasses with rewards and contact notes. It also contains a dense block of help wanted notices for maids, butlers, clerks, and skilled trades, with brief contact directions and reward hints.
A dense 1908 listing shows colored and white workers seeking private family and general labor roles. It includes positions such as driver, janitor, houseman, chambermaid, waiter, grocer helper, and skilled trades, with references and city addresses like 1908 K Street NW and 12th St SE. Multiple named streets in DC appear, with ad lines for drivers, maids, clerks, stenographers, and general labor, emphasizing good references and steady work.
A dense OCR listing of help wanted and domestic service ads. Entries include cleaning, cook, nurse, seamstress, and companion positions, detailing by the day or job type, with numerous names and addresses across NW and surrounding streets. Multiple colored and white applicants advertised with varying requirements and references.
A long OCR list enumerates multiple furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent across NW Washington addresses. Items include parlor floors, front rooms, almanac notes about heat, gas, private family homes, and board options. Several listings specify single or shared rooms, bath access, and proximity to streets like 16th, 13th, 14th, and Thomas Circle. Many entries list rates, heating, and room features while referencing private families and transient occupancy.
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