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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1906
Page
7
The notice explains free advertising in small columns with limits and rules. Ads up to fifteen words are free once per day per person, with paid business ads and post-office handling rules. Agencies at listed pharmacies accept want ads and deliver to The Post for five cents each.
A jumble of job ads and personal notices seeks workers and staff across Washington area including chambermaids cooks housekeepers waitresses and maids of various backgrounds. Listings request references experience and sometimes boxes for responses with positions from private homes hotels and businesses.
A scanned classifieds page shows multiple help wanted notices seeking female workers for tasks including manicuring and facial care, companions, waitresses, apprentices, and sewing. Positions specify locations such as 506 12th St NW and 2028 Columbia Rd NW, with wages and requirements noted in terse, fragmented phrases.
A varied set of classifieds lists cash for furniture and goods, sewing machines, and musical instruments. Buyers seek secondhand wardrobes pianos violins and engines while offering cash and credit options. Also note requests for farm animals pets and small real estate inquiries.
A cluttered ad page lists items for exchange sale and trade including a bicycle good order a watch and chain oriental rug museum lamps and furniture a lady’s bicycle a hair switch a folding bed a piano player and a 12 gauge shotgun. Several notices invite offers and exchanges with addresses such as 7 N st se 414 7th st nw and 435 I st nw.
A flood of classified items seeks bartered goods and services. Requests include an outfit from Thor Supply Co of Scranton, a variety of furniture pieces, instruments, and household items exchanged for labor, bed frames, typewriters, cameras, and other useful goods. Many entries specify small print clothing, chairs, pianos, Lloyd typewriters, and a range of odd items offered for work or trade.
A crowded fragment list of lost items and wanted help including dogs cats watches rings necklaces eyeglasses and various small valuables, with rewards offered. Names addresses and street corners appear for returns to owners at multiple locations around Washington. Some help requests seek butlers clerks and general labor, with terse notices and minimal details.
Job ads list colored and white workers sought for dining room, drivers, laundry, grocery, janitorial, and general work in Washington area. Notices include cook, butler, houseman, messenger, clerk, stenographer, and chambermaid positions, with many listings for colored men and women, plus white applicants, with locations and short refs.
Numerous small ads seek cleaning, cooking, housework, laundress, and companion positions in Washington, many seeking colored or white workers for flats, offices, or private families. Entries specify day or live-in work, with some offering specific addresses and BOX office notices for responses.
Numerous listings describe one to four rooms in private houses across NW DC including 178 MAS AVE NW 1606 ISTH ST NW and 4th street areas. Features include steam heat, front or parlor rooms, board options, reasonable terms, and suitability for single gentlemen, couples, physicians, or dentists. Many rooms advertise near public transit and garden access with varying monthly rates from $15 to $30.
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