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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1907
Page
4
A historical notice explains free want ads in The Washington Post, detailing word limits, submission rules, and agency drop-off points. It lists participating pharmacies in multiple neighborhoods where ads can be delivered for 5 cents each, and warns about cut-off times and address directs.
Kelp needed ironing collars and cuffs capable person 4194 Conn Ave NW. Tutor to instruct child in arithmetic near third grade please state terms for one month. Demand for typewriters exceeds supply. A course around requires 30 to 90 days for special training for government employes. Stenographic Academy 316-218 Colorado Bide. tf
Ambitious job listings across many trades. Positions include canvassers for portraits, amateur actors, barbers, clerks, and sales reps. Firms seek experienced and young workers, with boxes for replies, varied wages, and permanent roles at multiple Washington area addresses and employers.
Classified notices seek experienced workers for laundry and various tasks. Listings include hand ironers yoke setters ship draftsmen dockkeeper and sales agents. Locations cited include Baltimore Richmond Washington Virginia and Colorado Ridge with ages, wages and apply times for Sunday morning. Some entries request reliable sober workers and prompt applications.
Classified ads show numerous help wanted postings and domestic work opportunities. Listings include chambermaids waitresses cooks and housekeepers, with race and age notes, pay rates from $10 to $40 weekly, and agency contact at The Washington Domestic Guild and local addresses. Many positions specify live-in evenings weekends and references required.
A dense listing of help wanted ads circulates for female workers in housekeeping cooks laundresses nurses and other domestic roles. Positions target white and colored women in Washington with descriptions of duties wages and locations including NW Sts, 13th, 14th, 33rd, and 17th streets, and Box notices seeking applicants and references.
Classifieds listing exchanges and items for sale including boxing gloves tuxedo piano and scissors. Multiple short notices with contact hints and vague terms. various loss notices scattered throughout.
Found ladies watch reported with a note to call after six p m to prove ownership at flat 1 main avenue northwest.
Classified ad style listing promoting used pianos and other goods with prices, including Knabe pianos in various finishes and sizes, National cash registers, furniture, clothing, and miscellaneous items. Also notes portable storage, animals, and other small sale items with buyer-friendly terms.
A long column of classified help wanted notes listing various positions. Young men seek secretarial, accounting, barber, bartender, butler, clerk, cook, driver, porter, janitor, elevator operator, gardener, houseman, and other domestic or trade roles. Some entries include boxes or contact details and emphasize reliability, training, or prior experience.
A long column of classified style help wanted and personal advertisements from a 1950s era Washington list. It includes a married man seeking any position with German skills, clerical and office work, store and hotel roles, chauffeurs, porters, and salesmen, plus numerous domestic workers and companions offering services from cooks and chambermaids to nurses and governesses, with a heavy emphasis on colored workers seeking entry-level to skilled roles and various BOX mailbox replies. The dense notices name BOX numbers and offices, many with references and hours for employment inquiries.
Classified list offers antique mahogany sideboard with glass paintings and clocks, porcelain, onyx tables, rosewood bureau, commode, and other oil and pastel artworks at very cheap prices. Also advertised are full size oak bedstead, washstand, walnut bedstead, mattresses and springs, miscellaneous wardrobes, and general furniture for a room at 301 D.
A private party seeks second hand furniture suitable for a small bachelor assortment. Items desired include a library table, parlor furniture pieces, a folding bed, divan, couch, wardrobe, chairs, desk, table, and pillows. No dealers. contact via Box 464 and private address details.
Wanted stable space north of Florida Avenue between 11th and 13th streets suitable for keeping two automobiles. Contact Robert Heatter. Location near Colorado? brandy? appears garbled.
A garbled data filled personals column offers cash for worn clothing for men women and children and lists multiple readers and masseurs. It advertises a psychic at 69D Broad and a scientific massage page address plus other solicitations for buying used items and personal services across Washington DC with contact phone numbers and hours.
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