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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1907
Page
6
The Washington Post invites free want ads with up to 45 insertions if needed to secure the advertised item. Ads must be acceptable and non offensive and can be left at agency drug stores or mailed to The Washington Post. No ads after 3 pm on weekdays or Saturdays. initials must be directed to a person or firm care.
Classified notices show a series of help wanted and service ads including a musician needed to write and crate for a composer at 11M Conz. ave, nw. a colored couple for a Bitter Spring Maryland posting. a government appointment prep program in Washington DC. a tutor needed for arithmetic in city schools. and a stenographer and writer position at a graphic academy.
A flood of job notices seeks workers in many trades from painter and barber to clerk, stenographer, and engineer. Listings specify age, race, education, and experience requirements, with locations around Washington and nearby towns.
A long classified list seeks domestic workers in Washington DC area. Posts call for chambermaids cooks waitresses and general housework with varied wages, hours and stay-night options. Many entries specify race and require references or training, with placements through The Washington Domestic Guild at 13th and 18th Streets and 780 13th Street.
A dense, fragmented classifieds page shows numerous positions for domestic roles including general housework, cook, laundress, nurse, governess, and waitress. It lists employers and addresses across Washington DC, with many ads seeking colored or white women, salary figures, and varied job conditions.
Used piano ads dominate this notice with many brands listed including Knabe Engles and Weber. Also offered are cash registers National typewriters coats suits and a French poodle. several items invite offers or exchanges. Vendors advertise quick sale terms and low prices at multiple addresses and contact points.
A chaotic mixture of local classified ads lists gas pump attachment, Edison mimeograph, several musical instruments, a thoroughbred pigeon show, a go cart, credit draft, a gentleman's dress suit, hats, violins, mandolins, a piano certificate, a Four burner gas range, and various offers for second hand goods. Listings include contact boxes and addresses for responses, with prices ranging from low to hundreds, and several items described as bargains.
Numerous wants fill the page from a wide city-wide classifieds column. Items include a second-hand copy of Equity, mourning wear, a typewriter, Edison phonograph tank, silent salesman showroom, canaries, electric light fixtures, a baby carriage, a Stanley bedrock, a cash register, office furniture, a green tone cutter, a large safe, a drawing table, solid goad seeking, portraits of George Washington, and many other used goods and services with box numbers and contact hints.
A jumble of short ads shows multiple individuals seeking exchanges or services. Dictation and stenography exchanges predominate, with offers for typewriter trades and lessons. Items include a 2-inch Ruhm korf measure, a Brownie camera, a book keeping course in exchange for coal or groceries, and miscellaneous barter requests for dresses, bicycles, or stamps.
A dense, old classified listing offers numerous help wanted ads for positions such as bookkeeper, clerk, cook, waiter, porter, janitor, bar tender, chauffeur, butler, cook, gardener, and more. Notices request reliable, sober, experienced workers including colored and white applicants, with various wages and box addresses for responses. The page also includes sale offers for oak and poplar wood and a broker request, plus a patents information notice.
Classified want ads show multiple job seekers and domestic workers including female bookkeepers, cashiers, chambermaids, cooks, and general house workers. Entries list boxes for responses, varying wages, and references, with many listings specifying color, race, and age as part of applicant descriptions.
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