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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1906
Page
4
The Washington Post invites free want ads in small columns with a 15 word limit. One free ad per day per person, paid business ads only. Ads accepted until 30 o clock p m, none Saturday after 4 30 p m. Agencies at multiple drug stores deliver ads for a five cent fee each.
Classified ad section offers numerous positions in households, including chambermaids cooks nurses and governesses. Listings specify white and colored applicants, night shifts, live-in duties, wages, and preference for experienced, competent staff at 804 17th St NW and surrounding areas.
Male applicants sought for varied positions with emphasis on honesty cheerfulness. Listings include an experienced German baker pastry cook Austrian cake baker bellman and indoor work for a young color man. Apply at specified NW addresses including 1th and 17th streets.
A long list of colored and white applicants seeks work in domestic service and trades. Entries include Butler, Chauffeur, Driver, Elevator Man, Cook, Laundress, Waitress, Janitor, Stenographer, Seaman and hotel staff. Apply at various Washington addresses noted, with references. Many requests emphasize experience, neat appearance, and good references.
A broad page of hiring notices lists positions across DC area including general labor young men and boys for various trades, hotel clerks, office assistants, and real estate sales. It also seeks domestics and cooks of different experience levels with locations centered around Dupont Circle and Northwest addresses.
Numerous notices seek general housework and maid services in Washington, with positions offering stay nights, cooking, washing, ironing, and light chores. Employers specify need for good references, reliable demeanor, and willingness to work in small households. many ads request immediate start and specify address and contact details.
Classified ad style page listing for sale of beds, wardrobes, dressers, desks, chairs, bookcases, a piano, an antique clock, a Remington typewriter, a gas stove, a range and various household goods. Also notes on animals including dogs and a poodle, potted rubber plants, a pigeon, and a few jewelry items. Prices offered or asked, locations mainly in Washington DC area and Alexandria.
A dense affordable classified list invites exchanges and barters for a wide range of goods and services. Readers may swap a diamond ring, gold watch, Underwood typewriter, camera, piano, firearms, bikes, furniture, or household items for substitutes, cash, or other goods. Also includes lost and found notices and small ads.
Multiple notices describe lost items including coats belts purses wallets and a dog with descriptions and contact details. Rewards offered for returned belongings and several phone or address contacts are provided for recovery and identification.
A dense classified page lists opportunities and requests from professionals and job seekers in Washington. Advertisements include business ventures and investment pitches, boarding house offers, mine syndicate interests, and numerous employment wants for accountants clerks bookkeepers and various trades with contact BOX numbers and addresses. The items reflect early 20th century urban labor markets with varied scales, from speculative business plans to domestic service and skilled trades.
Advertisements request or offer items such as furniture, stoves, bric a brac, a bull terrier, a cello, a safe, an upright piano, whist board players, a square front showcase, a secondhand press, motors, engines, a boiler, a horse, a pocket Kodak, and chicken wire. Most items solicit price and delivery details via box addresses.
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