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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1906
Page
12
Classified ads from The Washington Domestic Guild offer positions for cooks, chambermaids, waiters, butlers, nurses, and general houseworkers. Listings specify races, ages, night shifts, wages, and private families, with locations centered on 804 17th Street NW and nearby avenues.
Public notice lists numerous positions including driver coachman elevator man hotel clerk janitor machinist stenographer clerk companion cook chambermaid waitress laundress nurse and teacher. Listings seek neat appearing young colored or white men and women with good references at 804 17th street northwest and nearby addresses, with a note that Guild subscribers or patrons receive access to applicants.
Classified fragments show waiters and a student breakfast shift for a colored waiter, plus a request for a good responsible man to assist with high grade hand chemical fire extinguishers. Also a white boy about 38 seeks a good home with no children. Box 131 and Box 0 references.
Crowd of help wanted ads seeking chambermaids cooks and general houseworkers at Washington addresses. Listings show pay, nights, and refs, with many colored and white applicants sought for private families and hotels. Local hospitals and offices also advertise clerical and office helper positions.
Free ad space outlines rules for the Washington Post want columns, detailing free small ads, limits per day, and where to leave notices. It lists multiple agency locations, contact points, and sample listings for salesmen, help wanted, and various trades.
The page compiles job postings and solicitations for youth and adults, including office boys, pressmen, plumbers helpers, cooks, photographers, real estate salesmen, solicitors, stenographers, and various trades. It lists locations, pay, and contact methods, with numerous BOX and address references for applications. It reflects sweeping employment opportunities, apprenticeship offers, and union admission prompts, all urging quick responses to multiple employers.
Classified notice listing multiple nurse and domestic help ad asks for white and colored girls or women aged 18 to 40 to assist with infant care, housekeeping, and general duties. Addresses in Northwest Washington appear with contact instructions and hours, noting wages and eligibility. Several listings request experience in caring for infants, housekeeping, or light office work, with names of employers or agencies and pickup times.
A dense OCR string lists varied needs and offerings including clerks and stenographers, pattern commissions, furniture, second hand items, housing shares, room and board, bicycles, horses, musical instruments, printers and engines, and assorted boxes for responses. Names and places appear as BOX references and addresses in Washington area.
A crowded Alexandria ad page lists sought items from old stoneware and antique apparel to a BURNING ANHEDLES set and a rare Dutch Cloak. Items include a four early burning candles, a quartered oak serving table, a fuse of tools, an old billiard table, a Remington Typewriter, and a large leather sofa in need of sale. buyers are urged to call or visit 16 Apot 8 and Alfred Street locations for inspection and offers.
Classified ads for auction and sale items including a graphophone with 2 records, brass horn, 4 inch bell, and accessories priced at 20 dollars. camera gear, mandolin, violin, go cart, apparel, furniture, and pets. Also mentions a May 1827 edition of Daily National Intelligencer for sale and several office box ads.
Established 1866 at 361 Pennsylvania Avenue the loan office offers cash for gold silver watches diamonds and jewelry with quick service and reliable appraisal. Local shop advertises money lasting on precious metals and mechanical tools and aims to serve customers seeking bullion and gear.
A long classified section offers exchanges for household items and personal goods. Items include a 12th street SE address, a Remington typewriter, a gas stove, a lady’s bicycle, a zither, a violin, a portable billiard table, a walnut card table, a painter’s portfolio, and various furniture. Also listed are land exchanges, a suburban Maryland lot, a vending booth, and requests for lessons, stamps, and musical instruments.
A dense listing of lost items and found notes from an unclear city page. Items include keys, a fur stole, dog breeds, jewelry, a watch, purses, a mileage book, and other personal effects with numerous contact points and rewards. Multiple entries mention specific streets and hotel names as return addresses.
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