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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1906
Page
4
Classified notices from The Washington Domestic Guild list numerous job openings for male and female help. Positions include chambermaids cooks laundresses and general houseworkers with varied wages and requirements. Applications urged at 804 17th Street NW with telephone contact.
A long job notice lists male and female positions including coachman driver elevator man stenographer clerk and hotel staff. It seeks neat appearing young colored men and women with good references and provides applying addresses around 804 17th street nw and nearby blocks. Many roles include chambermaid waitress cook laundress and waitstaff with strong emphasis on references.
Classified aid wanted items include a colored waiter for breakfast and dinner, a student waiter, a colored waiter at Lincoln and 10th, and a white boy about 38 sought for a good home. Also a posting seeks a responsible man to handle high grade chemical fire extinguishers with references, box 131.
Numerous ad listings seek chambermaids, cooks, general housework workers, laundresses, waitresses, and other domestic staff. Ads specify white or colored workers, night shifts, references required, wages, and locations around Washington area addresses. Also includes employment for a file clerk and a milliner with varied hours and duties.
Classified page from The Washington Post outlines free small want ads with limits and scheduling, lists agency drop points, and details various paid and free advertisement options including employment and services across multiple Washington, D.C. neighborhoods and pharmacies. The notice also lists specific help-wanted lines and shop positions from various employers and locations.
A dense block of job listings and notices invites applicants for office, trades, and sales. Positions include office boy, pressman, plumber helper, cook, proofreaders, real estate salesman, solicitors, stenographer, and general shop roles. Addresses and box numbers range across Washington area venues and newspapers.
A dense OCR classified offers many nurse and servant positions across Washington D C areas. Advertisements seek white and colored girls for infant care housework housekeeping meals and laundry plus stenographers and solicitors with various hours and wages.
Classified column lists wanted clerk and stenographer in a southern city with exchanges, plus numerous ads for sewing patterns furniture and household goods, renting rooms, second hand items, animals, and services across Washington area. Includes requests for a running trolley car, a garden variety of goods and room shares. Numerous BOXes indicate office submissions and contact methods.
Local Alexandria notices advertise a wide range of secondhand items for sale. Listings include a bedsofa, suitcases, chairs, rugs, pianos, a billiard table, china closet, wardrobes, and a dining set. Prices vary from small sums to midrange values, with several items described as in excellent or good condition.
Classified listing of camera gear, musical instruments, travel gear, clothing, and household items with prices and contact notes. Includes a graphophone, record boxes, brass horn, tripod, violins, violas, a go cart, chairs, sewing machine, crib, buggy harness, old newspaper copy, scholarships, and various furniture pieces advertised for cheap or quick sale.
Established 1866 at 361 Pennsylvania Avenue. Advertises cash for gold silver watches diamonds jewelry and mechanical tools with emphasis on durable items. Local shop promotes quick cash offers for personal valuables amid jewelry and apparel markets.
A jumble of classified exchange notices lists items for trade or sale including pets, furniture, appliances, instruments, bicycles, stoves, and land. Names, addresses, and boxes denote reader responses and trade proposals across Washington area, from 734 12th St SE to 663 F St NE, with requests for lessons, vehicles, and property swaps.
A large collage of lost and found notices spans 16th street NW and nearby avenues, listing missing dogs, cats, purses, and jewelry. Rewards offered for return to owners at various addresses. several items reference St. NW locations and local hotels.
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