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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1907
Page
17
In a small advert column readers are invited to place free notices seeking renters for rooms and goods. The notice explains that on the same day a reply will come, and urges advertisers to submit details to ensure their needs are met.
The Post details advertising for want ads and lists several local pharmacies by street corner and area. It notes timing limitations, directs readers to The Washington Post stations for ads, and credits pharmacies in the Northwest and other districts. It references specific businesses like Northwest Roe Pharmacy and Mendota Pharmacy and mentions delivery constraints after 9 pm on Saturdays.
Fragmentary text shows a classified ad seeking agents with unclear wording and missing names. Readable elements point to a recruitment notice likely for a small local job or sales role, but key details such as organization, location, and contact remain unreadable in the fragment.
Traveling salesmen wanted to work for a local manufacturer. The ad promises steady earnings, commissions, and a monthly retainer. Apply with full particulars to the listed address.
A flood of classified style job ads seeks women for understaffed hotel and household roles including chambermaid, cook, general housework, nanny, and waitress positions. Listings detail wages, locations such as NW Washington DC streets, and apply by mailing or visiting local hotels and offices. Many postings emphasize quick start, country work, or travel for months with various requirements and notes on racial preferences.
Classifieds list a washwoman at 16 Columba Road seeking immediate work. Several other ads offer household help, piano sales, furniture, and assorted secondhand items including uprights, cabinets, and kitchen appliances, with box numbers for responses.
Classified listing of pianos from Knabe and other brands at deep discounts, plus several household items including a Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine, Rock Pallets, a Harman tuxedo, and a litter of seven week old collie pups. Includes prices, condition notes, and street address hints, all in a dense old newspaper style.
A jumbled collage of wanted ads and notices requests reliable person for work at home Sundays care for a child and board, horses, boats, typewriters for sale, and various services. Names, addresses, and box numbers line the page in a chaotic mix across multiple categories.
A lengthy, fragmented column lists countless lost items and rewards including watches, bracelets, handbags, and money purses. It also records numerous personal ads seeking workers and domestic help, with locations centered around Washington areas and frequent mentions of streets and buildings.
A cluttered want ad lists many positions around Newark and nearby areas. It seeks a sober married man with a family for farm work and other duties, a stenographer or typist, dental assistants, a cashier or entry clerk, a young colored janitor, and several other posts. It promises wages, room, or board with limited room for the unqualified. The ad also mentions a print shop and various offices like the Imperial Hotel and Congress Capitol.
A garbled collection of personal notices and solicitations appears, listing services from astrological readings, healing therapies, and fortune telling to buy and sell offers. Names, phone numbers, and addresses are scattered, with some hints of massager, clothing buys, and private inquiries.
A jumble of ad copy lists requests and offers including a lunch room space, a small paint and hard warp store, an old established coal yard for rent, a first class grocery space, and a patent agency ad. Also mentions rent deals, a wellington reduced rates offer, a lounge for sale, and a potential buyer seeking cheap cash deals central to town.
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