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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1906
Page
12
The Post announces free want ads under fifteen words in the small columns with limits on frequency and timing. Advertisers may leave notices at agency offices or send via mail, with a 5 cent delivery fee per ad, listing multiple city pharmacies as drop points through The Post.
A dense mix of classified ads seeks workers across trades and jobs. Listings include steel, clerical, barber, jewelry, hotel, decorator, electrician, stenographer, route delivery, factory, and farm roles. Notable items call for a barber, binder, janitor, cook, cook helper, stenographer, and a colored cafe waiter in various Washington D.C. area venues with pay, hours, and references requested.
A long column of want ads seeks maids cooks and companions. Opportunities include at home work 0 to 50 monthly, vacation help in country homes, and various roles for white and colored women from general housework to chambermaids and nurses with references required. Applications directed to box numbers this office and specific addresses noted.
Contents of 33 rooms packed with oak chiffoniers wardrobes dressers and tables plus a solid oak wardrobe large gas range and walnut pieces. Items include twin rockers phonograph with records and multiple small furnishings. Prices quoted from 4 to 16 dollars with storage in a central house open daily for viewing and sale.
Auction ads for Baum's Furniture Shop and Snitzer & LaPorte seek cash for a wide range of used items including furniture, cars, pets, stoves, bric a brac and house goods. Lost notices advertise rewards for various items and pets with locations around Washington DC, including Mount Pleasant and Fort Myer.
Classified snippets reveal multiple business notices including a partner wanted for an established saloon in a central Lafayette area with $1,500 required and no agents. Also listed are dining room space for first class catering, a mining share offer at $1 per share, a barber shop for sale, patents and trademarks information, a large floor for rent near the Municipal Ride, and stock brokerage services in Buffalo.
Long list of help wanted style notices seeking butlers, maids, clerks, nurses, drivers, janitors, teachers, and other domestic and office positions. Numerous entries specify English or colored workers, ages, refs, locations around 20th street NW to 27th street, and varied hours. Includes statements of experience, wages, and contact details for applications.
Classified page fragment lists numerous positions for women seeking domestic work in Washington area. Roles include chambermaid, cook, maid, laundress, companion, nurse, governess, steward, dressmaker, and stenographer. Many entries note color or nationality, refs, and willingness to travel or summer work. several specify private families, boarding houses, or hotels.
Classified notice listing multiple positions including teachers stenographers typists a nurse caregiver and laundress seeks reliable person to manage country home duties and care for family. Employment terms include rent and varied chores with references requested and application deadline soon.
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