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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1907
Page
13
Free to all but limited rules for small ads published daily. Ads must be about help wanted situations or last and found items. Letters to initials not delivered. drop ads at agencies or mail to The Washington Post after 9 pm. 6 cent fee per ad via listed drug stores across Northwest Northeast and Southeast districts.
A messy historical job ad page lists varied positions from assistant storekeeper to barber, porter, houseman, bartender, bookkeeper, and canvasers. It includes blunt notes on race and age, with addresses such as BOX ST and 12TH ST and organizations like THE WASHINGTON DOMESTIC GUILD. It paints a bustling but problematic hiring scene.
Classifieds show a flood of help wanted ads in Washington for farm hands and domestic roles. Listings seek strong male laborers, cooks, chambermaids, waitresses, housekeepers, and general assistants with ages and backgrounds, many offering daily wages or weekly pay and prompting inquiries at specific streets and offices.
A dense column of personals and advertisements lists hair removal promises, palm readers, clothing buyers, medical remedies, exchanges, and wanted items. It includes claims for permanent hair cures, astrological readings, buying worn garments, and requests for car exchanges and room offers with local contact Box numbers and street addresses.
Classified notices list numerous lost items including a silver purse, a gold watch, a fox terrier puppy, a bank note, a pocketbook and jewelry. Rewards offered. contact details reference Washington DC addresses and 1612 East NW to 1220 Conn Ave. NW listings show multiple locations and dates for lost property with generous rewards and inquiries to BOX and Mrs. Shattuck or Mrs. Stokes.
A jumble of lost and found notices dated June including items found near Raleigh Hotel and near the post office. Items include a watch, a black male terrier, a white fox, a long chain, a collie puppy and a lady's parasol with various contact instructions for ownership recovery.
Wide ranging classified in brief format offering KNABE upright pianos at reduced prices, grand pianos, baby grand, and other brands plus assorted items. Household goods, clothing, coins, typewriters, bicycles, pet pups, boats, engines, and furniture all advertised with contact or box numbers, urging quick purchase.
Catalog of miscellaneous sale items including go carts furniture pianos clothing and various odds and ends. Advertisements list prices locations and contact boxes in the office and street addresses such as 7th Street NW 25th Street and 914 a.m. values range from a few dollars to dozens with items like a Remington typewriter a talking machine and binoculars. The ad also notes public sale days and pickup times with offer terms and phone-free inquiries.
Multiple classified items listed for sale or trade. Upright pianos, bicycles, a casino variety, typewriters, bathtubs, stamp collections, folding camp stools, French and Latin tutoring offer, stock shares, Phonograph machines, motors and ice cream freezers, dining tables, and more. Many boxes reference office classifieds and pickup details.
Classified list of help wanted ads from Washington notices includes positions for butlers waiters cooks drivers clerks and domestic staff. Applicants seek varied postings from city and out of town employers with references and reasonable wages.
A dense classified-style list of help wanted and domestic service placements. It includes positions for housekeepers, attendants, caregivers, caretakers, cooks, maids, chambermaids, nannies, and companions, with varying how to apply details and box numbers. Multiple entries note white or colored applicants, summer caretaking, live-in or out, and references.
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