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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1906
Page
9
The notice describes free want ads in the Washington Post with no charge for listings under fifteen words. It explains rules on multiple insertions, submission methods, and agency drop points, including drugstores, and warns about directed initials and post office procedures.
Help wanted advertisement seeking a boarding manager or superior cook for a permanent position at a farmer and wife operated location. Includes housing and country appeal with good home. Also notes Italian translator for foreign correspondence in a large mall order house and a shorthand and typewriting course with guaranteed positions after 30 to 60 days.
A dense page of job listings includes barbers, drivers, delivery workers, clerks, farm hands, collectors, and tradesmen seeking steady positions. Listings name employers or locales such as Washington area firms, Rockport NY, and various street addresses, with requirements like experience, references, and wheel or horse team skills.
Classified ads seek male and female help for drug stores, a registered drug clerk for short term work, salesmen and porters for various firms, household foods sales on installments, a Fountain Young Man without experience, a prison store foreman, wagon painter, waiters for out of town work, a young man with stenography, a young man for wholesale liquor store, and a young single man to milk cows. Includes BOX references and company names such as NEW YORK SUPPLY CO and Woodward & Lothrop.
A flood of help wanted notices seeking young white women for domestic work from DC area listings. Positions include cooks, chambermaids, general housework, companions, clerical assistants, and laundry tasks with various hours and wages. Many ads require references and emphasize stay-at-home or local work, with entries at “BOX 251” and other office addresses.
A dense assortment of job notices seeks female and colored or white applicants for housework, nanny, maid, waitress, stenography, and office tasks in Washington area. Posts include addresses and contact notes such as 184 lb st nw, Newport News VA Sub Station No. 1, 440 Fallow, 2837 16th St NW, 1708 Pot NW, and others, with duties ranging from general housekeeping and child care to kitchen helper and office work. Several specify race or color, ages, and required references. many call for immediate or Friday deadlines and provide contact locations.
A fragmented assortment of exchange offers and wanted ads from a government and clerical classifieds page. Listings include clerks seeking swaps within departments, cash offers for positions, and miscellaneous item trades such as a large clock, a writing desk, a guitar stand, a gas stove, and a pony plate camera, all with brief contact hints and prices. Many entries reference government departments and offices in Washington with varied dates and locations.
Classified ads calling for investors in a basement furnished for catering, with street entrance and complete dining room finish, invites cash capital and mentions BOX 20. Also offers a rooming house for sale with cheap rent and easy upkeep, and a partnership opportunity with several thousand dollars. Other listings include stock shares, a saloon for sale, and patent information services.
An old classified notice lists dental services and prices. Dr. Geo. L. Edmonds offers fir y class work with teeth pulled for 35.00, best materials 8.00 gold crowns 32.00 up, sold fillings 1.00, silver fillings, plus guaranteed no pain. Dr. J. Wilson advertises teeth without plates no extraging and longer lasting than natural, at 1293 Foster.
Fragmentary catalog note lists dogs cats birds vermin control products and various goods including oils and tobaccos with stray brand names and disjointed terms. No coherent event or pricing is discernible.
A flood of lost notices flood Washington area streets and offices including dogs, purses, umbrellas, rings, watches, keys, and a silk parasol. Rewards range from cash to replacements, with several items tied to specific streets and landmarks such as 10th Street NW, Fairmont, Mass Ave, and Chevy Chase. Numerous personal items, including collars, bracelets, and a gold neck chain, appear with contact details for return.
Indestructible storage promises vermin free facilities and clean carpets. The ad notes prompt warehousing, packing, and shipping with low rates and ventilated units. Company names include People’s Storage and Express Co and Brown & Tolson Auctioneers, offering household furniture pianos and related items for storage at reasonable rates.
A local shop announces reduced rates on wallpaper hanging painting and interior work. Orders received now will be aud ied for a 25 percent discount. rooms papered and finished services promised. Contact F G Molt at 907 Hin mw for details.
Column advertises new and secondhand furniture including sanitary couches, roll-top desks, mahogany beds, wardrobes, kitchen tables, and press items at reduced prices. Mentions refrig erator, oak desk, chairs, beds, and bedroom suites with specific item rough prices and contact hints.
Local ad seeks high cash for used furniture, bric a brac and household goods. Listings mention contact at Haums Furniture Shop and nearby addresses with partial names and pricing hints amid cluttered text.
Diverse job ads show a mix of positions for domestics and service workers, including butler, steward, caretaker, clerk, bookkeeper, stenographer, waiter, cook, driver, and hotel staff. Entries request applicants with experience, present addresses, and box numbers for responses. Some ads specify race, wage ranges, and location details across multiple Washington DC streets.
Classified plea seeks a refined female companion or attendant for summer. Applicant must be willing to travel, with housing and wages provided. Contact Mrs. Lizzie Woodedgh in Mond for instructions and position details.
The classified missives seek chambermaids waitresses cooks and caregivers, favoring white women and colored workers with strong references. Listings show addresses in NW DC including 804 17th St and 604 17th St NW, plus contact cues and wage notes. Many ads request summer or out of city placements with varied duties from laundering to companionship and nurse aids.
Two months this summer or longer in a well ventilated, all night elevator service building. Quiet neighborhood at Round Square room 715 Coleraine Bade. Heating and janitor charges apply. Contact Rental Bureau, Post Building. Washing and other services offered without charges.
Ledger of furnished rooms in multiple NW and nearby streets. Listings include 2nd floor and front rooms with porcelain baths, southern exposure, and summer rates. Some units offer private family, gas, or board. many near Capitol, Georgetown area, and metro lines.
Classified item listing numerous ads seeking cash purchases of worn garments and shoes for ladies gentlemen and children. Includes contact details and varied notices from Burnstein to others, urging readers to post or call for pickup.
Fragmented job notices advertise male servants, bellboys, porters, mechanics, butlers and valets across addresses. Listings seek experienced workers, varying salaries, with references, at offices and city addresses.
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