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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1907
Page
11
Advertising free in our columns invites all for wanted help wanted situations for rent rooms lost and found and more. Ads up to fifteen words free and one per person per day. Drop at agency or mail to Washington Post want ads. Agencies listed at drug stores and pharmacies across the city with locations in Northwest Northeast Southeast Southwest Anacostia and D C.
Classified helper requests and domestic staff offers appear for summer care takers coachman cook and housework roles. Includes positions for stenographers and typists with civil service prep, and a note about a confidential real estate interview inquiry.
A dense set of early 20th century job ads seeks a married man to run a first class house plus numerous positions for barbers, clerks, carpenters, laborers, cooks, drivers, and a milk wagon driver. Many entries specify first class references, white or colored applicants, and addresses or box numbers for responses.
Classified scraps show numerous labor postings from a Washington area paper including elevator operator, apprentice at a hotel, clothing and furniture helpers, shop and sales staff, stenographers, cooks, chambermaids, houseworkers, porters, and general laborers. Listings request experience, references, or specific duties with BOX and address references for responses.
An extensive classified listing seeks female applicants for housework positions near Washington locales, with jobs ranging from general housework to nurse assists. Ads specify reliability, ability to cook, stay nights, or perform duties for families and individuals, with various ages, colors, and nationalities noted, plus separate notices for office and stenography roles, teachers, and waitresses.
Merchants' Transfer & Storage Co advertises storage from three dollars monthly with lock rooms and furnished estimates. Also promotes souvenirs and general Washington postcard sets, with remarks on lowest rates and shipping. Iron Rage Co. advertises storage and proof storage services.
A dense, cluttered listing of lost items including jewelry, watches, purses, a dog, a ring, a pin, and a cane. Several entries note rewards and contact details, with locations ranging Georgetown, Dupont Circle, Chevy Chase, and surrounding DC areas. Many responses request returning items to a specific address or bureau for reward.
Classified ad lists pianos from Knabe and Chickering at deep discounts with many terms and conditions. Also offers a cano e, phonographs, showcases, a guitar, an encyclopedia, a cash register, a typewriter, stock shares, a coal range, a globe and various small goods. Includes payment terms via boxes and addresses for inquiries.
Classified plea page lists second hand items for sale or wanted including a dress suit trunk coffee urn iron safe small safe wall tent lumber and more. Buyers and sellers seek bargains with box mail responses and contact options across Washington DC area signs of a busy urban barter market.
Miscellaneous listings show MEDICINAL WHISKEY priced at 25 each, plus a Wanted section seeking a man and wife for domestic work including butler, coachman, cook, chambermaid, nurse, or general chores. Various addresses and contact notes mention 616 F St NW, 1218 20th St NW, 1453 N St NW, 266 at sy, and 1915 1st NW for responses. emphasizes good references and private fare arrangements.
A compact classified list of male job seekers with varied trades. Includes an experienced nonunion electrician seeking electrical positions, a young man seeking a place to train, a first class colored man seeking steady seaside work, a reliable handyman, a part time waiter mixer, and several other labor and clerical candidates with BOX numbers and addresses for response. Also notes a bookkeeper and jeweler trade interest, with multiple address blocks and references.
A dense classifieds page lists men and women seeking employment in offices, stores, domestic service, and assorted trades. Entries include clerical, elevator, cook, chambermaid, porter, and yard work, with many noting references and location details across Washington area addresses and box numbers.
Numerous want ads show young white and colored men seeking employment in clerical, stenographic, shipping, warehouse, and general labor. Entries list BOX numbers, addresses around Washington, D C, and references. Some offer skills in typing, accounting, rail work, or machine operation, with emphasis on honesty and good connections.
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