This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1908
Page
15
A collage of job advertisements describes positions such as machinist, night engineer, marker, salesmen, and farmhand near Washington. Includes requirements like sobriety, experience, and valid driving, with pay details and contact boxes across street addresses and box numbers.
Classifieds list opportunities from bar and poolroom staff to grocer, ice cream maker, drug clerk, lunch counter, housework, paint worker, and more. Positions seek colored and white applicants, with varying wages and hours. Apply by mail or in person at multiple local addresses, including 2035 Est aw, Grant Place, and 6th St locations.
A garbled classified style notice offers multiple female positions including dressmaker, office assistant, cook, general housework, and private care. It lists locations near Monroest, Mt Pleasant, and Dupont Circle with salaries and duties across domestic and clerical roles.
Numerous job listings and notices offer housekeeper, cook, maid, and servant positions. Includes colored and white applicants, private families, inns, and hotels. also ads for office help, stenography, and piano instruction. Some postings request references, residency details, or age.
A flood of lost items and rewards is advertised with multiple names, places, and rewards. Items include watches, jewelry, pendants, coins, keys, a Maltese cat, a gold bracelet, a fountain pen, and a pocketbook. Rewards are offered for return to various addresses in Washington DC and surrounding areas.
A fragment list describes items including a lady's gold watch, a blue string key, a gold ring, a bicycle, and house or personal items found near locations such as 14th and F streets NW and 1710 1th street. It instructs owners to recover by applying to various addresses and numbers in Washington. The notice mentions calls to the Washington Post Lost and Found Bureau and references dates and locations in the city.
Classified ad list offering slightly used pianos from Kaaba Baby Grand to Knabe uprights, various sizes and finishes, with prices from 10 to 4600 dollars. Also includes parts and goods like Remington typewriter, photographic equipment, travel carriages, furniture, and household items with prices, contact details, and pickup notes. Names and addresses scattered. item variety and conditions noted in brief entries.
A chaotic OCR listing advertises a mix of items for sale and notices. Includes tools, typewriters, bicycles, a diamond, a racing mare, a motor boat, furniture, a pistol, and various small goods with prices, contact details, and box numbers, all offered from different contact points in Washington DC area addresses.
A crowded for sale list includes a WO-SEAT FAMILY CARRIAGE, a no 2 typewriter, oak extension table, nursing and medical items, clothes, carpet sweeper, and several furniture pieces. Also listed are lawn gear, musical instruments, silver pitcher, antique books, a walker range of household goods, and miscellaneous items with prices and locations around Ward Place and 6th Street NW.
Coosswell's Carriage Bazaar advertised a full selection of wagons harnesses and sleigh gear. The shop touted saddles breastcollars and assorted horse tack at 2H 1th St NW near Weis street with emphasis on variety for owners and drivers.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.