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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1907
Page
6
A local newspaper announces a free advertising column for Wanted Help, Wanted Situations, For Rent Rooms, Lost and Found and similar notices. Ads are free to all but limited to one advertiser per day. if responses fail, more inquiries may be invited to fill the space.
The Post lists want ad agencies and locations across Northwest Northeast Southeast Southwest and Anacostia. It notes initials only for letters and deadlines after 3 PM on weekdays and after 9 PM Saturdays, with agencies delivering ads to The Post for a 5 cent charge.
A flood of notices seeks stenographers and typewriters, advertising solicitors, apprentices, and hotel and domestic staff. Listings include positions for a manager, stewards, bellboys, bootblacks, apprentices, and porters with varying wages and references. Many ads request prompt applications to BOX numbers or local addresses in Washington, with some specifying ages, appearance, and prior experience.
A scatter of help wanted ads for laborers, domestics, and trades. Positions include gardener, stable boy, houseman, hotel staff, wax and floor polisher, and route boys, with many offering room, pay, and referee requirements. Some ads seek youth workers, apprentices, and experienced tradesmen across Washington area listings.
Classifieds list numerous help wanted ads for chambermaids, cooks, laundresses, waitresses, and general housework. Many postings seek white or colored women, young girls, and occasional men. locations include 18th Street NW, Church Street, Park Road, Brookland, and Mount Pleasant. wages range from 12 to 25 dollars, with various duties such as ironing, washing, cooking, and childcare.
A dense compilation of sale offers and notices including for sale of businesses and stock, rental listings, barber shop, dental office, dining rooms, a shaver parlor, and a regional ad box system. It also includes patent information and a trade mark inquiry contact, all from Washington area classifieds. The jumble lists BOX references, addresses, and price points, with solicitations for investment and partnership.
From a busy classifieds page a seller offers KNABE Grand and upright pianos at low prices with favorable payment terms. Also listed are STERLING Singer machines, two Strinway baby grands, Weber Pianola, plus related musical items and miscellaneous items for sale including coats, dogs, furniture, and domestic goods.
An assortment of sale notices and wants lists various items for sale or trade. Items include wardrobes, sewing machines, piano players, violins, a gold watch, a fragile dining set, and a wide range of furniture. Also reads like requests for used typewriters, bicycles, cash registers, a fox terrier, and pawn tickets, with box references for replies.
Classified brief offers an upright grand piano for rent with yearly terms. Submissions addressed to BOX 612 this office or BOX 682 this emec. Contact details are not fully clear but indicate affordable rental options.
A dense collage of late 19th or early 20th century personals and sales pitches. It touts Mr Daoud the palmist for life troubles and marriage issues, offers electrolysis and hair removal, a detective agency, tan services, and cash for worn garments and clothing. It includes contact lines and addresses for multiple services and sellers.
A jumble of automobile ads offers several cars for sale by Auburn Auto Co and others. Listings include a Buick Touring Car with top and accessories, priced at 727 Mth terms. a Dayton car with gas lamp generator and tools. a T-model or similar touring car in view at Barsetti’s garage. and multiple second hand autos described as in various condition grades.
Several items offered at post in a NW city area including a quarter oak parlor suite, a double wardrobe, a bed and parlor suite with beds, dining room set, and a weaved quartered oak bed with glass and carpet. Call addresses include 1607 13th st aw, 1380 th st pw, and 202 HN st ow. Mrs Clark also listed.
Classified notes show a sale or exchange offer for furniture including carpets and other house furnishings, with a late modern S room house in Bloomfield listed at 4450 dollars. Also mentions a gas heating stove and a furnished room for board, plus a lodging exchange option and a central hotel listing.
Classifieds list job seeks from dentists to printers and clerks with numerous positions filled by young colored men and women. Roles include accountant, apprentice, barber, cook, chauffeur, carpenter, clerk, bookkeeper, driver, engineer, real estate, janitor, waiter, chambermaid, and more with references requested or provided. Many ads specify ages, refs, and city locations Washington DC area.
A tallied Wants column lists male applicants seeking work in hotels, markets, and offices. Many entries include young colored men and whites seeking roles as porters, waiters, dishwashers, stenographers, secretaries, and dollhouse tasks, with references and experience noted.
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