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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1907
Page
30
Free advertising accepted for wanted help situations rent and found notices under fifteen words per ad. One ad per person per day. No ads after 9 PM or Saturday 5 PM. Ads accepted via agency locations listed with drugstores and pharmacies in Northwest Northeast Southeast Anacostia.
Multiple job notices from a historical newspaper page list positions for a deliverer and collector with a cash deposit, a wife coupled farming roles on a large 180 acre farm near Washington, a male and female chorus member for a stage production, drawing work for piece rates under instruction, grammar tutoring, stenographers and typewriters training, and opportunities for young men and women to write stories and sketches for magazines. Some entries specify BOX numbers and locations, and a general call for government employe courses.
A crowded classified page lists male help wanted positions including advertising solicitors delivery and shop crew barber and shop boy clerks a warehouse foreman and various trade roles with locations in Washington and surrounding areas. Entries include promotions for young men with experience preferred and multiple boxes indicate applications to the office or specific addresses such as 2607 with st nw and 112 Hest pw.
Classifieds show a wide range of employment opportunities from delivery, janitorial, and factory work to domestic service, dining room staff, clerical positions, and sales. Advertisements seek men and women of various ages, including teenagers, with references and willingness to relocate or travel. Many listings request box replies and provide specific addresses or post office boxes for responses.
A dense ad list from a historical Washington DC paper details numerous job openings for domestic workers, including waitresses, housekeepers, cooks, maids, and nurses. It lists multiple employers and addresses such as 90 N Capitol St NW, 2107 H St NW, 910 M St NW, and other locations, with gendered, aged, and experience notes, plus a flood of lost-and-found notices and small help-wanted lines about manicuring, office assistance, and general servant positions.
A chaotic classified page listing pianos, furniture, clothing, tools, and various secondhand goods. Includes uprights from well known brands, sewing machines, gas stoves, motor boats, typewriters, and sporting gear. Also features listings for real estate, jewelry, pets, and odd jobs with prices and contact notes. Names and locations such as Washington DC addresses and shop signs appear throughout.
A scanned classified page lists various wants and sale offers. Items include hearing skates, office furniture, a typewriter stand chair desk, a printing plant, a bicycle, an upright piano, incubator, a gas engine, and other odds and ends. Multiple boxes and contact notes indicate buyers seek bargains and quick responses.
Complete dining room suite and apple bedroom sets offered as good as new. Also kitchen cabinet sets cheap. Oak dresser, black walnut parlor couch, iron bed, spring and mattress. Mission library table and chairs with metal bed and mattress, mostly new. All items nearly new, bargain prices. Contact 2311A N St or 1623 Swoon St.
Ad lists wallpaper and house painting services by Nolte and Carliffe. Offers discounts on room papering and painting with contact via phone. Includes street references 335th Street and 41 Tet NW and a phone number 6557. An automotive line appears as a minor mention.
Classified notices offer domestics, chauffeurs, butlers, clerks, stenographers, and helpers. German, colored, and English workers seek roles from cook and housemaid to accountant, driver, and tutor. Listings include wages, refs, and addresses to apply to Washington Domestic Guild and individual boxes across the city.
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