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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1907
Page
4
Public notice describes a free small ad column offering one free advertisement per day per advertiser for items such as help wanted rooms lost and found or other acceptable notices. It invites frequent postings and aims to make advertisers feel welcome and not imposing on the column.
The Post explains where to place want ads and the hours for processing. It lists multiple agency locations including Roe Pharmacy Albany Pharmacy Elna's Pharmacy and others in downtown Washington and suburban spots, with prices per ad and delivery details for northeast southeast southwest and Anacostia, DC areas.
George’s company seeks agents and saleswomen to earn over two hundred dollars monthly. Recruiters promise strong commissions and a chance to prove sales ability with the new Wolfarine line from Wolfarine Co. Pittsburg, Pa. Training provided.
Classified style notice listing multiple job ads and domestic assistance offers. Includes requests for housekeepers cooks horsemen and women for general duties, wages around 20 to 45 dollars, plus elderly couple seeking living arrangements, ride share and miscellaneous services. Also notes drafting and stenography courses and a demand for apprentices. Many entries include contact box numbers and addresses.
Multiple help wanted ads appear for male applicants including writers, salesmen, a night worker, a pianist, an apprentice for a bookbinding firm, a barber, a repairer, and various general labor roles. Positions offer salaries ranging from modest weekly pay to up to $100 monthly, with job requirements such as references, age and occupation details, and box-number application routes.
Classified notices advertise male helpers, carpenters, clerks, coatmakers, drivers, engineers, salesmen, waiters, housemen, and tradesmen. Jobs span six weeks, six days a week, with wages, board, and advancement offers. roles include manager, patent attorney, and grocery work, with multiple addresses in Washington area.
A flooded classified page lists numerous helper roles in Washington with emphasis on colored and white cooks, laundresses, houseworkers, maids, dressmakers, and nurses. Ads request experienced, neat appearance, and willingness to travel or live in, offering wages from $10 to $25 weekly or monthly, and directing applicants to apply at 720 18th St or other Washington Domestic Guild addresses.
Notices seek 1290 G Street positions for apprentice dressmaking and more. Listings offer white and colored women and men for cook, housework, chambermaid, laundress, maid, waitress, and general labor with varied wages and hours across multiple addresses including 11th, 6th, 7th streets NW and nearby areas.
A flood of old style help wanted notices offers for saleswomen in infant and millinery departments, domestic work, and office tasks. Lost and found items include watches, wallets, coats, rings, badges, and pets with multiple contact addresses and rewards.
Advertisements seek merchants to install free soda fountains in Washington and suburbs with no cost or plumbing needed. Candidates must provide full name and address. collectors promise quick calls from representatives. Also offers include stock sales, employment inquiries, and various goods for sale via box replies.
A noisy jumble of requests and offers. Buyers seek Remington typewriters, bicycles, ice chests, motors, canoes, pianos, cameras and more at low cash prices. Addresses in Washington area show BOX numbers and names like Samuel Freeman Darter and ER Robey. Many want second hand goods, services, and even rooms or boards at cheap rates.
Miscellaneous item describes a handsome thoroughbred greyhound for sale or display with contact lines. It lists addresses and phone numbers, including Gaithersburg and Rockville areas, and references a cab stand near Arlington Drug Store. The note is fragmentary with unclear intent.
Classifieds advertise 4 cylinder automobiles at 56 cents per hour at 3902 17th St NW with BUICK touring car specs and Auburn Auto listing. Also seeking good cheap second hand light touring car. Pet and bird breeders offer parrots canaries dogs and more at 1801 13th St NW and related stores.
Personal ads seeking to buy discarded clothing and footwear from men women and children. Includes services like massage manicure clock repairs and astrology readings. Offers high cash payments for worn garments and hats shoes and other items with postal inquiries.
Mixed classified ad items list used pianos, such as Steinway grand upright and Weber Pianola, plus other sale items like puppies, furniture, and clothing. It includes contact boxes and addresses for buyers to respond, with notes about prices and conditions. The tone reflects a busy old time marketplace with numerous offers and requests.
A lengthy Classifieds style notice lists numerous domestic and odd job postings. Entries include butler, maid, chauffeur, waiter, stenographer, bookkeeper, driver, cook, waiter, handyman, messenger, porter, elevator operator, and other positions. Repeated mentions of The Washington Domestic Guild and Boxes with office addresses appear, offering positions for German, colored, Italian, English workers and various wage rates.
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