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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1907
Page
8
Readers are invited to submit short free ads for wanted help, rooms to rent, lost and found, and similar notices. Ads must be under fifteen words and fit small column spaces. Advertisers should confirm ads are not spam or fraudulent and that they comply with the listing rules.
The Post outlines advertising rules and delivery options for free ads after hours. It lists agency locations at drug stores in multiple city areas including Roe Pharmacy 7th and L, The Albany Pharmacy 7th and H, King’s Pharmacy Vermont Ave and 1st, The Astoria Pharmacy 3d and sta, J. Walter McDonald N Capot and N Y Ave, Ross Pharmacy 7th et and Florida, Mendota Pharmacy 20th and Kalorama, Citizensbourne Pharmacy 5th St and Columbia Ave, Whiteside & Walton 1921 Pa Ave, Lloyd T Fayloe 8th and P, O Ponneil’s 52nd and M, O’Donnell’s Pharmacy 824 and O, Stafford’s Pharmacy 7th and 1st, F. P. Weller 5th and L, S. Richardson 310 4 1 2 at aw in Southwest.
A jumble of job ads and domestic notices offers positions from agents, sales and wait staff to cooks, housekeepers, and a maid for country homes. Listings include references to the Washington Domestic Guild, employment for a colored couple, and opportunities at hotels, laundries, and bakeries. Also present are whiskey promotions and assorted offers for apprentices, stenographers, and clerks, with many box numbers and street addresses.
A dense, early 20th century help wanted column lists scores of positions across Washington, D.C. and nearby areas. Listings include bright young men with good educations, clerks, drivers, carpenters, paperhangers, hotel staff, porters, salesmen, and various trades. Many ads specify age ranges, duties, and contact methods, with multiple firms such as Hecht & Co., Campbell Ryder Co., Mills Building Annex, and The Washington Domestic Guild seeking workers for immediate hire.
Classified ads seek cook, laundress, dressmaker, houseworker, and maid roles for families in Washington. Positions specify race, wage ranges from 20 to 30 dollars weekly, nights or weekends, and require experience, references, or apprenticeship. Agencies list Washington Domestic Guild as applying contact. Many postings request Apply to 730 13th Street or 214 18th Street locations.
Classified job notices list female help wanted for stenography and general office work with small weekly pay, plus numerous positions for waitresses, housekeepers, cooks, chambermaids, and servants. Local ads seek experienced domestic staff, white and colored applicants, and box-address inquiries. Various lost and found items interrupt listings.
Numerous small ads seek trades, sales, and services from the era, including two tables, bargain used goods, a solo bass singer, remington typewriters, bicycles, tools, a piano, and various household items. Listings show BOX references, prices, and contact hints, with many boxes and office references for replies.
A cluttered Washington ad lists dressmaking courses at 1220 12th Street and seeks apprentices and staff for dressmaking and ladies tailoring. It advertises positions for seamstresses, chambermaids, waitresses, and domestic workers with varied ages and races, and mentions pay and hours at multiple downtown addresses.
Classifieds offer Knabe and Steinway pianos at bargain prices with flexible payments. Also numerous help wanted ads for clerks, bookkeepers, chauffeurs, butlers, cooks, and other domestic staff, plus skilled trades and office positions in Richmond and Washington.
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