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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
5
A dense list of help wanted notices includes elevator operator, barber, waiter, stenographer, clerk, gardener, porter, and farm help. Several ads seek colored or white workers, with pay figures, shifts, and locations around city addresses and box numbers.
Numerous classified ads seek general housework women and girls for private families in Washington area. listings specify reliable neat competent or experienced workers, with shifts including nights and weekends, wage varies, some require color or white applicants, many based near Columbia Road G Street and M Street locations, some offering apartment or private home work, others seek cooks laundry and light office tasks.
A jumble of investment proposals offers loans high return schemes and business opportunities including secured real estate ventures weight loss ventures vending machines moving pictures theaters and bottling interests. It promotes quick cash requires mail responses and emphasizes high commissions and exclusivity with terse contact prompts and box numbers.
Scientific massage and facial massage offered by Mme Anna B Johnson, late of N. aiding gout, poor circulation, and scalp care. Services include vibro therapy, osteopathy related work, shampooing, manicuring, and sanitary treatments. Phone listed for contact.
Community readers are invited to report lost items and rewards through The Washington Post staff. The page lists numerous notices for lost watches, rings, a gold certificate, a fox terrier, a diamond pendant, a pocketbook, a bicycle, a pair of spectacles, and other small valuables with rewards offered for returns. Individual descriptions include names, locations, and contact hints across Washington area streets and venues.
A lost leather pocketbook with a gold watch chain was reported missing. The owner promises a reward upon recovery, mentioning the Willard Hotel and a cash reward amount, with contact details to arrange return.
Small black pocketbook with money and tickets found on F Street in the shopping district, owner to identify and claim via 1 HB, S10 16th. Boston bulldog with collar inscription on igfH Street. owner to describe inscription on collar 208% Fie Ave 16. Keys found on Monument Grounds. owner to apply after 6 pm at Sanders 437K et on 16. Insurance policy address on envelope. owner please address or call S Brutsky 1629 Ath St. Old Sherwood Whitky St et al. AUM money in store Thursday morning. PhilipSborn & Co 610 Mth St aw 34.
A crowded page lists service parlors, tarot readers, electrolysis, wig shops, and pawn items. It features classifieds for clothing, jewelry, furniture, pianos, and household goods with contact references and prices. Several ads promote cash paid for clothing and shoes, while others tout clairvoyants, fortune tellers, and medical or grooming services.
A bustling sale listing offers Knabe upright pianos in mahogany cases, Gabler, and Knabe models, plus various furniture and appliances. Items include a reclining adjustable chair, gas stove with oven, RECLINING, TYPEWRITER, bicycles, canoes, and a range of small valuables from a box of jewelry to a canopy bed and baby carriage.
A cluttered classified listing offers a mix of sale items including a spinning wheel, buggy and harness, phonograph, piano, chairs, sofas, a rocking chair, a mandolin, a dress suit, hats, a bicycle, wool coats, a pony, canvases, and various household goods. Many entries specify prices or box numbers for pickup, with references to street addresses in Washington DC neighborhoods and nearby towns.
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