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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1907
Page
10
The notice invites free want ads in small columns with up to fifteen words and limits one ad per day per person. It explains submission methods, timing after 9 p m, and Saturday after 3 p m, and lists agency locations in Northwest Northeast and Southeast regions for dropped or mall submissions.
Classified openings list multiple positions including clerk, barber, bartender, driver, and general laborer. Entries specify locations in Alexandria and Washington areas, require skills like typing, stenography, or driving, and mention wages, board, and shift times. Several ads target young white or colored workers with notes on steady work and advancement.
A long list of help wanted and domestic worker notices from Washington DC area. positions include chaperon, salesladies, houseworkers, cooks, chambermaids, and general domestic staff. Many postings specify wages, locations, and application methods or box numbers for responses. Prominent employers include Blum Bros, Kann & Co, Mayer Wines, and Washington Domestic Guild, with roles for girls, colored workers, and experienced staff. Some entries seek specific nationalities or languages and mention summer assignments near Virginia mountains or Ocean City Maryland.
Various classified notices seek female general houseworkers, cooks, and nannies within white or colored categories. Applicants offered wages from $12 to $28, with stays, nights, or travel, and references. entries mention Washington Domestic Guild, locations in NW DC, and country summer placements.
The notice row advertises Mr Daoud the palmist and psychic at 1622 Q St NW offering readings. It also lists high cash prices for worn garments and hats, with several names and addresses including L. Kessler 1204 T St NW and Marcus Notes 425 Sth St MW, plus various services and telephone numbers.
Collage of lost items including dogs a sheepdog and a terrier Eva rewards posted at various addresses around Washington. Jewelry such as pins brooches watches and a locket lost near 7th street, Monroe, Harvard, and 18th street. several items like keys, money, and a sighet ring reported missing with rewards. Found notes include a gentleman's hat, a lady's boa, a fountain pen, and a front door key with calls to collect at specified locations.
A sprawling classified list offers a mix of items for sale from a bustling district: printing press setups, a piano-like press, pool table, ceiling fans, coins, stamps, old lumber, doors, a small sloop, a child’s bed, a variety of furniture, and numerous personal sale ads. Numerous locations such as 1729 3d St NE and 421 Tosi St Tw, 615 7th St NW, 1832 25th St NW, and 1707 Corcoran St NW appear, with sellers including W. M. Smith, Mrs. Carroll, and who stands at box listings in this office. Some items include a Burroughs adding machine, a collection of over 700 stamps, a diamond ring, a dancing range, a refrigerator, a cornet, a violin, and a range of tools and medical/dental gear.
Miscellaneous for sale presents a list of pianos including Knabe rosewood baby grand at reduced price, Knabe upright mahogany late model, Strauss upright, Schaeffer upright, and interior piano player with prices shown as bargains. Deals aim to move instruments recently overheated at factory with substantial discounts.
Classified ad list of items for sale and auctions including grand sale of 30 pianos by WM. Kenabe & Co at 1218 1220 F Street NW with upright pianos as low as 390, exchanges offered, and easy payments. Also U.S. Customs sale of unclaimed goods at 1221 Thirty-first Street NW on June 11 1907 with view days June 7 and 10. Various other sale notices for furniture coal stoves cameras furniture and secondhand goods.
A collage of want ads lists numerous men seeking work in varied roles. Positions include bank clerk, bookkeeper, bartender, butler, courier, driver, cook, caretaker, hotel staff, and general labor. Applicants emphasize experience, references, and willingness to work evenings or summer months, with multiple boxes and addresses for responses.
A long column of help wanted notices seeks female attendants and caretakers for elderly or ill clients, house and apartment care, chambermaids, waitresses, and domestic roles. Names and box numbers appear with wages and contact references at The Washington Domestic Guild and related listings.
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