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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1907
Page
12
Public notices announce free small advertisements for help wanted, situations wanted, rooms for rent, lost and found, not exceeding fifteen words, to appear in the newspaper’s free column on the day of insertion. If responses fail, another insertion is invited to secure the ad’s purpose.
The Post lists rules for want ads including initials directing mail handling and cutoffs after 9 p.m. Weekends end times apply. Agencies near residences offer 5 cent rent ad service, with multiple pharmacies and locations across Northeast and Southeast districts for drop offs and postal submissions.
Help wanted notices offer buyers and workers for various roles and errands. Ads invite readers to write BOX 262 City Post Office for real estate buyers, a farmhand for housework, a young man to teach or assist, and a census or clerical job. Also advertised are whiskey, dining room help, and stenography courses urging quick action and suggesting formal training for civil service or government positions.
Numerous brief ads seek male labor for trades and errands in Washington area. Listings include apprenticeships, barbers, clerks, beaching, delivery, and general helpers with ages, wages, and locations such as 15th Street NW, 14th Street NW, King Street Alexandria, and Mount Turner.
A crowded job ad column offers many positions including upholsterer helper, outside man for curtains, grocery clerk, bakery helper, porter, shoe sales, stenographer, office clerk, and several domestic roles. Listings seek reliable, honest, or experienced individuals with age or education specifics, many specifying immediate work and location on Pennsylvania Avenue, 12th Street, and Dupont Circle areas.
A dense page of domestic service notices lists numerous positions for housekeepers, cooks, nannies, dishwashers, waitresses, and houseworkers. Employers seek colored or white workers, with various experience levels, hours, and wages. several ads request immediate applications at addresses in Northwest and Northeast Washington.
A dense page of personals items and advertisements offering health elixirs, palm readings, and cash for cast-off clothing. Promoters tout weight gain remedies, spiritual readings, and salvage buyers as NY area listeners respond to contact details and prices.
A long scanned page lists numerous lost items including a silver chatelaine with watch from Washington Post office, a brown chiffon veil, a Georgetown car ticket case, and a small purse. rewards offered. Other entries note a young female terrier, a gold brooch, car tickets, and various pocketbooks with rewards, with locations mainly around Dupont Circle, Mount Pleasant, Franklin Square, 18th and V Streets, and the National Theater area.
An advertisement lists KNABE uprights and a grand piano sale with 80 pianos selected from stock priced from 350 to 875, plus related items like refrigeratos, furniture, sewing machines, bicycles, and various misc household goods. It notes easy payments and some trade-ins.
A long column of help wanted ads from The Washington Domestic Guild lists positions for butlers, valets, drivers, clerks, janitors, cooks, and more. Entries specify origins from Europe and colors of applicants, with wages and contact details across 730 13th Street NW and nearby addresses.
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