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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1905
Page
15
The notice outlines free want ads with no charge and strict limits each day per advertiser. It lists agency locations and hours, directions to address initials, and cautions on delivery from post offices.
A dense OCR of a 20th century classified page lists diverse postings. It includes offers for cooks, teachers, store clerks, colorists, carpenters, and general laborers in Washington area addresses and business names, with pay hints and contact details. It also features solicitations for students, boarding, and local services, reflecting a bustling job and service market.
Classifieds seek cook, errand boy, loom, glaziers, grocer, house help, and dressmaker assistants. Many positions note colored applicants and varied hours. locations include 12th St NW, 7th St NE, 8th St NW, and nearby avenues. wages range from modest to higher weekly sums with references requested. Many postings request private homes, daytime and evening work, and training or experience for jobs like plumber, paver, and telegraph learnings.
A flood of early 20th century help wanted notices lists cooks, housework girls, nannies, and light laborers. Many entries specify race or color, references, nights stays, and varying wages. locations include Adams Road, Upper Northwest and downtown DC streets. positions range from cook and general housework to nurse and seamstress with emphasis on reliable references and ability to stay nights or perform light duties.
A jumble of classified exchanges lists PIANO CHATIFICATE, sewing machines, couches, bicycles, Edison phonographs, dining sets, birds, screens, mantels, iron chests, a young girl writing desk, fruit jars, red portieres, lace curtains, a crib white enamel item, a laprophone in good condition, and various other items offered or sought in trade across Washington addresses and streets.
A sequence of classified notices lists exchanges for goods and services including a Kodak panorama, bicycles, hunting cases, firearms, stoves, desks, beds, pianos, chairs, and tables. Items span antique parlor sets, bedframes, a porch rocker, a double breechloading shotgun, and a variety of appliances with requests for different furnishings or upgrades. Listings show multiple NW and NE street addresses and indicate trade or pawn-like exchanges with cash differences where noted. Families and individuals seek practical swaps from 129 Hi st to 1624 O at NW, 1311 2th st NW, and other locations in the district.
Numerous items offered for trade or sale including a 18K gold hunting watch Waltham, piano, graphophone, stenographs, stoves, a wine clock, and household furniture. Offers seek exchanges for guitars, desks, beds, carpets, iron beds, a bicycle, or cash. Some listings show addresses in Washington DC and nearby suburbs with various office box references.
Classified ads list a walnut dining table an oak bedstead with and without springs as well as chairs, a large green plush lounge, a bookcase desk combo, a piano, sewing machine, gas range, iron fence, and various small household items. Several exchanges and trades are offered including beds, safes, a bicycle, and a dog. Addresses include 317 9th St, 219 A St, 1311 11th St NW, 1406 15th St AW, and The Navarre 215 East NW.
A dense, fragmented page offers numerous classifieds for secondhand furniture, musical items, desks, stoves, rugs, sewing machines, beds, chairs, bookcases, display cases, and a variety of household goods. Advertisers seek purchases and sales with box numbers and locations across Washington area streets.
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