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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1905
Page
44
Classified listings seek apprentices and workers across trades in Washington area. positions include apprentice electricians plumbers bakers barbers bellboys bartenders and bookkeepers. outcomes range from steady employment to driver or waiter roles with references. many entries specify race and age preferences within hiring notes.
Classifieds show colored workers seeking varied roles from coachman and driver to cook and clerk. Listings include references and addresses such as 410 Washington St and 242 14th St, with positions in private families, hotels, real estate offices, and shops. Strong emphasis on reliability, experience, and references.
A long column of classified notices seeks work for young colored men as drivers or wagon drivers. Refs available, varying ages from teens to adults, with experience in handling horses, delivery wagons, groceries, coal carts, and express work. Some notices specify private family or grocer positions, others coal yards, bakeries, and wagon lines. Several white applicants also seek driving roles with strong references.
Classified notices seek a colored man for fireman and furnace work, janitorial roles, housework, and general labor in Washington DC area. Listings feature ages from 13 to 21 and include private family positions, hotel and restaurant work, horses, and livery stables, with referrals and addresses such as 619 B St, 909 V St, 1280 St. NW, and 1020 C St. SE.
A flood of color coded job requests appears for janitors laborers and more in Washington DC listings. Colored men seek janitor positions labor across apartments and flats with references while other ads call for general laborer roles and varying work abilities across streets like Va ave Se Navy Place and D st. Se.
A long list from a late 19th or early 20th century directory shows numerous classified ads seeking male labor. Entries include office boy in real estate, organist, oyster shucker, painter, plasterer, plumber, porter, paper hanger, printer, secretary, and various skilled trades. Many ads specify colored men, young workers, and provide addresses in Anacostia, Navy Yard, and downtown DC areas, with notes on experience and references.
A dense classified fragment offers numerous job requests by color line and gender. Listings include second man in private family, shoemaker shop help, shop boy, sign painter, stableman, steamer engineer, stenographer, tailor, hamester, tin worker, upholsterer, waiter, valet, watchman, and student help. Names, addresses, and brief qualifications appear for each role.
A dense, early 1900s page lists numerous help wanted items and chambermaid notices. Entries include young women seeking clerical, cashier, and bookkeeping work alongside colored and white applicants offering chambermaid, hotel, and domestic services with varying references and addresses across Washington areas.
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