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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1906
Page
9
The Washington Post explains free classified ads are available in certain columns for residents. It lists open hours, submission methods, and multiple agency locations across Northwest to Southeast sections, guiding readers to place notices before cutoff and how initials are handled.
Classified notice offering lodging to a gentlewoman for work in some turpulent task. Mentions box address and several garbled references to a musical composer, campaign calls, a stenographer and typewriter duties, and an academy inquiry. Lacks clear names, places, or concrete details.
A garbled help wanted section lists male positions across many trades including general office work jewelry making carpentry and dishwashing. Advertisements seek apprentices drivers cooks bakers and Hired labor with notes on wages lodging and immediate start. Some listings request references and phone or box responses reflecting typical classifieds of the era.
A dense OCR of job listings shows dozens of classified ads seeking workers. Positions include bale ma n, stenographers, upholsterers, washers, drivers, cutters, clerks, and general laborers. Offers mention weekly pay, varying ages, locations near Ave B in Washington area, and many incomplete or garbled details.
A scanned page shows numerous help wanted notices including positions for chambermaids, cooks, waitresses, houseworkers, and a clerk. Listings specify ages, whiteness, experience, and proximity with addresses and box numbers to apply, reflecting a midcentury classifieds section seeking domestic staff and staff for hotels, offices, and private homes.
A jumble of 1920s style classified notices seeks female general houseworkers and maids, cooks, babysitters, and genteel domestic staff. Many listings specify age, race, and location details, with duties ranging from light housekeeping to full household management, in homes around Washington and surrounding areas. Some items call for experienced waitresses, librarians, and a few professional roles, all seeking prompt applications and references.
Numerous listings offer furniture and household items for sale including dining tables dressers beds linens chairs and kitchenware. Items advertised from multiple locations include antique tables wardrobes wardrobes beds and a grand piano with prices noted and departing city sales announced with dates and pickup notes.
A dense page of miscellaneous ads lists used furniture pianos, upright organs, horse and wagon, bicycles, sewing machines, hardware tools, cameras, scales, and engines. Also advertised are radios, drug items, books, clothing, and numerous small buys with prices and contact notes. Several notices offer real estate, freight, and services, with buyers seeking bargains and varied goods.
A scattered page listing various lost items including rings, wallets, pins, and watches with rewards, plus small classified notes seeking caretakers, cooks, and domestic help. Names like LOIS ABRAHAMS and EMMA appear among brief job ads and a few missing items tied to streets and stores.
Readable fragments show a variety of personal ads. Several listings promise high cash for clothing and garments from ladies and gentlemen. Telephone contacts and addresses appear, along with names and workplace references, suggesting a lively classified section.
A garbled page shows a mix of ads for parrots dogs birds and small animals, plus numerous help wanted notices. Listings seek drivers clerks carpenters cooks gardeners salesmen and waiters, with many ages and ethnic references. It mentions in store pet products, a contact box, and various addresses in Washington area.
Classified notices list many positions from caretakers cooks chambermaids waitresses and governesses to stenographers and teachers. Dense entries name Washington Domestic Guild and employers seeking experienced, reliable workers with references, and include compensation offers and addresses.
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