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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1907
Page
25
The Washington Post promotes free advertising for personal notices in its Want Ad section. It details timing for free ads, mentions offices and Saturday post-cutoffs, and lists multiple neighborhood pharmacies and streets as reference points for readers seeking free column space.
Classifieds detail a flood of female domestic labor offers from various households seeking cooks, maids, governesses, laundresses, and general helpers. Ads promise room and board, wages, and potential apprenticeship, with many entries seeking experienced or trained workers for private families across the city.
A dense scan of classified text lists numerous help wanted entries for waitresses, cooks, and general housework. It names several locations and street addresses, includes notes about experience, private boxes, and daily hours, and mentions specific employers and positions. The fragment suggests a bustling job market with multiple openings aimed at domestic and cafe service roles.
An old newspaper page lists numerous barter offers including a New York portrait engraver trade for a fine violin, a gas range, a horse and buggy, an Oliver typewriter, a shorthand dictation system, feather pillows, home goods, a pearl and gold lorgnette, a phonograph, a carpet, and more. Buyers seek board, furnished rooms, and various items in exchange for services or equipment.
Readable items include three piece living room suite, gas range, double iron bed, desk, tables, mattresses, and other household furniture. Also listings for an apartment at Decatur 27 and a large top desk, with prices and contact hints scattered amid an ad heavy page.
A dense, OCR dominated list of lost items and rewards. The scattered entries mention watches pocketbooks jewelry keys travel tickets and various personal effects lost or found around Washington areas including Georgetown Dupont Circle and Chevy Chase with rewards offered and contact details in many cases.
A cluttered for sale page lists used pianos, tables, sideboards, chairs, sewing machines, cameras, posters, lamps, and various furniture. Items cover brands like Smith and Barnes, Stieff, and Howes, with removal services and box ads. Prices range from a few dollars to dozens, with multiple contact box numbers and location cues scattered throughout the listing.
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