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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1916
Page
2
A dense, OCR damaged page lists numerous classified want ads for male and female laborers, barbers, real estate agents, drivers, and clerical workers. Names and addresses are jumbled with erratic formatting, but the overall item reports widespread employment opportunities and job requirements across trades in the area.
Dense OCR of a late 19th or early 20th century job and service ad page. The text lists numerous employment ads for cooks, maids, house workers, dressmakers, stenographers, nurses, and other domestic roles. It includes contact details, addresses, and notes on wage expectations and job terms, with mentions of rooms for rent and personal services.
A chaotic catalog of vehicles, accessories, and misc items for sale. Ford touring cars, Chevrolet, Buick, Oakland Six, and other autos offered with prices, conditions, and contact cues. Also listed are motorcycles, tires, wheels, tools, furniture, and household goods alongside welding and automotive service notes from regional dealers.
A fragmented yard sale style listing offers numerous items for sale including furniture such as a granite platform, dining suites, a parlor set, chests, beds and bureaus, plus appliances like vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, fans, stoves, and a sewing machine. Also advertised are bicycles, firearms, baby carriages, antique items, and odds and ends with prices and contact notes scattered across addresses in Washington.
Fringe classified listing details numerous items for sale and service ads. Pianos and player pianos tuned and repaired by experts with forty years experience. Window shades made and hung free. Funiture, sewing machines, chests, mirrors, beds, baby carriages, and assorted hardware offered by multiple sellers.
A dense classified listing offers items from pianos and phonographs to rifles, boats, and furniture. It also seeks help in households, janitorial posts, and a married couple duo for private family duties, with contact details scattered across addresses and box numbers.
A classified page listing male laborers seeking work including carpentry, painting, office work, bookkeeper, stenographer, cashier, chauffeur, and general labor. Entries note experience, locations like Doran Street, Swann Street, 14th Street, and 7th Street, with varying references and wage mentions. Strong entities include names, streets, and roles, reflecting a broad array of employment requests from carpenters to clerks.
A fragmented newspaper page lists numerous job ads and worker notices, predominantly seeking colored men for positions such as janitor, elevator boy, dishwasher, farmhand, painter, porter, and various labor roles. Several white workers are also referenced for select posts, with locations and pay hints scattered across the entries.
A detector text fragment lists employment ads for chambermaids, cleaners, and household assistants by colored women. Entries mention addresses such as 923 Fcnt ate, 4 tt Bryant St, Takoma Park, and 17th St NW, with roles including chambermaid, housework, waitress, and cleaning duties.
A segment of classified notices shows job and living arrangements offering companions for elderly ladies or couples, maids, cooks, chambermaids, housekeepers, and laundresses. Listings specify color and private or boarding arrangements, with several entries for colored women in private families and boarding houses across streets like 5th, 10th, and 7th Avenues.
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