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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1919
Page
4
Goldenberg is seeking a permanent experienced office man skilled in bookkeeping and office tasks. Attractive salary offered to a qualified, active candidate. Apply at the office on the 5th floor Goldenberg's 7th and K Streets.
Help wanted for a male carriage wagon painter. Must be able to work promptly. Apply at Auto Livery Co. 22 Sepants.
A dense column of job notices seeks Cook and kitchen helper, dining room girl, elevator girl, experienced telephone operator at 60 monthly, bindery workers, feeders andSatches, Elite Laundry staff, general houseworker with references, hotel laundry girls, and a hotel housekeeper with experience. Locations include 1123 43rd St NW, 1360 Farial St NW, Somerset House 16th and 8th, South Wardman Courts, 815 14th St NW, Elite Laundry 2119 14th St NW, Takoma Park DC, and 608 9th St NW, with pay details and contact spots.
A DC employment notice invites young women to apply for telephone operator positions. No experience required, salaries above average, excellent surroundings, permanent work. The employment manager's office is on the eighth floor of the new 725 13th Street NW building. Also listed are various help-wanted ads for cooks, nurses, stenographers, secretaries, and other domestic and office jobs across Washington, with locations and contact details.
A dense classified listing shows multiple job seekers: accountants, bookkeepers, stenographers, typists, auditors, lawyers, engineers, cooks, chauffeurs, maids, and more. Entries include contact boxes, phone numbers, and city addresses, with preferences for part or full time, day or night shifts, and evenings, plus notes on experience and references. The ad reflects wartime era employment needs across office work, trades, and domestic service.
A dense string of help wanted blurbs lists various individuals seeking work. Entries include a white woman seeking housekeeping or private home management, a neat colored girl seeking waitress or general labor, a refined woman seeking hotel hostess or companion roles, and multiple ads from colored women seeking domestic or office work. Also notes on stenographer positions, Spanish translation services, and general laundry or office tasks, with contact Box numbers and addresses attached.
An array of personal detective and clairvoyant services advertise through postal and phone listings. Agencies promise high prices for discarded clothing, paid by cash, with contact details for the International Bureau of Investigation and several clairvoyants and psychics.
A dense wartime style advertisement lists numerous furnished rooms for rent in Washington D C with private baths running water electricity free phone and central heating. It notes reduced summer rates from 1 50 per day to monthly rates 30 to 45 and mentions several properties including The Kern The New Commercial Hotel and The Brunswick with various room sizes amenities and locations along 7th Street NW G Street NW Harvard Street NW M Street NW and nearby wards. Many entries specify single rooms double rooms or suites and some offer board garage or proximity to landmarks like Wardman Park Hotel and Capitol.
Numerous listings for furnished rooms and studios in Northwest Washington DC. Private homes offer single and double rooms with utilities, breakfast, and some with private baths. Locations include 14th, 15th, 16th, Belmont, Clifton, Webster, Euclid, Mount Pleasant, and Vermont avenues with prices ranging from about $5 to $25 weekly.
A series of help wanted room ads from a historical issue seeking living space. Listings include a middle aged couple wanting two to three rooms with a stable private residence. a permanent single family apartment with at least two rooms, bath, and kitchen. a small housekeeping apartment for an employed couple near the Treasury. a gentleman seeking a room and board with French speaking family. a quiet single room with board for a lady. and a refined married couple seeking lodging by September with location details. Each ad provides box numbers for responses.
Fragmentary listing describes a table board exception with addresses and partial references to parks, avenues, and markets. It mentions Col. 3212 and 25 Conn Ave NW along with 15th St Ny and Norty B71. Details are incomplete and uncertain about the exact entities or dates.
Classified ad fragment listing multiple residences with large rooms and private baths per week and month rates. Includes 1330 Vermont Ave, 1321 Colombia Road, NST NW kitchenette options, 1483 Newton St Apt 22 with private entrance. Mentions terms for men.
Fragmentary rental notices list several room offerings near the Navy Yard and downtown addresses. Entries mention furnished and unfurnished rooms with running water, closets, and monthly rates around 20 dollars. Locations include 1118 10th Street NW and 637 FaT SW with other nearby blocks.
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