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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1919
Page
3
Help wanted immediately for experienced waiter or waitress. Appears from Columbia School Se Dierden, Lith and Teta nw. Contact Portner Cefe Lith and One for application details.
A reader seeks location and contact for Steward's Business College in Washington and notes urgency to enroll before rate increases. The entry mentions Is02 Fst N.W and phone Main 8671 as identifiers, with prior garbled data referencing an Arctic explorer and Great War.
Classified help wanted notices list numerous positions for men and boys including barbers cooks chauffeurs waiters lathers bakers and clerks. Entries specify pay ranges from 18 to 35 dollars weekly with steady hours and various days and shifts plus locations such as 904 14th st nw and 7th street addresses indicating immediate openings and conditions.
The notice presents permanent positions in the Street Railway Business with progress pay scales, enlistment in the army, and jobs ranging from bootblacks to watchmen. It also lists clerical, sales, dairyman, warehouse, delivery, plumbing, watchmaking, and household help openings with locations in Washington and nearby areas, along with application details.
The Hecht Co invites applicants for permanent roles in Ladies' Suits, Misses' Wear, Infants' Wear, Muslin Underwear, Hosiery, and Sweaters. Also inviting young ladies who can write well and calculate accurately for office work. Advancement possible. 7th Street Between H and F.
A terse employment message directs consideration of the telephone operator role. The employment manager, labeled Main Official, handles inquiries from Branch 97. The eighth floor of the statistics telephone building at 725 13th Street NW hosts her office and a demonstration switchboard.
Classified notice listing multiple positions in Washington area: salesladies and apprentices for millinery with permanent jobs and good salaries, experienced saleslady for toilet goods with stock duties and commissions, sewers, stenographers and typists with permanent positions and weekly pay, waitresses, bindery workers, housekeeper for clergy, fruit store girl, pantry girl, cooks maids charwoman, office clerk with no experience required, and a dancing school seeking young ladies. Includes various addresses and apply instructions.
A long list of help wanted and situations wanted notes from a historic newspaper. Includes individuals seeking work as janitors, cooks, housemen, dressmakers, stenographers, and cleaners. positions in hotels, hospitals, real estate, offices, and private families. Some entries specify race and domestic service, with box numbers and contact hints. Widespread postings show varied offers and requests for employment and exchanges.
Multiple listings describe large and small rooms in private homes near congressional buildings and government offices. Advertised are carpeted front rooms with baths, private home meals, car line proximity, and references. Prices range. several entries mention SEPTEMBER availability and private baths.
Classified brief seeking furnished rooms or apartments for single and couple applicants near Dupont Circle and Navy areas. Listings ask for private baths, room and board options, central locations, and reasonable rent. Include contact boxes for this office and emphasize discreet, refined accommodations.
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