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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1919
Page
5
Employment ad offers starting battery repairman and lead burner positions with good pay. Several other listings include carpenters, elevator operators, cooks, houseworkers, and more, with apply locations across Washington area.
A discussion on education titled The Lamp of Aladdin or What is Education surveys aims and ideals. It contrasts imagination with knowledge and argues for education as a guiding light shaping character and future prospects.
A dense classified-style page lists opportunities across Washington DC including paper route pay from The Washington Post, night engineer, drug store porter, salesmen in hardware and confectionery trades, shoemakers, barbers, and tailoring. It also notes positions in bowling alleys, D.C. Fire Department clerical roles, laundry and garment workers, drivers, janitors, and hotel staffing, with varied pay and hours.
Job openings listed across millinery suit coat dress glove and underwear departments. Permanent positions with potential for advancement for those showing proper interest. Preparers and makers in the millinery department are required.
A burst of want ads seeks colored girls for cook and chambermaid work, stenographers and typists, housekeepers, a married couple for light country work, general housework and kitchen help, office assistants, and feminine clerical roles. Multiple locations including Manassas and Washington addresses appear. pay ranges from $8 to $15 weekly with various hours and prerequisites.
A dense, OCR heavy help wanted clipping lists multiple occupations and applicants. Entries show Japanese valet positions, cooks, housekeepers, waitstaff, watchmakers, stenographers, and clerical workers. Many boxes reference office blotters for responses, with various adult applicants seeking employment in homes or firms.
A compacted montage of classified style situations wanted ads. entries include a general commercial advertising position seeker, a reliable young colored man seeking any work, a first class chef seeking private family or club employment, an architectural draughtsman seeking salary terms, a person seeking placement for steamboard room duties, a salesperson offering own services, an experienced chauffeur seeking steady work. Each entry reflects name initials and contact cues, with varying specificity and location hints from the era.
Personal young lady professional dancer offers evening instruction and lessons. Also lists high prices for ladies and children's clothing and shoes, contact box 738. Various lost and found items including watches, pins, and jewelry with rewards. Pianos for rent and musical instruments advertised. Listings include addresses in Washington area and phone contacts.
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