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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1919
Page
3
Classifieds seek male and female workers for cooking, serving, pastry, and barbers across restaurants, hotels, and schools. Payroll ranges from weekly to monthly, with prospects in radio, accounting, clerical, and crafts. Diverse applicants urged. positions in Washington DC area with training offered.
Classified help wanted notes show a wide range of positions including engineers bookkeepers janitors cooks housemen housekeeper wait staff and drivers. Employers like National Capital Press Christo Bottling Co Thorne Company Washington Post and others seek experienced or entry level workers with references and salary expectations, some offering room and board regular hours and steady employment.
Classified notice listing multiple job openings for women including fitters, seamstresses, houseworkers, cooks, dishwashers, companions, nurses, stenographers, and salesladies. Includes box numbers, locations in Washington area, wage notes, and special requirements, with several ads seeking colored or white applicants and one for a millinery and dress department position.
A fragmented page lists multiple help wanted items including waitresses, housemaids, a mill finery trimmer, general housework, dining room staff, and a nurse. Locations include 407 Fifth Street, 1102 Abth eon, 1536 rs13, 2204 Let St NW, and The Marne at 13th and Belmont Col. Wages and duties vary with several full or part time positions available. Some entries mention meals and hours, while others seek experienced staff for immediate start.
An aggressive young man seeks a trusted executive assistant post or high class firm role. A capable bookkeeper accountant and stenographer offers extensive experience and flexible hours for special projects or steady position. Various trades including carpenter, chauffeur, cook, electrician, waiter, and tax expert ads for part or full time work appear with contact boxes and addresses.
A jumble of short help wanted, personal service, and lost and found items. Listings include a young man seeking clerical work, a stenographer seeking private secretary work, a colored woman offering cleaning and housework, a practical nurse, a refined young lady for switchboard work, and various lost items such as jewelry and pets. Also notices for domestic help, domestic workers, and a few misc ads for services and purchases.
The laundries advertise swift and careful garment care with prompt service and telephone or mail contact options. Local notices invite customers to write or call for inquiries and orders, highlighting reliable handling of clothing and dry cleaning needs.
Auction style notices list miscellaneous rugs books revolver talking machine kitchen cabinet and various personals for sale. Includes fur coat silk riding habit pawn ticket diamonds locket rings and jewelry listings with contact hints and prices. Also includes furniture and household items such as a marble bust fountain and wooden cases offered by local sellers and a few address clues.
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