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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1912
Page
2
Ad offers dress forms priced at 3.50 with a 95.00 form described as reforming the figure and reducing fatigue from tiring fittings. Oppenheimer's at 800 E Street solicits advertisers and miscellaneous wanted notices appear nearby.
An assortment of classified style notices touts high prices for worn shoes and hats. It also promotes clairvoyant palmistry services by Mr Daoud and Miss Matthews, with readings offered in various locations and prices.
A sprawling 1920s style classified page shows myriad items and notices. Listings include coats and furs, radiators, shades, piano gear, ivory and silver pieces, watches, eyeglasses, porters, cooks, chambermaids, and job seeks. Names, prices, and locations appear with scattered contact cues and reward offers.
A chaotic catalog of items for sale and services dominates the page, listing furniture, clothing, appliances, musical items, and odd jobs. Names and addresses blur into a long string of classifieds detailing moving, packing, storage, and various requests for workers and buyers.
A long classified page lists job desires and available positions from a historic paper. Entries include apprentices, bartenders, cooks, housekeepers, governesses, nurses, and maids sought by colored and white workers, with locations, ages, and brief notes on experience.
A jumble of classified style listings offers female workers including pianists secretaries stenographers store demonstrators waitresses and writers. Many entries seek experienced young women for positions in confectionery stores stores offices and boarding houses with contact at various addresses and phone numbers.
A lengthy OCR filled with laundries and washing services. Many listings claim clean, affordable washing by the day or house service. Numerous addresses cite rooms, flats, and lodgings offering laundry and other chores with varying rates.
Fragmentary OCR text offers employment callouts from Strayers College with garbled lines about a graduate named Toney Rota and a catalog offer. The readable bits suggest a job listing or outreach but lack clear details or dates.
Classified notice seeking a young woman for a domestic role in New York area. Ad describes daily duties, location near Larkport, references a wage and living arrangement, and requests contact for further details. No explicit company name provided.
A garbled OCR page lists numerous employment notices for cashiers and wrap workers, domestic staff, salesladies, and kitchen help. The fragmentary text mentions wages, locations, and apply instructions amid unrelated strings and numbers.
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