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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1919
Page
12
Salesmen wanted to distribute dictionaries and language aids across multiple regions. Cleveland and Maryland offices listed with addresses and contact details for applicants. Immediate openings emphasize high ethics, strong communication, and territory leadership.
A jumble of classified help wanted notices from The Hecht Co and others list salesmen, secretaries, typists, waitresses, cooks, maids, house workers, and junior clerks. Positions promise steady pay, short or long hours, and various locations around 14th to 7th streets and Ohio Lunch, with wages ranging from modest weekly sums to monthly guarantees and per-day rates.
Help wanted for carpenters at 12th and Shepherd streets northeast. Applicants supply tools and work 7:30 to 11 am. Afternoon shift starts at pm. Call Columbia 39h for good wages. 15
A jumble of old classified lines shows job openings for carpenters and plumbers, delivery helpers, cooks, meat cutters, pressers, and a manager for auto sales. Details include locations in Washington DC, numbered streets, and modest wages, with several asks for references and experience.
Ambitious man honorably discharged from the army seeks office and clerical work, offering ten years of accounting and bookkeeping experience, plus general office duties. Also lists interests in auditing and traveling auditor roles, with references. Various other help-wanted items appear in the page, including drivers, cooks, house staff, and laundry services.
A jumble of job ads and personal help wanted blurbs listing stenographers, trained nurses, cooks, maids, washerwomen, companions, and waitresses. It notes pay like 250 per week, various duties, travel, and references, with multiple addresses and names obscured or garbled.
An advertisement heavy page highlights Bradford's Detective Service claiming thirty four years in operation at Southheen Building near 15th and H Street. It markets licensed bonded private investigation, consultations by appointment, and notes the firm as the oldest large bureau in the city handling major matters.
Saturday evening and Friday incidents report lost items including a black lace straw hat with feather, a small pocketbook with rings and an identification card. Rewards offered for belongings found near Paste Street to D street NW and at Soldiers' Home car. Contact details provided for return.
A chaotic advertisement lists numerous sale items including furniture, dining tables, leather chairs, chests, and antique pieces. Items range from library tables and wardrobes to beds, dressers, and coffee tables offered at sacrifice prices by auctioneers Ellis & Arnold of 1323 G St. Also includes pianos, Victrolas, mirrors, sewing machines, and assorted household goods with mentions of easy terms and cash discounts.
A cluttered early 20th century listing describes baby carriages folding sulkies steel beds iron beds dress coats coats and suits priced from $5 to $850. Also a diamond ring $850 and multiple kitchen appliances including a gas cooker ice cream freezer and bread mixer along with dictionaries and furniture pieces across several addresses and phone numbers.
Classified notes show cash for gold silver diamonds platinum and old jewelry. Ads seek pianos talking machines furniture repairs floors typewriters and other items, with several names and street addresses in Washington DC area, including Mount Pleasant Street and G Street listings.
The Supreme Court of the District of Columbia issues condemnation proceedings for the Patterson tract in Northeast Washington. The United States seeks temporary use and occupancy of Parcel 129/2, about 8,176 acres, under acts of Congress. Petition filed June 26, 1919. defendants cited to appear by July 25, 1919. Publication to occur June 4 and weekly for three weeks in Evening Star and Washington Post.
The Supreme Court of the District of Columbia issues a publication order in the case Annie HC Barapte UM vs Harriet A Sterrett et al. requiring publication of the notice to unknown heirs and defendants. The order specifies publication for two months and two weeks with copies to be posted at designated city sites and in the Washington Law Reporter.
Sealed proposals for street and asphalt works in Washington DC, manure sale at Potomac Park, and naval vessel and base sales will be accepted. Proposals due dates vary, with openings on July 17, 1919, and July 28, 1919. Information from Chief Clerk and District Supply Offices.
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