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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1919
Page
6
Fragmentary job ad text listing a help wanted position with unclear details. The readable portions mention payment and application hints but lack coherent specifics such as role, employer, or location. Further readable context is needed to produce a precise summary and secured title.
The Potomac Electric Power Company seeks applicants with electrical or mechanical experience for the office of Superintendent of Substations located at 450 Washington Street N.W. This posting notes long job requirements and directs qualified candidates to apply.
Employment notice from The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company inviting young women to apply for permanent telephone operator roles. No experience required with excellent working conditions and strong pay. Demonstration switchboard and offices located on the eighth floor of the new building at 725 13th Street NW. contact Main Official Branch OF for details.
Classified ad page shows clerical and domestic work offers in Washington area including stenographers, waitresses, cooks, maids, housekeepers, dishwashers, chambermaids, and office assistants. It lists experience requirements, pay per week or day, hours, and contact details for firms like Phillips Exchange, M. Philipsborn & Co., and local hotels and restaurants. Also notes government worker ads and opportunities for skilled trades such as carpenters and painters with location references. The entries name dozens of individuals seeking employment and various employers, reflecting broad labor market postings.
Classifieds show a flood of job requests and help wanted notices from a Southern woman seeking a housekeeper or companion role, and numerous listings for waitresses, houseworkers, keypunch operators, typists, and other labor positions. Multiple addresses and contact lines appear, with ranges from general labor to clerical work and personal companions.
A dense, mixed-page notice block advertises detective services by Bradford and associates, clairvoyants, and listings for lost items. It includes contact lines, claims of expert investigations, and assorted notices for readings, palmistry, and buy/sell ads, with numerous names, addresses, and rewards.
A dense OCR of ad notices lists open price identifications, owner contact options, lost pocketbooks, patent costs, office spaces, room rentals, retail and restaurant sales, business partnerships, equip offers, and real estate classifieds. It mentions locations near Washington DC, Dupont Circle, Connecticut Avenue, and various box numbers for responses.
Miscellaneous sale offers list furniture for sale including mahogany and oak pieces, dining room sets, dressers, beds, desks, chairs, mirrors, and a piano. Items are advertised with prices and contact details, several including discounts, and others mention moving or leaving town. Also noted are musical instruments, a hospital operating room outfit, a canvas tent, and miscellaneous hardware and office equipment.
Classified notices show buyers offering cash for old gold silver diamonds platinum and broken jewelry. Other requests include second hand army tents pianos machines rugs clothing and various home items with contact details.
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