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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1917
Page
9
Editor Robert L. Preston decries Congress delays and presidential power in wartime. He blasts American apathy, accuses leaders of mismanaging policy, and warns that deceit and inaction risk national ruin. He recalls naval heroes and urges resolve or liberty or death.
Financial statement of the Commercial National Insurance Company of Washington D C for December 1 1915 shows capital stock 81800 assets cash in office 316534 cash in bank 3132282 uncollected premiums 10316 liabilities salaries rents taxes etc 1444 23 losses sustained during 1916 41915 37 money received during 1916 97058 9R expended during 1916 54558 07 T OYSTER President JULIAN OW GRUBB Secretary Subscribed and sworn before me February 21 1917 (Seal) By B SHAVER Notary Public
Andrew Jordan Green of Washington declares in a March 17 letter that a nationwide railroad strike endangers war readiness and public welfare. He urges the government to seize control of the rails, back the president, and compel owners and workers to obey for America first.
Editorial condemns railway leaders as traitors to the nation accusing them of misguided pacifism as Germany sinks an American liner and calls for unity amid wartime strain. It praises British and allied mobilization and notes unions opposing war as a British wartime critique.
Editor asserts Costa Rican investments are safe under U S policy. He cites U S nonrecognition of Gen Tinoco by State Department, Costa Rica’s peaceful revolution, and upcoming elections. He notes long American interests protected by Costa Rican fairness, referencing his family’s four decades of American investments.
Letter to Editor from EB M of Washington DC criticizing corporal punishment in institutions. Recounts knowledge of rubber hose, cites a Wilmington Delaware whipping post and a warden who quit over lashings. Calls for reader input on this brutal practice and its impact on both victims and enforcers.
The preacher cites Luther's 1539 sermon on The High Cost of Living, condemning farmers and nobles who raise prices out of greed. He argues looming famine follows artificial highs, while workers suffer as goods become dearer and wages fail to cover costs.
A mixed scan of 1920s help wanted ads lists male barbers with steady work at various addresses in Washington and mentions first class and colored classifications. Other openings include a houseman chauffeur, firemen, engineers, and a bag of positions with wages and locations like 1281 7th St NW and 14th St NW, reflecting era job postings and racial job category labels.
A fragmented OCR item mentions an employment or alert placeholder with unclear names and actions. Readable elements include potential names and a location keyword, but details remain non-specific and require clarification for a precise record.
Multiple listings seeking first class machinists, bench hands, auto and locomotive mechanics, assistants, counter men, and a watchmaker. Positions require experience or age details where noted. Includes odd jobs for a young man at Dupont Circle and a white male wagon worker. various addresses and contact boxes provided.
A garbled list of job ads from a historical paper includes help for female apprentices in French dreuscutting dressmaking and millinery, general housework, colored domestic work, chambermaids, cooks, and nursing. Mentions New York Academy, addresses like 1115 G St, 1416 K St, and names such as Mrs Ladlow. Also seeks a white nurse, a telephone operator trainee, corsetiere training, and various housekeeping roles with references and stay nights.
A collage of classified notices seeks domestic workers. Many entries offer chambermaids, general housework, laundry, sewing, or waitstaff positions for colored women and girls, with contact addresses and phone numbers in Washington area streets. Listings emphasize reliability, experience, and willingness to stay nights or work half days.
Help wanted for laborers at Corcoran building located at 15th and Pa. Ave. Wage offered is twenty five cents per hour. Shifts available day and night. Contact Nelson & Lewin. 19
Pastor Paul D Leddin of St John’s Lutheran Church warns that famine looms as grain cannot be bought, even with a bumper harvest, due to greed and waste. He cites history repeating itself and calls for prayer as shortages threaten hunger and hoarding.
Reverend Dr. D. H. Martin warns that the United States faces national disaster if internal evils are not erased. He cites unrest and oppression, predicts revolutions abroad and potential domestic upheaval within months, urging more statesmanship and less politics.
Advertising notice seeking interior decorating services for homeowners and real estate owners. Offers painting and wallpaper hanging estimates. Mentions Lang Derurative Shop and a 7% rate, with a contact phone at Main and 12th Street.
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