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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1919
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text provides limited readable items. The snippet shows stray words and punctuation without clear names, places, dates, or actions to summarize as a coherent news item. No verifiable event or person present to anchor a proper card.
Classified help wanted notices seeking salesmen and collectors for insurance and mail routes. Listings include positions at a bank and hotel Richmond, night shifts, and Washington Post circulation opportunities. Notices invite applicants under 18 or over 38 for some roles. emphasize salaries, commissions, and broad general office work.
WANTED experienced colored dental mechanic must be good with gold and rubber work. Apply at Tir Woman Jeffersoe 314 E Queen St Narfolk VA. Also want a WHIP man and a boss to manage Ford truck work. Apply Christo Bottharg Bill 0 Atin 2B. AGUNG man for crane and odd jobs. Apply V3 Dost neat for business rapa. Salary offer 37.
Help wanted ads list multiple female positions from parlors to hotels and offices. Many entries seek colored workers, cooks, dishwashers, waitresses, dressmakers, and clerks, offering wages, meals, and room or good home conditions. some specify age, experience, and relocation.
A noisy OCR of a classified page lists numerous help wanted ads including stenographers, telephone operators, seamstresses, houseworkers, and dressmakers. It mentions salary ranges around 18 to 110 weekly, locations in Washington area, and multiple box or address references for applications. Several entries seek experienced or college-educated applicants, while others call for general household staff and domestic help.
A fragmented classified listing shows various sought positions including auditor, clerk, stenographer, carpenter, gardener, tailor, and interpreter. It includes references to private families, live-in care, and temporary or permanent work, with contact box numbers and vague wages and hours, reflecting a crowded early 20th century employment page.
Classifieds show numerous ads from Colored women and men seeking cleaning, office support, caregiving, cooking, and day work in the Washington DC area. Items include housekeeper, stenographer, typist, nanny, and personal assistant roles. Several notices request meals, laundry, and light domestic duties with varying hours and locations around NW and surrounding streets.
A cluttered classified page lists lost items and sales from garments to furniture and instruments. It includes a pocketbook with two diamond rings offered for reward, and numerous listings for dictionaries furniture pianos and phonographs with prices and contact hints across Washington area addresses and stores.
An OCR fragment catalogs a miscellaneous sale at People's Drug Store at 7th and M streets NW. It lists a soda fountain, back bar, chairs, hats, dresses, lamps, and furniture, with scattered prices and notes on new or used condition. The jumble also references cash for old gold and jewelry and other miscellaneous goods and listings.
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