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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1919
Page
11
Classified ad fragment listing salesmen, examiners, and general help wanted. Mentions stock, corporate roles, and location clues with unclear details. Includes contact lines and price hints, typical mid century want ads.
A dense OCR segment lists multiple job ads and notices across Washington venues. Entries include cooks, clerks, pressmen, drapers, couriers, and delivery roles at firms such as The Washington Post and local establishments, with locations on G Street, 14th Street, and Northwest districts. Also noted are lectures, employment inquiries, and board notices with names like Julius Garfinkle & Co, Washington Railway & Electric Co, and Turner Coast.
Classified help wanted notices show a range of roles from sales and delivery to operator and bookkeeper. Firms include The Washington Post circulation department, Chevrolet Motor Co, and various shops seeking laborers foremen drivers and clerks in Washington area. Several positions call for quick apply with street addresses and hours.
A jumble of classified notices offers work and training across roles from cashier and housework to tailoring, millinery, and French pattern design. Entries list wages, hours, locations, and contact boxes, with several mentions of full time or apprenticeship prospects and various employers.
Classified list of job openings includes millinery, corsetieres, hatters, stenographers, clerks, salesladies, waitresses, telephone operators, housekeepers, and child care. Emphasis on experience with women’s garments, sewing, and general office or domestic work. Locations: 13th St, King’s Palace, 7th St, Conn Ave, and nearby Washington DC area. Applicants urged to apply in person or by box at the office.
A garbled situations wanted page lists various job seekers including an accountant auditor, a butler valet, a carpenter, a chauper caterer, a vulcanizer, a cook, a painter, a lawyer, a stenographer, a hotel worker, and a chauffeur. Entries include desired employment types such as private families or day jobs, with scattered contact addresses and compensation hints. The block shows widespread labor-market reflections with people seeking permanent or contract work in private households, businesses, or public settings.
A jumble of lost items includes a wrist watch with initials A Ld and a diamond brooch, a Persian cat, a green address book, a feather pocketbook, a knife, and a government check. Rewards are offered for returns to various locations including Miss H. Younge, Moe, and Frank. Contact details and addresses are given for reclaiming items.
A dense page of classifieds lists positions, domestic help, and misc. sales. Advertisements include housework cooks stewards stenographers and office help under Colored woman, elderly, and other descriptors along with lists of items for sale such as pianos, furniture, clothing, and jewelry. Also appears are lost and found notices and miscellaneous blue-collar and professional job offers with contact addresses and phone numbers.
A dense page of classified ads blends used furniture, typewriters, gardening services, pets, and autos with bristling prices and contact boxes. Highlights include bargain prices for slightly worn suits, old gold and diamonds, and a wide array of garage rentals, painting services, and repair offers, all interwoven with vehicle sales and trade-in notes.
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