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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1919
Page
6
A fragmented OCR item mentions a couple named Waster Giles seeking a chauffeur, with vague references to wages and a comfortable home. Details are unclear due to garbled text and missing context. The piece reads like a brief classifieds fragment from a Southern Press page.
Classifieds show a collage of job opportunities from 1920s era, including positions in accountancy, drafting, wireless, and various blue collar roles. Multiple ads seek male workers, offering training, telegraphy, clerical, and shop floor work with wages listed. Notable employers include The Columbia School of Drafting and various local businesses, with emphasis on evening classes, part time, and unemployment era hiring signals.
Thousands are needed for census clerks with examinations on October 18 and November 15. Ads seek high school graduates for supervisory roles, with pay up to 1500 dollars annually. Positions listed include clerical, switchboard, telephone operator, and related office work in Washington areas with multiple employers and training programs.
Worth-while positions for women of ability who are capable of taking charge of branch stores steady employment regular hours good salary to start and quick advancement if permitted The Hoffman Co 735 13th st nw 9 Woman for washing good pay Apply Lamy Brothers 107 H St nw 12 Working housekeeper private family given good wages 1654 Columbia road 12
A dense snippet lists diverse job ads and requests. It includes sewing and embroidery work, awning removal, bookkeeping, hotel restaurant roles, carpentry, chauffeurs, cooks, waitstaff, stenographers, cleaners, maids, waiters, janitorial tasks, and nursing care. Locations reference Washington Street NW and other addresses. boxes indicate office classifieds.
Fragmentary ad listing hand caneing and spline caning services at Armstrong's, 1233 10th Street, job offers for pupils and private lessons. Mentions French study, native barber Pariani university, tutoring team 301 Richmond, and private lessons to a few blades to learn Italian, contact RK Corbin room 6583, Wootward Slag 8.
Classified ad lists used pianos uprights and grand instruments from brands like Weber Kimball and Knabe with prices, exchanges and terms. It mentions Webster dictionaries repair services at 830 12th St NW and sells various music items at auctioneers Hecht Co and Arnold listings. Multiple items include a Victor Victrola and Grafonela with discounted prices and layaway style terms.
Washington public can buy Department of Labor furniture and equipment used in war housing. Sale days are Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting Oct 6 1919 at the storehouse North Capitol and D St NW. Items include bedroom living room and dining room furniture blankets linens china ware glassware and kitchen utensils with set prices for bulk purchases.
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