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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1914
Page
5
Help wanted notices from Woodward & Lothrop and similar shops list male assistants, window trimmers, cleaners, furnace men, guitar placement, salesmen, watch sales, and various shop roles. Entries show requirements, pay notes, and application directions, with many ad fragments and informal job details.
Classified notice seeks a female assistant with basic clerical skills for a local firm. Requires punctuality and ability to handle routine duties. Apply in person at the address listed in the urban hamlet posting.
Historic ad fragment lists positions for dressmaking, millinery training, and general housework in New York area. Mentions apprenticeships at New York Millinery Academy and numerous domestic helper roles including cooks, chambermaids, and housekeepers, with ages and preferences for color or race where stated. Includes contact cues, addresses, and wage notes amid scattered OCR text.
Classified notice style listing numerous domestic jobs and personnel openings in Washington area. Includes positions for housework maids cooks nurses seamstresses waitresses and stenographers, with ages, hours, and areas provided. mentions employers Julius Garfinkle Co and Remington Typewriter Company among others. several entries call for experienced sewers and reliable helpers with references. some notices request living arrangements or specific hours.
A long collation of lost and found notices itemizing personal belongings from a gray handbag to wallets watches pins rings gloves and other small articles. Names and addresses accompany each entry including locations around 8th Street Pennsylvania Avenue and Georgetown with rewards offered for return.
Local advertisement for drawing and design classes offering day and evening sessions. Includes contact details for Washington School of Art and notes about booklet requests for enrollment. Also features a dense classified list of used goods for sale with numerous item descriptions and locations.
A dense list of secondhand goods across many categories. Motorcycles, billiard tables, pianos, typewriters, furniture, clothing, baby carriages, lamps, books, and more offered at bargain prices. Locations include 2034 F St, Lafayette, 812 DB St, and 1824 Monroe St with various contact hints tucked in.
A dense rag of misc listings including 12 gauge guns furniture like tables chairs and sofas, oak furniture, kitchenware, bicycles, books, clothing, carpets, and a variety of household items for cash. Several entries note contact details and street addresses such as 16 CARPET rus 627 fast one 16, 212 7th st ow 16, 904 F at 16, and 1402 Lost one bein oo ot i. Also included are notices for services and jobs such as cooks, maids, janitors, and hotel management positions with locations and contact hints.
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