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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1919
Page
7
A jumble of classified listings promotes sales and jobs from various firms. Prominent are Huston era style opportunities claiming high pay under old systems, including salesman roles at 700 southern Bridge Street, and multiple notices for stenographers and tax training. The text reads like a chaotic ad page with contact details and scattered addresses.
A fragment from a syndicated comic page mentions Bringing Up Father and related panels or captions. The readable lines reference characters and likely publication context without full plot details.
Classified note sheet lists multiple employment openings including chauffeurs, delivery staff, waiters, cooks, clerks, stenographers, salesladies, and general house workers. Employers include hotels, cleaning firms, restaurants, and department stores offering wages listed or referenced as good. Several ads call for experienced, reliable applicants and mention locations such as 4th street, G street NW, and Pa avenue.
A long, fragmented classified section shows numerous help wanted and self description notices. Entries include carpentry contracting painting chauffeur waiter stenographer and office roles, with several addresses and box numbers for responses, plus a few explicit claims of experience, availability, and wage expectations. The era tone mirrors a busy urban job market with varied trades and administrative posts.
A crowded classified page fills with varied wanted notices. Listings include waiters, clerks, and secretaries seeking positions. young men seeking night work, executive or office roles. women seeking housekeeper, nanny, cook, or chambermaid posts. references and mailbox boxes noted for follow up. and a few specialized roles like stenographers, nurses, and a former army officer seeking advancement.
A garbled collection of lost item notices from a Midland district page lists auto licenses, jewelry, wallets, and other valuables. Entries mention horses, pins, bracelets, a pocketbook with money, a green watch, a purees case, and a Boston terrier. Rewards range up to 850 dollars for returns to listed addresses and owners.
An OCR fragment lists Bradford's Detective Service at 15th and MH Streets NW established for 34 years, claiming status as the oldest and largest private investigation firm. It includes contact lines Franklin 6700 and West 2233, and a miscellany of ads for pianos for rent, clairvoyants, buy-sell clothing, and various notices with unclear attributions.
The text references DETECTIVE SERVICE of the heat and of the heat and INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF VESTIGATION with names Robert Howlett and Gwonay We, mentioning rooms and contact lines. It presents a fragmentary claim about selling for incq trade, noting competition, better grade pew punta at 82, and cash saved, ending with Justice Old Stud.
Advertises assorted goods from dictionaries to furniture and musical instruments. Lists items such as oak bookcases, dining chairs, mahogany furniture, sewing machines, upright pianos, phonographs, and various secondhand wares. Mentions prices, contact details, and locations in Washington area.
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