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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1919
Page
6
Classified blotter shows numerous help wanted ads for office boys and male and female workers. Listings include clerical, janitorial, dishwashing, wait staff, stenographers, typewriters, messengers, plumbers, drivers, and factory helpers across Washington area postings with contact addresses and hours. Includes government census, school offerings, and job training opportunities.
Diverse classified notices show a young man seeking evening work as a mechanical draftsman or tracer, an accountant-bookkeeper offering services in credits and tax, a colored individual seeking private family work, and various public notices urging civil service exam preparation. Also included are dressmaking, sewing, laundry, and delivery job requests with contact details.
A dense classifieds page lists numerous help wanted and service ads: housework, kitchen helper, waitress, clerk at a soda fountain, licensed chauffeur, imittance man, first class colored chef, baker, stenographer, typist, and various domestic workers. Contact details include 1336 Gallatin st aw, 43 Adams st aw, 1524 10th st aw, and 220 Pst sw among others.
The page lists various items for sale and auctioneers details including Webster dictionaries, a Sheraton dining suite, a combination secretary and bookcase, rugs, dressers, beds, and assorted furniture. It also advertises musical instruments, phonographs, typewriters, mirrors, and garden items with prices, sellers, and locations such as 1823 G St NW and 509 11th St NW. Masters and auctioneers like Eis & Arnold and Bilis & Arveld appear amid miscellaneous sale notices.
Various for sale items listed with contact at 1119 14th St and 1223 Yee for bottles jars jugs and coats uniforms fur sale from Woodward & Lothrop. Old gold silver platinum jewelry diamonds bought by Louis Abrahams at 156 Days Mamonds and other precious metals. Also requests to sell teeth cash for old teeth and dental work. Ads include clothing and household goods from Penn and Main addresses and local clubs seeking members.
A cluttered classified list advertises furnished rooms and small suites for rent across multiple addresses in Washington DC areas including 920 F Street NW and Belmont Road. Offers cover private baths, electric lights, steam heat, couple-friendly or single occupancy, temporary and permanent stays, daily and monthly rates, and references. many rooms claim central locations near parks, car lines, and government districts with prices ranging from modest to premium.
Numerous furnished and unfurnished room offerings listed for rent in Northwest DC near Mount Pleasant Adams Morgan and downtown. Highlights include single front rooms for gentlemen with rates from 4 to 20 dollars monthly, several two person options with baths, optional meals, and on premises garages. Various addresses such as 1906 M St NW 148 Calvert St NW 1701 North Capitol St and 104 M St NW feature front rooms private baths and hot water. ads note proximity to transit and conveniences with several contacts like Main 4539 and North 3295.
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