What were common jobs in the early 1900's?

Answer 1

in New York City in the early 1900s common jobs were street sweeper- behind the horses mainly-western union men to deliver packages and messages- grocers - vegetable men selling their stock from push carts through the crowded streets of lower manhatten" strawwbeeries. blueeeberries peaches " they would almost sing. rag men who picked up anything you wanted to throw away and find a way to resell it for a neat little profit. another common jpb might be a laundress picking up dirty clothes from the rich and returning them 2 days later washed and pressed. one common job was the street lamp workers whose job it was to light the gas burners in all the street lights and put them out at dawn earning the nickname of town crier for they would shout the latest news story as they went on their way. the horse and carriage drivers a prelude to taxis. restaurants ran galore back then as they do now in N.Y.C. and a position as a waiter was just that a position a fellow who had his regular diners seated in his section for years on end. who got to know the families of both waiter and diner over the years. naturally the local policeman who walked his beat around the clock and "there better not be any damn trouble out of anyone or he would run you in" for 8 hours he turned your door knobs making sure they were locked and after a round might start out in the corner pub for a little refrezshment on those cold winter nights. but God help the man found inside a store when the officer found a lock not locked that was locked an hour ago. to see what i imagine is the greatest time to live in the city is to watch Hello Dolly starring striesand and mathau

Answer 2

in New York City in the early 1900s common jobs were street sweeper- behind the horses mainly-western union men to deliver packages and messages- grocers - vegetable men selling their stock from push carts through the crowded streets of lower manhatten" strawwbeeries. blueeeberries peaches " they would almost sing. rag men who picked up anything you wanted to throw away and find a way to resell it for a neat little profit. another common jpb might be a laundress picking up dirty clothes from the rich and returning them 2 days later washed and pressed. one common job was the street lamp workers whose job it was to light the gas burners in all the street lights and put them out at dawn earning the nickname of town crier for they would shout the latest news story as they went on their way. the horse and carriage drivers a prelude to taxis. restaurants ran galore back then as they do now in N.Y.C. and a position as a waiter was just that a position a fellow who had his regular diners seated in his section for years on end. who got to know the families of both waiter and diner over the years. naturally the local policeman who walked his beat around the clock and "there better not be any damn trouble out of anyone or he would run you in" for 8 hours he turned your door knobs making sure they were locked and after a round might start out in the corner pub for a little refrezshment on those cold winter nights. but God help the man found inside a store when the officer found a lock not locked that was locked an hour ago. to see what i imagine is the greatest time to live in the city is to watch Hello Dolly starring striesand and mathau