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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1908
Page
21
Miscellaneous listings show buying, selling, and service requests across many categories. Readers seek books, furniture, clothing, room sharing, job help, and skilled trades with low prices, quick cash, or favorable terms. Entries include boxes for responses and street addresses.
Amateur classified items show varied pleas for help and services. Notes include caretaking by white couple without children, a young married couple seeking housework or fronting tasks, and requests for manuscript editing and copy work. Offers include living accommodations and part time or full time positions in city offices.
A dense sweep of classified help wanted notices across various trades and services. Listings include drivers, elevator conductors, porters, grocers, bartenders, farmers, clerks, stenographers, and numerous positions for maids, cooks, chambermaids, waitresses, and nurses. Many entries specify race and age preferences, references, and box numbers for responses. some offer summer or year‑round work, with locations concentrated in the Washington DC area.
Numerous furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent across NW DC including 12th, 7th, 4th, and 8th streets with private baths, gas, heat, and board options. Target tenants include gentlemen, a private family, and single occupants. rates vary by floor and amenities. proximity to streetcar lines and libraries noted.
Multiple listings describe furnished rooms for rent in Northwest and nearby areas. Offerings include single and double rooms with heat, gas, bath access, housekeeping, private families, and weekly or monthly rates. Some notes mention proximity to Union Station, government offices, and car lines. several rooms advertise private baths or shared facilities.
A sprawling list of room rentals across Washington DC shows numerous furnished and unfurnished options. Advertisements describe large front rooms, fur rooms with baths, central heating, and access to streetcars or car lines. Prices range from about 10 to 20 dollars per month, with terms for gentlemen or private families and sometimes including board. Locations cited include NW and SE streets, mass ave, Clifton, Massachusetts Ave NW, and Capitol Hill areas, reflecting a dense market for summer and year‑round lodging. Many entries specify private families, utilities, and proximity to transit lines, with varying floor levels and amenities. Various listings indicate single rooms, suites, and multiple-occupant arrangements in houses on streets like 7th, 12th, 13th, and 19th Streets NW, and nearby neighborhoods.
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