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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1915
Page
4
A long classified listing features numerous help wanted notices including cooks housemaids drivers porters and cleaners. It lists ages colors and qualifications with contact hints and various neighborhoods in Washington DC area offering services and employment.
A fragmentary classified section lists multiple entries seeking work by young men from the country or city, including a white man seeking travel, a colored man willing to relocate, and a clerical applicant aged 21 desiring a position. Locations referenced include Brookland and various streets, with notes on qualifications and hours.
Classified notices show numerous help wanted ads for domestic roles including cook, chambermaid, laundress, waitress, and companion positions. Listings specify color status in some ads, with white and colored workers sought for private homes and hotels along 18th Street NW and surrounding avenues.
Classified notices for domestic work show numerous listings by colored women seeking housework, cooking, cleaning, nurse, and related tasks. Names, addresses, and brief refs appear, with many postings on 4th and 7th streets NW and nearby areas, indicating a community market for daily or live-in labor.
Classified help wanted notices seek colored women for washing ironing cooking and laundry duties in various locations around Washington DC. Listings provide multiple addresses such as 4th Street aw, Lamont Street aw, 1st Street, 1458 Tatpw, and 419 I street se with references and wage notes.
Multiple listings offering furnished rooms, laundress and housework help, and assorted lodging options across central Washington locations. Advertisements include first class laundresses, washing at home or on site, and various rooms for rent with private baths, near transit lines and downtown.
Numerous furnished rooms for rent listed across Northwest Washington and adjacent avenues. Options include single and double rooms with private baths, shared kitchens, gas for cooking, and weekly or monthly rates. Locations span St. Northwest to Colum bia and near Union Station, with amenities like hot water, electric lights, and references. several spots advertise proximity to government buildings and parks.
Notices list numerous rooms for rent in Washington DC with furnished and unfurnished options. Locations include 1109 to 1813 K Street NW, M Street NW, Conn Avenue, Lamont Street, and surrounding avenues. Many offer private baths, southern exposures, board, and central or near Park locations. prices range from about $10 to $40 weekly, with variations for single or double occupancy and hot water or gas heat. Some listings mention near libraries, parks, and major streets, reflecting dense urban options.
Unfurnished rooms listed citywide with private baths or shared facilities. Ads describe grande brownstone and small apartments near Capito, Lincoln Park, and major avenues with heating, gas, water, and housekeeping options. Individual rooms range from single to three-room suites, some with private baths, some with heat and hot water included, and several offering board or partial furnishing.
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