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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1910
Page
21
A dense, OCR heavy collage of 1950s classified ads seeks help with many roles. Listings include maids, cooks, drivers, housekeepers, clerks, stenographers, and laborers, mentioning color, race, and living arrangements in terse postings around box numbers and city addresses.
The listing compiles numerous ads for chambermaids, seamstresses, nurses, stenographers, and house staff. It emphasizes positions by German language skills, private families, and day or night work, often specifying furnished rooms, location details, and compensation ranges.
A long OCR filled with numerous furnished rooms for rent across NW DC near Capitol area. Listings describe single and shared rooms with private baths, front views, basement and top-floor options, some including meals, writing or stenography work from home, and options for gentlemen or a single occupant. Several contact notes and box numbers referenced.
Numerous listings describe single and shared rooms in private homes around 18th to 21st streets NW and nearby avenues. Advertisements urge reasonable rates, daytime washing and ironing services, private baths, hot water, and proximity to car lines. Several rooms are described as suitable for couples or gentlemen, with variations in furnishings and floor locations.
Furnished rooms advertised across multiple northwest central areas with long lists of options. Highlights include large front rooms, two-room suites, and single rooms with private baths or shared facilities. Prices range around $20 to $40 per month, with terms for summer, board, and varying degrees of furnishing and access to kitchens or baths. Many listings emphasize proximity to transit, libraries, and commercial streets, with some noting heat, gas, or table board.
A crowded list of rental notices offers many NW and nearby addresses advertising furnished or unfurnished rooms with board, single and double rooms for permanent or transient guests, with varying exposures, baths, and shared facilities. Names of streets and avenues repeatedly appear, plus notes on table space, meals, and proximity to transit.
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