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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1906
Page
14
A dense, old classified-style list offering domestic service and employment for women. Entries seek private-family cooks, chambermaids, laundresses, clerks, secretaries, companions, and other domestic roles. Repeatedly notes color categories and city addresses in Washington area.
A long column lists numerous “Situations Wanted” ads for domestic work. Entries include female companions secretaries laundresses housekeepers and aides seeking day work full-time live-in or monthly placements with various addresses and contact options. Strong presence of first class services and references requested in many listings.
A garbled array of furnished room ads lists many NW locations including 718 Wt St NW and 1210 NST NW. It describes front parlors, suites, and single rooms with private baths, steam heat, and gas for cooking. Rates vary, with references and private-family terms, some with telephones and summer prices.
Numerous listings for furnished rooms in Washington area homes, including front rooms, two rooms on upper floors, and suites with heat, gas, and private baths. Rates range from 4 to 20 dollars monthly or weekly, with options for board. Listings note proximity to parks, libraries, and transit, with many adjacencies to central locations and requests for sensible tenants.
Multiple listings offer large front rooms with private baths or shared facilities near Dupont Circle. Prices range from about 25 to 50 dollars monthly, with options including board, meals, and modern conveniences. Neighboring areas include Thomas Circle, Cedar, and Capitol districts, with frequent phone contacts for inquiries.
Numerous un furnishing rooms for rent across NW and NE Washington, many with private baths, gas heat, and shared kitchens. Listings note proximity to streetcar lines, schools, and shops. prices range from modest to around $30 monthly with options for single or multiple rooms in private houses. Some ads specify full floors or front rooms, with references requested after 6 pm and varying terms for water, heat, and furnishings.
Help wanted notice seeking a lady for board and lodging in Brooklyn near the cer line for two weeks or longer. Terms and particulars should be sent to Grace Stevens at Flat The Starhope.
Numerous classified notices seek furnished or unfurnished rooms with heat gas or bath, board, or both in private families near Washington. Applicants include a mother with daughter, a young student, a couple with or without children, a refined lady and companion, and several single men seeking rooms, with rates ranging from modest to about 25 dollars weekly.
Private family preferred board near the car line on a street address 1219 Vi ave. State price and contact by call or address. Immediate availability for a country board option in a family setting.
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