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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1908
Page
18
A dense listing of help wanted notices offering positions for porters, drivers, stewards, stenographers, salesmen, and general workers. Includes boxes for responses, references, and city addresses, with many lines indicating race and job details. Names, dates, or precise locations are scattered. several entries seek experienced hotel staff and office support.
Classified ads list many positions: chambermaids, cooks, waitresses, housework, and companions. Candidates include colored and white workers, with notes on references, willingness to relocate, and age or language. Multiple offers mention private families, boarding houses, and country work.
A dense collage of small ads seeks reliable colored women and other help for general housework, laundering, cooking, and nanny tasks in private homes. Listings specify day, evening, or live-in work, with references and various locations around Washington DC, including 12th St NW, 9th St SE, and other addresses, plus a few white workers and nurses offerings.
Numerous listings offer nicely furnished rooms in private homes across Dupont Circle, Adams Morgan, and surrounding NW streets. Options include single or en suite rooms with baths, heat, and running water. various proximity to Cap Station and Capitol areas. weekly and monthly rates. some with private families or transients welcome.
A garbled listing of many furnished rooms for rent across NW Washington near the Capitol Library and Franklin Park. Offers include 1st and 2nd floor front rooms, bay windows, alcove rooms, private families, table board, baths, and proximity to transit. Numerous streets mentioned include K Street NW, 3rd Street, Harvard, 8th Street, and 17th Street NW.
Classified notes list numerous rooms for rent in Northwest DC with board and private family settings. Advertisements mention front and back rooms, southern exposure, modern baths, hot water heat, and transit access, with weekly or monthly rates and phone contacts. Some entries specify table board, transients accommodated, and proximity to depots or libraries.
A long list of unfurnished and furnished room rentals across Northwest DC provides options from single rooms with bath to two room suites. Addresses include 19th and 20th streets, Mass Ave, K Street, and 15th Street NW with varying amenities such as heat, gas, baths, private entrances, and some near Dupont Circle or downtown car lines. Some listings specify private family use, professional office suitability, or near public transit and local landmarks.
Classified requests from a young woman and others seeking furnished or unfurnished rooms or whole floors in private families or small houses. Locations include north west near Mount Pleasant, Tomes Circle, Adams Morgan area, and near 16th and 20th Streets with board preferred. various budgets and move dates.
Local housing notices advertise multiple flats for rent in Washington DC neighborhoods including MASSAVE Lincoln Park and Ingleside Terrace NW. Listings describe 1 to 4 room units with modern improvements, outside access, table board options, and varying rents from 20 to 26 dollars weekly. Some specify no children and shared meals or full board.
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