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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1913
Page
4
A long column of classified notices seeks female workers for housework, nursing, chambermaid, waitress, sewing, stenography, and general help. Many entries specify color, whiteness, references, and locations in Washington area streets and avenues. Listings include daytime, night shifts, and by-the-day options with varying pay and duties.
A dense city advertisement page lists numerous laundry services offering at home and day work by laundress women, colored workers, and white workers with varied addresses on Church Street, 14th Street, and other avenues. It also catalogs rooms for rent across dozens of addresses with furnished front rooms, private baths, and housekeeping setups in Northwest and nearby streets. Facilities highlight first class laundries, day labor, and home washing, plus extensive lodging options in furnished rooms and suites.
A long listing of furnished rooms and suites in Northwest DC areas including 1015 Swannstow near With and 17th streets and S and T streets, with prices starting at $8 per month. Descriptions note elm mahogany furniture, private baths, hot water heat, electric lights, and central locations near Union Station, Carver Library, and public transit. Various room options include single, en suite, front or back rooms, and housekeeping setups with meals and board available. Some ads mention proximity to hotels, halls, and churches, with contact notes and partial phone references.
Multiple listings describe numerous furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent in DC neighborhoods near Union Station and Capitol Hill. Advertisements include rates from $8 to $40 monthly, private baths or shared facilities, some with meals in private homes, proximity to car lines, parks, libraries, and government buildings, and amenities such as heat, hot water, and private entrances. Names of buildings and streets mentioned include The Madrid Apt, The Desoto, The Iroquois, Grant Place NW, Columbia Road, Mass Ave, and many NW/NE/SE addresses. Several ads specify "gentlemen only," "colored tenant," or "home cooking" with board.
A jumble of rental notices seeks couples and individuals for unfurnished and furnished rooms, some with kitchenettes and private baths, in locations including Cap Hill, Delaware Ave, and 16th St NW. Requests specify 2 to 5 rooms, privacy for families, reasonable rates, and occasional board or dining room services.
Equity No 31997 petitions for an absolute divorce from Lucy N Fay also known as Lucy N Harper on grounds of adultery with Lester Chick. Notice orders appearance by Lucy N Fay and Chick within forty days after first publication. publication in Washington Law Reporter and The Washington Post.
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