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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1905
Page
14
Wants and offers for employment fill a wide array of private family and business roles. Listings include stenographers secretaries bookkeepers cooks coaches porters drivers and more with varying ages colors and references, many in Northwest city areas and local boxes for response.
A dense listing of domestic service ads offers positions for cooks, maids, housekeepers, secretaries, seamstresses, and waitstaff. It names multiple employers and addresses around 19th Street NW and nearby avenues, with terms like private families, hotels, and lodgings.
Numerous listings describe furnished rooms and small apartments for rent in NW Washington near Capitol, Library, and Columbia Road. Features include heat, hot water, gas, private baths, front rooms, stair-access, and options for single or double occupancy with board available.
A long column of listings offers rear and front rooms in private houses along G and H streets and nearby avenues. Describe south facing, heating by steam or hot water, table board options, and proximity to public transit, libraries, and government sites. many rooms cater to gentlemen or congressional staff, with varying rates and terms.
Numerous furnished and unfurnished rooms and suites listed in NW area near hospitals, G P G stations, and streets like 8th, 12th, 14th, 16th, and 18th. Offerings include front rooms, parlors, housekeeping spaces, steam heat, telephone, gas ranges, board options, and single or shared accommodations for adults.
Unfurnished large bright third floor rooms with bath hot water heat, suitable for offices or apartments, several listings in 16th NW vicinity. Includes bay windows alcove mantel and heat. many rooms with private or shared baths, some with housekeeping, few with board options. Prices vary around a few dollars weekly. Seek private family or professional tenants, with references and terms.
Classified listing from a late 19th or early 20th century issue seeking room and board in private families near Washington DC. Various ads request meals and lodging at modest prices for individuals, couples, or a family, with preferred locations including Georgetown, northwest, and near Capitol. Some want offices or rooms with board, others offer furnished rooms, often with price hints and box numbers for the office to contact.
Real estate ads describe multiple large homes in Washington DC areas near Dupont Circle and New Hampshire Avenue. Listings tout 12 to 22 rooms with 2 baths, hot water heat, porches, and high decoration value. Prices range from 11,900 to 86,000 with various reductions, exchanges, and nearby conveniences. Offerings include a stone and Fairfax residence, Moore & Hill properties, and Weller Realty Broker listings.
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