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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1914
Page
4
A long list of job ads and personal notices shows colored and white workers seeking positions such as drivers, carpenters, painters, cooks, waiters, dishwashers, janitors, and laborers. Names are largely omitted or obscured. locations include 18th and 14th streets NW and nearby avenues with references to Washington DC.
A long, mixed classified listing seeks male and female workers including janitors, porters, painters, clerks, stenographers, waiters, maids, and chambermaids. Entries show experience, references, and locations across Washington area streets and streetside addresses, with notes on color and employment type.
A sprawling classified listing from a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper shows numerous ads seeking household help. Positions include cooks, housekeepers, nurses, companions, dishwashers, dressmakers, and general housework held by colored women with references, located around Washington DC areas like Mount Vernon, Wallach Place, 14th Street, and neighborhoods near N Street and Anacostia.
Classified notices listing service for housework cook waitress and nanny positions by colored and white women across addresses on 9th 10th Bla Ave Sherman Ave and other Northwest districts. Entries include maid chambermaid nurse stenographer and laundering duties with named streets and avenues.
Classified help wanted and room for rent items list various laundry and washing positions at home largely for colored or white women, with addresses on 18th, 17th, 15th, and 9th streets NW and other wards. Also offers furnished rooms in multiple apartment buildings near Capitol, Library, and downtown, with details on steam heat, private families, and rates. Several listings request references and first class laundress experience.
Numerous entries list well heated furnished front rooms and suites in NW with private baths, modern conveniences, hot water heat, and central locations near Union Station, government departments, and business districts. Gentlemen only and single occupants common, annual or monthly rates vary by size and floor. Includes some apartments with elevator access and nearby transit.
Series of small ad style notices listing furnished rooms for rent in various addresses around NW and NE Washington. Advertisements include front rooms, parlors, alcoves, and ballrooms with private baths, hot water heat, and phone service. Several entries specify proximity to Capitol, Library, and House office building, with weekly or monthly rates and tenancy notes.
A dense OCR of room and board ads listing front rooms with board, private families seeking lodgers, references required, various Northwest streets, proximity to Mass Ave and commerce areas, and notes on heat, bath access, and amenities. Entities include street names and public areas, with multiple names and terms repeated in shorthand.
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