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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1914
Page
6
Reader notices a long, cluttered mix of male employment requests from a historical classified section. Entries include drivers, porters, janitors, laborers, clerks, and hotel workers, with details on color, race, locations such as 231 Q St NW and 12th St NE, and requests for various shifts and conditions.
Classified help wanted notices listing numerous positions for youth and adults, including chambermaids, companions, cooks, housekeepers, nurses, and clerical workers. Many entries specify race and address details, with Box numbers and street corners for responses. The page reflects a broad rural and urban job market with explicit personal references.
A collage of classified notices seeking stenographers and typists with varied experience and references. Listings include office, legal, and congressional stenography work. telephones, addresses, and contact cues such as Cal or Columbia area codes. several entries specify years of experience and salary notes. Additional ads offer waitresses, charwomen, and housework by colored women with contact details and locations in Washington area streets.
Classified notice listing multiple wants for washing and ironing services by reliable colored and white women. Various addresses in Washington area offer laundress work at home, by day, or full time. some requests specify first class or references and include locations such as 2019 20th St NW, 2720 1st St NW, and 611 NJ Ave NW.
A fragmented advertisement lists multiple furnished rooms for rent in Washington DC area NW. Details include addresses such as 1820 Calvert St NW 606 Q St NW and 1404 12th St NW with features like front rooms, second floor, hot water heat, private families, and weekly or monthly rates ranging from about $4.50 to $12.00.
A long street listing offers numerous furnished rooms for rent in Northwest and surrounding DC areas. Advertised features include hot water heat, southern exposure, private baths, bay windows, near Capitol and YMCA locations, and rates from $2 up to $20 monthly.
Numerous neatly furnished rooms for rent in private homes and apartment buildings around NW Washington. Highlights include steam heat, private baths, hot water, and close proximity to Capitol, Library, Union Station, and Dupont Circle. Rates range from modest to around $30 weekly, with several front rooms and alcove options available. Suitable for singles and couples, with some including meals or breakfast priveleges.
Large list of furnished front and rear rooms in multiple NW locations with heat, hot water, private baths or shared facilities, board options, and proximity to transit. Some ads note steam heat, electric, and weekly or monthly rates. several include phone contacts in Lincoln or local exchanges and specify single or double occupancy.
A long listing fragment shows multiple furnished rooms for rent in Northwest Washington near Conn Avenue and surrounding streets. It mentions front rooms with meals or board, shared facilities, water, hot water, and weekly or monthly rates, with several streets and inns referenced and various contact notes.
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