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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1909
Page
25
Classified page fragment listing numerous colored men and women seeking domestic work. Includes chambermaid, housework, cook, waitress, companion, nanny, and janitorial roles. Mentions boxes for responses, diverse locations, and wage notes, with emphasis on reliability and references.
A jumble of classified style help wanted notices listing colored nurses, chambermaids, cooks, waitresses, seamstresses, stenographers, and other domestic or clerical work. Entries specify salary ranges, hours, and location notes in a formal 1920s voice.
Classified notices list numerous incumbent and prospective laundresses offering washing and ironing at home or by day, targeting colored women and dressmakers. Entries specify addresses such as Champlain street, 9th street, Oregon avenue, and 110 Conuran street, with terms like by first class, by the day, or by the week.
Dense classified style ad shows numerous furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent across districts NW and nearby. Offers include private baths, heat, hot water, low rates from two to several dollars, private families seeking single gentlemen, and several rooms suitable for couples or housekeepers with access to common areas.
A dense page of classified style help wanted notices seeks female workers for varied domestic roles. Listings include chambermaid, waitress, housekeeper, cook, laundress, nurse, and general housework by single or married women, many by colored applicants, with contact boxes and street addresses for employment in Washington area.
A flood of small to large rooms for rent across Northwest DC areas near government departments and transit. Listings describe front rooms, parlor rooms, communicating suites, many with steam heat and hot water, some with board. Prices range from modest weekly to monthly rents, with emphasis on convenient locations and private family or shared housing.
Numerous listings offer front and back rooms in NW with or without board. Options include furnished and unfurnished large rooms with heat, hot water, and shared baths, in private homes and apartment-like setups, various floors and locations such as 14th, 15th, Corcoran, Gresham, and Fort areas, with monthly rates around $12 to $15 and house heating included. Some ads specify pet-free, private family, or business-use suitability and proximity to streetcar lines.
A chaotic rooming ad page seeks furnished or unfurnished single rooms and small apartments near central areas. Many entries specify Board, heat, gas, elevator access, and reasonable monthly rents. candidates include couples, singles, and families, with varied terms and proximity to government buildings and hospitals.
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