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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1909
Page
31
A cluttered classified listing offers numerous positions for colored chambermaids, nurses, cooks, waitresses, companions, and general housework. Entries specify ages, duties, and contact boxes, with many ads seeking reliable, experienced workers for private homes and boarding houses.
Classified notices offer colored women for nursing chambermaid housework cooking and laundry positions. Listings include salary expectations, locations in Washington DC area and Wisconsin, and contact details via box numbers. Multiple lines advertise cooks, waitresses, stenographers, and general labor by colored and white workers with varied hours and duties.
Classified pleas for washing and laundry tasks. Multiple listings seek colored or first class laundresses and dressmakers for home or day work. Addresses include 2878 Champlain, 2260 é, 2251 9th wt, 110 Conuran sl nw, 7 Oregon ave ne. Wording emphasizes take home, by the day, or at home services.
Numerous listings advertise furnished rooms for rent in the northwest, detailing features such as heat, hot water, bath access, and private family or gentlemen only policies. Prices range around $2.4 to $30 per month, with many single rooms, some with private entrances, and several near public departments or rail lines.
Classified column lists numerous help wanted and domestic service requests. Entries include colored women seeking housework maid chambermaid cook waitress nanny and general housework positions with notes on hours, locations in Washington area, and contact box listings.
Numerous listings describe furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent in Northwest to Northeast Washington, near Union Station and Capitol area. Highlights include steam heat, private baths, board options, and proximity to government departments. Prices range from about $5 to $25 per week or month, with singles and doubles available and some rooms sharing kitchens or parlors.
Multiple rooms for rent in Northwest Washington with board or without board. Front and back rooms, furnished and unfurnished options, steam heat, hot water, and private baths available. Locations include 1018 15th, 1806 St NW, Corcoran St NW, and various NW avenues. prices range around $12 to $15 monthly with heat, many near three car lines.
A flood of short notices from The Washington Post style classifieds seeks furnished or unfurnished rooms in central locations. Partners, single professionals, and couples ask for board with heat and gas, sometimes with elevator access, within walking distance to government offices, hospitals, or major buildings. Prices range from modest to mid monthly rents, with many listings offering private or shared baths, meals, and light housekeeping. Many seek couples or small families, with specifics on location between 14th and 17th streets, near Park, Treasury, or government streets, and several requests specify proximity to George Washington Hospital. Numerous boxes invite readers to respond at the newspaper office.
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