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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1909
Page
25
A dense OCR strip lists numerous job and housing ads. It includes positions for chambermaids, cooks, stenographers, clerks, janitors, manufactory helpers, and reception staff, mostly by colored or white women and men, with boxes for responses. It also shows many room rentals in shared houses, hotel-like lodgings, and neighborhood apartment listings around Northwest DC, with details on heat, proximity to transit, and price ranges.
Numerous entries describe furnished rooms for housekeeping use with utilities and heat included. Locations span NW and nearby streets, offering front and back rooms, large or small, with stove heat, baths, and sometimes board. prices range from about 15 to 20 dollars weekly, with single or shared accommodations and proximity to car lines and major streets.
Classified advertisement listing numerous rooms for rent across Washington DC, noting options with heat hot water and board. Includes locations near Dupont Circle Irving Street and Quincy Place with varying prices and amenities. Mentions furnished and unfurnished, private families, and housekeeping setups. Also includes exchanges and small help-wanted notices and a government procurement notice at end.
Classified ad notes a young woman seeking furnished or unfurnished rooms or rooms with board near Northwest Washington neighborhoods. Mentions private families, heated spaces, walking distance to core areas, and reasonable monthly terms. Addresses and box numbers indicate placement in the newspaper’s classified section.
Classified notes list multiple business sale options and requests in Washington DC. Items include a drug store and other retail outlets, a lunch room near Union Station, an established grocery stock and fixtures, rooming houses, a dairy sign business, and various exchanges. Also ad buys for life insurance policy buyers and partnerships.
Public auction notice for sale of trust property in the District of Columbia tied to various mortgages. The sale offers three lots or as a whole, with deposits, payments, and tenacious conditions set by the trustee and court. In case of defaults, readvertisement and resale rights are reserved. Auction by Adam A. Weighler, trustee, at 8th Street foot, 10 a.m., February 1908. Also bankruptcy sale of D Frank Parker stock and office supplies at 1335 G St NW on February 3, 1908.
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia Probate Court administers estate of Willem M. Poindexter. Creditors must present claims with proof to Julia Poindexter by February 1, 1910, or be barred. Clerk Jane Tanner, Register, and attorneys listed. Also court orders condemnation for Morgan School land to add four rooms, with owner Charles C. Stealth summoned to appear February 1908. Proceedings require notice to all interests and service by U.S. Marshal.
For rent a four room office site with water and heat, low rent until October 1. Allan E. Walker & Co., Inc. offer office space at 1412 Gov. Fin and at Min G St NW with heat, light, and janitor service. Additional listings include offices adjoining new municipal buildings at 2318 Bat and in The Post Building.
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