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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1906
Page
9
Lost and found notice listing an O8T male fox terrier white and brown with tag 3089. Rewards offered for return to 115% vt nw. along with a tarnished metal watch and other items at 1442 Mass ave nw and 1727 Corcoran Stone a. Reward paid upon return to C. G. Roomy and other locations noted.
Classified style notice offers areal pitches for information on low capital investments and big returns. It lists multiple ventures including mineral deals, cash advances, and sales inquiries with contact steps, box numbers, and address fragments, urging readers to inquire.
A wartime era classified page lists varied help requests from domestic workers to skilled labor. It features ads for cooks, maids, porters, and a range of positions, with details on qualifications, locations such as 7th Street NW and 11th Street, and contact box numbers. The notices show race and age notes, including several colored workers and youths, seeking employment and residence in Washington.
Help wanted ads seek male and female workers for grocery, hall porter, houseboy, houseman, real estate, sales, office, and domestic service. Listings include colored and white applicants, with notes on experience, age, and location in Washington area such as Dupont Circle, Alexandria, Va, and downtown addresses. Jobs span elevator operators, porters, cooks, housekeepers, maids, and clerks.
A dense list of old classifieds seeks African American women for laundress and seamstress work. Advertisements detail by day or by home tasks, with multiple addresses in Washington DC areas such as 2218 Virginia Ave NW and 1144 20th St NW, plus notices for nurse, stenographer, and housekeeper positions.
Furnished rooms to rent across Northwest and Northeast DC with options including single and double rooms, steam heat, hot water, private baths, and some with board. Listings include proximity to intersections and landmarks, varying weekly or monthly rates, and availability of inclusive or separate facilities.
Classified ad run listing numerous furnished rooms for rent across NW addresses including Grant Place, 8th Street, G Street, 12th Street, and others. Describes front rooms, rear rooms, suites, and bachelor setups with heat, bath, porches, and sometimes board. Various rents from a few dollars weekly to monthly figures, some with telephone service and southern exposure.
A crowded block of apartment and room advertisements across Washington near 14th to 19th streets NW and Kalorama. Offers include furnished rooms with private baths, electric elevators, and meals on request. Locations include 1405 H Street NW, 6 1432 19th St, 828 7th St NW, 206K St NW, and Kalorama Ave, with varying rates and house amenities.
A lengthy classified listing offers numerous rooms for rent in private families and apartment buildings in Northwest Washington. Options include furnished rooms with board, heat and hot water, transients accepted, various street addresses from Th Street NW to 18th Street NW, and amenities such as table board, private baths, or shared facilities. Also includes bachelor apartments and rooms for students or singles with flexible terms and central locations near lines of cars.
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