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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1906
Page
12
A collage of classified notices lists offers to buy and sell goods including a likely nearly new pianoola, business investment invitations, rooming houses for rent, and employment requests. Readers see opportunities in paving, retail, clerical work, stock investment, and lodging, with numerous addresses and contact pointers, across multiple cities.
A dense OCR of a 20th century classified section lists many help wanted notices. It names male applicants seeking general work and skilled labor, including elevator conductor and fireman positions, countless laborers, colored workers, porters, clerks, stenographers, office staff, machinists, and a law graduate seeking practical instruction. Locations center on Washington DC and Alexandria Virginia addresses with ages, colors, and job types.
A collage of help wanted notices seeks trustworthy help. Listings include chambermaids cooks maids companions and secretaries from Washington Alexandria and surrounding areas with various experience and availability dates.
A collage of small ads seeks seamstresses tailors laundresses and clerical help. Listings include seamstresses in home or on call with various pay by day week or month positions. Secretary or assistant roles for scientists stenographers and a traveling companion sought with references.
Multiple furnished and unfurnished rooms list per house on 4th to 12th streets NW and NE with heat, bath, and partial board options. Rentals vary from single rooms to front parlors, all in well heated, nicely furnished premises near car lines and public facilities. Prices range from monthly rates around five to twenty dollars with weekly options for some rooms.
Numerous listings describe furnished rooms and suites for rent near downtown DC. Features include electric elevators, private baths, steam heat, modern furnishings, and meals on request. Prices range with weekly and daily rates, many offering board and central locations near Logan Circle and Dupont Circle.
Numerous listings describe furnished rooms in private families and houses in NW Washington with rates from $5 to $22 per month. Several include heat, bath, gas, telephone, and board options. locations include 11th 12th and 16th streets NW and nearby avenues. some rooms offer front or rear parlor access, hot water heat, and proximity to car lines. Many ads specify private families or rooming houses accepting bachelors, gentlemen, or two occupants. Loading phone contact details and box references appear throughout.
Numerous listings describe furnished and unfurnished rooms with board in Northwest and nearby streets, including 14th St NW, K St NW, 12th St NW, and Vermont Ave NW. Offers feature heating, baths, private families, and proximity to landmarks. prices range around $1.50 to $30 monthly, with some suites and communicating rooms for two or more tenants.
A long list of rental requests appears, from singles and couples seeking furnished and unfurnished rooms, with or without board, near central Washington areas such as Chevy Chase, the Pension Building, and downtown streets. Preferences include private family homes, moderate terms, and short-term stays. Various box numbers indicate classified ad placement in this office.
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