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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1908
Page
11
A cluttered page of situation wanted ads and help wanted notes lists numerous male workers seeking cafe, house, janitor, or kitchen helper positions. Names, addresses, and scattered references to duties and wages appear amid fragmented contact hints and job appeals.
Compact listing reflecting open job requests and personal ads for colored and white women and men seeking work in various roles. Includes household, office, nursing, dressmaking, laun dress, companion, horsed related tasks, and general labor with addresses and contact boxes noted.
A collage of situations wanted advertisements listing female labor sought in offices, nursing, cooking, sewing, housekeeping, and general domestic work. Entries specify positions like secretary, stenographer, companion to invalid, seamstress, dressmaker, housemaid, washing, and day work with salary hints. Many offer BOX numbers and contact preferred hours, with age, reliability, and references emphasized.
A large jumble of classified ad snippets offers items for exchange or sale including pianos grand and upright, violin, corsets, dresses, suits, canoes, furniture, household goods, tools, and horses. Several entries request trades or payments, with contact lines and postal box references woven through a chaotic early 20th century notice page.
A long OCR filled with room for rent ads across Northwest and Southeast Washington. Entries describe front rooms, large rooms, and smaller rooms in private homes and apartment houses near DuPont, Farragut, Thomas Circle, Union Station, and the British Legation area. Rates vary from a few dollars weekly to about $9 per week with board, heat, and sometimes baths. Some entries request gentlemen only, others welcome families, couples, or single workers.
A chaotic OCR list describes numerous furnished rooms for rent in Washington areas such as NW near Dupont Circle and Mount Pleasant, with features including steam heat, hot water, private baths, and proximity to Capitol, Treasury, and Union stations. Several entries note private families, couples, or gentlemen tenants, varying rents from modest to higher weekly or monthly rates, and some emphasize centrality and convenience.
Numerous listings describe rooms for rent in NW and NE areas, including large front rooms on the upper floors, furnished and unfurnished options, private baths, and board. Prices range from modest to higher weekly or monthly rates with references to heating, proximity to libraries, and near Union Station. Many entries mention private entrances, shared kitchens, and quiet neighborhood settings.
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