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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1911
Page
10
Miscellaneous items for sale and requests span tickets clothing furniture tools vehicles and services. Listings include steamship tickets mortgage and travel ad requests, Italian licenses, Kodak camera, furniture, china and crystal chandeliers, wagons, lamps, and general goods with prices and contact notes. Many entries lack clear dates or places but retain names and locations such as 1335 Fst nw and Vermont Ave for contact.
Fragmented notice shows a job seeker offering varied trades and experience. Mentions permanent position, references, legible handwriting, and willingness to perform home care tasks and small apartment duties for steady work. Seeks engagement with employers in Talis or nearby areas.
A fragmented situations wanted column lists male workers seeking various domestic and labor positions. Entries mention middle aged men, drivers, janitors, houseboys, carpenters, and garden laborers with crude details, locations in Washington DC area, and notes on experience or references. The ad shows scattered contact lines and brief self descriptions with minimal specifics.
A dense classified listing shows many colored workers offering services and seeking employment. Includes drivers machinists janitors dishwashers cooks and houseworkers with years of experience and references in multiple locations around northwest and southwest streets and avenues.
A long run of classified notices shows job seekers across trades and races. Positions include porter, driver, janitor, stenographer, office worker, watchman, draftsman, machinist, waiter, and housemaid. Names and addresses reflect a vibrant urban labor pool with varied employers and locations around Washington DC.
Classified notices list numerous positions for women including chambermaids waitresses houseworkers and laundresses. Ads specify colored and white applicants with hours stay nights or day work private families apartments and offices. Many entries note references and neatness, some cite nurse companion or cook duties, with addresses and contact details.
After school and weekend work sought by several writers including a 58 year old white woman at 16 1 on Te I i, a colored woman in Florida, a neat colored woman at 915 W st ow, another neat colored girl at 919 W st mw, a girl at 143 N J ave NG, a young lady with A E F credentials at 1 T at nw, and a neat colored woman at 1283 16th st nw seeking half day or any kind work.
Classifieds list abundant washings and domestic help offers by colored women. It includes opportunities for laundress work at home, day labor, ironing, and cleaning in Washington area addresses and street listings. Many entries specify first-class or reliable references and emphasize work by women of color.
A dense classified ad listing rooms for rent in multiple blocks, mostly northwest and northeast locations. Entries note furred front rooms, hot water heat, private baths, bay windows, and reasonable rents. Several properties at 18th and 7th Streets NW include private phones, modern conveniences, and proximity to car lines or public facilities.
A列 scattered listings offer furnished rooms across Washington DC with steam heat and private baths. The notices describe front rooms, second and third floors, bachelor and family accommodations, proximity to Union Station Capitol Library and public transit, and monthly or weekly rates.
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