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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1906
Page
50
Subdued fragment mentions a Geon wr caw and a Washington pownstic guild. The garbled text references a main telephone line and a location with two doors above a street. No clear event or person details are readable.
A long list of help wanted and companionship ads. Many entries seek colored women for chambermaid, cook, laundress, dressmaker, and general housework in private homes or hotels. Also companions, nurses, readers, and stenographers offered or sought with emphasis on references and willingness to travel or night work. Words show a late 19th or early 20th century urban labor market.
A long fragmented ad sheet offers positions for a waitress colored girl or companion refined young white woman for day work, a chambermaid or parlor maid by a young lady, and various home helper roles. It lists addresses, rental bureaus, and numerous rooming and lodging options with prices, locations like 4th and F streets NW, 12th Street, and many others, plus multiple “for rent rooms” notices and employment inquiries.
Classified listing of unfurnished rooms and apartments for rent in multiple Northwest Washington locations. Offers include 2nd floor rooms near Washington Circle with light housekeeping, entire first floor with parlor and dining room, 2nd floor rooms with heat and bath, and apartments near Capitol with four to five rooms. Various prices from $7 to $25 monthly and up to $45 monthly with board options. Specific addresses include 212 2d St NW, 2819 14th St NW, 2320 St NW, 612 1st St NW, and 1230 Columbia Rd, plus a Seward building near 4th St and Pa Ave.
A long, garbled listing of furnished rooms for rent across NW Washington DC. Multiple addresses such as 1118 27th St NW, 18 1717 DI Sales St NW, 18 1508 PST NW, 18 0s HST NW, and others show private families, heat, baths, and board options. Ads highlight single or en suite rooms, light housekeeping, central location, and reasonable rates with car access and proximity to services.
A dense list of boarding options in Washington DC area detailing furnished and unfurnished rooms with board, baths, heating, and proximity to streetcar lines. Multiple addresses including 1408 H Street NW and 1411 6th Street NW advertise front rooms, suites, and private baths with varied rates from daily to monthly, noting convenient access to transit and business centers.
Numerous listings describe northwest and near downtown houses with hot water heat, brick structures, and 10 to 14 rooms. Properties include 14th and 16th streets, 18th near Pa Ave, and Georgetown areas with terms as low as 4800 down, monthly balances, and cash discounts. Listings note 11 recently sold, several investments, and calls to contact owners or agents at box 175 or 1328 New York Avenue.
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