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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1909
Page
5
A dated classified section advertises jobs for situations such as trained female nurses or light housework by oil, and domestic roles like governess, cook, and general housework. The notices request helpers including colored women, with boxes for responses and various location references and pay expectations.
A collection of late 19th or early 20th century classifieds seeking colored women for washing laundry cleaning and domestic work. Advertisements specify day labor or work by the task, with location cues across Washington area streets and addresses.
Multiple listings offer furnished rooms in Northwest Washington with private baths, heat and light, some with private entrances. Prices range around $7 to $20 weekly or monthly, with options for single rooms, two rooms, or suites. Laundry services and day work by colored laundresses are advertised nearby.
A crowded listing of furnished rooms for rent around Washington DC area. Many single to double rooms in private homes and apartment buildings with functions like heat, bath, and transients. locations include NW and NE streets, near Capitol, Union Station, and Metro lines. Various prices, terms, and availability noted for inauguration week.
Numerous entries advertise furnished rooms and apartments in northwest Washington near Union Station and the Library, with gas and hot water, board options, private families, and proximity to Capitol. Prices range from $1 to $8 per day or up to monthly rates, with various front rooms, parlor suites, and single rooms available for bachelors, couples, and inauguration visitors. Nearby streets include H Street, 12th Street, and Harvard Street Northwest, with multiple houses offering private baths, telephones, and transients accepted.
Advertisements list numerous furnished rooms and board options in Washington DC for inauguration week. Properties range from The Washington Hotel and Pleasant to private homes offering single or shared rooms, with meals, hot water, and central locations near Union Station and major streets. Prices span daily to monthly, with some listings inviting longer stays and transient boarders.
Readable excerpts show a wide slate of unfurnished room rentals across NW and adjacent areas. Listings emphasize heat gas bath private family near Metro style, some with yard porches, large sunlit rooms, and various rent figures from modest to mid range. Also notes about single or shared housekeeping and private baths in select flats.
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