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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1906
Page
22
A dense list of employment requests from a mixed group including colored men and women seeking janitor, manager, office work, meat cutter, porter, paint shop, and domestic positions. Entries note small apartments, clubs, cafes, hotels, schools, and private homes, with references and salary hints, in a late 19th or early 20th century urban classifieds style.
A dense column of early 20th century classified ads seeking female housekeepers, laundresses, nurses, secretaries, stenographers, dressmakers, and related domestic and personal service roles. Includes positions for aging widowers, refined American women, and various work arrangements at private homes and offices with references and contact instructions.
Numerous listings describe furnished and unfurnished rooms across NW addresses many with heat and private baths. Options include front alcove rooms at $10-$12 monthly, parlor rooms, and suites with gas, hot water, and board offered. Some listings note proximity to libraries, government offices, and shopping, with varying terms and private family arrangements.
An extensive list of furnished rooms for rent in Northwest DC near 18th and 16th Streets, with private baths, hot and cold water, numbering from single to two room suites. Many postings include board options, central heating, and proximity to government offices, with varied rents from $5 to $20 per week and monthly rates. Listings mention proximity to the State War and Navy Building, Art Gallery, and various neighborhoods, with several boxes indicating response addresses.
Numerous listings describe front rooms and suites in multiple neighborhoods. Offers include furnished or unfurnished options with heat light bath and sometimes cooking gas. Prices range from about 3 to 25 dollars monthly, with several offers for two to four rooms and some with janitor service and steam heat. Repeated mentions include addresses on Capitol Hill, Massachusetts Avenue NW, 7th Street NW, and nearby Alexandria VA.
Classified listings show numerous seekers for furnished and unfurnished rooms in northwest Washington neighborhoods near key streets and institutions. Requests include light housekeeping, board and private baths, heat and terms in wake of May starts, with many BOX and office replies expected.
Suburban Falls Church listing touts rising values and scarce availability. Highlights include a 7 room house on a third acre with a poultry house near the station, a comfortable 7 room home on a half acre with furnace, and a new 5 room house on 2 3/4 acres in a fine location with easy terms. Write for complete details.
A scanned classified page lists numerous real estate offers and rental notices. Items include farms with outbuildings, a Takoma Park cottage, a high roomed house near Greentree, riverfront lots for cash, a Desirable Omaha retail site, two to four room flats, office spaces in Washington buildings, and investments near Union Station. Listings reference addresses, Box numbers, and prices, with investors seeking houses, six room homes, and urban commercial sites on B&O Railroad and Penn Railroad corridors.
For sale low priced homes in Columbia Heights area with 10 to 12 rooms, multiple baths, hot water heat, and storied layouts. Listings show Broad variety from 6,000 to 38,500 dollars, including brick and stone fronts, large lots, and near Dupont Circle and Mass Avenue. Also includes investment listings and contact box for inquiries.
Real estate ads list several large homes for sale including an Ingleside Terrace 10 room and bath house with rear stair, porches, views of Rock Creek Park, priced at 6500 with easy terms. multiple other properties in Northwest Washington, 4 story 9 room brick homes, near 18th and Newton, and several Columbia Heights options. Also offered are rental listings, stables, carriages and horse sales, and an exchange offer on a F street NE home. Contact A L Lansbury, 719-21 13th st NW.
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