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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1906
Page
30
A long page of help wanted and domestic service ads. Many entries seek colored and white workers, including drivers, coachmen, housekeepers, waiters, porters, and general laborers. Also requests for stenography, hotel staff, and private family aides with various experience and references. Multiple addresses and contact lines appear for each posting.
Classified list of employment notices seeking female help including chambermaids waitresses cooks laundresses companions nurses and general housework in various households and hotels. Entries show addresses in Washington DC areas with wage details and job types across numerous households and private families.
A dense classified ad list offers numerous furnished and unfurnished rooms and suites for rent in Northwest Washington. Highlights include front rooms with baths, heat, and telephone service. some with board, others all utilities, in multiple streets near government offices and town centers. Listings target single professionals and couples seeking quiet, well-kept houses with transients accepted.
Numerous listings for furnished rooms across NW DC note southern exposure, private baths, heat and light included, and proximity to transit. Prices range from modest weekly to monthly rates with many rooms sharing kitchens or suites, some with private family households and various floor levels.
Multiple listings describe furnished rooms or suites with private baths and meals on request in Northwest Washington near 14th, 13th, and K Streets. Advertisements promise central locations, elevator access, light heat and attendance, and moderate rates for single or double rooms and private or shared bathrooms in private homes and apartment buildings.
Classified room rentals in multiple DC areas listed with private baths, steam heat, and table board. Offers include rooms near Conn Ave northwest and Dupont Circle, variously furnished or unfurnished, with board available, prices range around a few dollars per week. Several listings specify private family homes, ladies or gentlemen, and near public transit or government offices. Also two rooms for ladies or gentlemen near Government Printing Office with convenient access.
Several notices from Washington area listings show couples individuals seeking unfurnished or furnished rooms with light housekeeping and board. Entries mention northwest location near car lines, private families, and terms. some specify two to three rooms, baths, gas for cooking, and monthly prices. Many use BOX references for responses and include single or married applicants with babies or small children.
For sale houses in Washington areas including Columbia Heights and Dupont Circle with prices down from $19,000 to $8,500. Listings show 12 room and 4 room brick and frame houses with multiple baths, steam heat, and prime city locations near Mass Ave, 17th Street, and Mt Pleasant Heights. Realty firms Fulton & Erdon, J M York & Son, and Joseph R Atkinson advertise extensive portfolios with rent incomes and land plots.
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