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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1909
Page
5
A collage of early 20th century help wanted notices listing sitters, maids, nurses, chambermaids, laundresses and house workers. Many entries specify refined or colored women, ages, refs, and contact boxes or street addresses for employment, with occasional notes on hours, wages, and special skills. The page reflects urban employment requests from women seeking domestic, caregiving, or home service roles.
Classified notices offer furnished rooms for rent with private family options near the White House and Capitol, including three large rooms and single rooms with board. Numerous entries seek washing, ironing, laundry work at home by first class laundresses, colored or white, by day or by week, with references. Strong entities include addresses on 9th Street, 12th Street, Kotlin area, and public venues, plus mentions of rooms near Union Station and Mount Vernon.
Numerous ad listings offer furnished rooms across NW and NE Washington. Descriptions include private baths, steam heat, hot water, and meals or board options. Rates range low, with single or double occupancy, convenient to streetcar lines and central locations.
Numerous listings for furnished rooms in NW and nearby areas, mostly targeted to single men or couples. Highlights include well heated front rooms, bus and rail access, private or shared baths, varying rents from five to ten dollars per week, and proximity to Union Station, Capitol, and Arlington. Some offer board, laundry, or telephone use, while others emphasize transient or permanent accommodations during the inauguration period.
Numerous listings advertise rooms for rent in Washington DC for inauguration week. Advertised offers include single and double rooms, fur nished parlors, en suites, meals or breakfast, private families, and proximity to Union Station, Capitol, and car lines. Prices range from about 1 to 5 dollars per day, with various amenities such as steam heat, hot water, private baths, and telephone service. The items show dates and addresses across Dupont Circle to Georgetown, reflecting a surge of temporary housing requests around the event.
Numerous listings for furnished rooms with board in Northwest and nearby areas, emphasizing central locations and proximity to car lines. Appeals include private families offering meals, hot water heat, and varying rates from daily to monthly. Several entries mention inauguration visitors and proximity to government centers, with many addresses on Vermont Avenue, Massachusetts Avenue, and dual-mention properties in Georgetown and Columbia Heights.
Classified rental notices list multiple front and back rooms for rent across NW and NE Washington with heat gas and baths, some shared, some private, including whole floors. Prices range from $7 to $16 per month, with preferences for single or married couples, proximity to Capitol Union Station and streetcar lines. Several entries note front rooms with southern exposure, steam or hot water heat, and private or shared bath arrangements.
Multiple small ads seek furnished or unfurnished rooms with bath, heat, or board in northwest Washington area. Preferences include single or shared rooms for young men, couples, professionals, or families, with terms, locations near 11th Street, Treasury District, G Street, and Metro-adjacent zones. Most offer boxes for responses by March dates and specify price ranges from under 11 to around 32.80 per month, with various occupancy plans and privacy requirements.
A flood of classified bids lists exchanges: furniture items like a double metal bed and a Davenport, a rotary a piano teacher offering lessons for chores, and numerous office worker exchanges. Positions include clerks in Treasury, Interior, and Navy yards with transfer interest and higher pay. others seek language lessons, a can of por for weapons, or a boat in exchange for services or goods. Many requests specify boxes in the office and local city postings with names and addresses in Washington and nearby areas.
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