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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1909
Page
32
Classified listing seeks a butler and chambermaid couple and a colored man and wife for kitchen and housework. Various ad text mentions cooks bakers and maids, with several addresses and vague reliability notes.
Personal ads show a young man seeking home work and varied positions. Mentions offer of clerical, accounting, janitorial, driver and general labor along with references, white and colored candidates, and numerous box numbers for office responses.
Numerous rooms listed for rent in NW and SE Washington areas. Advertisements show fur furnishings, heat, private baths, and shared dining or kitchen access. Prices range from 4 to 10 dollars per month, with various configurations for single or double occupancy. Several listings target gentlemen, couples, or office workers and highlight proximity to Capitol and Arlington hotels. Some include parlor rooms, bay windows, and modern house amenities.
Numerous listings for furnished single rooms and suites in downtown Washington DC, mainly NW area near 5th through 8th Streets NW and Marylands Ave. Many front rooms, heat plus private baths, weekly or monthly rates from about $5 to $60 per week, some with private family or gentlemen only arrangements, several near government buildings and transit lines.
Listings detail numerous rooms for rent with board across Washington DC areas near NW streets, including private family homes and hotels. Advertised amenities include furnished rooms, meals, steam heat, private baths, and transients access. prices range from daily to monthly rates, with multiple addresses and phone contacts.
A cluttered listing describes numerous for rent rooms and flats near Union Station and Capitol areas. Advertised features include heat, baths, private rooms, shared kitchens, and various rents from 0 to 18 dollars per month. Many entries mention proximity to transit, Edgewood, and Massachusetts avenues with weekdays and weekends availability.
A dense classified ad page offering washing and laundry by the day or take home, seeking reliable colored women for daily maid and laundress work. Various addresses in northwest Washington describe by the day terms, first class service, and light yard work, with multiple names and locations listed.
A long string of classified room and board ads seeks furnished or unfurnished rooms for rent. Listings show various households including single professionals, couples with child, students, and families, with proximity to government buildings, downtown areas, and public transit. Prices range from modest weekly to monthly rents, with notes on heat, private entrances, and meals or board.
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