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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1909
Page
5
Classified notice offers a colored man and wife seeking work as housekeeper cook and chambermaid in or near a city. Mentions reliable service, cooking, pastries, and bakery tasks with addresses and city references.
A long classified style list shows many job requests from a mix of men and women. Entries include clerical stenographers typists and office workers as well as domestic helpers chambermaids nurses cooks and janitors seeking positions through BOX numbers and references. The ads highlight color status and varied ages with notes on reliability ref availability and wage expectations.
A draft catalog of multiple rooms for rent across NW and SE Washington addresses. Advertised features include private baths, steam heat, bay windows, dining and kitchen access, and ranges from single front rooms to suites for two. Prices commonly around $4 to $10 monthly or per week, with preferences for gentlemen, married couples, or adults in private families.
Readable listings offer numerous furnished and unfurnished rooms for men and transients in northwest Washington D C. Prices range from about 5 to 60 dollars per week with varied features including heat hot water private baths and proximity to government buildings streets such as 7th St NW 6th St NW 8th St NW and Maryland Ave. Some ads note private families and housekeeping options with en suite rooms and central heating.
Numerous single and shared rooms listed across multiple addresses in NW Washington offering board, heat, and modern amenities. Ads mention private families, table board, baths, steam heat, and proximity to War Navy Department, Cochran Hotel, and major avenues.Rates vary from about 5 to 40 per week, with many rooms advertised as furnished and near transit lines.
A crowded OCR listing details numerous rooms for rent across several addresses in NW and NE Washington. It mentions furnished and unfurnished rooms with heat, gas, baths, and per month prices, plus terms, proximity to Union Station and Capitol area.
Classified ad collection seeking colored laundresses and wash women offering day work or home service across multiple addresses. Jobs promise reliable first class work, taking washing to home or at home, with day rates and varied hours. Some ads specify by the week or by the day in NW Washington areas.
A stream of want ads seeks rooms for long stay in central areas near government buildings. Entries promise furnished or unfurnished one to four rooms, private family or boarding house, daily living amenities, private or shared bath, and reasonable rents from under 6 to over 12 dollars monthly. Listings include references, proximity to Treasury and departmental sections, and contact boxes.
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