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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1915
Page
4
A dense list of job wants from male applicants, many colored, seeking work as janitors porters waiters cooks and clerks. Includes references to addresses and varied duties, with notes on availability and experience, some with age and marital status details.
A long column of notices seeks chambermaids waitresses laundresses and cooks by colored or white women for homes and boards. Listings give locations in Northwest to Adams Morgan areas with ages from teens to adults and hours ranging day or night. Many ads offer references and experience and note private families or establishments.
Diverse dressmaking ads and domestic help listings detail alterations, remaking garments, sewing by day or at home, and part time or full time housework. Entries include named streets and avenues, with targeted notes on skills from gowns to shirts, plus multiple ads seeking maids, nurses, and general house staff across nw and other wards.
Classified listing for female workers and nurses seeks practical nurses companions stenos typists waitresses housekeepers and sewing workers. positions specify experience refs and white or colored applicants with ages and locations across District of Columbia including 13th Street NW Rost notes many listings with phone numbers and box references indicating job ads from a local office.
Help wanted ads list washings at home and day or by the week. Numerous postings seek first class laundresses or colored women for laundry, cleaning, ironing, and light housekeeping at addresses across Washington area, with references and daily or weekly rates.
Multiple listings show nicely furnished rooms for rent in private homes and apartments across Northwest Washington. Options include single and shared spaces with hot water heat, private baths, and proximity to parks, transit, and central streets such as 11th Street NW, Massachusetts Avenue, and Thomas Circle. Prices range from a few dollars per week to several dollars per week, with various arrangements for housekeeping and utilities. most rooms are suitable for gentlemen or mature tenants.
A sprawling OCR fragment lists numerous second floor front rooms and shared apartments for rent across NW streets including 1120 12th St NW 619 4th St NW and 4374-Aero accommodations. Features include hot water heat, private baths, private families, breakfast optional, and rates ranging from $2 to $25 monthly or weekly. Broad details on furnishings and proximity to baths, kitchens, and public amenities appear with many entries mentioning gentleman renters and single or double occupancy.
Multiple room rental listings scattered around central Washington DC areas. Advertised options include furnished front rooms private baths and housekeeping ready spaces with varying rates from around 4 to 12 dollars per month, many near Union Station and Congressional area. Contact numbers and NW/NE locations appear, with emphasis on heated front rooms and private family arrangements.
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