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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1915
Page
6
A dense list of employment ads seeks cooks housekeepers dressmakers and general help by colored and white women in Washington area. jobs specify evenings mornings and days rates and preferences include references reliability and various employers or neighborhoods such as Dupont Champlain and 18th Street NW. many entries indicate part or full time work with ages and experience levels noted.
Classified ad listings show a young lady seeking stenography and typing work with references, plus multiple offers for stenographer and typist positions. Other notices include teaching, telephone operator, massage, clerical work, and various day or part time postings by women and a few by colored applicants.
Multiple rooms for rent listed in Northwest and surrounding areas, offering single and shared options. Details include hot water heat, baths, furnishings, and proximity to transportation, with various landlords seeking quiet, studious tenants or couples. Addresses include 213th, 1328 M St NW, 1018 15th St NW, and other dates and notes.
Nicely furnished front and rear rooms with bath, steam heat, hot water, and gas in many addresses near Metro areas. Listings include private homes and shared spaces on G Street NW, 1306 Gay NW, 1203 Colombia Rd, 724 18th St NW, and more, with weekly rates from $2 to $12 and notes on quiet, suitable for gentlemen or ladies, some with piano and phone service.
Isolated notes seeking various jobs from a dated classifieds page. Listings reference young colored men and students seeking work by day or night, including delivery, store help, manual labor, and miscellaneous helpers. Some lines cite addresses and minimal details. many entries are incomplete or garbled.
Classified notices list multiple laundress and washing at home services with by the day or work by the week options. Names and addresses include Tat Street 1420, 620 10th Street, Lost, Church Street NW, 16th Street NW, and various other Washington, D.C. locations, offering first class washing at home, ironing, and colored women for on site or at home work. Some listings mention furnished rooms and apartment rentals in nearby buildings.
Historical listings describe numerous newly furnished front rooms and rear parlors for adults in multiple addresses around Capitol and NW districts. Offers include gas, hot water heat, private baths, board in private homes, and proximity to streetcar lines with various rates and occupancy options.
OCR reads cluttered listing notes rooms for rent in multiple addresses such as 3485 147th St and 11th St Ww with mentions of gas electricity hot water heat furnished or unfurnished. Descriptions describe front rooms with light baths and various heat options, but the text is incomplete and jumbled.
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