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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1909
Page
32
A dense OCR of classified notices shows numerous "situations wanted" ads. Entries include positions for cooks, bookkeepers, clerks, waiters, porters, janitors, mechanics, and sales roles, with many references to color, race, and marital status. Names, addresses, and box numbers appear amid repetitive phrases about seeking employment in offices, hotels, and private homes.
A dense row of classified notices offers domestic help and clerical workers. Listings include chambermaids, cooks, cleaners, housekeepers, companions, nurses, and stenographers, with numerous boxes for responses and multiple color descriptions and hours noted.
Classified page of labor ads seeking female workers in care, housework, cooking, sewing, stenography, and office assistance. Includes nurses, chambermaids, seamstresses, typists, waitresses, and general housekeepers, with locations around NW Washington and references for reliable service.
Numerous help wanted ads seek a competent colored woman for day’s work including washing, cleaning, and ironing for homes in Washington area addresses such as 1754 K St NW 18th St, Cleveland Ave NW, Ist St NW, 1448 Place NE, 400 East NE, and other downtown listings. The notices offer home washing, laundering, and office cleaning by the day or week, with references available, and emphasize reliable, first class workers.
A dense, fragmented classified page lists numerous NW Washington DC rooms for rent with fur nishings, baths, heat and board options. Advertisements mention locations near Massachusetts Avenue, 16th Street, G Street and the Willard area, with prices from a few dollars per week and various arrangements for single or shared use.
Multiple housing ads list furnished rooms with board near the White House and Capitol, detailing locations such as 35th and New York, 12th Street NW, and Dupont Circle. Rooms vary by floor, bath access, and price, with hot water heat, private baths, and meals offered. many specify close proximity to government buildings and transit lines.
A readable fragment lists several job seekers including Elwood Kelcher at 243 Del Ave seeking manual work, a young man offering hardware store skills, and Howard Banks at 45 Cet NW seeking office or clerical work. Also mentions Davie M Maas of College Park Md and a generic request for a good position with a typewriter.
Numerous listings offer furnished rooms in Washington DC homes near 2nd Street NW and nearby avenues. Advertised features include heat, private baths, shared kitchens, front rooms, and proximity to transit lines. some specify no children and varying prices around 8 to 12 dollars weekly or monthly.
A dense classifieds collage lists numerous rooms for rent in Northwest Washington DC. Advertisements include furnished and unfurnished front rooms, large bright rooms with southern exposure, and connecting rooms with baths, heat, and gas. Some postings cite private balconies, stairwell access, and reasonable rents, with several mentions of single and shared accommodations across multiple streets including 18th, 19th, and 14th Streets NW and surrounding avenues.
Advertisements seek rooms in private homes for inauguration week with low rates and varying terms. Listings include furnished and unfurnished options, single rooms, multiple rooms, and rooms with board or near downtown areas. Respondents urged to contact via office box references or phone numbers. Many entries specify heat, utilities, and proximity to government buildings.
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