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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1908
Page
17
A long ill formatted list of job seeking notes from a Washington area paper includes a range of brief ads. Entries show a male applicant seeking household or private family work and other positions in hotels offices or private homes with contact boxes and street addresses.
A dense classified page lists numerous laundresses and maids for hire. Opportunities include washing or ironing at home or by the day, first class laundries, household helpers, nurses, secretaries, stenographers, and companions. Entries specify addresses and contact boxes for responses. Many are by colored women seeking work, with multiple locations around NW Washington and adjacent streets.
A collage of help wanted notices listing washing to take home and day labor by colored women, including addresses 1816 Florida Ave NW 1422 Corcoran St NW 2018 Bth St NW 1203 38th St NW and others. Includes a woman desiring elderly companion work, a young lady stenographer with five years experience seeking in a lawyer or patent office, and several part time or daily work offers. Denotes varied wage expectations and locations, reflecting early 20th century domestic service and clerical gigs.
Numerous rooms for rent in houses across Northwest Washington featuring modern improvements, heat, running water, private baths, and porch access. Listings include single and shared front rooms, deluxe corner rooms, and second-floor options, with proximity to streetcar lines, depots, and dining. Pricing ranges from about $4 to $40 monthly with some board included.
Multiple furnished front and back rooms advertised for rent across NW and NE Washington, often with heat, bath, and phone. options include single and double rooms, communicating rooms, rooms with board, and proximity to car lines, Capitol, Lincoln Park, and Union Station. Prices range from about 12 to 62 dollars per week, with various floor levels and private family settings.
Numerous room and board offerings across northwest and southeast Washington from multiple private families. Descriptions include front rooms, rear rooms, singles and doubles, with heat, gas, and table board, some with private baths, proximity to Capitol, Library, Union Station, and government offices.
A jumble of listings describes unfurnished or partly furnished rooms in northwest Washington. Multiple addresses on F Street, U Street, 20th, 18th, and nearby streets offer one to four rooms with heat, gas, and sometimes baths. Preferences include single men, couples, or professionals, with or without board, and prices from six to twenty dollars monthly or per week.
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