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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1915
Page
5
Classified listing shows varied employment requests from multiple individuals. Entries include men seeking any kind of work, inside or outside, and women seeking nanny, cashier, or stenography roles. Read as a dense collage of help-wanted notes with numerous partial names and addresses.
A dense list of situations wanted ads from a 19th or early 20th century paper. Many entries seek cook or housework work by colored or reliable women, with various addresses and notes on cleanliness, competence, or references. Names and exact locations include 1143 16th St NW, 608 Sth at aw, 1782 Meeatom, 1234 tbh at aw, and more.
Classified ad fragmenting offers for housework and light duties. Mentions women and girls of various descriptions including colored, white, and nurse helpers. References to addresses such as 403 11th st ne and Corcoran st. ovals. Includes light housekeeping, chambermaid, sewing, nursing, and general office work needs with multiple contact notes.
Classified notices list numerous laundress and washing services by day at homes or out, with names described as colored or white workers. Listings provide contact addresses in Washington area, offering first class or reliable helpers for washing, ironing, and cleaning at home or by day.
Numerous listings offer furnished rooms with features like steam or hot water heat, private baths, and gas or electric lighting. Locations include 2nd and 3rd floors on U Street NW and 10th Street NW with rents from a few dollars per week to around $15 monthly, some with private families and near public transportation. Some ads specify single rooms for men or gentlemen only and housekeeping options.
Dense reader-available rental notes describe furnished rooms across multiple DC streets including St SE Columbia Road NW and nearby, with amenities hot water heat electric light baths and private baths. Rates range from about 3 to 20 dollars monthly or weekly, some include board, some specify private families or gentlemen tenants, proximity to Union Station Capitol and Metro areas noted.
Numerous rooming offers listed with private baths, meals or board, and varied rents. Includes second-floor front rooms, large bright spaces, hot water, steam heat, transit access, and proximity to DC landmarks. Several ads specify single or double occupancy, private baths, and breakfast or dinner options.
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