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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1909
Page
26
Muddled readable fragment shows a brief ad listing a young colored man seeking work as a waiter or helper. Mentions cleaning or domestic tasks and a request for a dry mail router position. Likely a generic employment notice from a late era classifieds page.
A dense, fragmented collection of classified style notices. It enumerates male and female workers seeking employment, listing varied roles from porters, clerks, and musicians to cooks, housekeepers, and companions. Names, addresses, and boxes hint at local classifieds, with emphasis on experience, reliability, and references.
Classifieds show multiple notices for stenographers and office work by young women with shorthand and typing skills. Various ads seek positions with moderate pay and promotion potential, some offering home typing or evening shifts. Also see tutoring and domestic help listings and room rentals in multiple neighborhoods.
Neatly described list of furnished front rooms and shared spaces offered by private houses near Capitol, Union Station, and various Northwest streets. Prices range from $5 to $15 weekly with gas heat, bath access, and some with board. Transients welcome at many locations. several rooms advertise private baths, hot water, and gas heat.
Numerous furnished rooms for rent in central NW Washington near the White House and War Department. Options include front rooms, back rooms, and suites with heat, bath, and board in private homes and small hotels. Rates range around 3 to 20 dollars weekly or monthly, with emphasis on proximity to downtown, offices, and transit lines.
Numerous room ads across NW and nearby streets advertise furnished and unfurnished front and back rooms. Entries emphasize heating, gas, baths, southern exposure, and board options with nearby transit access and occasional private families. Names, exact streets, and prices vary, with several rooms described as large or bright and some offering two baths or single occupancy.
Classifieds list rooms and windows for rent in central Washington DC areas near Capitol and Treasury. Ads seek single or shared rooms, furnished or unfurnished, with board or breakfast, steam heat, and proximity to the parade route. Continuous mentions include Bates, Box numbers, and multiple households seeking reasonable rates during inauguration events.
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