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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1915
Page
4
A dense page of classified ads lists male and female situations wanted, including laborers, painters, porters, stenographers, machinists, and domestic help. Names and addresses appear with sparse detail, offering positions ranging from general labor to skilled trades and clerical work, with emphasis on reliability and references.
Classified notices show numerous help wanted and employment listings for female workers: bookkeepers, typists, cooks, chambermaids, waitresses, housekeepers, nurses, and companions. Entries include ages, locations, and employer desires across Washington areas with dozens of named streets and avenues.
Classified notices show numerous laundress and washing at home or by the day ads. Entries name first class laundresses, colored workers, and private-family services with various rates and addresses across Washington area streets.
Nicely furnished front and second floor rooms listed for rent in several streets. Some units include bath, hot water heat, phone, and private family housing. Limited details on price and exact room counts for each location.
Numerous listings for furnished rooms across Washington area north and west of the Capitol. Front rooms with heat, electric lights, private baths or access, kitchen facilities, and personal references offered. weekly and monthly rates from about 5 to 16 dollars, many in NW streets near Dupont Circle, Chapman Street NW, and near railway routes. Some ads specify single or double occupancy, private family or gentlemen tenants, and proximity to rail lines or the Raleigh Hotel.
Numerous furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent near Union Station and Northwest DC areas. Includes hot water heat, private baths, and rent ranges from $1.50 to $15 weekly. Many rooms are in private homes with modern conveniences, some with gas stoves and multiple baths.
Numerous listings describe bright heated rooms in Washington DC areas including Columbia Road and Union Station nearby. Offerings include single and en suite rooms with gas or hot water heat, baths, and board in private homes or bachelor apartments. Nearby schools, libraries, and government buildings noted, with rents ranging to about $20 monthly equivalents for some rooms and higher for those with meals or board.
A long list of furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent in Northwest Washington. Advertisements note private baths, hot water heat, meal options, and transients accommodation at properties including The Dixter Inn, The Lenox, Belmont Street addresses, and 127 1b Street NW. Several listings emphasize convenient downtown locations, private lavatories, and flexible board plans in large, well heated rooms for single or shared occupancy.
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