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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1909
Page
26
A dense column of old style want ads lists various workers seeking jobs. It highlights a young sober man offers for any work, including farm and clerical tasks, plus other individuals seeking maid, housework, sewing, and office helper roles. Several boxes reference contact details and city addresses.
Numerous classified notices seek sewing by home, waitresses, chambermaids, laundresses, and stenographers. Listings include young white or colored women in New York City and vicinity offering sewing, general housework, laundering, or office tasks, with wage terms and contact boxes. Mentions of private families, day work, and references appear throughout.
A flood of furnished and unfurnished roomads appears, detailing private baths steam heat and near Capitol areas. Listings advertise front rooms in private homes suitable for gentlemen or two persons, with weekly or monthly rates, proximity to transit, and inclusions like breakfast or board.
Dense classified style listing of furnished rooms for rent across Washington DC areas NW and SW. Ads describe steam heat hot water, private baths, ballroom or front rooms, board offered, rates from 6 to 30 dollars monthly, proximity to Dupont Circle Willard National Mall and government buildings. Numerous properties highlight central location, quiet private homes, and transient or long term accommodations.
Historic rental column lists many furnished and unfurnished rooms with table board in private homes near the White House Capitol Hill and Georgetown. Descriptions include front rooms, two-story suites, private baths, steam heat, good transit, and reasonable weekly or monthly rates for single men, couples, or families.
Unfurnished rooms advertised across multiple addresses in NW area. Listings describe options: one to four rooms, heat, gas, bath, and board in private families or houses, with monthly rents ranging from affordable to moderate. Notable entries include 338 Ro I Ave NW furnished or unfurnished, Capitol area, and Indiana Ave flat.
Two women seek a large unfurnished or partly furnished room on the second floor with northern exposure. One hopes for a private, Christian family setting with modest rent around $19 monthly. Both show interest in a North Pa Avenue area between 10th and Isth Streets and mention contact via the box number 409.
A long list of room offers from various landlords and rooms in single and shared houses. Mentions furnished and unfurnished spaces, central or near bath, private baths, heating, and price caps from around $5 to $8 monthly. Candidates include young woman, mother and grown son, married couple, and single professionals seeking affordable housing near downtown.
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