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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1911
Page
4
Classified ad style listing varied secondhand items for sale or hire including typewriters radios furniture and tools. Multiple named items with incomplete details and locations, offering low prices and hoping to hire or purchase, with contact boxes and office references.
A dated classified section offers varied job seeks and applicants. Entries include a colored couple seeking small apartment, a colored couple seeking work in Philadelphia or New York, a short order cook, a white couple with a boarding house, a correspondent clerk, a stenographer and typist, a lamp penographer service, and general labor or farm work near Washington. Names and addresses are included for follow up.
A well experienced young man seeks any office role including accounting, clerical, or storeroom work. References available. Contact details show varied job asks and locations.
A dense classified listing shows male applicants seeking work across trades and services. Includes positions for bookkeeper, bricklayer, carpenter, chauffeur, cook, janitor, clerk, waiter, driver, and more with references and contact hints. Notable entries include colored and white job seekers, varied locations in the city, and needs ranging from private homes to businesses.
Male mechanic seeks work at 811 Ath St New York evenings by colored student W Winthrop Howard University office work by young man of experience best of references painting and caloomiaing in branches Charles E Raymond 1311 Fronteon Place SW work evenings by colored man 1210 T St Readiness for any work by white man discharged from army George Roberts 6th St NW work of any kind by young married couple H 923 Barry PI New Would like to connect with film company on graph Selig or Capital worked for these three companies Young man 21 four years with bank desires position at anything with chance of advancement can furnish references J Hatin 71st AW St NW
Classified notice collection shows a dense list of female labor seekers offering home work, dressmaking, typing, stenography, nursing, chambermaid, housework, and babysitting. Names and addresses are varied with multiple street corners and neighborhoods cited for clerical, sewing, and domestic roles.
Classified ad batch listing Laundresses and washroom help by colored women and first class laundresses. Entries include private family or home laundry work, gentlewoman’s washing, rough dry and ironing services. Locations span 7th Street NW to 21st Street NW with multiple neighborhood addresses. Many ads request daily or home-based work and reference strong references or first-class qualification.
Multiple DC area notices advertise furnished rooms for rent in various blocks. Listings include single or shared occupancy, with facilities such as heat, gas, proximity to baths, and housekeeping options. Locations cited include NW and NE streets, with terms for couples, single men, or ladies.
A long OCR list describes numerous furnished rooms and front parlor rooms for rent across NW DC, with amenities including hot water heat, gas and bath, private families, street addresses such as 1208 Pa Ave NW, 1316 Columbia Road, and 1845 Monroe St, NW. Many listings specify single or double rooms, proximity to War Dept and car lines, monthly rents from low to mid ranges, and appliances or services like phone and electric light. Several entries note rooms suitable for gentlemen or professionals, some with board, some near downtown or government offices.
Numerous listings for furnished rooms and apartments in Washington DC and nearby areas. Includes addresses on M Street NW, 2nd Street NW, 4th Street NW, 14th Street NW, Franklin area, and adjacent avenues with details on heat type, baths, housekeeping options, private family, front rooms, and rents ranging from $12 to $30 per month plus utilities. Many offer steam heat, gas stoves, baths, and convenient locations near transit hubs.
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