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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1907
Page
30
Numerous small ads seek laundresses and domestic workers in Washington area. Entries offer home or daily work, references requested, various ages and nationalities, with pay details and contact addresses including The Washington Domestic Guild and private listings.
A sale listing multiple horse drawn vehicles and gear. Includes ex lension-front brougham wagons carts hacks tandem traps runabout spider phaeton rubber tired and more. Also offers harness saddles bridles boxes and additional carriages. Proclaims low prices and stock from Washington area dealers with pricing and storage terms.
A 1905 four cylinder touring car and other autos are offered as bargains with notes on condition and equipment. Also listed are requests for a small modern touring car. In addition, animals and pets including dogs cats birds and poultry are advertised for sale with cages and related supplies.
Multiple listings describe furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent across NW and nearby areas. Options include front rooms, second-floor rooms, and apartments with private baths, steam heat, and board nearby. Prices range from about $3 to $30 per month with varying amenities and proximity to transit.
A crowded classifieds page lists numerous two to three rooming options in Washington DC NW and nearby NE areas. It highlights furnished rooms with heat and board, private family homes, and proximity to the Capitol, Navy Yard, libraries, and government offices. Prices range from $5 to $60 monthly, with variations in bath access and private or shared facilities. Listings emphasize hot water, telephone, and table board, often describing rooms as well kept or refined, some with south or northern exposures and near public transit.
Central Washington listings describe numerous rooms for rent in NW and nearby avenues. Offers include furnished and unfurnished front rooms, both with and without board, private baths, steam heat, hot water, and proximity to transit, libraries, and shops. Prices range from low monthly rates to higher rents for larger front rooms.
Multiple want ads for furnished rooms and board in private homes including single rooms for individuals and couples. Items list near downtown areas with boxes for responses, detailing price, baths, board, and proximity to offices. Names and strict private-family requests appear with addresses BOX 260 BOX 217 BOX 375 BOX 270 BOX 49 BOX 173 BOX 161 BOX 282 BOX 175 BOX 300 BOX 262 BOX 547 indicate response channels.
Numerous short ads seek unfurnished rooms for one to two occupants in Chevy Chase Glen Mass Ave NW and near East Capitol area. Requests include heat gas, bath access, reasonable rent under 12 dollars per month, and proximity to transit. Some ads specify couples or singles, with box references for response.
The listing offers numerous furnished and unfurnished apartments for rent around 1425 T St NW and nearby streets. Units include 3 to 6 rooms with baths, corner and lightfilled flats, fireproof buildings, and special seasonal or reduced rates. Availability includes The Windsor, Florence Court, Connecticut, and other NW Washington addresses with terms and contact via janitors or offices.
A jumble of property notices and sales pitches seeks buyers and investors. Listings include a brick residence near Lincoln Park on East Capitol Street, suburban land for rent or sale, investment opportunities, and contact notes for brokers such as Joseph Weller and Miller-Shoemaker Realty.
The District of Columbia Commissioners invite sealed proposals by February 9 1907 for furnishing cast iron water pipe spares. Forms and specifications are available at District Building Room 42 Washington DC. Funds and deadlines are noted by Henry F. MacFarland Henry J. Wret and John Biddle.
Auctioneer Marcus Notes offers antique mahogany furniture Oriental rugs bric a brac porcelain engravings water colors and books from the late Commodore Nicholson USN at 426 9th Street NW today starting 10 o clock Treasures include a mahogany sideboard dining sets bookcases cheval mirror and a large historical engraving collection plus a wagon harness and safe for the 12 o clock sale as merchants retire from business
Timetables show departures and connections with other lines. Details list New York to Jacksonville and Augusta routes, daily sleeping cars, and dining service with Seaboard and Chesapeake lines. Information available at Pennsylvania Station offices and district passenger agents.
The notice compiles timetables for the Baltimore and Ohio lines, Southern Railway, Norfolk and Western, and Washington Southern Railway. It lists departures from major stations like Atlantic City and Washington, with times for sleepers, dining cars, and parlor cars, plus connections to Richmond, Norfolk, and Florida routes. It notes that schedules are not guaranteed and provides ticket office contacts.
An educational talk on the consumption disease will be delivered at Grace Evangelical Church on Thirteenth Street between F and G streets on January 4 at 8 o'clock. Dr. B. M. Randolph and Wallace Hatch are the speakers. The committee on prevention of consumption seeks broad public attendance to unite the community in preventive measures. The disease claims about BA deaths yearly locally. Generous donations to the committee are acknowledged from John Lott, Golden and Co, Aldis B Browne, Alfred Mayer, Joseph Sussbureer, and Rev. Paul and a friend.
Weather Bureau officials disput the claim that Salton Sea irrigation flood created heavy rains in the far Southwest. They note that heavy rainfall began in January 1965 in Arizona and Southern California, predating Salton Sea formation, and that Arizona’s 1965 rainfall exceeded the Sea’s water content by about twelve times, rendering the hypothesis unsubstantiated.
Field Agents report progress on assembling the negro exhibit for the Jamestown Exposition. Roosevelt met with organizers to arrange state exhibits in the negro building with Mississippi, South Carolina, and Ohio advancing fastest. A notable display features inventions patented by African Americans to be powered by electric motors.
Old Point Comfort draws tourists with scenic surroundings and grand hotels. Daily steamers from Norfolk and Washington line 6:20 p.m. departures, plus connections to New York and Boston by rail, illustrate the era’s travel network and coastal leisure.
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