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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1914
Page
3
A verbose classified list of job requests by a young colored woman seeking maid housekeeper or similar posts. entries include cashiers bookkeepers or waitresses and various service roles with refs and addresses in Washington DC areas such as Mount Vernon and Dupont Circle. demand covers chambermaid nurse cook seamstress and office work.
Numerous furnished rooms across NW and NE Washington show warm heat hot water and private baths. Properties include suites in apartment buildings, single rooms for gentlemen or couples, and laundering or housework offers, with phones, telephones, and convenient utilities. several addresses note proximity to Union Station and major avenues.
Numerous listings describe second floor front rooms with bath steam heat and home cooking near 17th Street NW to Mass Ave NW. Addresses include 1417 17th St NW 1081 VT Ave NW 141d Mass Ave NW and others. many offer board, reasonable rates, and proximity to Dewey Hotel and Union Station. Listings emphasize refined homes, hot water heat, and near ballroom venues with phone numbers for inquiries.
A cluttered ad listing numerous furnished rooms and boards for rent across multiple DC addresses. Includes hot water heat, baths, private families, and options for gentlemen, students, or couples, with some rooms offering housekeeping, laundry, and meals.
A dense listing of rooms for rent in Washington DC areas including NW addresses. Many offer furnished or unfurnished options with heat hot water baths and private or shared facilities. Notable locations include 10th 11th 12th Streets NW 6th Street NW Monroe Street Kenyon Street Lamont Street and Rhode Island Avenue with multiple private houses offering single or shared rooms and board options.
Classified brief listing several lodging requests in Washington area. F Y Smonsen seeks furnished room by general delivery. Three ladies look for one or two rooms and board in private family. SLOQERLY requests small warm room for five dollars monthly. A Spanish gentleman seeks to room with a nice American family. A young couple requests two or three rooms in Georgetown.
Classified notices show multiple requests for room and board. A young man seeks heated private room and board 25 dollars, near walking distance to the War Department. Other ads request unfurnished rooms, four rooms and bath, or two rooms with heat, all within city limits, and even coaching and teaching services.
In The Post, the Situations Wanted and Help Wanted sections promote a seamstress offering dressmaking services. The ad encourages readers to look up the advertiser for spring sewing and notes that personal help ads are free in the Post.
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