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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1908
Page
17
A fragmented OCR page lists numerous housing and domestic help ads. Entries mention chambermaids, waitresses, housework, cleaning, and live-in or day labor roles. Several lines include brief contact hints and street references, showing a busy classified section seeking colored individuals for domestic service.
A long, garbled list of domestic service and labor advertisements appears, offering maids, nurses, chambermaids, cooks, housekeepers, and other help by color and race, with scattered addresses, hours, and conditions. Notable offers reference Boston, Alexandria, and Washington area listings, with varying wages and shifts, many seeking colored or white workers for homes and offices.
A dense list of furnished rooms for rent across multiple Northwest and Northeast Washington streets. Advertisements mention private baths, hot and cold water, summer rates, front and back rooms, and singles or doubles suitable for professionals, physicians, or students. Many listings specify location near Dupont Circle, Mount Vernon, and the Capitol with varied rates.
A dense classified column lists numerous rooms for rent across Washington DC areas including NW and NE sectors. Offers vary from front rooms with baths to single and double occupancy with prices from five to twelve dollars weekly, many with private baths, hot water, or porcelain fixtures.
A listing of numerous furnished single and double rooms with board across Kilhourne Place, Columbia Heights, Kalorama Row, and surrounding streets. Descriptions highlight quiet, cool front rooms, private baths or shared baths, table board, proximity to transit, and reasonable rates. References to several addresses and phone notices appear throughout.
Multiple listings advertise furnished rooms and board across DC neighborhoods including Decatur Street NW Saul's Addition and Vermont Avenue NW. Highlights mention private baths, summer rates, front rooms with tables and chairs, and options for transients or long stays. Listings emphasize pleasant summer cooling, proximity to parks, and availability in houses with modern amenities and board.
Numerous un furnished and furnished rooms advertised across NW and SE Washington. Options include third floor rooms with water, front rooms with porch, and two-room flats with heat and bath. Prices range from $6 to $15 monthly, some with access to communal yards, gas, and steam heat.
Storied listings describe horses wagons harness and carriages for sale at Cogswell's Carriage Bazaar near 208 Ith k NW. Offers include delivery wagons, runabouts, cabriolets, broughams and harness gear with rubber tires and English style gear. Prices range from a few dollars to several dollars, with horses and equipment on offer for buyers leaving Washington.
An old dental ad touts teeth without plates or extractions, claiming painless appearance and natural looks. It mentions Dr. J. L. Wilson at 1203 Fot. uw, promoting relief from dental pain and shrinking facial changes.
Advertising notice for storage of furniture and piano at Weschler Storage Co located at 920 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Includes contact numbers and directions for convenient service.
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