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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1913
Page
5
A long listing of domestic jobs and servicer roles dominated by colored women offering cooking cleaning ironing sewing dressmaking and nanny help. Also includes stenographers and a few clerical posts with addresses and contact directions across Washington area.
Classified notices advertise cleaning, washing, ironing, and laundry services by day or at home. Listings include providers described as colored or women, with locations on streets such as 1624 101n st aw and 3833 Ls wt nw. Notes mention first class service, at home work, and daily or weekly arrangements.
Classified laundry ads seek first class laundresses for at home or out by the day. Listings name names and addresses across Washington area, including 117 Pierce street and 1330 Corcoran street, with multiple references to colored workers and reliable help. various contact details and phone numbers are provided for work arrangements and accommodations.
List of furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent across several northwest and downtown Washington locations. Highlights include two-room suites with baths, hot water heat, and light housekeeping. single rooms in well-kept houses near public buildings. summer-month offerings. some gender preferences and private-family options. several addresses specify proximity to libraries, parks, and transit. Names of streets include Park Road, 4th Street SE NW, Lenox, Mass Ave, and 10th Street NW, with prices often implied by phrases like reasonable or from $10 to $17.
Several ads describe elegantly furnished rooms near the Capitol and Public Library. Offers include single or en suite front rooms with southern exposure, quiet airy spaces, central locations, and summer rates from around 20 dollars per month. Addresses include 400 Mass Ave NW, 8 K St NW, 203 Colombia RP, 1413 Buchanan, and nearby institutions. Gentlemen preferred in some listings.
Numerous listings offer front rooms, second floor rooms, and suites in private homes across NW and NE DC. Advertisements emphasize furnished spaces, private baths, heat, water, electric, proximity to bus routes and subway, with monthly rents from about $8 to $25 and options including meals or board. Continuous variations include single or double occupancy, rooms with balconies, and several houses near Capitol, Franklin Park, and major avenues.
A long enumeration of rooming house ads lists single and en suite rooms across NW DC with private baths, board included options, and various monthly rates. Properties on Vermont, Newton, Carroll, and 14th to 15th Streets NW offer amenities like gas, heat, and bath access, some with private entrances, some near transit, mentioning examples such as Afton House and The Mulford.
Numerous room offers listed by individuals seeking furnished or unfurnished accommodations near libraries and Georgetown. Includes options for board, private families, or shared arrangements with varied prices and locations such as Chevy Chase and Washington area.
Legal notices report a partition action for Lot 7 Square 650 Washington DC following the death of Derle Turner, with defendants Oscar Moore and others ordered to appear by a date after the first publication. Also notices of testamentary probate for Enoch Edmonson, warnings to creditors to file claims by July 127 1914, under Eliza Edmonation clerk and James Tanner registrar.
Notices announce probate proceedings for Edwina C. Willa in Columbia District and a District of Columbia Supreme Court equity case involving Marty King Gage Pigmuitt versus J Harry King. Parties must appear by a specified date. orders require publication and copy delivery, with details on estate administration and partition actions in Washington.
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