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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1908
Page
11
A dense collection of help wanted and situations wanted ads listing male job seekers for heating, electrical repair, machinist work, management, and various trades. and a large female listings section for chambermaids, cooks, houseworkers, companions, and domestic help with locations in Washington area, references required, box numbers for responses.
Classified space lists rooms for rent and varied domestic help positions. Advertisements include nurse and housemaid roles, washing and ironing, sewing, stenography, and waitressing. Listings target households seeking colored or white workers, with locations on 18th, 14th, 12th, and 3rd streets NW and nearby avenues, plus calls for private families and flat shares.
Numerous rental notices and room offers fill the page, advertising furnished and unfurnished rooms across Washington, with attention to proximity to car lines and baths. Listings include utilities, heat, and phone service, plus storage and dental ads intermingled.
Dense listing of furnished rooms across NW and NE Washington, with private baths, telephone service, and modern conveniences. Ads feature front rooms, apartments, and suites for one or two occupants, rates from modest weekly to monthly sums, proximity to transit and Union Station noted, with several ads directed at gentlemen or married couples and multiple floors or bay windows advertised.
A dense 1920s style rental page offering numerous furnished rooms with board across NW and NE Washington DC, with qualifying notes on location near Dupont Circle, Chevy Chase, and Mount Vernon. Prominent features include private families, sunny front or rear rooms, cool summer locations, and inclusive meals. many ads specify transit access, sea of board options, and reasonable rates.
A dense classified listing of unfurnished and partly furnished rooms for rent across NW and NE Washington. Many options include heat, gas, bath access, and some with private baths or kitchen facilities. Prices range from about $5 to $30 monthly with various floor plans and neighborhood notes.
Rental terms offer three typewriters at a monthly rate, with purchasing option available. The listing notes Standard Villa Whitters office equipment at 502 Street WW, promoting affordable access to writing machines.
A busy help wanted style notice page listing numerous room and board offers. Young gentlemen and professionals seek unfurnished or furnished rooms within northwest Washington near 13th Street, with rent ranges from about $3 to $45 per month. Includes requests for private families, government workers, and couples, some with meals or heat provided. Many BOX numbers reference the office for responses.
Several short classifieds seek board and lodging in towns or farms for August September. Entries note single woman with child, a couple, or a man with a child, each requesting convenient access to cars and telephones, with references and terms. Box numbers provided for response.
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