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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1906
Page
10
Numerous listings describe furnished rooms in private homes across Northwest and Northeast Washington. Options include front and back rooms with water, heat, bath, and access to car lines. rates vary from $5 to $10 monthly or weekly, with some with board and private family access.
Numerous ads offer furnished and unfurnished rooms with heat, board, or light housekeeping. Locations include NW and NE avenues near Capitol Hill, Thomas Circle, and downtown, with rates from a few dollars per week to monthly sums. Descriptions emphasize private baths, modern improvements, central heating, and proximity to bus lines, Navy yard, and libraries.
A long line of rental notices offers furnished and unfurnished rooms for two ladies, a widow, or single tenants. Listings include shared board, private baths, elevator access, summer rates, and proximity to various Washington DC streets and areas. Details list BOX 127 and multiple NW addresses with room counts from single to large front rooms and terms for board or no board.
A dense listing of rental rooms across NW streets including St NW and PA Ave NW with features such as newly papered walls, porcelain baths, heat, gas, and private or shared facilities. Prices range from $4 to $260 monthly with multiple floor levels, front and rear entrances, and proximity to cars and markets noted. Names of streets include 8th 9th and 12th avenues, Grant Place, and Columbia roads.
A compressed notice of multiple rooms for rent in NW locations. Listings include entire floor or first and second floor rooms, unfurnished or with partial conveniences, often with gas and hot water, weekly or monthly rates, and nearby amenities. Several entries specify private family or room-housing setups with various terms and exclusions.
Multiple classified notices seek furnished or unfurnished rooms with board or partial services from a mix of young couples, single professionals, and a mother with son. Locations include near 17th Street, Navy Department, and downtown areas. Prices range from about $4 to $12 monthly or per week, with preferences for quiet, private families, near transit, and some references to central or suburban areas.
Classified notice seeking room and board arrangements. Mentions single gentleman seeking a room with or without meals, in a central area, with private family preference. Includes garbled address references and box number for responses.
For August and September a front reduced rate applies if rented at once. Two room and bath units, completely furnished with porch access available. Occupants leaving soon. address 405 Abel Fuerst, 18th and 1st Streets. Also listing 514 Rochabei apartment for August with notable rate.
Slow market ad listing suburban lots and homes near Washington via electric roads and trains. Mentions Capitol Heights Belmont Chevy Chase and North Takoma Park with prices from 75 to 1000 dollars, half acre plots, and monthly payments. promotes viewing at offices and on grounds with agents B Batterwhite Co and C B Zantzinger.
Column of help wanted notices listing female domestic workers including laundress, nurse, housekeeper, seamstress, and wait staff. Entries give ages, colors, and hourly or monthly pay expectations, with contact by box numbers or office addresses for interviews. Some ads specify experience with children, ironing, sewing, or light cleaning and ask for references.
Numerous listings describe furnished rooms for men in NW and SW DC near libraries, government offices, and streets like 17th, 18th, and 20th. Features include private baths, heat, gas, running water, and housekeeping with or without board. Prices range from $5 to $18 per week, with front and back upstairs rooms in multiple buildings and private families offering shared or single rooms.
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