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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1908
Page
13
A garbled seeking notice from a married white couple requests a reliable caretaker to tend a house during the summer. They offer references and specify a preference for either city or country settings, with added details about addresses and rooms, though text is unclear.
A dense OCR listing shows multiple employment notices and domestic service ads. It includes wa iter and watchman positions, housework and maid roles, private family servants, laundresses, a nurse, a stenographer, and a dentist ad. Names, addresses, and box numbers accompany these postings, reflecting job seeks and domestic staffing in a mid-century urban setting.
Multiple room rental listings across NW DC from the Van Dyke and surrounding streets. Furnished stations, private baths, front rooms, and single or shared apartments offered with reasonable rents, central locations, and proximity to transit. Names, street numbers, and contact hints appear amidst dense, fragmented OCR text.
A long stitched advertisement lists many rooms for rent in NW Washington, including front parlors and back rooms with southern or eastern exposures. It mentions private baths, modern conveniences, summer rates, proximity to Capitol and Library, and options for singles and couples across multiple addresses in the 2nd to 4th blocks, with varied rates and terms.
Classified listing of numerous rooms for rent across multiple addresses in Northwest Washington DC. Highlights include private baths, summer rates, furnished rooms, table board, and proximity to public transport. Names of streets and building numbers are interspersed with contact references and incentives for families, single tenants, and tourists.
Numerous single and double rooms for rent in Washington area hotels and houses, many with board. Rates range from $0.36 to $5 per week, with some $1 per day, several furnished options, some private baths, and multiple streets including NW areas and Columbia Road. Transients accepted in select listings, weekly board, and special family rates noted.
Numerous un furnished rooms for rent with private baths, gas heat and hot water. Listings show diverse locations including NW and SE districts with rates around 37 dollars monthly or per week, some near transit stations. Several entries mention proximity to libraries, streets like Capitol Street, and nearby landmarks.
A fragment from a local page mentions dining cafes and a table board event at a street address with partial details. Names and places are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate a community dining scene with dates in the near term.
A distorted OCR fragment lists items and phrases across several topics including a country board, cosmetics, fashion, and screens. It mentions prices, potential names, and scattered references such as Port Wine, Caucasian, and postal drop details, but lacks coherent context or complete sentences.
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