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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
10
Fragmentary text from a classified or personal notice. Readable bits mention a massage or service arrangement with cryptic references to an address near Sth st. nw and a person named Johnson. The legibility is poor and key details are missing.
Classified items seek summer care for city dwellers. Reliable colored man and wife seek housekeeping and cooking positions at Colonia Beach or Chesapeake Beach. Hotel or boarding house work for a troth and sister with hotel experience. Separate rooms, lodgings, and family care requests listed with box addresses referenced.
A dense, era-typical classified list seeks male collectors, solicitors, or managers. various workers including colored men and boys for driving, porter, waiter, cook, janitor, house help, elevator work, and hotel staff. multiple brief notes assignable by address or box number with year 18 25 potential ages. includes opportunities in rooms and real estate adjacent services. many entries specify relocation and references.
A dense classified page offers numerous help wanted notices. Listings include outside salesmen with small salary plus commission, experienced salesmen or collectors, cooks and janitors, a valet for a gentleman moving to Europe, and various other hotel and office positions. Names and addresses suggest a city employment section seeking young men, drivers, typists, stenographers, and a range of skilled and unskilled workers.
Classifieds offer chambermaid and cook work by colored women and girls in Washington area. Various listings include chambermaid, waitress, nurse, and cleaning help with contact details and locations such as 1108 34th St NW, 1438 Church St NW, 2122 Pa Ave, 1649 K St NW, and more. Some ads request summer leave or flexible hours and reference reputable employers and neighborhoods.
Classified list of general housework and domestic positions from 1948 offering tasks such as laundry, cleaning, washing by day or take home, and care duties. Multiple listings specify colored or white workers, various addresses in NW and surrounding streets, and requests for governess, chambermaid, housekeeper, and stenographer roles with contact boxes for responses.
A flood of help wanted notices lists stenographers and typists with experience, office positions, and home based work. Other ads seek a nurse, trainer, waitresses, housecleaners, a chambermaid, and a capable colored girl for daily or hourly labor, with addresses and box numbers for responses.
Numerous furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent across Northwest DC areas including near the White House and Treasury. Advertised features include private baths, hot water, board options, gas, heat, light, and proximity to streets and transit. prices range from modest to higher weekly or monthly rates. Many listings note single or shared rooms, small and large spaces, and amenities like porches, windows, and garden access.
Classified draft lists several helper and office work requests. Includes a 17 year old seeking general housework, a switchboard operator, a chambermaid, and various employment inquiries. Addresses reference details and payment notes appear with several names and locations in Washington area.
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