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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1910
Page
5
Abundant listings describe furnished rooms with private baths and kitchens in Northwest and near central areas. Several options advertise weekly or monthly rates, summer terms, and proximity to streetcars, with details like front rooms, bay windows, and board offered nearby.
Classified list of job seekers by color and role. Many entries include butlers, janitors, maids, waiters, porters, stenographers, and various trades with contact boxes. Emphasis on honesty, refs, and willingness to relocate or work evenings. some entries specify private families, hotels, farms, or real estate offices.
A dense column of help wanted notices lists female applicants and services. Entries include bookkeepers cashiers chambermaids cooks and caregivers by color or race with locations around Washington DC areas such as 1402 Pa Ave NW 167 Cat NE 178 MJ Ave NW and 2016 St NW. Some ads offer trained nurse care and country respite while many specify references and hours. entries show frequent BOX numbers and street addresses.
Classified page of 1908 style ads listing many positions for colored women. Includes chambermaid, nurse, cook, companion, housekeeper, and laundry by colorfully described applicants with contact cues and box numbers for the office. Emphasizes willingness to relocate, travel, or work by the day, with several listings offering references and city-wide opportunities.
Numerous listings describe attractively furnished rooms and apartments downtown NW near Capitol, Library, and Carnegie, with options from single to two bedrooms. Transients and long-term tenants welcome, with photos, baths, porches, heat, gas, and near car lines. prices range per month and per week.
Numerous classified notices seek washing and laundry tasks at home by colored women, first class laundresses, and neat servants. Locations include 11th, 10th, 9th streets NW, 1st, 2nd, 3rd streets SW, and Q, M, Read, Kirby, Decatur avenues with phone numbers and ongoing day or evening options.
A long list of furnished rooms and front rooms for rent across Washington addresses including 12th to 22nd Streets NW and nearby avenues. Many offer private baths, heat, gas, or housekeeping facilities, with daily, weekly, or monthly rates. Includes front rooms, second and third floor options, transient accommodations, and near Dupont Circle.
Numerous listings describe large and small furnished rooms across NW DC with South or West exposure, private baths or shared facilities, board options, and proximity to car lines and government buildings. Prices range from under $1 per day to several dollars weekly. several entries mention modern conveniences and phones.
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