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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1906
Page
16
A garbled 1920s style help wanted page lists many positions for men including stenographers typists accountants porters footmen salesmen and more. Entries indicate shifts evenings tutoring private lessons and general office work with varied pay and locations.
A dense classifieds page lists numerous women seeking domestic work and office support in Washington with roles including housekeeper, cook, nanny, companion, and stenographer. Names, ages, locales, and pay rates appear alongside brief job requirements and contact directions, reflecting era's ad style and labor expectations.
Classified listings show multiple female help wanted notes including stenography and typing work at home and on site. Virginia, Aisharit, and local addresses advertise nurses, traveling companions, wait staff, chambermaids, washing, ironing, and cleaning services with contact details and proposed compensation terms.
Four rooms for rent described as large bright and well ventilated with all night elevator service and heating or janitor services. Ads note possible two months rent terms and steady tenants. Washington Rental Bureau in Metzero Building listed, contact for rooming help.
Numerous listings offer furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent across Northwest DC including 1st to 2nd floors near Dupont Circle, Capitol Hill, Georgetown and Columbia Heights. Options include front and back rooms with baths, private families, summer rates, with or without board, and varying rent from $5 to $20 per month, many with porches, heat, and telephone service.
A dense diary of furnished rooms across NW Washington listing options with or without board. Ads describe single and double rooms in private homes and apartments with terms, locations near Lafayette Park, Dupont Circle, and near government offices, noting clean, cool spaces, summer rates, and proximity to transit.
Historic Washington DC housing column lists numerous furnished and unfurnished rooms with board near downtown. Advertisements promise private families, southern exposure, and varying rates from modest to moderate, including summer terms and proximities to Capitol, Lincoln Park, and Mount Pleasant.
Unfurnished rooms and suites across multiple addresses in NW DC near Brightwood Park, Capitol Hill and surrounding blocks. Listings include private baths, gas and steam heat, some with parlor fronts or separate floors, rates ranging from moderate to ten dollars weekly, many advertise no children and references required.
Classified ads show a flood of room and board requests from professionals and families. A young physician seeks a first floor back parlor office with northwest exposure, modest rent, and optional board. numerous entries offer furnished or unfurnished rooms in private homes, central or northwest suburbs, with or without meals, often near Capitol Street, Cleveland Park, or Chevy Chase.
Multiple listings for furnished and unfurnished apartments in Arlington and Washington DC areas. Offers include The Westmoreland, The Benedict, The Massachusets, The Prince George, and others. Features cited include central heating, private baths, swimming pool access, summer rates, and various locations such as Willard, Q Street, and Dumbarton area.
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