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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1915
Page
4
A long list of employment requests and offerings from a historic classified page. It includes multiple steno grapher and tutoring bids, waiter and chambermaid positions, and various labor preferences from male and colored workers, with contact hints and locations across Washington area addresses and streets.
Classified ads seek multiple positions including chambermaids, cooks, cleaners, and nurses. Listings specify colored or white applicants, varying ages and experience, with references and local contact numbers across Northwest Washington addresses such as 1688 11th St NW and 1414 Fla Ave. NW, plus job details for private families, boarding houses, and small hotels.
Classified page shows numerous help wanted notices for waitresses maids and cleaners, many prefixed by color or race, plus extensive rooms for rent listings across Washington DC neighborhoods. Entries include references to employers and addresses, with notes on shifts and housing arrangements. The dense, enumerated list emphasizes domestic work, hospitality roles, and shared living spaces in a wartime urban setting.
Numerous listings for furnished front rooms and suites across NW Washington with private baths, electric lights, and modern amenities. Advertised locations include 1116 N Y Ave NW Ond at Georgia Ave and 18th St NW, Mt Pleasant, Adams Morgan, and nearby avenues. prices range from $4 to $10 weekly or monthly, with single or en suite options and proximity to transit, Y M C A, and post office.
Numerous listings offer furnished rooms and suites for housekeeping near Union Station and the post office. Options include front and back parlor rooms with private baths, gas for cooking, or shared amenities. Rates range from $8 to $28 monthly, with locations along 6th, 10th, 12th, 14th streets and mass avenues, plus near Mt Vernon Place and Corcoran Street.
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