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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
20
SITUATIONS WANTED. Head of household seeks responsible person to care for house this summer for a family of three adults. Offers include board, possible apartment, and duties listed. responders should contact BOX 121 this office with qualifications and availability for the season.
Frame of many classified style notices seeking work and housing for men and women. Ads cover drivers porters electricians servants and waitstaff plus domestic helpers sought by private, hotel, and business employers. Names, addresses, and box numbers appear with varied job types and demographics, highlighting racialized language and employment expectations in a historical classifieds page.
A scanned help wanted page lists numerous advertisements from a colored and white women seeking domestic work. Entries include cooks, housekeepers, laundresses, and chambermaids offering services for private families, flats, or small households, with locations and contact directions.
A flood of 1940s era help wanted notices listing laundresses first class, ironing, and washing at home or by day. Many entries request colored or white women for domestic tasks such as washing, ironing, dishwashing, sewing, and general housework with locations in Washington area streets and at home.
A long OCR list describes numerous furnished rooms for rent in NW and nearby streets. Items include front and rear rooms with private baths, board offered, summer and monthly rates, and proximity to parks, libraries, and streetcars. Names of streets and housing terms indicate a bustling midcentury boarding market.
Joseph Brandon of Furniture Exchange thanks The Washington Post for exceptional results from classified advertising. He notes prior trials with other papers yielded little success, while Post ads delivered the best medium in Washington City for secondhand goods. He signs from 431 9th St NW, Washington DC.
Classified lines show varied washing and ironing jobs offered by women from multiple addresses in Washington area. Entries include work by the day, take-home options, home chores, and housecleaning. Several listings specify colored women and dates or locations such as 4018 L St NW and 6 Foundry Place NW.
A dense ad listing numerous furnished rooms and shared apartments in Northwest and nearby streets. It details single and en suite options, front and back rooms, adjoining baths, bay windows, and communicating spaces. Prices range from about $10 to $24 per week with summer terms and proximity to car lines and transit noted.
A cluttered OCR listing details numerous rooms for rent across many streets and neighborhoods. It mentions private baths, gas ranges, furnished and unfurnished fronts, summer rates, terms for ladies and gentlemen, and multiple addresses with sporadic pricing and features.
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