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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
24
Male seeks hotel work or clerkship. Includes references for employment, age, address, and contact details. Lists multiple names and occupations. Indicates willingness to work as a bellboy, porter, or general labor. Contains dubious or coded social cues and location hints.
Classified notice from multiple applicants listing needs for work in office or home settings. Entries include a middle aged white man seeking any kind work for board and room, a 20 year old Mexican with education seeking guard or cement work, another 20 year old Italian French speaker seeking any position after 7, and various contact details with addresses and brief descriptors.
A jumble of 1930s classified notices seeking female help and domestic work. Listings include waitresses, cooks, housemaids, laundries, and companionship, with addresses in Washington and nearby area, ages noted and job preferences described. Includes requests for employment in private families, boarding houses, and hotels, with contact box references.
Classified list of housework and domestic help ads. Numerous entries seek general housework, cleaning, washing, ironing, or day labor by women, including colored, German, and white workers. Some seek private family work, full or part time, with references, and varied hours.
Classified rental notes list furnished and unfurnished rooms across Northwest and Southwest Washington. Highlights include front rooms with baths, hot water, and private houses. singles and doubles available, summer rates, central locations near transit, libraries, and government buildings. several listings mention proximity to the White House, Treasury, Capitol, and metro lines. examples show rates and amenities with multiple streets and cross streets.
A long list of furnished and unfurnished rooms available for rent across several DC neighborhoods. Highlights include private baths, summer rates, proximity to car lines, and options for singles, couples, and groups. Descriptions emphasize cool rooms, bay windows, private homes, and convenient access to parks, libraries, and government offices.
A long classified-style listing describes numerous room rentals in NW Washington DC including large front rooms, single rooms, and entire floors. Many offer board, heat, hot water, or modern baths, with prices ranging from economy to mid-range and amenities like porches, southern exposure, and proximity to government offices. Names of streets and hotels appear among the vacancies, indicating a dense housing ad column for single rooms and housekeeping arrangements.
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