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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1911
Page
4
A wide array of help wanted notices including job seekers in stores offices and crafts. Listings show diverse individuals seeking work as bookkeepers carpenters cooks housemaids chauffeurs p r ogers and caregivers with varying experience and references across Washington area addresses and phone contacts.
A long, dense classified section lists numerous requests for COOKS, housekeepers, maids, nurses, and general helpers. Offerings specify color, references, and locations around Northwest Washington neighborhoods such as Cleveland Ave NW, Meats NW, Vth St NW, 13th St NW, Corcoran St NW, and Georgia Ave. Jobs include daily, summer, or live-in positions with varying duties from cooking and laundry to child care and elder care, often seeking reliable, experienced women. Many entries emphasize color, references, and willingness to travel or relocate, with some notes for suburban placements and office or private-family settings.
A dense classified page lists female help wanted ads from pianists and seamstresses to stenographers, housekeepers, servants, and traveling saleswomen. Names and addresses appear for positions from moving pictures theaters to private homes, hotels, and offices, with wages and starting terms noted in many lines.
Classifieds offer washing ironing and housekeeping by the day or home services. Listings name numerous first class laundresses and reliable colored workers with addresses in northwest Washington offering laundries, dresses, cleaning, and dressmaking on request. Many ads stress good references and prompt service.
Classified laundry notices show multiple listings for washing and ironing at home or for day work. Entries include addresses on 20th Street NW, 9th Street NW, Lith Street, 14th Street NW, Greens Farm NW, and Kenyon Street NW, with providers described as colored and first class laundresses. Names such as Hilen Barnes appear among the ads.
Numerous listings for furnished rooms in Washington DC neighborhoods near Union Station, government offices, and M Street NW. Offers include private baths, kitchens, front and rear rooms, summer rates, and proximity to car lines, theaters, and shopping districts. Some listings specify single or double occupancy, shared kitchens or baths, and nearby amenities.
A long listing of furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent across Washington DC, including near the State, War, and Navy Building, Library, and Capitol. Advertises heat, gas, electric, baths, and board options, with many rooms suited to single gentlemen, couples, or small groups, and varying price points from $1.50 to $16 per week or month, noting proximity to Car lines and parks.
Classified notice seeking a helpful cook and general house help in town. Also looks for a janitor or caretaker for an estate and mentions hiring a teenage boy for summer work. Includes vague contact hints and pay details, with scattered misspellings and stray words.
Advertisements offer multiple rooms for rent with board across Washington DC, listing Harvard Street near 13th, Girard Street, K Street NW, Capitol area, and Dupont circle vicinity. Descriptions include large lawns, furnished rooms, baths, dining tables, and reasonable terms. Some ads note transients, summer rates, and proximity to Capitol, Library, and Union Station.
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