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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1910
Page
5
A dense page of help wanted notices listing work seekers by race and gender including bookkeeper, bartender, waiter, butler, lawn care, chauffeur, elevator operator, clerk, stenographer, and more. Names, addresses, and boxes provide contact points, with notes on experience, references, and preferred work conditions.
A historical classified collection lists opportunities such as private tutoring by a young man offering a complete business course for room and board, several waiters and ushers by both white and colored applicants, watchmen, stenography and typewriting workers, and general labor positions in garages, stores, and real estate. Many ads specify availability by day or season and provide contact box numbers.
A long classified listing offers multiple job requests by a widow and others seeking light work by day or month. Roles include drafting, housekeeping, cashier, chambermaid, companion, nurse, cook, assistant bookkeeper, and office work, with varied placements in homes or offices. many entries specify color, age, and city references.
Readable fragment outlines numerous positions including cooks, chambermaids, nurses, housekeepers, dressmakers, and waitresses. Listings show various employers, locations in Washington area, and references or box office contact notes. Many ads seek colored or European applicants, part time and full time, with wages or salary ranges and contact methods.
Classified help wanted notices list seamstresses and stenographers with various qualifications, including experienced sewers, light work, day or week sewing, and home work. Listings specify boxes to respond, locations around Washington DC, and contact references for positions such as travel companions, waitresses, and housekeepers.
Classified notices seek washing and laundry chores by colored women for home or daily work. Multiple listings show taking work at home, out by day, or by first class laundress, with addresses in NW Washington and nearby areas. Entries emphasize domestic service and ironing.
Rental notices describe multiple rooms for rent across Washington DC areas including near 1832 Biltmore Street and other NW locations. Furnished and unfurnished options listed with prices from ten dollars weekly to several hundred monthly, various amenities such as private baths, gas and electric lighting, and proximity to government offices and transit. Contacts include C A Rines and Columbia 8064, with several addresses and apartment numbers.
Numerous listings offer furnished rooms across DC NW, with one or two rooms per unit, baths, phones, porches, and summer rates. Prices range from about 8 to 20 dollars per month or week, with many units near Union Station, War Department, and central avenues. Listings emphasize front rooms, rear rooms, and two-floor apartments.
A dense listing of furnished rooms and furnished apartments in NW DC with rates from $1 to $18 per month. Many units offer bath, heat, hot water, gas, and phone. some include piano and sewing machine. Locations span 6th to 18th Streets NW and Corcoran, Euclid, Girard, and other avenues near Arlington, Capitol areas, and mass transit.
Multiple listings offer rooms with board across Northwest DC including Col Rd NW and 24th St NW. Front and second floor rooms provide private baths, table board, and summer rates. many include meals, farm produce, and transients accommodated. Prices range from $4.50 to $30 per month depending on size and amenities.
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