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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
3
A dense block of 1918 era classified ads seeking domestic help. Includes laundresses launderers cooks chambermaids nurses maids maids of all kinds and ages with references local addresses and various employment terms. Also contains roommate and room for rent notices and small help wanted entries.
Numerous listings in Washington DC describe furnished rooms in multiple addresses: single and shared spaces with southern or western exposure, hot water, electric lights, and baths. Prices range from about $1.50 to $16 monthly with transients welcome, most rooms near parks, car lines, and amenities. several offer private family use or housekeeping facilities.
Numerous second floor and front rooms in Northwest and Southeast Washington DC. Furnished or unfurnished, with heat and bath, some with kitchens or private family access. Prices range from $4.50 to $28 monthly, many near War Dept and Union Station, long-standing apartment-hotel style offerings.
Numerous listings offer furnished rooms in Washington DC hotels and apartment houses with summer rates from about 8 to 12 dollars per week or more. Descriptions note transoms, bright spaces, private baths, near government offices, streets such as 6th and F, and proximity to Capitol and libraries. Listings include The Cumberland, The Concord, The Burlington, The Massachusets, The Atlantic, The Westchester, The Ethelhurst, and others with varied room sizes, heat, and board options.
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