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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1907
Page
34
Classifieds list numerous positions for colored and white women including chambermaids cooks waitresses and general housework in Washington DC. Entries seek stay nights wages references and day work with agencies and private families seeking reliable seasoned staff for cooking cleaning laundering and companion care across hotels apartments and private homes.
A dense classified rail of domestic help offers varied services in Washington. Laundresses, nurses, cooks, seamstresses, and light housework workers, including both white and colored applicants with refs, advertise for at home or private-family placements, day work, or long term positions, with wages noted or expected. Listings include the Washington Domestic Guild contact points and post office box references.
A scan of terse help wanted items lists positions in hospitality domestic service and general labor. Entries show female workers in waitress maid chambermaid laundry and day work roles with contact addresses and telephone lines in Washington DC areas including NW and downtown streets. Names and addresses include Washington Domestic Guild and various street addresses.
Numerous furnished rooms for rent across Northwest addresses including 6th Street, Farragut, 11th Street, and Florida Avenue. Advertises front rooms, bay windows, heat, bath, private facilities, and board options with varying weekly or monthly rates. multiple listings specify single or double occupancy and proximity to metro or car lines.
Advertisements describe nicely furnished rooms in NW locations near Capitol and business districts. Options include front, sunny, south facing, or second floor rooms with baths, hot and cold water, and access for gentlemen. prices range around five dollars or more, with or without board, in private family homes.
A long, dense classified listing describes numerous one to two person furnished rooms for rent in the Northwest DC area near downtown. Many include heat, hot water, baths, and some offer board. prices range from about $2 to $15 per week with various floor levels and private family or bachelor setups.
Classified host of furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent near Capitol, Library and several car lines. Listings describe front, second floor, or single rooms with or without board, steam heat, gas, and telephone service. Prices range, several rooms in private homes near Farragut and Columbia Heights.
Many listings offer furnished or unfurnished rooms and apartments across NW streets such as 184 Sth St NW, 44th St NW, Irwin St NW, and Massachusetts Ave NW. Options include single rooms, two room or three room flats, with heat and gas, some with board, baths, and daily housekeeping, plus several in larger buildings and hotels like The Worcester and The Sherman. Prices range from a few dollars weekly to monthly rents, with references to proximity to libraries, schools, and parks.
Multiple short classifieds list seekers for unfurnished rooms in Georgetown and northwest areas, with constraints on price under twenty dollars, private family housing, and adjacent board. Includes requests from a young lady, a refined couple, a mother with child, and a working professional, plus a room with board for a gentleman and a Christian lady. Box references indicate office distribution.
Classified ad brief listing several offices for rent in new building at 1218 Pa ave with options including suites and janitorial service. Also mentions WEAVER BROS offices, Evans building, and The Hub rental options. Additional notes include stores for sale, various automobiles for sale, and a rug weaving service. Names and addresses include 1419 F St NW and 1 New York Ave NW among others.
Auctioneers Thos J Owen son announce a trustees sale of a valuable improved real estate known as The Gallilean Temple at 330 F Street Southwest Washington DC. The sale on March 1 1907 at 4 00 PM includes the land in square 839 with specified bounds and a brick dwelling. Terms require $200 deposit, balance in two equal installments over two years with 5 percent interest, and purchaser pays recording costs.
Sealed proposals in triplicate will be received for furnishing or delivering fuel at Washington Barracks Fort Myer Fort Washington and other sites as well as mineral oil ice ashes laundry towels and shoeing animals during the fiscal year beginning July 1 1907. Applications for blanks and information to Major M Gray Zalinski Depot Quartermaster U S A. also notices for window and door frame millwork joinery at the US Kohlers Home Washington March 4 1907 and other building projects with a fifty dollar deposit require.
A cluttered 1920s collage of personals advertises a palmist and Egyptian psychic offering guidance on love, marriage, and life paths, plus a host of other services. It lists contact details and times, with other notices for electrolysis, hair color restorers, detective agency, and cash-for-garments buyers.
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