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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1908
Page
29
A cluttered classified page offers numerous help wanted ads and domestic service notices. Listings include male and female workers seeking positions as painters, watchmen, sales reps, janitors, pastry makers, and general laborers, plus chambermaids, cooks, nannies, laundresses, companions, governesses, and other household staff. Many entries give brief references and addresses.
A column of short classified notices from Washington offering washing to take home or day work by reliable colored women. Listings include Rosa Gant from Deanwood Heights, various addresses in Northwest Washington, and notes on first class laundress services. Also a young woman seeking mani curing work and a young lady experienced in pension and general office work seeking position.
Frequent listings describe furnished rooms for rent across multiple NW addresses near Franklin Park, Union Station, and Capitol area. Options include front rooms, basement and second-floor rooms, with heat, baths, light housekeeping, and private family hosting. Rates vary from $7 to about $14 monthly, some with transients accepted.
Numerous listings offer well furnished rooms for rent across Northwest DC areas near the Arlington Hotel and Capitol. Items include private baths, southern exposures, steam heat, and near transit. prices range from $5 to $15 monthly with various house rules and occupancy options. Listings note singles couples and gentlefolk, with proximity to Union Station and government districts.
A dense list of furnished rooms and boarding options spreads across DC NW and adjacent streets. Listings describe single and shared rooms with heat, gas, steam, private baths, and meals. Various houses near Union Station and Capitol Hill offer front rooms, telephone service, and weekly or monthly rents, with some options including board.
Numerous listings for rooms with board across Northwest and surrounding avenues. Ads advertise single and double rooms, front rooms with gas, heat, and table board, weekly and monthly rates, and various locations including 6th Street NW, 105th Street NW, Florida Ave NE, and others. Some entries note private baths, modern conveniences, and proximity to transit or landmarks, with contact hints and references.
Advert reads multiple rooms for rent across NW and nearby streets offering heated gas, dining rooms, and large front rooms. Prices vary from 130 dollars monthly to other affordable terms with options including furnished or light housekeeping and proximity to bus routes and local parks.
A fragmented OCR notice lists dental services promising teeth without pain and braces, plus bedding items like mattresses. It mentions prices, providers, and a local retailer with a phone contact, though many words are garbled. The readable entities include Dr Geo Lunds and Wilson, along with a mattress sale and retail terms.
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