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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1907
Page
32
A dense package of help-wanted and room-for-rent notices. Women advertise nanny, seamstress, translator, stenographer and domestic staff positions. several entries seek housecleaning, cooking, and nursing help. Numerous furnished room rentals appear with details on heat, baths, location, and price. Many ads specify color and race where relevant to the era, with contact instructions for applying to local employment guilds and private families.
Numerous listings offer furnished and unfurnished rooms in private families or flats around DC. Options include bay window rooms, second story front rooms, rooms with heat and gas, some with board, near the State War and Navy departments, Congressional Library, and various car lines. Prices range from a few dollars weekly to modest monthly rates, with singles and couples preferred and proximity to government offices emphasized.
A jumble of vintage classified ads seeks partners with $100 to invest in a chicken venture, rental requests for dining rooms, and a growing list of business opportunities. Offers include a purported monopoly venture, land-holding options near Chevy Chase and National Park, and bonds. Also listed are classifieds for a lunch room, cigar news and pool room, a newspaper route, dental office rental, a barber shop, and patent and trade mark information services.
A dense run of classified furniture and room-for-rent notices. Listings include parlor suites in various woods, wardrobes, dining room sets, beds, and miscellaneous pieces. Also numerous furnished rooms for rent with rates, locations, and amenities across streets in the NW and nearby areas.
Urban lodging ad listing numerous rooms for rent in NW DC near Dupont Circle through Mt. Vernon, featuring steam heat, private baths, private families, and table board. Locations include 14th, 18th, 13th, 12th, 10th, and 4th Streets NW with prices, terms, and house amenities.
Unfurnished rooms for rent across Washington with multiple floors and rooms described. Listings show front and back rooms, heat and gas, water, and private baths in private homes and apartments. Various addresses including NW districts, with notes on large rooms, light, and proximity to parks or transit.
Classified column itemizes exchanges for board and services, including a 11 room furnished house with two math and piano lesson offers. Also seeks office space use, clothing and musical instrument trades, and various ads for apartments, rooms, and autos with conditions and contact box references.
Classified rental notices list multiple apartments for rent in Washington DC vicinity. Includes 2 to 6 room flats and rooms with heat hot water and conveniences, several addresses on 17th, 14th, G and H Streets NW, and nearby avenues.
A flood of early 20th century suburban sale notices describe a seven room dwelling with celin furnace and large porches priced at 3500 dollars with cash and monthly terms, plus other subdivided parcels, lots near Albany and Fell's Church, and multiple agents like S W Pickford and B B Cottrell. Also miniature farms, a 9 room house near Maryland and 20th Street, and a Fort Hogs addition nod.
Builders alert with two sale notices. Meridian Hill corner lot measures 112 by 120 feet, suitable for seven or eight moderate priced houses. Vacant business lot 40 by 110 feet on Fourth Street, opposite Senate building, prime office location. Listings by G. C. Spitzer exclusive agent at Home Life Building, Washington. Utilities and streetcar access being improved.
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