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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1912
Page
3
A scanned classified page lists numerous notices from colored women offering cooks, housekeepers, chambermaids, and general domestic services in private families. They request reliable employment, with several ads mentioning evenings, nights, and in-home work in various neighborhoods.
A dense OCR fragment shows job listings and notices across many roles. It includes waitress, housework, sewing, nursing, tutoring, and domestic work items. The text lists names, addresses, and contact hints, reflecting a bustling labor marketplace with multiple need-fulfillment notes and personal ads.
Classified snippet lists job desires from colored women in New York City, including secretary or companion roles. It mentions addresses and names in a terse, ad like format, referencing a young girl and a gentleman offering a bureau position and related work.
Classified lines advertise private home washing and laundry work by colored women. Listings note in home and workmen, day or week rates, front rooms, and single rooms in modest city dwellings, with several entries offering at home service and others for work by the day or week. Names and addresses appear scattered amid the jumble of trades.
Neatly furnished rooms for rent across several addresses including 9th 10th and 6th Streets NW and nearby Takoma Park. Listings describe private baths, front and rear rooms, heat, and reasonable rents with single or double occupancy options. Some ad copy notes near rooms and housekeeping, central heating, and proximity to heat and water services.
Classified style listing of numerous furnished rooms and small apartments for rent in Washington DC area. Descriptions include front and back rooms, heat and bath features, private or shared facilities, and varying weekly or monthly rates. Many entries reference specific streets, NW and SW sections, and private family or house settings.
A long list of furnished rooms and front suites for rent in multiple NW and neighboring streets. Advertisements mention heat, hot water, baths, private or shared family homes, and board options. Prices range from modest weekly to monthly rates, with details on room size and proximity to stations and landmarks.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous rooms for rent in NW DC with board options and private baths. It names addresses like California Ave, Kenton Street, Capitol Street, and Vermont Avenue, detailing furnished and unfurnished rooms, varying rates, and household offerings from families and multiple organizations.
A fragmented 1920s style rental column lists multiple rooms and apartments for rent with private baths hot water heat and near public transit. Entries describe front rooms single rooms and two to three room suites in multiple streets and buildings, with prices and amenities noted.
The fragment outlines Baltimore and Ohio Rail lines with hourly and regional connections to New York Philadelphia and Chicago, listing terminals, transfer points, and operating hours. It also mentions other rail firms, schedules to Cincinnati Cleveland and St Louis, and a note on proposals by the district commissioners for power spraying and public works. It references freight and moving services for packing and storage, with contact details and telephones.
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