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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1915
Page
4
Classified notices show multiple help wanted ads from diverse individuals seeking work. Entries include white and colored men offering labor, farm, hotel, store, auto trade, barber shop, chauffeur, and private household tasks with varying ages, residences, and references.
A cluttered help wanted page offers positions for companions, housekeepers, chambermaids, cooks, and maids. Includes various neighborhoods, hours, and descriptors for white and colored workers, with multiple listings for live-in and day work, references requested, and contact addresses across Washington areas.
Classified notices offer domestic work and child care positions from multiple advertisers. Listings include housekeepers and nurses by colored or white workers, with references, ages, locations in Washington area, and contact addresses such as 2708 Va Ave NW and 2818 Housegirl of hh family, 205 U St NW. Entries emphasize reliability, references, and small or private households.
Classified page offers numerous help wanted notices for female workers. Entries include nurses, domestics, cooks, secretaries, stenographers, dressmakers, pianists, and office assistants. Locations span Washington DC neighborhoods with contact details and brief qualifications. Many ads seek reliable, educated, experienced, or colored workers with references.
Classifieds list numerous ads for laundry and washing at home or out by the day or hour. Entries specify locations such as 1817 AN apartment 2507 Post NW and neighborhoods around NW DC, with references to neat reliable colored women offering washing, ironing, cooking, and housework services. Many notes include whether work is at home or out, day rates, and contacts.
A long OCR listing shows washing services and room-for-rent ads across many Washington addresses. It includes multiple entries for washing by day or at home by colored or reputable laundresses, plus numerous furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent with details on location, heat, baths, and price ranges. The text enumerates 18th Street NW to Columbia Road and others, highlighting daily help and lodging options.
A crowded OCR of rental notices describes numerous furnished rooms and front parlor suites in Northwest DC, with hot water heat, private baths, southern exposures, and close proximity to Capitol, Library, and Union Station. Prices range around $7–$40 weekly or monthly, with various arrangements for single rooms, en suites, and two-bedroom setups.
The Post urges readers to place Lost or Found ads to locate lost items and announce finds. It notes that Lost notices are free and Found column ads are also free, helping owners reconnect quickly with their belongings.
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