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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
29
A flood of help wanted notices shows many reserving posts for colored men and white applicants. Listings include carpenter, janitor, houseman, waitstaff, clerk, watchman, messenger, shipper, and hotel jobs with various references and addresses across Washington area.
Classified notices show a flood of requests from women seeking domestic work, nanny, chambermaid, cook, and clerical tasks. Listings include colored and white applicants offering housekeeping, child care, laundry, and office assistance, with boxes and addresses for responses.
SITUATIONS WANTED female cook in small family by a colored girl in flat or small family. Several listings for competent colored women offering cooking, cleaning, laundry, and general housework in private homes. Reputable employers seek reliable, skilled workers with references. Box address postings appear throughout the column.
Several brief notices from women seeking employment in fieldwork boarding houses cashier stenography and office work. Entries include a color worker for day work a girl ready to help around a house and a young lady with five years stenographic experience seeking a position paying at least eighty dollars per month. Addresses and references noted where provided.
Numerous furnished rooms for rent in Washington DC neighborhoods near Capitol and library area. Advertisements describe second floor rooms with private baths, gas heat, and board options. many entries seek nurses, maids, or ladies for home duties or companionship. Addresses include 11th, 16th, 17th, 21st, 25th streets NW and nearby avenues. prices range from a few dollars per week to modest monthly rates. several listings request references and specify near car lines or stations.
The listing details multiple furnished rooms for rent in NW apartments and houses near Union Station, Capitol, and nearby streets. Options include front rooms, second story rooms, and rooms suitable for one or two men or a couple. Utilities like heat and hot water are noted, with rents ranging around modest monthly prices and proximity to car lines and public transit.
Large variety of neatly furnished rooms in up to date apartment houses near Indiana Avenue and Northeast Washington. Listings include front rooms, single and double occupancy, with heat and use of kitchen. weekly and monthly terms. Local references and proximity to Pension Office noted in several ads.
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