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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1912
Page
5
A garbled montage of classified style help wanted and personal ads lists many jobs and roles for women. Mentions maids housekeepers nannies cooks and secretaries with ages colors and locations sparse and conflicting but shows a market seeking colored and white workers for domestic and clerical tasks with pay rates and contact notes scattered throughout.
Fragmentary OCR notes advertise washing and ironing services at home. Mentions evenings and spare time work. Indicates a location near 116 4th Street NE and other unclear details.
Fragmentary OCR text with mixed symbols hints at a treated topic or event. Names and concrete details are unreadable. no clear date, place, or participants are identifiable. The readable parts suggest a technical or coded discussion, but no verifiable facts emerge for a coherent summary.
A dense classified page lists furnished rooms for rent across Washington with options for daily or weekly rates. Multiple ads promise private baths, heating, laundry service, and meals by arrangement, often targeting colored women offering washing, ironing, and housekeeping at home or in private residences.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent across NW and nearby streets. It notes private baths, heat, electric lights, and board options, with prices often per month. Many entries target gentlemen or single tenants and mention proximity to transit and stores.
A chaotic listing offers furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent plus business opportunities. It mentions various apartments and dwellings for single and couple tenants, with notes on board, payments, and potential legal notices. The item includes scattered references to legal proceedings, bankruptcy notices, and real estate offers in a historical district.
A chaotic page blends railroad timetables and station notes for the Baltimore and Ohio lines, Chesapeake and Ohio, and Southern Railway. It includes dining car references, local schedules, and promotional notices for loans and moving services, with scattered company names such as The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Chesapeake and Ohio Lines, and Southern Railway.
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