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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1907
Page
7
Classifieds show many positions sought and offered by individuals, including janitors, porters, kitchen workers, secretaries, stenographers, waitresses, chambermaids, drivers, bartenders, salesmen, cooks, and companions. Numerous listings emphasize colored workers, young men, and private-family roles with varying experience and references, reflecting a broad demand for domestic, clerical, and manual labor in the era.
Classifieds seek refined American and colored women for companion roles, cooks, maids, laundresses, and housekeepers. Positions offer wages from $12 to $80 monthly, with references required. Listings mention Washington Domestic Guild offices and private families in need of experienced help.
A dense page of help wanted ads from the Washington Domestic Guild and allied listings. Selections include maids and nurses by race and experience, governesses, secretaries, stenographers, seamstresses, a dining room manager, and other household and office roles. Several listings request references and specify wages, hours, and locations around Washington DC.
A Baltimore notice advertises motor powered horse replacing services by U.S. Transfer Co. with dozens of horses and mules for sale, including 35 to 85 head of horses and 100 head of young blocky evil t mule, prices listed. Public meeting announced at Temple Hall to address horse safety on highways, with details for A. S. Trundle and company stables. Also various other sale items for saddles, carriages, and storage services.
Numerous listings offer furnished rooms in private homes around 13th to 14th streets NW and nearby avenues. Options include front rooms, parlor rooms, single and double occupancy with heat and baths, some with meals or board, mostly for gentlemen, couples, or quiet individuals. Prices range from about $6 to $15 weekly, with several rooms near G, H, and U Streets and near the Mount Pleasant and Corcoran areas.
Multiple listings for furnished and unfurnished rooms with board or private meals in Washington area hotels and houses. Highlights include front rooms with table board, proximity to transit, and flexible terms for singles or couples. many offer heat and electric light, some with private baths or access to parlor rooms.
Numerous NW listings offer two to four rooms with heat, gas, and bath. Highlights include two large rooms with private bath near a park, a south facing 2nd floor room, and multiple unfurnished options near streetcar routes. Prices range from $5 to $20 weekly with varying utilities and private baths.
Trustees offer sale of a three story brick dwelling at 1258 Church Street Northwest by auction on March 24 1907 at 4 20 pm. Property in Charles Early and Hr Allison subdivision square 158 with 239 lot, deed of trust terms require one third cash, balance in two equal installments, interest 6 percent semi annually, deposit 200, conveyancing at purchaser’s cost, sale in front of premises.
A collage of loan pleas offering real estate loans in the District of Columbia at low rates. Several firms including Geo W Linkins, Hoon, A P Fox Co, Harrison Realty, Frank Trawlings, Arlington Fire Insurance Co, Tyler & Rutherford, and Walter H Acker advertise mortgages and secured loans for salaries, real estate, or stocks with rates from 4% to 6% and various terms.
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