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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1907
Page
36
Classified notices list rooms for rent at 2820 Est NW with furnished options and prices, followed by dozens of help wanted ads seeking porters, stewards, secretaries, clerks, watchmen, clerks and other positions. The clippings show a dense set of job inquiries directed to The Washington Domestic Guild and box numbers for responses.
A crowded classified list shows numerous situations wanted ads from a female job seeker. She lists desires for boarding, hotel work, teaching, care, chambermaid, cook, laundress, general housework, and nanny roles. The notices reflect mid century domestic service hiring patterns with multiple households inviting calls or postal responses at boxed office addresses.
Layered wants and job promises from a long list of domestic workers seeking positions in homes, hotels, and clinics. The notices advertise laundress and nurse services, chambermaid, seamstress, cook, and other day work by colored or white applicants with various references and wages.
Local ads offer a wide range of furniture including beds dressers and cabinets in good condition for sale or barter. Items mentioned include brass bedstead iron bedstead kitchen furniture and a variety of rugs and carpets. Also listed are storage services and an old auto for sale with details on price and viewing.
Numerous listings for furnished and unfurnished rooms in NW and NE DC, near Capitol, libraries, and car lines. Prices range from $2.50 to $25 per week with board options, private family homes, baths, heat, and some apartments for transients. Many rooms advertise front or second floor, single or en suite, proximity to transit and parks, with monthly, weekly, and daily terms.
Multiple listings for furnished and unfurnished rooms with board or without, in NW and surrounding streets. Highlights include private baths, gas heat, access to streetcar lines, and moderate rates. several properties offer large rooms, suites, or entire floors, with various table board options and convenient locations near car lines and landmarks.
Multiple listings advertise office spaces for rent including a bright front room on the second floor in Colline-Guerry Building at 21 13th St with janitor service and reasonable rates. Additional desks and offices available on the first floor with duct work and typing services, plus spaces at 1318 Pa Ave in the new municipal building offering heated and lit rooms. Weaver Bros lists 1416 rt on tr with third and fourth floor options suitable for a newsroom or other offices.
Prices and options for furnished and unfurnished units. Listings include a five room apartment with balcony and view in Ontario Heights, sublet of a five room unit near Conn Avenue, and Elsmere Apartments offering furnished rooms with private bath and meals. Details show contact through local real estate offices McLachlen Real Estate, Rochambeau Sublet, and Elsmere Apartments.
A crowded classifieds montage seeks rooms and room and board in Washington area. Couples and singles request unfurnished or furnished spaces, with options near Capitol Hill Dupont Circle and northwest neighborhoods, often with private families, baths, and prices from five to twenty dollars monthly. multiple BOX references indicate readers should respond via the newspaper office.
Classified notes show multiple housing requests from private parties seeking furnished or unfurnished homes, cottages, or rooms for short or extended stays. Listings request central locations, garden access, or board options, with various BOX numbers and contact details.
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