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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1906
Page
14
A long row of early 20th century help wanted notices listing male engineers, handy men, farm, janitorial, machinist, hotel staff, office workers, sales, real estate, painters, porters, and other labor or professional roles. Many entries specify race, age, or location hints and request responses via P.O. boxes or street addresses.
Classified notice seeks reliable domestic help in Washington with various roles. Listings include chambermaids, waitresses, cooks, seamstresses, and housekeepers, with pay ranges, references, and contact details across multiple addresses. The ad promotes the Washington Domestic Guild for registered servants and emphasizes respectable, experienced labor.
Classified ad fragment listing various positions for women including general housework, colored or white, live-in or day work. Mentions positions such as chambermaid, laundress, nurse, governess, and housekeeper all seeking refinement, references, and willingness to travel, with many addresses and contact instructions.
Numerous listings offer furnished front rooms in private homes across NW DC, many with heat, light, bath, and board options. Prices range from about $1.75 per week to $60 per month. locations include 10th to 20th Streets NW and nearby avenues, with amenities like private baths, windowed bays, and elevator access.
Multiple listings describe sunny, well furnished rooms for rent in Washington DC NW near the Cap Hill and government offices. Options include front rooms with private baths, rooms with board, hot water and heating, and proximity to Y.M.C.A. and universities. Prices range around $10 to $98 monthly with various terms and shared facilities.
Unfurnished and furnished rooms offered across multiple addresses in NW and NE Washington. Options include two to three rooms per unit with heat gas and baths, private and shared family homes with board, and proximity to Conn. Ave, Mass Ave, and central districts. Descriptions note private baths, front parlor, bay windows, and suitability for single adults, couples, or small families.
Classified ads seek unfurnished rooms for light housekeeping up to $20, requests include young women, married couples, and single gentlemen with terms, distances, and boards. Many listings specify central city area, north west and near 20th Street, various durations, and contact notes through the office.
Classified ad seeks modern furnished or unfurnished 4 to 6 room apartments or rooms near Benning road and Western Branch with southern exposure steam heat hot water and elevator. Respond to this office through Mrs. W. B.A. and F. H. W. at indicated addresses.
Classified notes advertise for sale half acre and other lots in Mount Pleasant Heights with price ranges from 20 to 400 a square foot and cash discounts. Also offers include a New York City syndicate holding near a Union Station, and a property listing at Home Velhgia with proximity to Mt Vernon Avenue. Warnings and inquiries directed to Fulton A. Gordon and R T. Hume. Also requests purchase in SW section, and a rental listing for 403 405 13th Street NW with shop space and ground-floor stores.
Real estate listing from Thos J Fisher Co showing numerous rental houses and apartments in Northwest Washington DC. Entries include un furnished and furnished dwellings with addresses on F Street Wisconsin Avenue and nearby streets, with varied rents from 10 to 1500 dollars monthly and notes on occupancy, rooms, baths, and hot water heat. Also includes sales listings for residences near 14th Street, N.Y. Avenue and Conn Ave with prices and features.
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