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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1910
Page
6
A dense classified-like listing offers numerous job requests and help wanted notices. Entries include male and female applicants seeking general housework, chambermaid, nurse, stenographer, traveling salesman, watchman, and private family roles, with various locations and contact boxes. Names, ages, colors, and descriptors indicate a midcentury urban job market text.
A crowded help wanted column lists numerous positions for general housework, chambermaids, cooks, nurses, and companions. Mostly colored women and white applicants advertise for domestic roles in private homes and offices, with various locations and contact BOX references. Opportunities include weekly and daily work, travel, and special tasks such as ironing, sewing, and child care, with requests for references.
Classified ad list of washing and laundry tasks offered by various women in multiple Washington addresses. Entries describe home laundry, washing, ironing, and cleaning services with by day or by job options and several names and locations. Addresses include 3637 Mt, 735 10th St, 311 Stevent, 428 St NW, and 203 O St NW among others.
A diverse list of furnished rooms and one apartments for rent across Northwest and nearby streets. Many offer gas heat, water, and private or shared baths with reasonable weekly or monthly rates, in buildings near government and library areas with multiple options for single or double occupancy.
Historic classified ad listing multiple furnished rooms for rent around NW Washington areas. Descriptions include first and second floor rooms with heat, private baths, water and sink access, and proximity to bus lines and landmarks. Prices range from $10 to $16 per month for single rooms, with larger suites and parlor-kitchen configurations also advertised.
Classified listing offers two furnished rooms with board at Capitol area address 200th Street Northwest. Includes light housekeeping, shared kitchen, and transients welcome. Rates show about $12 per week for room with board at a Willard Street Northwest location.
A dense OCR of room rental ads in Washington listing numerous unfurnished rooms with heat gas bath and sometimes board. Many entries describe southern exposure private porches front rooms near institutions and neighborhoods, with prices ranging from a few dollars per week to modest monthly sums. Several entries mention proximity to The Dewey, Capitol, and neighborhood streets NW NE SW, with emphasis on convenient public transit and quiet families seeking household accommodations.
Numerous old style real estate loan notices from Washington DC lenders advertise money to loan on city property at low interest rates. Firms named include National Loan & Investment, Moore & Hill, Floyd E. Davis, Thos. J. Fisher & Co, and others. Messages promise prompt closings and flexible terms.
Classified notices show a flood of help-wanted ads from a wartime era. Listings request a young, reliable man for roles from box office clerking to factory labor, warehouse work, and delivery. Several ads emphasize willingness to travel, speak languages, and possess varied trades from carpentry to machinist skills.
Fragmented ad copy lists TABLE BOARD services at 415 per month with meals served on site. Mentions ST NW addresses and apartment units, references to good hours, board prices, and home care meals and service. Contains garbled phrases but centers on table board and meal service offerings.
Sealed proposals will be received at the Depot Office in Washington DC for furnishing and delivering blankets, clothing, shoes, and related items to multiple post locations including Fort Washington Maryland and Richmond Virginia. The bid period opens April 3, 1910, with work to commence July 1, 1910, and details available from Capt. Peetus, Depot In Charge.
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