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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1910
Page
5
Classified style notice listing items for sale including clothing, furniture, hardware, and household goods. Mentions items such as screens, cameras, frames, and various odds and ends with prices and contact notes, reflecting a busy local swap market atmosphere.
A dense, OCR heavy page lists numerous situations wanted notices and job ads from a historic newspaper. Listings include young men and women offering services such as stenography, typing, clerical work, elevator operator, porter, janitor, driver, and general helper, with many color or race descriptors. Some ads claim no experience required, others request references or specify hours, locations, and pay ranges in multiple terse lines.
Classifieds display diverse help requests from a 1908 era newspaper, listing numerous positions for women by color, including chambermaid, nurse, housekeeper, laundress, cook, and companion. Entries note ages, availability, travel willingness, and location such as NW Washington addresses, with boxes and contact references for applicants.
A crowded listing of furnished rooms and flats for rent in various NW and NE addresses including central locations. Advertisements mention private baths, housekeeping, windows, and weekly or monthly rates with emphasis on convenience and proximity to transit and nearby streets. Many postings target gentlemen and single tenants with multiple rooms per building.
Numerous listings describe large bright rooms in NW Washington with private baths, heating and telephone service. Advertisements cite reasonable rents from about 19 to 22 dollars per month, accessible kitchens, and proximity to streets like St NW and Cumberland Ave. Several notices mention private front rooms, housekeeping facilities, and convenient location for singles or couples seeking furnished accommodations.
Fragmentary catalog notes advertise miscellaneous sale items and oddities including a deposed Apache chief relic, poultry stock, watches, clothing, and household goods. It lists a closing out sale at Atlantic and Pacific Tea Store with various odds and ends, from tuxedos to bath fixtures, and mentions vendors Ralph L. Palmer and Alstin Grocery Store.
An elderly couple seeks reliable companionship and home help in the Summer area. They request a competent couple or single person for building or maintenance tasks and general stenography work. Salary negotiable. references required. respond to Box 55, care of Conk and Butlersey.
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