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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1911
Page
4
Miscellaneous listings include wanted clothing, household items, tools, and equipment. Buyers offer prompt cash or fair prices for items such as cameras, engines, typewriters, bicycles, lawn mowers, furniture, and machinery, with responses by mail or office contact.
A garbled 1920s classified page shows diverse situations wanted ads. Entries request an office clerk, general helper, store work, automotives, bakers, cabinetmaking, cement work, chauffeurs, and private family helpers. Numerous personal notes include colored workers seeking city referrals, wage expectations, and references.
Classified ads list multiple offerings for employment including cleaners, porters, drivers, cooks, gardeners, butlers, salesmen, and skilled tradesmen. Entries show names or initials, informal contact hints, and locations such as 1449 Church St NW and 1017 M St NW with varied availability and duties.
Numerous 1920s classified style ads seek laundry washing ironing and housecleaning at home or by the day or week. Many entries name colored women offering first class work with city refs and delivery or pick up options across streets and avenues in Northwest Washington.
Multiple furnished room offers listed across Washington areas including 307 F St NE DOis second floor rooms for couples near Capitol 9th St and Mt Vernon Ave apartments with bath elevator service and single rooms on Mt Vernon area various prices from 3 to 16 dollars weekly or monthly most with modern conveniences and proximity to Union Station government printing office and libraries includes wall rooms ballroom front rooms and bachelor apartments with options for gentlemen or couples
Dense rental column listing numerous rooms and apartments for rent around Washington DC. Entries describe furnished and unfurnished rooms, front and back layouts, private baths, gas and electric services, proximity to car lines, and varying rents from modest to higher sums. Names of streets and districts appear repeatedly with multiple rooms per location.
A lengthy listing describes numerous furnished rooms for rent across Northwest DC addresses including private homes and hotels. Items feature light housekeeping, hot water, private baths, southern exposures, and proximity to car lines or libraries. Many listings specify monthly rates from $6 to $18, with some offering weekly or seasonal terms.
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