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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
3
Classified listings show numerous positions sought by individuals: janitors cleaners porters nurses waiters drivers landscapers and office workers. Ads request steady work in apartments offices and private homes with references. highlight race and age varied across applicants.
Readable listings show multiple women seeking nurse, chambermaid, housekeeper, waitress, seamstress, stenographer, and general day work. Names, addresses, and phone hints appear, with references and reliability notes. Includes African American and white applicants, various locations in Washington area, and job types from private homes to offices.
Numerous help-wanted ads seek laundresses and cleaners by the day or at home in the Northwest area. listings specify first class, colored or white applicants, with several addresses and phone numbers. jobs include washing ironing housecleaning and curtain laundering. Names and locations include 133th and 11th streets, 630 a d et nw, 1260 Sth st nw, and 1728 Hat. 4 FAMILY washing to do at 1106 doth at nw, among others.
Classified notices show numerous help wanted ads for washing and ironing services at home or by the day. Listings include colored women offering washing, ironing, and light laundry work, with addresses such as 1617 state, 1528 12th, 1454 12 Q, and 11th Street, NW, plus various other locations and contact boxes.
Numerous listings for furnished and unfurnished rooms in NW Washington, D C. Many ad rooms feature baths, heat, gas ranges, refrigerators, and shared kitchens. Locations include 10th 12th and 13th Streets NW and nearby avenues with varying rents and arrangements.
Numerous listings offer furnished second floor rooms with running water, baths, and private family options across multiple streets including L Street NW and Newton Street NW. Prices range from a few dollars per week to monthly rates. some include breakfast, housekeeping, and summer rates, with single and double rooms available for gentlemen or private tenants.
A jumble of room ads across DC neighborhoods offers single or shared unfurnished rooms with baths, heat, hot water, and proximity to streets like 3rd, Bryant, and Harvard in NW and NE. Some include gas, board options, or private baths. many specify near Union Station or Lincoln Park with varying rates and amenities.
Classified notices list numerous domestic worker positions including chambermaids maids nurses and waitresses by white and colored applicants. Listings specify addresses references phone numbers and preferences for experience and location across multiple streets and wards.
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