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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1911
Page
2
A crowded page of miscellaneous wants including clothing, books, tools, and services. The items mention secondhand clothing, a tennis player seeking partners, a collection of stamps and old coins, a motorboat for sale, rent offers, and requests for work or loans. Names include locations like Washington and New York and various contact boxes.
Classified notes list a series of help requests from couples and individuals seeking private family positions. Entries include a white couple seeking large or small apartment work, a catering or laundry helper, a year 1972 context, and details mentioning addresses such as 192 L St NW and 115 3 eq Place. Several listings specify no children, no fear of work, references, and varying wages.
A dense 1920s style classified list shows requests for work and help. Listings include male accountants secretaries carpenters chauffeurs clerical workers and laborers from a mainly Black and white labor pool seeking summer or permanent positions with various employers and households in Washington area.
A jumble of employment notices lists positions and applicants across houses, hotels, offices, and estates. Entries show ages, colors, skills, and locations such as 1108 Drive NW and 1754 Pa Ave NW with roles from elevator operator to nurse, stenographer, gardener, cook, chambermaid, and sales positions typical of the era.
A long classified ad list offers women of color seeking cook, dishwash, housekeeper, nurse, governess, seamstress, dressmaker, maid, and other domestic or office positions. Locations include 12th St NW, 4th St NW, Patterson St, 3d St NW, Wiltberger St, and various DC addresses. It features private families, hotels, summer placements, and city or country work with nights or days, detailing experience with children, laundry, sewing, and general housework. Many run by box numbers or city delivery offices and note refs or hours.
Classified laundry ads list numerous opportunities for washing ironing and domestic work at home or by the day or hour. Entries emphasize colored applicants, private families, private residences, and locations around Washington District of Columbia with multiple street addresses and contact notes.
Classified listing offers multiple rooms for rent in Capitol Street area and surrounding streets. Details include location, floor level, furnishings, utilities, and occupancy options for single or two tenants. Prices range around monthly amounts with various terms and private family or hotel-like settings.
Numerous listings detailing furnished front and rear rooms in NW Washington, with private baths, gas, elevator access, and varying rents from $1.50 to $18 weekly. Properties offer single and shared spaces, some with kitchen or dining access, telephone service, and proximity to Dupont Circle, Conn. Ave., and local public facilities.
A city block of listings offers furnished front and back rooms across multiple addresses in NW and nearby avenues. Prices range from cheap to moderate with hot and cold water, phone service, and some with board, baths, or communal facilities. Many rooms advertise quiet, cool interiors, proximity to transit, and outside street exposure.
Numerous listings offer furnished and unfurnished rooms with board in private homes across Washington DC. Advertised amenities include baths, gas, heat, electric lights, phone service, and access to car lines, with rates ranging from about $6 to $20 per month, many targeting single professionals or couples.
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