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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
3
Classified column shows a dense mix of male and female employment requests. Positions include salesmen typists stenographers bookkeepers valets waiters watchmen and housemaids, along with tutors and musicians. Multiple entries request part time evenings at home or local office work and note various street addresses and references.
Dense row of short gummed job notices advertising COOK and HOUSEWORK positions by Black and colored women, with lists of addresses and contact details. Mentions include cooks, laundresses, chambermaids, dressmakers, and housekeepers seeking day or live-in work in private families and small establishments.
Classified ads list openings for maid or waitress positions by colored women across private homes. Entries include nurses, seamstresses, milliners, cooks, dressmakers, stenographers, and office staff, with locations such as Corcoran and 16th Streets, M Street NW, and Adams Morgan area. Many ads request references, hours by day or evening, and variations of housework, child care, and personal assistance in Washington DC.
Numerous small ads offer laundering work at home or by the day, by first class laundresses and colored women. Listings include positions in various streets and neighborhoods, with references, and some room offers, front rooms, and furnished apartments.
Numerous furnished rooms for rent across Northwest DC areas near car lines, parks, and general amenities. Listings mention private baths, heat, hot water, kitchenette access, and varying weekly or monthly rates from about 12 to 25 dollars. Includes multiple addresses and options for single rooms, front rooms, and suites in private homes and apartment buildings.
Dense classified style notes numerous furnished rooms in private houses across Northwest and nearby areas. Listings emphasize front and rear rooms, southern or eastern exposure, hot water heat, baths, phone service, and reasonable summer rates. many specify private families and gentleman tenants, with some near Capitol area and Union Station.
Numerous listings describe nicely furnished rooms for rent across NW and NE Washington DC. Rooms vary by exposure, private baths, and kitchen access, with weekly or monthly rates and utilities often included. Listings mention near Dupont Circle, Columbia Heights, Capitol area, and Mount Pleasant, with options for single or shared use and some with dining areas or light housekeeping.
Numerous furnished and unfurnished rooms listed in Northwest DC and nearby streets offering board, private baths, or shared facilities. Advertisements describe single and double rooms in private homes, summer rates, proximity to landmarks, and options with or without meals, water, coal, and steam heat.
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