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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1911
Page
4
A jumble of secondhand goods for sale includes an upright piano, bicycles, furniture, clothing, a yacht model, refrigeration units, lamps, rugs, and various small items. Prices and availability vary. contact Box numbers and street addresses listed for each item.
Mixed classified items list requests for country house help, cheap furnishings, domestic duties, and job ads. Notable mentions include a nanny, infant care, office staff, trunks, small refrigerators, and various price hints across scattered names and locations.
Classified item list showing second-hand clothing furniture and appliances for sale or trade. Includes notes on cash prices, locations in Washington area, and responses through various offices. Items range from shoes and coats to furniture and a piano, plus services and equipment for rent or purchase.
A dated classified notice listing multiple opportunities in private households. Includes a colored couple seeking work as butler and cook, a white couple needing a cook, housekeeper, or care staff, and various summer engagements. Names, addresses, and partial references appear. includes orchestral and musical staff offers and interpreter tutor roles.
A fragmentary 1920s classified page lists male applicants seeking work including clerk, housecleaning assistant, photographer assistant, errand runner, auto mechanic, bartender, elevator contractor helper, bookkeeper, collector, stenographer, salesman, and chauffeur. Names and refs appear with vague locations and contact hints, indicating a broad pool of job seekers.
Classified help wanted tallies read as varied job seeks for servants and drivers. Listings show many entries by race and color describing positions such as chauffeur gardener cook porter and janitor. Names and addresses appear with scattered references across Washington DC areas and surrounding neighborhoods.
Classified notices list numerous job seekers and workers. Men seek general office, watchman, delivery, farm, or private family work while women offer chambermaid, cook, housekeeper, nurse, and child care. Names and addresses appear with varied skills and references across Washington DC area in the late 19th or early 20th century style.
A dense 19th century column lists numerous help requests including housework, nanny and nurse positions by colored applicants, with queries for maids kitchen staff and sewing. It also notes white servants seeking office and private family roles, with several references to summer travel and city addresses.
Classified notices from Washington area offer washing and laundry help. Individuals seek ironing, housekeeping, and homebound work by reliable women and colored workers at several addresses including Seaton Street, 10th Street, Ridge Street, and 7th Street. Some ads request by day week or month and include garment care and draft of household tasks.
Numerous classified notices seek washing services to take home or work by the day or half day. The ads list addresses in Washington area, mentioning colored women or laundresses ready for home pickup or in-house tasks, with several names and locations.
Numerous listings offer furnished rooms and suites in NW DC homes near Union Station and various bus lines. Options include single and double rooms with private baths, porches, and southern exposures, with summer rates and some board or meals available. Many entries cite proximity to car lines, markets, and government offices.
A jumble of northwest and southwest Washington room rental notices describe furnished and unfurnished spaces with baths, heat, gas, and kitchen access. Prices range from about $6 to $18 per month, with several rooms near government buildings, hotels, and business centers.
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