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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
28
A jumble of classified requests seeks copper for cash, household items for sale or barter, and services. Advertisers request storage space, desks, drawing boards, home purchases, and hiring for tutoring, massage, and sewing. Contact details given as BOX numbers throughout.
Classified asks for caretakers by married couples and individuals to manage homes during owners absence. Listings include cook, butler, maid, gardener, houseman roles in city or country settings, often with references, summer placements, and white or colored applicants. Addresses and box numbers provided for responses.
Diverse employment ads target young men and colored applicants seeking work in offices, driving, delivery, trades, and service roles. Listings include waiters, clerks, draftspersons, gardeners, drivers, porters, and general labor for city firms with addresses and box numbers for responses.
A dense hire ad page lists positions from steward hotel to clerk bookkeeper and waiter. It notes numerous notices for servants and companions with boxes for responses, hours, and locations in northwest and nearby streets, reflecting early 20th century urban labor classifieds.
A dense Victorian era classifieds page lists numerous room rentals and domestic help jobs. Entries include positions for cooks, laundresses, seamstresses, secretaries, companions, nurses, stenographers, and waitresses by both white and colored women. Locations center on Washington streets and NW/NE wards, with many box numbers for responses.
A dense string of rental notices lists furnished rooms and apartments in multiple neighborhoods, with details on size, price, and amenities. Advertisements describe front rooms, large suites, and shared spaces in houses and apartments, targeting single professionals and couples seeking summer or year-round lodging.
A jumble of furnished room offerings in Northwest Washington details single and shared rooms near central areas. Advertisements promise electric light, running water, and varying rates from weekly to monthly with several front and back rooms in multiple houses.
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